Yongzheng and Nian Gengyao; Flying Sword

Author: Wang Dulu
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: The Yongzheng and Nian Gengyao
In the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, the fourth prince, disguised as a commoner, left the capital to seize the throne. He befriended heroes across the land to serve him, and with their help, he eventually ascended to the throne. Afterward, he eliminated his brothers and the heroes one by one, and launched a campaign of literary purges. The great scholar Lü Liuliang was executed with his entire family, and his granddaughter, Lü Siniang, who was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, sneaked into the emperor's deep palace at night to avenge her family's bloodshed. The Flying Sword
The young hero Qiu Wenhuan disguised himself to enter the capital in search of the legendary sword. To save a poor woman being bullied, he fought multiple battles with ruffians in the underworld, but ultimately, outnumbered, he could not win. The former royal guard Wang Debao, who had been ordered to kill the empress with the sword, harbored deep regret and vowed to use it to save women who were mistreated in the world. He later gave the sword to Qiu Wenhuan, who finally used it to eliminate the villains. The plot of the novel is tense and gripping. The customs and folk culture of late Qing Dynasty, as well as the mindset of the urban populace, are vividly depicted on the page.