努尔哈赤少年为奴，不满时政，以十三副盔甲起兵，以“七大恨”起誓征明，一生征战40余年，用武力和智谋统一了女真各部、创立了八旗制度、突破了明廷的国防线，最终奠都赫图阿拉，建元“大金”，展现了卓越的军事、政治才能。努尔哈赤作为大清帝国的奠基人，作为一个新时代的开创者，对清代历史产生了深远的影响。
　　书中人物栩栩如生，故事情节跌宕起伏，充斥着野心、杀戮、权谋、奇情。从血染黄沙的征战搏杀，到春意躁动的闺中逸闻，从皇亲贵胄的权力斗争，到市井小民的野趣俗情，从女真部落的繁衍兴盛，到明廷的腐败没落，均有力透纸背的笔墨渲染，令人在开卷掩卷之中，得到有益的启迪与收获。

　　他被誉为“中兴第一名臣”，曾首开“私家军队”之先例；他亦是历史上少有的大誉大毁之人——肯定之言，谓之成就“震古铄今”；否定之言，则谓其愚诚而不顾“民族大义”。曾国藩，作为中国历史上最具争议的人物之一，其修身之志、齐家之法、治军之规和为官之道一向流于励志处世之言。
　　然而，真实的曾国藩究竟是怎样的人？他如何能以私家之兵力挽狂澜？为何在平定太平天国之后稍杀羽翼，自削兵权？又缘何在垂暮之年置身清贫之境？作者将以学者的严谨态度，立足于翔实的史实和充分的考据，就上述疑问做出细致合理的解答。

　　His childhood love is not for the Fu Huang, was accidentally brought to the throne; his studious, ambitious 14-year-old ex-minister Oboi that account, to regain the sovereignty of the court; he governed, Man Yue country wide, flat fan cutting accurate, Luk ... the sweep sixteenth and seventeenth century called the king of Great Aviva - Kangxi, in shaping the film and television drama is not a Void of people mad, that is too civilians; not too deep, is too secular.
　　Kangxi was the original kind of person? Author Professor Zhang Yan to detailed historical data, new perspectives and full of passion stroke, rushed around the age of Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, mature and anteroposterior, Jing Qin government and other aspects of historical events, depicts the Emperor Kangxi in the difficulties and obstacles strategist, to turn the tide a hero; sure he founded Acer Albert, but also that he gave China the negative effects of historical development; and carefully written to describe a generation of British master of the inner world. Thus, a proud, distinguished, confusion, painful Kangxi leap off the paper.