神偷天下 1: 跛脚小丐

Authored by Zheng Feng, this book tells: The history of Ming Dynasty has hidden this story... Ming Dynasty is the first dynasty that sets up a secret agency, and that gives rise to all kinds of doubtful cases. Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, praised as one of the best emperors of Ming Dynasty, should have a startling story? His true identity is not a Han, but a barbarian? A pickpocket contest is held in Pickpocket Organization's headquarters -- Sanjia Village, and the one who wins the first place is a little beggar with a mysterious family background; patriarch of the Hu family dies a mysterious death, and hotly pursued by the imperial court, Sanjia Village's treasures disappear mysteriously; the powerful eunuch who has evil intentions turns out to be a Yao nationality captive caught into the imperial palace more than a decade ago; heartless and cruel Consort Wan is bent on killing the little prince, who however grows up without a hitch. A few seemingly unrelated events are connected because of the same person, triggering a domino effect; when the little beggar is ""castrated"" and sent into the palace, a conspiracy that concerns Great Ming's blood lineage slowly surfaces...