Lord of Ten Thousand Years

<p>This is the story of a power-hungry woman who almost brought down a country destined to become a superpower.</p><p> </p><p>Tzu-hsi—the empress dowager of the Manchu dynasty—manipulated her way into the heart of the palace almost a century and a half ago using her charm looks and intellect to get what she wanted. </p><p> </p><p>It wasn’t long before she was hiding in the Summer Palace in Peking running the government behind the curtain and scheming to grow her power at the emperor’s expense.</p><p> </p><p>But when foreign intervention and internal strife combined to threaten her empire she enlisted the help of a devious eunuch and resorted to extreme tactics to deal with the crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The emperor sought help from the intelligentsia in a bid to stay in charge and reform the government but he made a critical mistake by placing his trust in an ambitious general who had the power to ruin everything.</p><p> </p><p>Filled with colorful imagery forbidden liaisons sneaky maneuverings heroes and villains this novel tells how one woman sought to rise to the pinnacle of power in a male-dominated society—and how a dedicated emperor tried to stop her.</p>