吴思

Wu Si is an author with wide influence in Chinese-language history writing. Publicly available information is limited, and no systematic account of his early life or education is available, but his works show a sustained interest in how institutions and power operate in Chinese history. Four of his books are included here: *Hidden Rules: The Real Game in Chinese History*, *The Blood-Reward Law: The Game of Survival in Chinese History*, *I Want to Reinterpret History: Interviews with Wu Si*, and the collected "Wu Si Classic Trilogy of History." Writing mainly for general readers of history, he draws concepts from historical sources and everyday experience, analyzing unwritten rules, exchanges of interest, and the cost of violence in plain prose that makes scholarly issues accessible. Terms such as "hidden rules" and "blood reward" have circulated widely among Chinese readers and prompted discussion of how history is explained, making him one of the writers who have shaped popular understanding of Chinese history.