The Sun and Moon Hang Side by Side

Cao Jie, a low-ranking clerk with astonishing skills, is drawn by chance into a historic struggle among princes for the throne. As secrets about his origins gradually come to light, he grows from a petty clerk in the Titing Office into a witness and participant in a turbulent age, and eventually becomes a powerful figure who commands a mysterious force.

This book will also tell you that, besides the eldest son, Aisin Gioro Yin Ti, who has already been placed under house arrest, and the deposed crown prince, Aisin Gioro Yin Reng, confined to Xian'an Palace, the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Prince, and others also took part in the struggle among the nine princes. Moreover, another even more mysterious force was secretly watching the imperial throne.

This book also reveals the rise and fall of the Cao family, along with the mysteries and truths behind Dream of the Red Chamber. The ties between Kangxi and the Cao family, the secret history of the family's rise, the century of upheaval surrounding the Qing conquest of China, the complex relationship between two shadowy forces and the imperial court, and the historical mystery of the Ming and Qing dynasties existing side by side are all brought to light within these pages...