1，通俗讲述"中古第一家族"琅琊王氏崛起过程的历史作品。琅琊王氏鼎盛300多年，培养了50多个宰相，类似今天市长、省长级别的高官更是不可计数，还有王羲之为代表的100多位文化名人。堪称古代最牛公务员家族。
本书以电影般的叙事手法，全景讲述了琅琊王氏的崛起过程，以及他们与颍川庾氏、陈郡谢氏等豪门，以及与王室之间的百年博弈。
2，成大事者，慢半拍。本书总结提炼了琅琊王氏的家训、家风，发现他们在每次遇到危机的时候都有意慢人半拍。这种深藏九地之下，以静制动，后发制人的大智慧，让他们超越了同时代所有先下手为强的竞争者。
3，都是金句。通过琅琊王氏的崛起之路，讲透皇权、豪门权力的运作逻辑，很多观点都很有洞见。比如：
人是历史的人质，更是性格的人质
一个看不到自己本性的人，最终只能任人宰割
深藏于九地之下，方能动于九天之上
处柔守慈，守慈曰强
当你弱小的时候，重要的是你做了什么；当你大权在握的时候，重要的则是你不做什么
4，史料扎实。引用典籍百余处，参考书目五十多种。
5，小说般生动好读。本书为历史非虚构作品，语言流畅，人物生动，每页都充满了各种权谋、算计。阅读过程中有种在看《权利的游戏》的爽感和史诗感。原来即便平常不读历史书的读者，也很容易沉浸其中。
6，收录20张地形示意图，细致呈现了不同家族的势力分布以及战争路线图。一边看图，一边看书，有种进入大型军事游戏，角逐天下的快感。
7，附赠琅琊王氏谱系图，对照阅读，有助于理清琅琊王氏崛起脉络。
1, the first popular narrative of the "ancient first family" Luangya Wang family rise process of historical works. Langya Wang's family flourished for more than 300 years, cultivated more than 50 prime ministers, similar to today's mayor, governor level officials are uncountable, and Wang Xizhi on behalf of more than 100 cultural celebrities. It can be called the most cattle civil service family in ancient times.
This book is a movie-like narrative techniques, panoramic narrative of the rise of the Langya Wang's process, and they and other giants, as well as with the royal family between the centuries of games.
2, to become a great man, half a beat slower. This book summarizes and refines the Luangya Wang family motto and family style, and finds that they intentionally slowed down people by half a beat every time they encountered a crisis. This kind of deep hiding under the nine ground, with the static brake, the great wisdom of the latter, so that they surpassed the contemporaries of all the competitors who started first.
3, Many sentences of wisdom in the book. Through the Luangya Wang's rise to power, speak through the logic of the operation of the imperial power, the power of the mansion, many points of view are very insightful. For example:
People are the hostage of history, but also the hostage of character
A person who can not see his own nature, ultimately can only be slaughtered
4, Rich historical references. More than a hundred references to canonical texts and more than fifty bibliographic references.
5, Novel-like vivid read. This book is a historical non-fiction work, smooth language, vivid characters, each page is full of all kinds of power, calculation. During the reading process, there is a kind of "Game of Thrones" in the sense of cool and epic. It turns out that even readers who don't normally read history books are easily immersed.
6, the book contains 20 topographic schematic maps, detailed presentation of the distribution of forces of
