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In every era, there are different arenas. This book takes you through the various ancient professions and tells you how dangerous the ancient world was. How the emperors were deceived by charlatans, how the ancients predicted the future, how the wandering charlatans deceived people, what to do if someone robbed someone's home, how advanced the art of counterfeiting was in ancient times, and there were "master salesmen" who could act in ancient times. Telling about the things that happened in Jianghu, readers can learn about Jianghu culture, understand the ways of the world, increase their knowledge and abilities in a relaxed reading, and become a sober, wise and thorough person in a complex society!

This book uses popular and beautiful writing to present the life of Fan Zhongyan Xiu Qi Zhiping. On the basis of being faithful to historical facts and comprehensively absorbing Fan Zhongyan's research results, and under the guidance of a correct view of history, this book faces the public and uses popular and beautiful writing to present Fan Zhongyan's family background, Fan Zhongyan and Qingli New Deal, Fan Zhongyan from ten aspects. His relationship with many friends such as Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan's contributions to people's livelihood, education, and academics during his time as an official in various places, Fan Zhongyan's political thoughts, literary creations, family traditions, etc., All show this traditional scholar-bureaucrat's feelings of "worrying about the world's worries first, and rejoicing after the world's happiness" from aspects such as being a person, being a writer, and being an official. It is both academic and popular.

This is a historical fact that changed the history of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty through chatting. Through the detailed description and in-depth analysis of each chat, this book gives a panoramic view of the tortuous entrepreneurial period of Liu Bei and his followers from Youzhou to Xuzhou, and from Jingzhou to Yizhou; the difficult period of maintaining their career after the victory in Chibi and the loss of Jingzhou, the tragic defeat of Yiling, the Northern Expedition and the Southern Expedition; and the helpless failure period of the Shu Han regime's defeat in Hanzhong and the surrender of Chengdu. Liu Bei, who was "indifferent to emotions and anger", did not leave many chat records, but almost every chat was of great significance and meant that some changes had occurred. Why did a conversation with Taishi Ci awaken Pingyuan Xiang at that time? While drinking green plum wine, why did Uncle Liu become so panicked? "Longzhong Pair" is well-known, but why is it fatal? Liu Qi asked Zhuge Liang for advice, what would he do if he went upstairs and took out the stairs? Why did Sun Quan nod in agreement with Lu Su's innovative proposal of "borrowing Jingzhou"? Considering the contradiction between Yizhou and trustworthiness, how did Liu Bei find a solution from Pang Tong's "contingency" theory? What kind of twist is hidden in Bai Di Tuogu? What exquisite designs are buried in "Chu Shi Biao"? Why did Zhuge Liang evaluate Wei Yan's plan to launch a surprise attack on Chang'an from Ziwu Valley as "dangerous"? Why did General Jiang Wei dare not express his anger after a conversation with the empress, and has been stationed in Tashang since then? What kind of secrets does Liu Chan, the king of the subjugated country, hide in Shu? In this complicated history, each chat has profound meaning and far-reaching influence, but what exactly have changed in these chats, and how have they contributed to the change intentionally or unintentionally? The author analyzes it piece by piece, one by one.

The author focuses on writing from the first year of Han Yuan Emperor Liu Shi Jingning (33 BC) to the fourth year of Emperor Di Huang (23 AD) when Wang Mang was killed. In total, he describes Wang Mang's ups and downs in politics for about fifty-six years. Based on the records of traditional official history, combined with unofficial history, notes, anecdotes and folklore, the author describes the main experiences of Wang Mang's life in detail. Using his bloody imperial journey as the main line, the author depicts the contradictory and complicated history of inner struggle of Wang Mang's life, and also depicts his inner wandering and struggle between ideals and reality.

In-depth decryption of the Qing palace archives and revealing hidden secrets to the world: "Qing Palace Archives Tell the History of the Qing Dynasty", "Two Hundred Years of the Military Aircraft Department", "The Twelve Iron-hatted Kings of the Qing Dynasty", "Sunset over the Forbidden City: The Biography of Cixi", "The Double-Faced Official: The Biography of He Shen".

On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, the largest cruise ship in the world at the time, began its first and last voyage. But what is less known is that there were eight Chinese passengers on that ship, and six of them survived. Regarding the Chinese survivors on the "Titanic", the earliest traceable information is only sporadic reports from Western media after the disaster, as well as the memories and testimonies of individual survivors of the "Titanic": some said they were stowaways and hid in the lifeboats from the beginning; some said they got on the lifeboats by pretending to be women; others said they were pointed at guns and would rather be beaten to death than get off the lifeboats. Behind these apparently contradictory accusations lies a historical truth that no one knows or cares about. These six people suffered a century of infamy for no reason and were then forgotten. More than a century later, maritime historian Schwank unveiled that dusty history for the first time. He removed the false and retained the true from the massive archives and pieced together the identity information about the Chinese passengers. He personally carried out immersion experiments and built lifeboats according to original proportions, just to restore the experience of Chinese passengers at the time of the shipwreck and to dispel false accusations. He also went to the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Taishan, the hometown of the Chinese passengers, many times to conduct on-the-spot investigations to find out why these people came across the ocean and where they went after the shipwreck.

After Yuan Shikai's death, the Beiyang warlord group split into three major factions: the Zhili clique headed by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, the Anhui clique headed by Duan Qirui, and the Feng clique headed by Zhang Zuolin. In order to compete for the actual control of the Beiyang government, the battle between the government and the academy between President Li Yuanhong and Prime Minister Duan Qirui has become fierce. From 1916 to 1928, the political chaos lasted for 12 years. Various farces were staged in turn, from Zhang Xun's restoration to Cao Kun's election bribery, and the 38th cabinet collapsed. Based on a large number of historical documents and long-term research, the author is very knowledgeable about many complex historical issues. The plot is confusing, suspenseful and fascinating, making this book both profoundly thoughtful and highly readable.

"Zizhi Tongjian" is written from the Warring States Period to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, vividly showing the living people and stories in the 1362-year history of 16 dynasties. It can be said to be the "big data" and "super case collection" of China's political and cultural heritage. The problems and confusions we encounter today have been encountered and dealt with by our historical predecessors, and they have learned lessons from them. The author Hua Shan translates the entire "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" in "vernacular Chinese", and tries his best to retain the charm of the original text, making people pick it up like reading a novel and not be able to put it down. At the same time, it combines the views of famous experts in the past and my own management experience to explain the wisdom in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" that is truly useful to ordinary people in the 21st century.

"New Historiography" is sponsored by the Institute of Qing History at Renmin University of China. It focuses on grasping the forefront of the development of history from a methodological perspective and strives to explore the path of historical innovation. This book is the 13th volume. The theme of this book revolves around the issues of modern ethnic and East Asian identity concepts. It covers the historical writing of the Xiangxi region in the Qing Dynasty, the inheritance system of the eldest son concept in the Shuixi Junchang Kingdom, the expansion and universalization of the concepts of "Chinese" and "China" in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and literature. The governance of Japan in the Edo period and the world system of East Asia in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the re-evaluation of the Meiji Restoration, the Ottoman Empire's cultural policy of "governing according to customs", the recognition of the political center of Beijing by various ethnic groups in the Qing Dynasty as seen in the mythological epics of minority languages, etc.

The more than thirty years of the Sui Dynasty was a short period of intense color in ancient history, connecting the past and the future. It was also a gorgeous stage where the king's flag changed on the city wall, and you sang and I appeared. Yiwei's "A Close Reading of the Forty Years of the Sui Dynasty" provides a panoramic description of the Sui Dynasty history in three sections: the rise, prosperity, and decline. It is of great help to quickly grasp the history of the Sui Dynasty and to go beyond the temporary reputation and think about this period of great transition.

The more than 160 years from the Liu Song Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty when the Nanchen Dynasty was destroyed was a relatively special historical period in Chinese history. During this period, the Chinese Empire, dominated by the Han civilization, had a long-term confrontation with the country established by the northern nomads. The integration and struggle of various ethnic groups that began during the Jin Dynasty continued to deepen. From the perspective of the society at that time, this was certainly an era full of disasters and pain, but from a historical perspective, the conflict was a special form of collision of civilizations of different natures, and the results it brought were not all negative. As far as the historical process of Han civilization at that time is concerned, the Jin Dynasty was full of pathological aristocratic habits, which could no longer be cleansed and solved by its own strength. In other words, Han civilization had reached a bottleneck period. Without violent collision and integration, it would be difficult to get out of it on its own strength. Under such conditions, it is of certain positive significance to integrate the vitality of the ethnic groups outside the Great Wall. This small book starts from this perspective, trying to uncover the veil of the Northern and Southern Dynasties era, and understand the people and things that have passed away from point to point, as well as the traces they left in the long history.

In 1206, the Great Mongolian Kingdom was established. In 1271, Kuhan changed the name of his country to "Dayuan". During the Yuan Dynasty, the unified multi-ethnic country was further consolidated, and its territory exceeded that of previous dynasties. It pioneered the political system and had a profound impact on the society of the Yuan Dynasty and the subsequent Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times. The commodity economy and overseas trade were more prosperous, and Beijing and Quanzhou became truly international metropolises. The cultural form became more secular, and freedom of religious belief made cultural exchanges more extensive. Many casual historians like to use words such as cruelty, corruption, and darkness to describe the regime established by this nomadic people. It is undeniable that the Mongol Empire conquered the East and the West with iron blood and brought war to many regions. But beyond the logic of farming culture, look at it from a broader perspective: the empire that conquered Asia and Europe, and connected the East and the West, brought the world into the true era of globalization for the first time and accelerated the process of world integration. This book comprehensively analyzes the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire from the political, military, cultural, and economic perspectives, presenting a comprehensive and three-dimensional view of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Lu Shi Chun Qiu", also known as "Lu Lan". The book is mainly based on Taoist thoughts, and integrates the thoughts of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, Military, Agriculture, Zongheng, Yin and Yang, etc., So it was included in the miscellaneous family system by later generations. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" is divided into twelve chapters, eight chapters, and six treatises, with a total of twenty-six volumes, one hundred and sixty chapters, and more than 200,000 words. Due to space limitations, this book selects nearly a hundred incisive and profound philosophical quotes from the original text of more than 200,000 words, supplemented by many classic cases, in order to provide an in-depth interpretation of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" and present to readers the wisdom and strategies in many aspects of health preservation, education, military affairs, self-cultivation, and country governance in the original work.

Compare different descriptions of the same event in "Historical Records", "Hanshu", and "Zizhi Tongjian"; do extensive research on reliable information such as "Shui Jing Zhu", documents unearthed from Han tombs, and famous poems; pick up the fragments of history and restore the truth that has been hidden by official history.

Prisoners of History writes history, using historical facts as the skeleton, reality as the flesh and blood, humor as the soul, applying modern lifestyles, and telling different stories. The characters he chose are all very well-known. Those dull and serious historical celebrities in the history books turned into vivid faces and flesh and blood bodies with souls in the prisoner's pen.

Prisoners of History writes history, using historical facts as the skeleton, reality as the flesh and blood, humor as the soul, applying modern lifestyles, and telling different stories. The characters he chose are all very well-known. Those dull and serious historical celebrities in the history books turned into vivid faces and flesh and blood bodies with souls in the prisoner's pen.

Prisoners of History writes history, using historical facts as the skeleton, reality as the flesh and blood, humor as the soul, applying modern lifestyles, and telling different stories. The characters he chose are all very well-known. Those dull and serious historical celebrities in the history books turned into vivid faces and flesh and blood bodies with souls in the prisoner's pen.

"Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" mainly tells the history of the Ming Dynasty in the three hundred years from 1344 to 1644. It refers to more than 20 kinds of historical materials and notes of the Ming Dynasty, such as "Records of the Ming Dynasty", "Ming Tongjian", "History of the Ming Dynasty", "Ming Dynasty Chronicles", etc. It was reviewed and recommended by Mao Peiqi, an expert on Ming Dynasty. Overlooking the three hundred years of Ming Dynasty history, you can see a different Ming Dynasty.

This book is the first work in the series of looking back at the millennium. This work sorts out a clear main line of the Spring and Autumn Period from the complex historical materials, which can help readers grasp the historical process of the Spring and Autumn Period from a macro perspective. The main line of Spring and Autumn is mainly divided into four stages. The early Spring and Autumn Period - after King Ping moved eastward, the Three Little Overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period headed by Zheng Zhuanggong supported the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period. The work revolves around the perspectives of Zheng, Qi and Chu, telling the historical events of the Early Spring and Autumn Period; the middle stage of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the rise of Duke Huan of Qi, the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period is continued, and the work revolves around The struggle for hegemony between Qi and Chu unfolds, telling the historical events from Duke Huan's first hegemony of the Central Plains to the battle between Qi and Chu over the Yangtze River and Huaihe River; the late Spring and Autumn Period - introduces the background of Qu Wo Dai Yi and the rise of the Jin State, taking Jin Wengong Chong'er's exile in various countries as the main line, and restoring the beginning and end of the Battle of Chengpu from multiple perspectives such as politics, military, and geography. From the Battle of Chengpu in 632 BC to the second annihilation of the military alliance in 546 BC, in nearly a hundred years, the struggle between Jin and Chu for hegemony became the main theme of the era. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the second war and alliance, the countries of the Spring and Autumn Period had a truce for forty years. While the external conflicts of each country were alleviated, the Jin, Chu, and Qi countries all experienced internal worries to varying degrees. The scholar-bureaucrat class rose up and gradually emptied the power of the princes and kings. This phenomenon had a profound impact on later generations, such as the division of the three families into Jin and the succession of the Tian family to Qi. During the same period, Wu and Yue in the southeast region rose one after another, pushing Wu and Yue's struggle for hegemony to its climax. In the end, King Gou Jian of Yue succeeded in his revenge. This established the pattern of the four great powers of Jin, Chu, Qi and Yue in the early Warring States Period.

This book is the first work in the series of looking back at the millennium. This work sorts out a clear main line of the Spring and Autumn Period from the complex historical materials, which can help readers grasp the historical process of the Spring and Autumn Period from a macro perspective. The main line of Spring and Autumn is mainly divided into four stages. The early Spring and Autumn Period - after King Ping moved eastward, the Three Little Overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period headed by Zheng Zhuanggong supported the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period. The work revolves around the perspectives of Zheng, Qi and Chu, telling the historical events of the Early Spring and Autumn Period; the middle stage of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the rise of Duke Huan of Qi, the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period is continued, and the work revolves around The struggle for hegemony between Qi and Chu unfolds, telling the historical events from Duke Huan's first hegemony of the Central Plains to the battle between Qi and Chu over the Yangtze River and Huaihe River; the late Spring and Autumn Period - introduces the background of Qu Wo Dai Yi and the rise of the Jin State, taking Jin Wengong Chong'er's exile in various countries as the main line, and restoring the beginning and end of the Battle of Chengpu from multiple perspectives such as politics, military, and geography. From the Battle of Chengpu in 632 BC to the second annihilation of the military alliance in 546 BC, in nearly a hundred years, the struggle between Jin and Chu for hegemony became the main theme of the era. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the second war and alliance, the countries of the Spring and Autumn Period had a truce for forty years. While the external conflicts of each country were alleviated, the Jin, Chu, and Qi countries all experienced internal worries to varying degrees. The scholar-bureaucrat class rose up and gradually emptied the power of the princes and kings. This phenomenon had a profound impact on later generations, such as the division of the three families into Jin and the succession of the Tian family to Qi. During the same period, Wu and Yue in the southeast region rose one after another, pushing Wu and Yue's struggle for hegemony to its climax. In the end, King Gou Jian of Yue succeeded in his revenge. This established the pattern of the four great powers of Jin, Chu, Qi and Yue in the early Warring States Period.

This book is the first work in the series of looking back at the millennium. This work sorts out a clear main line of the Spring and Autumn Period from the complex historical materials, which can help readers grasp the historical process of the Spring and Autumn Period from a macro perspective. The main line of Spring and Autumn is mainly divided into four stages. The early Spring and Autumn Period - after King Ping moved eastward, the Three Little Overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period headed by Zheng Zhuanggong supported the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period. The work revolves around the perspectives of Zheng, Qi and Chu, telling the historical events of the Early Spring and Autumn Period; the middle stage of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the rise of Duke Huan of Qi, the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period is continued, and the work revolves around The struggle for hegemony between Qi and Chu unfolds, telling the historical events from Duke Huan's first hegemony of the Central Plains to the battle between Qi and Chu over the Yangtze River and Huaihe River; the late Spring and Autumn Period - introduces the background of Qu Wo Dai Yi and the rise of the Jin State, taking Jin Wengong Chong'er's exile in various countries as the main line, and restoring the beginning and end of the Battle of Chengpu from multiple perspectives such as politics, military, and geography. From the Battle of Chengpu in 632 BC to the second annihilation of the military alliance in 546 BC, in nearly a hundred years, the struggle between Jin and Chu for hegemony became the main theme of the era. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the second war and alliance, the countries of the Spring and Autumn Period had a truce for forty years. While the external conflicts of each country were alleviated, the Jin, Chu, and Qi countries all experienced internal worries to varying degrees. The scholar-bureaucrat class rose up and gradually emptied the power of the princes and kings. This phenomenon had a profound impact on later generations, such as the division of the three families into Jin and the succession of the Tian family to Qi. During the same period, Wu and Yue in the southeast region rose one after another, pushing Wu and Yue's struggle for hegemony to its climax. In the end, King Gou Jian of Yue succeeded in his revenge. This established the pattern of the four great powers of Jin, Chu, Qi and Yue in the early Warring States Period.

This book is the first work in the series of looking back at the millennium. This work sorts out a clear main line of the Spring and Autumn Period from the complex historical materials, which can help readers grasp the historical process of the Spring and Autumn Period from a macro perspective. The main line of Spring and Autumn is mainly divided into four stages. The early Spring and Autumn Period - after King Ping moved eastward, the Three Little Overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period headed by Zheng Zhuanggong supported the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period. The work revolves around the perspectives of Zheng, Qi and Chu, telling the historical events of the Early Spring and Autumn Period; the middle stage of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the rise of Duke Huan of Qi, the main line of the Early Spring and Autumn Period is continued, and the work revolves around The struggle for hegemony between Qi and Chu unfolds, telling the historical events from Duke Huan's first hegemony of the Central Plains to the battle between Qi and Chu over the Yangtze River and Huaihe River; the late Spring and Autumn Period - introduces the background of Qu Wo Dai Yi and the rise of the Jin State, taking Jin Wengong Chong'er's exile in various countries as the main line, and restoring the beginning and end of the Battle of Chengpu from multiple perspectives such as politics, military, and geography. From the Battle of Chengpu in 632 BC to the second annihilation of the military alliance in 546 BC, in nearly a hundred years, the struggle between Jin and Chu for hegemony became the main theme of the era. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period - after the second war and alliance, the countries of the Spring and Autumn Period had a truce for forty years. While the external conflicts of each country were alleviated, the Jin, Chu, and Qi countries all experienced internal worries to varying degrees. The scholar-bureaucrat class rose up and gradually emptied the power of the princes and kings. This phenomenon had a profound impact on later generations, such as the division of the three families into Jin and the succession of the Tian family to Qi. During the same period, Wu and Yue in the southeast region rose one after another, pushing Wu and Yue's struggle for hegemony to its climax. In the end, King Gou Jian of Yue succeeded in his revenge. This established the pattern of the four great powers of Jin, Chu, Qi and Yue in the early Warring States Period.

This book aims to observe the changes in modern China through characters, and at the same time observe characters in the midst of major historical changes. The first chapter, through Zeng Guofan and others, shows the traditional scholar-bureaucrats' pursuit of change and their inner struggles. Chapter 2 shows the changes within the system of scholar-bureaucrats and officials from the Reform Movement to the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty. Chapter three shows the pursuits and ideas of the first generation of modern intellectuals and revolutionaries. The appendix is ​​about the author's mentor's record. Although it is slightly different from the first three chapters, it still shows the complex "changes" in contemporary times.

This book is titled "Yangming's Psychology and the Cabinet Politics of the Ming Dynasty". It mainly discusses the social background of the popularity of Yangming's Psychology in the mid- to late Ming Dynasty from a historical perspective, as well as the political ideas and activities of the people in the school. Mainly using empirical methods of history to refute some views put forward by predecessors. For example, with regard to the view that Wang Yangming turned to enlightened people to practice Taoism after enlightenment in Longchang, it is believed that Wang Yangming's disciple group was mainly local middle- and lower-class scholars, specifically Juren and Shengyuan. Therefore, Wang Yangming's preaching line should be summarized as "enlightened scholars practicing Taoism." In terms of politics, Wang Yangming did not give up his concern for the situation in the court after his epiphany. On the occasion of the "Great Ceremony Meeting", Wang Yangming expressed his position to his disciples at court and tried to guide the political situation through these disciples. When he lectured and preached, he focused on the cultivation of middle- and lower-class scholars, and it was precisely out of the expectation that these disciples would be able to save the decline of politics after they became officials in the future. What Xinxue targets is, to a large extent, the shortcomings of the scholar-official class as the political subject. Under the political system at that time, the most obvious result of this shortcoming was the cabinet's exclusive power to establish the party and exclude dissidents. The Yangming School has advocated the spirit of decentralization and co-governance among scholar-bureaucrats since Yangming, and later scholars also inherited this concept. Since Jiajing, people in the school either resisted the cabinet and suffered repeated blows, or they joined the cabinet and prospered for a while. After entering Wanli, the conflict between the cabinet and the ministry led to intense party strife. Although some of the school moved slightly closer to the cabinet, they could not be tolerated by the party leaders in the cabinet. The rest were gradually absorbed by the Donglin faction, a new force that opposed the cabinet.

This book tells the story of the controversial and tumultuous final days of the Ming Dynasty. Starting from the fall of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, it describes the ups and downs of the general Yuan Chonghuan, the treacherous minister Wen Tiren's dominance of the government and the public, the peasant uprisings in the mountains and plains, the dilemma of internal and external troubles, the sacrifice of the famous generals Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting for the country, and finally the end of the Ming Dynasty in 1644 when Chongzhen hanged himself. This book focuses on the bloody last seventeen years of the Ming Dynasty from 1628 to 1644, telling the story of the controversial and turbulent last days of the Ming Dynasty. The seventeen-year historical scroll began with the annihilation of the eunuchs and the restoration of chaos, and slowly unfolded with the conflict between ministers, border crises, the collapse of the Central Plains, the loss of the capital, and the change of political power. In the end, the dynasty overthrew, and the prosperous Ming Dynasty came to an end. The ending was written by the suicide of a generation of emperor Meishan. The river goes eastward, and beyond the white clouds of right and wrong, success or failure, the wheel of history is still rolling forward mightily...

"Hormones of History 4" is the author's new historical and cultural book after "Hormones of History" 1, 2 and 3. Prisoners of History writes history, using historical facts as the skeleton, reality as the flesh and blood, humor as the soul, applying modern lifestyles, and telling different stories. The characters he chose are all very well-known. Those dull and serious historical celebrities in the history books turned into vivid faces and flesh and blood bodies with souls in the prisoner's pen. This book focuses on selected story-telling characters from four perspectives: famous kings, famous ministers, celebrities, and celebrities, allowing readers to explore the hearts of historical figures more deeply and multi-dimensionally, and appreciate the grandeur of Chinese history.

This is a historical fact that changed the history of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty through chatting. Through detailed descriptions and in-depth analysis of each chat, this book gives a panoramic view of how Cao Cao changed from a capable minister to a hero, and from a hero to a traitor, as well as how Cao Wei rose and fell. The sentence "A capable minister in times of trouble is a traitor in troubled times" fixed the fate of Cao Cao's life; the sentence "Let the world's intelligence be used to control it" clarified Cao Cao's entrepreneurial route; the sentence "Guard the south of the river and wait for it to change" established the foundation of Cao Cao's life. The foundation of Cao Wei's career; the sentence "Serving the emperor with orders but not serving as ministers" recreated the lonely emperor Han Xiandi; the sentence "today's heroes are only envoys and cao'er" revealed Cao Cao's deep-seated knot; the sentence "it is appropriate to repair the five levels of ancient feudalism" made Cao Cao Cao Cao found a way to break out of his shell; the sentence "Dunhuang offers a large diameter pearl, but it can be returned to the market for profit", exposed Cao Pi's endless greed; the sentence "it is appropriate to call Sima Yi and Xiang Shen" caused Cao Wei to fall into an irreversible disaster... Cao Wei The rise and fall of the company are closely related to these conversations - the entrepreneurial direction is discussed, the talent team is also discussed, military decision-making is discussed, the change of dynasties is even more discussed, and the power is changed through chatting. During the chat, Cao Cao showed his true face, Xun Yu showed his true character, Guo Jia showed his true ability, and Cao Pi showed his true temperament. So, in this complicated history, what did these crucial chats change, and how did they contribute to the change intentionally or unintentionally? The author analyzes it piece by piece, one by one.

"The History of China in Mysterious Cases" is a popular historical reading that interprets historical mysteries. The book is divided into 8 chapters, with the themes of "The Mystery of the Emperor's Life and Death", "The Hidden Secrets of the Imperial Heirs", "The Mysterious Case of the Dynasty Seizing Power", "The Strange Case of the General's End", "The Shocking Case of the Empire", "The Mysterious Case of the Female Celebrity", "The Mystery of the History", "The Bizarre Case that is "Hot Searched by the Nation"", and selects 40 historical cases. Historical Mysteries, from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, from the emperors and generals to the three religions and nine streams, combine the perspectives of history, archeology, medicine and law, etc., And use criminal investigation techniques such as hanging wire tracking and mixed shuffling to boldly speculate and carefully verify, through the fog of thousands of years, and strive to restore the historical truth for readers.

Why did the ancients call raising cats "hiring cats"? What was there in the ancient night markets? Did ancient people also drink afternoon tea? A manual that completely explains the daily life of ancient people. Enter the Song Dynasty, and enter the era when young men wore bright clothes and were angry with their horses, singing and dancing to their heart's content. Those places where our eyes cannot reach, words can.

This book is the third volume of "National Memorial", which records the important historical events that occurred on the frontal battlefield when the Anti-Japanese War entered the strategic counter-offensive stage. It focuses on recording several major battles on the Kuomintang's frontal battlefields during the strategic counteroffensive stage from 1943 to 1945, and describes in detail the Expeditionary Force's Yunnan-Myanmar War of Resistance, the Changde Defense Battle, the Battle of Central Henan, the Battle of Hengyang, the Battle of Guiliu, and the Battle of Zhijiang, etc. It reveals the painful experience of the high-level factions of the Kuomintang army that were at odds with each other, leading to repeated defeats in battles. It also revealed the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese invaders against the Chinese nation. After the Communist Party of China promoted the formation of the anti-Japanese united front, all Chinese sons and daughters fought bravely and bravely fought against the enemy, finally ushering in the dawn of victory.

This book is the second volume of "National Memorial". It tells the arduous process of China's Anti-Japanese War from the strategic defense stage to the stalemate stage. It focuses on recording several major battles on the front battlefield of the Kuomintang from October 1938 to 1943. It describes in detail the Battle of Nanchang, the Battle of Changsha, the Battle of Southern Guangxi, the Battle of Shanggao, the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, etc. It eulogizes the patriotism and heroism of Chinese officers and soldiers for their tenacity and bloody fighting. At the same time, it also reveals the ferocity and crimes of the invaders from the "encirclement and suppression" wars, "mopping up" wars and germ warfare launched by the Japanese army.

This book is the first volume of "National Memorial". It records the events from the "September 18th" Incident in 1931, the Japanese army's all-out war of aggression against China in July 1937, to the fall of Wuhan in October 1938, and the patriotic generals of the Kuomintang army. The detailed process of the soldiers fighting the enemy bravely on the frontal battlefield against Japan is described in detail, focusing on the strategic defense stage of the Great Wall War, Marco Polo Bridge War, Songhu War, Nanjing Defense War, Jinzhong Battle, Xuzhou Battle, Wuhan Battle, etc. Unprecedented and brutal general battles have composed a national song in which the Chinese people rose up to resist and fought bloody battles under the banner of the Anti-Japanese National United Front.

This book starts from "human behavior" and divides all members of a society (or a country) into three major social groups: political power (group), capital (group) and people (group). Accordingly, the process of a society (or a country) moving from history to the future step by step can be described as the process of continuous evolution and interaction of these three social groups. Based on this novel idea, this book reorganizes the historical process of thousands of years between the East and the West and reveals the different logics of the evolution of social governance systems in the East and West. Since the Middle Ages, capital-centeredness has always been the basic logic of the evolution of Western social governance systems, until today's capitalism. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China's social governance system has generally followed a people-centered logical evolution until today's socialism with Chinese characteristics. Regarding today's "great changes unseen in a century," this book concisely and rigorously discusses "the ebb and flow of capitalism and socialism." In this way, the bright prospects for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation are self-evident. As for the great power game between China and the United States, it is summarized as "the interaction between the 'world factory' and the 'world banker'"; a few words, but a far-reaching artistic conception.

After the Jingkang Incident, Zhao Gou went south from Hebei to the Hongqing Palace in Yingtianfu, Nanjing (Shangqiu, Henan Province) to worship the Zhao Song ancestral temple. He ascended the throne in the palace, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianyan, and the Southern Song Dynasty (1128-1279) was established. After that, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty went all the way from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River and then to Hangzhou. In the first year of Shaoxing (1131), Hangzhou was promoted to Lin'an Prefecture and designated as "Xingzai" (accompanying capital), which was actually the capital. The Jin Dynasty also rushed southward, approaching Lin'an. Song Gaozong had no way to escape, so he had to escape into the sea and wandered along the coast of Wenzhou for four months.

This book is a popular historical book, showing the history of the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. The author uses two figures from the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties as the coordinate system, and uses humorous language to show the entanglement between people, people and things, and things and things. From it, we can not only understand the historical scene at that time, but also understand the true knowledge of worldly affairs. The selected historical figures are all familiar to us, and the author shows us another side of the historical figures in a unique way, which makes us think deeply when reading. This book continues the style of the "Boiling Points of History" series, and innovates and optimizes it, making it easier, more interesting and more meaningful to read.

The Paris Commune is a crucial chapter in world history, especially in the international communist movement. Based on detailed historical documents and using a variety of literary expressions, this book narrates the entire process of the short-lived revolutionary regime of the Paris Commune from its establishment to its brutal suppression by Versailles' army. It allows us to see a tragic page in French history and the last drop of blood shed by the Paris Commune fighters in order to defend "popular sovereignty." The book vividly reproduces the moving stories of Marx's "fourth daughter" Elisabeth Dmitrieva, the "Red Saint" Louise Michel, and the author of "The Internationale" Eugène Baudier and many other heroic and heroic fighting stories, embodying the spirit of the Paris Commune movement. Although the Paris Commune only existed for 72 days in the long history, Marx said that "the principles of the Commune are eternal." For 150 years, Eugène Baudier's "Internationale" has been sung around the world in various languages. In 2016, the French National Assembly vindicated the Paris Commune and recognized its spiritual essence. In 2021, France and even around the world are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune. The author recorded the memorial activities with rich pictures and texts, tracing the important historical source of "people's sovereignty", and at the same time reflecting the respect of the Chinese people and people all over the world.

By telling the secret love history of the Qing emperors, this book will reveal to everyone the little-known historical mysteries of the Qing emperors' emotional world.

How many mysteries can be accumulated in three hundred years, how many mysteries have been bred by the twelve emperors and queens, this is another way of saying the strange and unjust cases of the Qing Dynasty.

How many mysteries can be accumulated in three hundred years, how many mysteries have been bred by the twelve emperors and queens, this is another way of saying the secret history of the Qing emperor.

How many mysteries can be accumulated in three hundred years, how many mysteries have been bred by the twelve emperors and queens, this is another way of saying the unsolved mysteries of the Qing Dynasty.

What is a street address used for? It's a question that few people think about, and when they do, most think that the role of street addresses is to ensure accurate delivery of mail, to allow people to receive packages, or to prevent travelers from getting lost. "The Story of Address" tells us that addresses have played a deeper and more complex role in history: the practice of numbering individual houses began in Vienna in the 18th century, when Maria Theresa, the leader of the Habsburg Empire, ordered this not to help her subjects find their way in the city, but to collect taxes and recruit soldiers; in London in the 19th century, Dr. John Snow used the city's newly created house numbers to identify the source of a cholera epidemic and The author also examines place names in India, Korea, and Ireland, tracing the different ways in which these countries created, commemorated, and in some cases banned the use of street names... This book starts with a simple question: "Why are street addresses so important?" To answer this question, the author visited and collected information in more than a dozen important, world-famous and influential cities to study how people describe the places where they live, and what this description says. These fascinating characters and histories reveal how street names and house numbers are related to people's identity, class and race, why they are most closely related to power, why they are related to the power of naming, the power of concealment and the power of deciding who matters and who does not matter, and why.

A brief history of China that you won't be able to stop reading. It will take you to see all kinds of things in the world while laughing and scolding. In the imaginative "jokes", you can understand the inner temperament of each dynasty. Almost every page is full of laughter, allowing you to fully understand ancient Chinese history in a very short time, and help you establish a more modern view of history. There is no threshold for reading, it is popular enough! It is suitable for you who are intimidated by "General History of China" and want to get started; you who like to read historical stories and broaden your horizons; you who have heavy coursework and want to increase your interest in reading and increase your knowledge at the same time.

A relaxing and enjoyable true story of the Three Kingdoms. Small stories are connected to big stories, and historical laws run through them. The details are vivid and the grandeur is magnificent. Readers who feel tired after reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and find it cumbersome to read the historical theory of the Three Kingdoms can appreciate a history of the Three Kingdoms that does not stray too far and has a thorough narrative in a relaxed and interesting way. Fang Fang, a historian, writes about the Three Kingdoms, writing about laws and details; passionate writers write about the Three Kingdoms, about war records, and battles. This book focuses on writing about the Three Kingdoms, human nature, and feelings. It can make readers sigh for Boss Cao's ambition, admire Prime Minister Zhuge's heart, be amazed by Zhou Gongjin's brilliance, and feel sorry for the sadness of the mainland governor... In short, it can be summarized in one sentence: tell stories easily and delve deeply into human nature.

"The Hunan Army in Troubled Times" is the latest historical biography of Guanhe Fifty Prefectures. The manuscript follows the timeline of the Hunan Army from its initial prototype to its formal formation and development. Through the detailed reproduction of a series of battles, it sorts out the social status quo of the late Qing Dynasty and the historical relationship between the Hunan Army and the Hunan Army. In narrating the creation and development of the Hunan Army, the manuscript also presents readers with a more realistic and full portrait of the generals, and successfully embodies the historical images of these famous figures in their words, deeds and actions. At the same time, the manuscript also makes a sideways and in-depth analysis of the complex history of the late Qing Dynasty while sorting out the development of the Hunan Army and the crises it experienced. It is a biographical literary work with detailed content and vivid characters.

The book is a China trip written by Paul Goldmann, the China correspondent of the German Frankfurter Zeitung, from April to October 1898. It traveled from Europe to the Gulf of Aden, to the Red Sea, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Beijing. The book contains detailed sea travel scenery, as well as the layout and customs of Chinese cities at that time. At the same time, he visited local officials in Guangdong and Shanghai, as well as Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang and other important officials in the late Qing Dynasty, recording China in the late Qing Dynasty from a foreigner's perspective. The book is beautifully written and has detailed descriptions. It combines the journalist's objectivity in paying attention to what he sees and hears, and the dramatist's ability to observe and write down the details of life. This is a fragment of China's modern history in the world structure, and it is also a genre painting of coastal cities and Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty. Its publication can not only supplement the historical materials for the study of modern Chinese history, but also open another window for China's exchanges with the world. In terms of historical value, the book ranks alongside the works of Marco Polo and Edgar Snow.

This book uses "four seasons" to describe the four stages of Emperor Jiajing's long reign after he took charge. The outstanding symbol of each stage is a different and powerful first assistant: Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Yan Song, and Xu Jie, corresponding to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter respectively. The book reviews the entire process of Emperor Jiajing from ascending the throne to taking charge and finally assuming power. It introduces the interaction between the chief assistant and the emperor in detail in stages: revealing how the emperor cooperates with his ministers to govern the country? How does the emperor coexist with the mature administrative bureaucracy? This clearly presents the characteristics of political operation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and provides a perspective on the relationship between the supreme ruler and his ministers.

This book tells the story of the quarter century starting from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Sven Hedin of Sweden, Oriel Stein of England, Albert von Lecoq of Germany, Paul Pelliot of France, Langdon Warner of the United States, Mitsui Ohtani and Mizucho Tachibana of Japan, etc., Swept away tons of various murals, manuscripts, scriptures, sculptures, etc. From the ruins of lost cities on the Silk Road. They looted China's precious cultural relics and launched a fierce international battle for antiquities from the Western Regions. The author brings together the historical stories of these adventurous raiders to explore the motivations for their actions.

The author makes full use of ancient official history books and novels written by contemporary people, as well as the excellent research results of contemporary domestic and foreign scholars, to sort out the typical experiences and deeds of concubines from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Focusing on the two focuses of harem relations and female rule under the polygamy system, the author examines the selection of court ladies in different dynasties. The themes of different sexual tendencies, their fertility and favor, their ranks and titles, their relationships with slaves, and their relationships with their natal families explore the lives of concubines in the palace and the various difficulties and challenges they face, allowing readers to have a thorough understanding of the real life of concubines in ancient times.

What is happening now will soon be history. What has become history will often appear in the future. Cai Yuanpei, on the stage of China's modern turmoil, why can he always achieve the unity of words and deeds? What kind of struggles and contradictions did Gu Hongming, a generation of "crazy Confucian", have? ... There are always times when we stand at a crossroads or face unprecedented changes. Should we go left or right, forward or backward? This is a choice that was once faced by Gu Hongming, Cai Yuanpei and others, and it is also a choice that we often face now. Facing the real world, how do you choose what you can believe? Are there hidden facts beneath the surface that have not yet been revealed? If you get to the core through some appearances, you will find that the reason why many incredible things happen is still related to personal choices and human nature: greed, fear, loneliness, vanity, selfishness, confusion... Character determines fate, and human nature determines choice. There are no ifs or assumptions in history. When they stand at the crossroads and make a choice, it may affect their entire lives and even history. When future generations read history, they should feel its contradictions and entanglements, interpret it, and learn from it. Zhang Wei tried his best to restore the historical events at that time in a third-party, non-emotional tone. In his writing, history is no longer cold and inaccessible to strangers. The protagonists behind seemingly historical events composed of time, place and a series of numbers are living people with flesh and blood, humanity, stories and true temperaments. He made the originally boring history come alive before his eyes.

What is happening now will soon be history. What has become history will often appear in the future. Cai Yuanpei, on the stage of China's modern turmoil, why can he always achieve the unity of words and deeds? What kind of struggles and contradictions did Gu Hongming, a generation of "crazy Confucian", have? ... There are always times when we stand at a crossroads or face unprecedented changes. Should we go left or right, forward or backward? This is a choice that was once faced by Gu Hongming, Cai Yuanpei and others, and it is also a choice that we often face now. Facing the real world, how do you choose what you can believe? Are there hidden facts beneath the surface that have not yet been revealed? If you get to the core through some appearances, you will find that the reason why many incredible things happen is still related to personal choices and human nature: greed, fear, loneliness, vanity, selfishness, confusion... Character determines fate, and human nature determines choice. There are no ifs or assumptions in history. When they stand at the crossroads and make a choice, it may affect their entire lives and even history. When future generations read history, they should feel its contradictions and entanglements, interpret it, and learn from it. Zhang Wei tried his best to restore the historical events at that time in a third-party, non-emotional tone. In his writing, history is no longer cold and inaccessible to strangers. The protagonists behind seemingly historical events composed of time, place and a series of numbers are living people with flesh and blood, humanity, stories and true temperaments. He made the originally boring history come alive before his eyes.