The b side of history is not official, because it will become illusory if it is too positive; It's not an anecdote, because if it goes too far, it's just fun; In this book, I read relaxed and interesting language, but I realized the "historical history" between official history and anecdote history: humorous history, historical history; It is also gray, historical history. This historical prose, which consists of two classic collections, B Side of History and Shame Department of History, explores truth, goodness, evil, stupidity, loyalty and filial piety on the backs of historical figures. There are twelve chapters in the book, and each chapter tells the secret of a famous historical figure, which is very ironic: Qi Jiguang: the face of a hero and the lining of a cunning farmer. Harry is honest and clean, and promotes the virtue of the ancient times, which requires contemporary people to be too idealistic, and their words and deeds are pedantic and outdated. Other emperors: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the tall and perfect Khan, turned out to be a two-faced man, almost like the worship and admiration of Qin Shihuang under the aura. Emperor Han Yuan, who was remembered for a full woman, turned out to be a wretched man who was good at whitewashing packaging. Wang Mang, a self-proclaimed emperor, was scolded by historians as "a man who was ignorant of the traitors contained in the book biography and failed the exam." He used to be a bookworm, but later he gradually became a usurper. Gorgeous comedy begins with tragedy and ends in tragedy, and his self-immolation eventually becomes a scholar's spirit and a formalistic joke. Zhu Wen, the great ancestor of Houliang, was a political hooligan worse than Liu Bang. He started with speculation, playing with the country and the people in his palm, and betraying his loved ones is an inevitable result. As for Zhu Yuanzhang, it goes without saying that cruelty, malice, meanness and darkness created an unparalleled bloody spy system, which will always be engraved on the merits and demerits of Daming. At the same time, the author tried his best to restore the other side of the emperor, such as Emperor Chongzhen. The author said that he was a "model worker among emperors", so that he did what his parents did and eradicated Wei Zhongxian, a great traitor. However, his fortune, national and democratic movements were not good, and his thoughts were empty and he could do nothing. Liu Bei's insincerity and hypocrisy have brought Zhuge Liang's lifelong dedication, which is even more regrettable. Zhao Gao, an exquisite eunuch, was Feng Dao, a political traitor mercilessly criticized by Ouyang Xiu in troubled times-but his merits and demerits are still a piece of meat judged by historians. On the basis of respecting history, these B-sides of history dig out the true temperament behind famous people with more analysis and a positive position. This may be like the meaning of the title: "A side = clear rules, B side = hidden rules, and the grandfathers of A side are all concocted by the grandsons of B side. "Look at history from another angle and read humor and reflection from the solemnity of history from another angle. The shame of history is the bane of human madness in history, such as the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, Liang Wudi's strange dream of waiting for the scenery, the shame of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the appearance of various bad kings. This book is easy to read, with historical facts and humor, and even the wonderful conversations of important people will be collected. In writing as interesting as storytelling, narrative is caught in the middle, and the observation of historical events is presented in the pen. In Zhuang Yi's harmonious singing, the AB faces of history are combined to restore a real history. I hope the author can write more historical figures.