Great Qing Emperor's Strange Stories and Secret Histories

Author: Liu Jiaping
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: You might only know that the Kangxi Emperor was a romantic, but you don't know that he dug up graves and exposed corpses to vent his private anger, whipping the bodies for three days and nights. You might only know that the Qianlong Emperor directed the nation and wrote inspiring words, but you don't know that he secretly left the palace and was stabbed, which made him fall ill. You might only know that the Jiaqing Emperor nearly lost his head due to his governance, but you don't know that he hid in the "land of tender dreams" in the rear court, lightly drinking and making a fool of himself. This book presents the strange and colorful "other side" hidden beneath the luxurious robes of those emperors from a different angle and scene to the readers.