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“An impostor for what?The aide wanted to know. “He didn't say he's the emperor. How could he be an impostor?” said the adviser. “I'll take full...

“An impostor for what?The aide wanted to know. “He didn't say he's the emperor. How could he be an impostor?” said the adviser. “I'll take full...

The aide had to leave. He reported to the mayor. The mayor sent for one of his advisers. This adviser was known to be informative and knowledgeable....

The aide gave the monk a name card and told him to go and announce his visit to the master. He followed the monk into the backyard. The butler...

The aide gave the monk a name card and told him to go and announce his visit to the master. He followed the monk into the backyard. The butler...

A small group of seven men came to lodge in a temple just outside Qizhen Town in Hubei Province. One looked like the master, a nobleman, dressed in...

Chapter 42 When West Empress Dowager was meditating the deposal of Emperor Guangxu, all kinds of surmises appeared on the newspapers in Shanghai....

Chapter 42 When West Empress Dowager was meditating the deposal of Emperor Guangxu, all kinds of surmises appeared on the newspapers in Shanghai....

On September 23, a ceremony was held for West Empress Dowager to take back the power. Then she issued orders to annul all the emperor's decisions...

On September 23, a ceremony was held for West Empress Dowager to take back the power. Then she issued orders to annul all the emperor's decisions...

When Wang knew that Official Tan was in trouble, he went to see him at night. He didn't want to be seen entering Tan's house. He jumped over the wall...

When Wang knew that Official Tan was in trouble, he went to see him at night. He didn't want to be seen entering Tan's house. He jumped over the wall...

When Yuan came to the capital, the emperor received him and gave him a secret written order, urging him to bring his New Army to Peking, to surround...

When Yuan came to the capital, the emperor received him and gave him a secret written order, urging him to bring his New Army to Peking, to surround...

The other order was to remove the courtier Weng, who had been the emperor's tutor, from his office of the secretary of state and expel him back to...

The other order was to remove the courtier Weng, who had been the emperor's tutor, from his office of the secretary of state and expel him back to...

The orders involved (1) the selection of supporters of reform as government officials; (2) the decision to abandon the old examination system for the...

The orders involved (1) the selection of supporters of reform as government officials; (2) the decision to abandon the old examination system for the...

Chapter 41 The defeat in Sino-Japanese war put a big question mark before the Chinese people as well as the government: how could China become...

Chapter 41 The defeat in Sino-Japanese war put a big question mark before the Chinese people as well as the government: how could China become...

Now the whole nation turned their attention to the navy. In 1885 when Sino-French war ended, everyone felt that China needed a strong navy. On June...

Now the whole nation turned their attention to the navy. In 1885 when Sino-French war ended, everyone felt that China needed a strong navy. On June...

At first when Imperial Concubine Zhen had come into the Forbidden City, West Empress Dowager had treated her just as she did to other royal family...

At first when Imperial Concubine Zhen had come into the Forbidden City, West Empress Dowager had treated her just as she did to other royal family...