Great Qing Fifteen Mysteries

Author: Kan Hongliu
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: To understand why the Qing government took such drastic measures due to the rumor that "beggars cutting off people's braids could capture souls," why did Empress Dowager Cixi personally intervene in the case of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai? Why did the court dismiss the case of the assassination of the regional governor Ma Xinyi so casually and hastily? Things are often not as simple as they appear. By peeling away the mist of history and seeking the truth behind the scenes, a Qing history expert reveals the hidden circumstances. The books popular in the market are mostly about court events, but this book shifts the perspective downward, selecting subjects from high-ranking officials to common people, including the Haining Chen family whose son was allegedly swapped by the imperial family, the case of the third-place graduate who was worth nothing, the assassination of the regional governor (the case of "Ma's assassination"), the case of Zhuang Shi's historical prosecution where words killed people, the case of beggars cutting braids to capture souls, and the case of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai who suffered injustice, and so on. The mysteries are numerous, and the interpretations are logical.