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The Deer and the Cauldron: Book 3
by Jin Yong
Book 3 in the Deer and the Cauldron series.
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Sent to Kunming, Trinket enters the household of Wu Sangui as the powerful satrap prepares to challenge the Qing throne. He meets Chen Yuanyuan, whose legendary beauty has been made part of the story of the Ming collapse, and tries to preserve his standing with Kangxi while weakening Wu’s rebellion through bribery, misinformation and opportunistic alliances.
The final volume moves from the defeat of the Three Feudatories to the Zheng regime in Taiwan and the Qing-Russian frontier. Trinket promotes the admiral Shi Lang, encounters Zheng Keshuang and becomes entangled with the Russian regent Sophia before serving in the negotiations associated with the Treaty of Nerchinsk. Faced at last with a choice between imperial advancement and his sworn obligations, he abandons public glory for an uncertain private freedom.
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