Yong Zhengdi, Kangxi, Qianlong

The Draft of Qing History and Chronicles of Past Dynasties are authoritative. But sweating makes people dizzy. Help you choose something comprehensive, vivid and easy to read:

Meng Sen (Meng Xinshi): Collection of works on Ming and Qing history, lectures on Qing history.

His Lecture Notes on the History of Qing Dynasty helped you digest the Draft of Qing Dynasty and the Draft of Qing Dynasty. At the same time, it also collected archives, records of the Korean Li Dynasty and other rarely used historical materials, which is a high-level monograph on dynastic history. Meng Sen's Textual Research on Three Mysteries in the Early Qing Dynasty contains textual research on Yongzheng's dismissal from office, which is very interesting to read. Meng Sen is recognized as the outstanding founder of the discipline of modern Qing history in China. His works represent the highest level of the first generation of modern Qing history discipline and are an important milestone in the development of modern Qing history research.

Levin: Emperor of Qing Dynasty

From the pre-Qin, Jin, Taizu and Taizong all the way to the end of Guangxu. Levin's elegant and decent writing style is very attractive. He made great efforts to study several sensational dramatic case-solving in the early Qing Dynasty, and he can also refer to Meng Sen's Three Mysteries in the Early Qing Dynasty.

Talking about China —— The story of China from 1644 to 1840 [Qingyi].

You want Kang Yong to do it, then read this. There is also the second half: Talking about China-Dignity under the Roaring of Gunfire (Qing II).