Focus on famous celebrities and high-profile cases

Author: Ye Zhiqiu
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "Law, reason, power, and money have caused chaos for thousands of years." The saying "Courts face south, if you have reason but no money, don’t come in" reflects the dark society where "power is greater than law, and influence outweighs reason," and "money can make ghosts push the mill." In such a world, "reason prevails everywhere" is often just a wishful thinking and self-consoling slogan for the kind-hearted. The fairness of the law is often an unreachable and rare phenomenon.
From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Chinese society plunged into another era of chaos and confusion. The various lawsuits that emerged during this time were baffling in their origins, intricate in their plots, bizarre in their trials, and unimaginable in their outcomes, leaving people in awe and disbelief! This book provides detailed descriptions of 12 cases, revealing the hidden truths behind them. The protagonists of all these cases were renowned figures of their time, including high-ranking officials, famous courtesans, influential media moguls, celebrated opera stars, prominent nobles, intellectual pioneers, revolutionary martyrs, and patriotic generals. Some were traitors and villains who allied with the enemy. The cases involving these celebrities caused immense social buzz and continue to resonate, leaving a lasting impact to this day.