Dance on the Cliff -- Top 10 Power Struggles in Chinese History

Author: Wan Jiansheng
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Publish Date: 2006-01-20
Features: The essence of power struggles is a game between human nature and human nature. In the power struggles within the court, it is a head-on confrontation of strategy and cunning between people. This book selects ten representative cases of power struggles between prime ministers from Chinese history, telling a story of a competition among a group of people in the position of "under one person but above ten thousand." In a narrow path, there is only one stage, and there is only one winner. Above them is the emperor's magic wand, and below them are the ministers' watchful eyes. They must pour their hearts into the well-being of the state while guarding against others' suppression and treachery. Thus, wisdom, strategy, and courage become their crucial means of survival.