Huang Lingjie's Ultimate Secrets (Twelve Volumes)

Author: Wu Weijian
Publisher: People's Literature Publishing House
Publication Date: Not Available
Features: This book records the official career of Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang's secret art of serving as an official, and his extraordinary and unparalleled skills. In traditional society, everyone wanted to become an official, yet no one openly admitted it, except Li Hongzhang, who clearly declared his particular enthusiasm for becoming an official. His teacher, Zeng Guofan, also said he only knew how to "work hard to become an official." In terms of officialdom, Li Hongzhang surpassed Zeng Guofan in many aspects. Throughout the two hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang broke the as a Han Chinese to become the Grand Secretary of the Literary Hall, holding the highest position. He wore the top hat and three-eyed swallowtail feather. In the chaos unprecedented in thousands of years, he supported the, carrying the weight of the entire nation on his shoulders. He held high office and immense power, and was the richest man in the world. He endured the hardships of officialdom and enjoyed all the luxuries of life, fearless of curses from the world and brave in taking responsibility, remaining in office for a long time without decline. Li Hongzhang's life was: