Kangxi Empire, Volumes 1 and 2

Author: Zhu Sujin
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Publishing Date: 2001-09-01
Features: The content of this book: In the 18th year of the Shunzhi reign, the deadly smallpox struck the imperial palace, claiming the life of the emperor's favorite concubine. Grieving profoundly, Shunzhi decided to enter the Buddhist monastery. In the midst of crisis, Empress Dowager Jia saved the situation by ordering "change red annotations to blue annotations" and placing the eight-year-old Xuanye, who had recently recovered from a serious illness, on the dragon throne, making him the Kangxi Emperor.