Lü Hоу · Court Puppets

Author: Wang Xiaoying
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: Empress Lü, the empress of Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang, China's first de facto "empress." She eliminated her rivals, seized absolute power; she was jealous, ruthless; various versions of unofficial history depicted her in an extremely contemptuous manner as a treacherous, cruel, and wicked woman, or a lecherous and ugly one. Due to her gender, all her actions and deeds appeared sensational and unacceptable to the world. The Lü Hоу passed down to the world has been completely distorted, while the real Lü Hоу has long been buried in the dust of two thousand years. No matter what she did at the time, no matter how many actual merits and demerits she had, in the long course of history, she seemed helplessly reduced to a political puppet, a puppet of power, a puppet of men, and even a puppet of history. This book delves into the life in the majestic Changle Palace, describing Lü Hоу's strength, resilience, unscrupulous methods yet vulnerability, passion, and complete lack of reservation. Lü Hоу, a very womanly woman.