《两汉兴衰》【内容简介】

　　《两汉兴衰》聚焦西汉末年，讲述西汉渐渐崩塌、王莽篡汉、刘秀脱颖而出建立东汉三段历史。两汉之交，纷乱迭起，政权在皇帝、太后、外戚、权臣、军阀之间流转，冒险家、投机者、英雄草莽粉墨登场。但作者不渲染英雄和权贵，而是论人心，着力窥探封建社会统治者对“民心”的操纵、畏惧和利用。书中“原典精华”段落呈现对应故事的文言原文，包括许多典故的出处：得陇望蜀、断袖之癖、有志者事竟成等等。作者的文笔流畅生动，阐释深入浅出，读者完全可以利用碎片时间，完成轻松愉快的历史阅读。本书属于“故事里的中国”系列丛书。

　　作者简介

　　公孙策，本名陈哲明，台湾知名专栏作家，喜欢以史为鉴。曾任“中时报系”记者、主任、副总编辑，台湾《新新闻周刊》总经理、副总编辑。代表作有《公孙策说名句故事》《公孙策说唐诗故事》《史记经典100句》《战国策经典100句》等。

The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty

The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty focuses on the last years of the Western Han Dynasty, and tells the story of the gradual collapse of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurping the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiu standing out and establishing the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the turn of the Han Dynasty, the regime was in turmoil, the emperor, empress, relatives, powerful ministers, warlords, adventurers, speculators, heroes appeared. However, the author does not play up heroes and dignitaries, but discusses the human heart, focusing on the feudal society rulers' manipulation, fear and use of the "people's hearts". The "essence of the original" section of the book presents the original Chinese text of the corresponding story, including the sources of many allusions: success, the habit of cutting sleeves, where there is a will, there is a way, and so on. The author's writing is smooth and vivid, and the interpretation is simple and simple, and the reader can fully use the fragments of time to complete the relaxed and pleasant history reading. This book is part of the "China in Stories" series.

About the author

Gong Sunce, real name Chen Zheming, is a well-known columnist in Taiwan who likes to learn from history. He was a reporter, director and deputy editor-in-chief of China Times, and general manager and deputy editor-in-chief of Taiwan's New News Weekly. His representative works include the story of Gong Sun Ce saying famous Sentences, the story of Gong Sun Ce saying Tang Poems, the 100 Classic Sentences of Historical Records, and the 100 Classic Sentences of Zhan Guoce.