Blood Price Game of Imperial Power: A Different Interpretation of China's Historical Transformations

Author: Li Qiang
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The imperial palace is a place of power struggles, and imperial authority symbolizes the rule of the imperial family. The imperial family, concubines, relatives by marriage, powerful ministers, and eunuchs are all entangled in the political game of flipping imperial power, filled with bloody ambitions, cunning plots, and brutal killings. Why did Emperor Wu of Han, known for his extraordinary talent and vision, allow the bloodshed of the "Witchcraft Calamity" to spread throughout the palace and the court? Why did Zhang Juzheng, hailed as the "greatest prime minister," and Dorgon, who established the empire in the Central Plains, achieve great success in life but end in failure after death? Was Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor, the true successor to Kangxi's imperial throne? This book brings together famous and controversial court political events in history and presents them through multi-angle analysis, meticulous reasoning, and a simple yet engaging narrative, unraveling one court mystery after another.