That depends on what kind of history books you read and what the purpose is. Reading can cultivate sentiment. This is true, but it depends on the books you are interested in. If you want to read history, it will be very helpful to look at the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi and Yongzheng, and then look at the official history of the Ming Dynasty and the official history of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, you can see unofficial history (not serious, but very interesting, some important social events at that time (pay attention to these four).