Great Qing Officials' Rise and Fall (Figure and Text)

Author: Shangguan Yunfei
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: History has its own laws of development. Different scholars, targeting different historical facts and perspectives, interpret various "historical blood-reward law." This "blood" refers to the cost of blood, the facts of blood, and the memories of blood.
Law 1 – Huang Yanpei's Cave Law;
Law 2 – "When the rabbit is dead, the hounds are cooked" law;
Law 3 – Power Encirclement Law;
Law 4 – Enemy Warning Law;
Law 5 – Faction Law;
Law 6 – Huang Zongxi Law;
Law 7 – "After five generations, the family line is cut off" law;
Law 8 – Power Overreach Law;
Law 9 – Skin and Hair Law.
This book re-examines or analyzes the histories of nineteen of the most renowned officials in the history of the Great Qing Dynasty based on these nine historical blood-reward laws. It explores the survival strategies of the upper class in the Qing Dynasty's history and the lessons of their failures, revealing the true nature beneath the surface appearances of ancient Chinese society and the ultimate law hidden behind these laws.