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Chapter 1/001

Beijing-Tianjin United League rallies together，astonished at the news of Wuchang Uprising；

The court holds an emergency meeting in Forbidden City，contriving to strike back Chapter 2/019

Assembly in support of Wuchang Uprising is suppressed；

Li Shizeng suffers severe injury while delivering a vehement speech Chapter 3/031

Setback of revolutionary forces rouses apprehension in Li Shizeng；

Independence of fourteen provinces cheers up the revolutionaries Chapter 4/049

Yuan Shikai recaptures military and political power；

Sun Yat-sen is elected as the Provisional President upon his return from abroad Chapter 5/069

Yuan Shikai plays politics with both the court and the revolutionaries；

Li Shizeng arranges for an abortive assassination

Chapter 6/081

A revolutionary assassinates Liangbi，sacrificing his own life；

Empress Dowager Longyu issues the abdication edict，declaring the end of th Qing dynasty Chapter 7/095

Yuan Shikai rejoices at his gains from the crisis，overwhelmed in self contentment；

Li Shizeng swings from jubilation to distress，trapped in desolation Chapter 8/105

The worried Li Shizeng meets Cai Yuanpei in Shanghai；

The cunning Yuan Shikai entertains the mission from the South Chapter 9/119

Privileges offered to the court leads to public uproar；

Mutiny in Beijing generates chaos and disturbances

Chapter 10/131

Yuan Shikai realizes his dream upon inauguration as President in Beijing；

Li Shizeng formulates new state mechanism based on reflections Chapter 11/145

Li Shizeng eagerly plans to set up the Palace Museum；

Yuan Shikai reserves the Forbidden City for ulterior purposes Chapter 12/167

The first three halls of the Forbidden City are changed to exhibition rooms of antiques；

Yuan Shikai provokes national condemnation after being crowned as Emperor Chapter 13/183

Li Shizeng goes to France on a study-work programme；

Li Zongtong agonizes over marriage engagement arranged by his father Chapter 14/195

Little Emperor is discovered to have stolen cultural relics；

Eunuchs follows the example，forcing Puyi to carry out a thorough investigation Chapter 15/207

Li Shizeng visits the Glass Street and find relics from the court；

A sudden fire at Jianfu Hall engulfs numerous relics.

Chapter 16/225

Li Shizeng’s presentation at National Congress proposes to found the Palace Museum；

Feng Yuxiang’s coup in Peking creates a new political scene Chapter 17/237

The court panics upon its imminent doom；

Feng Yuxiang plots to evict the court out of the Forbidden City Chapter 18/251

The cabinet urges Puyi to move out of the Forbidden City immediately；

The court tries all means to delay the evacuation

Chapter 19/269

Little Emperor evacuates the Forbidden City unwillingly；

Li Shizeng assumes the position as Chairman of the Palace Maintenanc Committee Chapter 20/279

Puyi restores monarchy，taking advantage of political vicissitudes；

Palace Maintenance Committee adheres to its work against pressure Chapter 21/301

The Committee discovers in Yangxin Hall the evidence of Puyi’s involvemen in restoration；

Li Shizeng exposes the truth and files a futile suit

Chapter 22/317

Fordden City ceases to symbolize the court，fading away from the historica scene；

Palace Museum is founded，witnessing the arrival of a new era Chapter 23/333

A sequence of incidents result in frequent substitution of Director of the Palac Museum；

Palace Museum barely escapes from demolition，enduring various difficulties