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Yongzheng wang chao zhi da yi jue mi

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An edition of Treason by the Book (2001)

Yongzheng wang chao zhi da yi jue mi

Chu ban
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"Shortly before noon on October 28, 1728, as General Yue Zhongqi, governor-general of the provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan, surrounded by his retainers, is being carried in his sedan chair back to his office in Xian, a strangely dressed man runs toward him and tries to present him with a letter. General Yue orders the man to be seized. The letter is addressed to "The Commander in chief deputed by Heaven." When he gets to his office, Yue tells his staff to leave him alone. He tears open the envelope and reads the first few lines. It is as he guessed and feared. The contents of the letter are undiluted treason." "Treason by the Book investigates the attempted rebellion that "Summer Calm," the writer of the letter, was trying to persuade Yue Zhongqi to lead. Jonathan Spence, now regarded as the leading historian of China writing in English, has recovered the evidence of the case and reconstructed its course in a book of complete originality that has the pace and twists of a thriller."--Jacket.

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Language
Chinese
Pages
261

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Cover of: Treason by the Book
Treason by the Book
March 5, 2002, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Cover of: Yongzheng wang chao zhi da yi jue mi
Yongzheng wang chao zhi da yi jue mi
2002, Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: Treason by the Book
Treason by the Book
April 25, 2002, Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of: Treason by the Book
Treason by the Book
March 1, 2001, Viking Adult
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Edition Notes

Translation of: Treason by the book / Jonathan Spence. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-[268])

Published in
Taibei Shi
Series
Li shi yu xian chang -- 143
Genre
Biography.
Other Titles
Da yi jue mi.

Classifications

Library of Congress
DS754.74.T74 S6412 2002

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Pagination
viii, 261, [7] p. ;
Number of pages
261

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19415071M
Internet Archive
yongzhengwangzha00008800
ISBN 10
9571335975

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First Sentence

"General Yue Zhongqi has risen far and fast, which is what makes the present moment so dangerous for him."

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