Chinese horrors and persecutions of the Christians; containing a full account of the great insurrection in China; atrocities of the "Boxers" ..together with the complete history of China down to the present time .. . deasily obtained victories. The truth soonleaked out. The victories were quite imagi-nary. The generals had never ventured toface the Tartars, and they were given nooption by their enraged and disappointedmaster but to poison themselves. Other generals were appointed, and theTartars were induced to sue for peace, partlyfrom fear of the Chinese, and partly becausethey were disunite
Chinese horrors and persecutions of the Christians; containing a full account of the great insurrection in China; atrocities of the "Boxers" ..together with the complete history of China down to the present time .. . deasily obtained victories. The truth soonleaked out. The victories were quite imagi-nary. The generals had never ventured toface the Tartars, and they were given nooption by their enraged and disappointedmaster but to poison themselves. Other generals were appointed, and theTartars were induced to sue for peace, partlyfrom fear of the Chinese, and partly becausethey were disunited among themselves. Suchwas the reputation of Siuenti for justice thatseveral of the Tartar chiefs carried theirgrievances to the foot of his throne, and hisarmy became known as the troops of jus-tice. It is said that all the tribes and coun-tries of Central Asia as far west as the Cas-pian sent him tribute, and to celebrate theevent he built a kiln or pavilion, in whichhe placed statues of all the generals who hadcontributed towards his triumph. Only one incident marred the tranquilityof Siuentis reign. The great statesman, HoKwang, had sunk quietly into private life assoon as he found the Emperor capable of.
Size: 1305px × 1915px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthornorthrophenrydavenpor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
