Kangxi Emperor's 108 Rules of Dominant Wisdom: The Third Mirror of the Imperial Mirror Classics

Author: Sima Lie Ren
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: In this book, the editor has compiled 108 cases of "dominant wisdom" based on the Draft History of the Qing Dynasty and the biography of Kangxi himself, aiming to comprehensively showcase the dominant power of Emperor Kangxi throughout his life. His characteristics are as follows:
In terms of strategy, he was as powerful as a mountain-range-swallowing dragon and as wise as a sky-governing deity;
As a ruler, he governed the world with one person and did not let the world serve one person;
In terms of cunning, he was keenly observant and deep in thought, combining both benevolence and authority, and masterfully handled major plans in his palm;
In terms of handling affairs, he was willing to take risks but never abandoned the greater cause;
In terms of self-cultivation, he was cautious in perceiving subtle signs and strict with himself;
In terms of personnel management, he sincerely sought talents, treated them with courtesy, trusted them, and imposed strict discipline on them;
In terms of governance, he punished the evil and rewarded the good, rigorously investigated officials;
In terms of benefiting the people, he regarded public opinion as the will of heaven;
In terms of governance, he ruled the world with the principles of the king's way, balancing leniency and severity;
In terms of scholarship, he sought the essence of self-cultivation and the source of governance.
It can be seen that Emperor Kangxi's dominant wisdom lies in his arrogance—his slight touch could make the entire court tremble for a thousand days.
The 108 cases of dominant wisdom of Emperor Kangxi can give you ample motivation to achieve great things!