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Changes in Shanhaiguan
Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, was defeated in Shanhaiguan and was persuaded to surrender; General Wu Sangui led Qing troops into the pass here. A few years later, because Emperor Kangxi wanted the vassal king Wu Sangui to return to Shanhaiguan to garrison, Wu Sangui rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor. He once occupied most of China south of the Yangtze River and formed a confrontation with Emperor Kangxi, which was almost successful. This book briefly describes this hi
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Three Consecutive Kills in the Late Ming Dynasty
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen liquidated Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party. Wei Zhongxian's niece and son-in-law, Gong Zhenglu, who served as a "special envoy" in the Kingdom of Jin in Liaodong and was actually an undercover agent of the Ming Dynasty, wrote to Emperor Chongzhen: Wei Zhongxian is considered a villain, but he can stabilize the situation and handle Liaodong affairs properly. Emperor Chongzhen was advised to stop. Emperor Chongzhen was dissatisfied, but felt that Gong
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