February River Collection · Kangxi the Great Emperor (Complete 4 volumes)

Author: February River
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: This book introduces that when Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight, he was designated by Shunzhi's will, with four ministers—Soni, Suksaha, Ebilun, and Jambu—assisting him. Among them, Jambu, who was full of pride for his achievements, became tyrannical and domineering. After the elderly minister Soni passed away, he allied with Ebilun and executed Suksaha, who refused to cooperate with him, thus consolidating absolute control over the court. He often roared in the Golden Hall, forcing Kangxi to comply with his wishes.
At the age of fourteen, Kangxi began ruling personally, but Jambu not only refused to return power to the emperor but also formed cliques, allied with his loyalists, and plotted to assassinate the emperor to usurp the throne. Kangxi was intelligent and mature from a young age. On one hand, he secretly took a failed scholar and Jiangnan talent Wu Ciyou as his teacher, diligently studying the governance experiences of past emperors. On the other hand, he took personal guard Wei Dongting as the core, using the guise of martial arts training, to carefully select and train over a dozen young and strong men, preparing to eliminate the greatest in his vicinity at the right moment.