Lü Hоу. Court Puppets

Author: Wang Xiaoying
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Features: Empress Lü, the wife of Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang, China's first de facto "empress." She eliminated her rivals, seized absolute power; she was jealous, ruthless; various versions of unofficial history depict her in an extremely derogatory manner as a treacherous, cruel, and wicked woman, or a lecherous and ugly one. Due to her gender, all her actions and deeds appeared sensational and unacceptable to the world. The Lü who has been passed down through the ages has been completely distorted, while the real Lü has long been buried in the dust of the ages over two thousand years ago. Regardless of what she did at the time, regardless of how many actual merits and demerits she had, in the long course of history, she seemed helplessly reduced to a political puppet, a puppet of power, a puppet of men, and even a puppet of history. This book delves into the life in the majestic Changle Palace, describing Lü's strength, resilience, unscrupulous methods yet vulnerability, passion, and complete selflessness. Lü, a very womanly woman.