Thirdly, the recommended second book is SikuQuanshu, which was compiled by Ji Xiaolan and other senior officials for thirteen years with the support of Emperor Qianlong. Sikuquanshu contains more than 800 million words, which are divided into four parts: classics, history, zi and Ji, and records the historical facts from pre-Qin to Qianlong for more than 2000 years. It has become the most important document in Qianlong period, and it has also become a literary classic of people now.
Finally, I recommend Yan Chongnian's Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty. It records the history of the Qing Dynasty from Nurhachi to Puyi for more than 200 years. The book tells the story of the glory brought by the twelve emperors to the Chinese nation and the unforgettable shame. It not only tells the cause and effect of Kanggan's prosperity, but also tells the reason of Daoxian's decline. Both Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Tongzhi were in power for a short time, which had a great influence on the development of the Qing Dynasty. We can get a lot of enlightenment from it.