Officialdom Unmasked (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Li Baojia (Qing Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a modern vernacular Chinese novel, consisting of 5 parts and 60 chapters. The entire work lacks a central protagonist or a main plot, being instead composed of over a hundred characters and dozens of interconnected stories. The characters depicted range from the Empress Dowager Cixi, military affairs ministers, imperial envoys, and regional governors to local officials, honest officials, and minor administrative officers.