怒海樓船
千古一憾:未曾打贏的戰(zhàn)爭.........................................................3
北洋艦隊未曾慘敗黃海....................................7
是北洋海軍的素質差嗎...............................................................10
英雄水兵王國成.............................................18
“既生瑜,何生亮”
——劉步蟾與林泰曾..................................... 26
黎元洪與段祺瑞...........................................46
黃海海戰(zhàn)指揮和陣形無誤.................................50
同仇敵愾凝碧血
——甲午海戰(zhàn)中犧牲的外籍雇員............................................... 58
從北洋海軍建軍說起.....................................64
后的安魂曲
——丁汝昌的結局................................................. 68
風流云散
“君臣一夢,今古空名”
——林則徐與道光帝的離合..................................................... 101
“四萬萬人齊下淚”
——李鴻章與《馬關條約》的背后........................................ 111
清流翹楚張佩綸.................................................119
“名臣”李秉衡..................................................124
秋瑾絕命詞與李鐘岳.........................................142
清末三才女 .......................................................149
吳大澂與龍虎閣...........................................152
陳寶箴之死 ......................................................156
從紀曉嵐、劉墉說到乾隆.........................................160
醇親王·海軍衙門·水操學堂............................164
江南曹家:樹倒猢猻散的結局...................................172
毓朗與《述德筆記》..................................................177
才子袁枚及《隨園食單》...........................................182
趙翼:既要工詩又怕窮........................................188
唐英與“唐窯”....................................................192
逸事擷拾
乾隆為商號題匾之謎.............................................203
孫龍拂其人 .....................................................207
孔子后裔的悲劇...................................................211
湘軍名將話鮑超....................................................216
劉鶚因賑濟得禍...................................................220
鑄鐘廠和“鐘楊家”..............................................223
盤馬彎弓話騎射..........................................................227
稱謂·引見·跪奏...................................................233
筆記中的軍機處..........................................................238
漕運·漕運總督·黑幕.................................................249
京倉·倉場侍郎·倉儲亂象..............................................257
養(yǎng)馬制度雜談......................................................270
《左公柳》詩質疑及其他 ............................................275
“翁劉成鐵”說四家..............................................279
“終日握管意未平”
——何紹基與曾國藩............................................... 284
大老板程長庚...............................................289
葉衍蘭畫米芾像辯.......................296
年禮習俗軼事...............................................299
秋水余波
魯迅剪辮與《自題小像》....................................307
戊戌前后的李叔同.......................................316
“壯士橫刀看草檄”...............................................319
“兩人鬢影自搖天”
——陳三立與范伯子....................................... 323
大江南北兩劉三...............................................328
湘綺老人王闿運.......................................................336
世間多少四公子.......................................................341
“怪”人黃侃....................................................349
還原真實的載濤..........................................................357
滿城爭說蕭龍友..................................................361
“吞鉤魚卻有恩仇”
——袁世凱洹上垂綸..................................... 367
后 記 ..........................................................372