《隐踪皇帝》是一部深度揭秘明朝建文皇帝朱允炆失踪之谜的长篇历史小说。纵观中国帝王史，没有哪位皇帝销声匿迹令后世查无踪影，唯有建文帝的失踪成为千古之谜。《隐踪皇帝》的作者历经多年考证，终于破解了这一千古谜案。小说从建文帝少年时代开始起写，直到天子仙风道骨终隐三清山。作品分二十三章由三部分组成，第一部分描写了朱棣与建文帝皇权之争的历史；第二部分披露了建文帝出逃后隐入僧、道丛林的经历；第三部分破译了建文帝晚年遁踪三清山，化身为住持道士，修建道观陵寝终得安息之所的种种谜局。作品语言流畅，故事悬疑，情节跌宕，弥漫着道、释、儒和隐逸文化的气息。洪武三十一年，建文帝即位，不久之后开始削藩，激怒燕王朱棣发动靖难之役。建文四年六月十三日，南京金川门破，燕军攻城而入，皇宫火起。有关建文帝下落出现众多个版本，正史持赴火焚亡说；野史持逃亡做了和尚不知所终说。历史向来由胜利者书写，建文帝赴火焚亡之说，显然是胜利者撒下的弥天大谎。要知当年的建文帝仅仅失去一座京城，皇权仍旧是他的，大片江山仍旧是他的，他没理由在宫中赴火自焚，他由一群心腹大臣护驾逃出了南京……自燕王朱棣篡夺皇位，到英宗朱祁镇天顺年间，建文帝进入扑朔迷离的时空，他一直在隐遁中度过。尤其是朱棣跟他之间的情仇恩怨，时刻充满着追杀与逃亡的血雨腥风。他是如何逃出南京的？逃出南京后有谁在暗中保护他？他是如何躲过追杀的？数十年间他在何处藏身？他的皇后以及两个皇子又隐身在何处？他晚年终藏三清山，如何在岩石上刻写天书制造一系列有关他身世的玄谜？这林林总总的谜中之谜，《隐踪皇帝》作了详尽的描述与破译。This is a historical novel exploring the mystery of the disappearance of the Ming Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen. In the history of imperial China there is no other emperor that disappears, leaving no trace. This disappearace becomes a millennium-old enigma. The author burrows in historical documents for many years and finally solves the mystery. The novel begins when Emperor Jianwen is a teenager, and ends with his recluse life in Sanqing Mountain. The book as 23 chapters in 3 sections. The first section describes the fight for the throne between Zhu Di and Zhu Runwen; the second section discloses Emperor Jianwen’s experience when he joins the Taoist and Buddhist community; the third section decodes the secretes of his seclusion in Sanqing Mountain, service as a Taoist abbot and construction of a mausoleum in a Taoist monastery in old age. The book features fluid language, suspense, plot twists and the Taoist, Buddhist and Confucian atmosphere. He was enthroned in the 31st year of Hongwu and soon began taking back territory and power from his uncle princes, which enraged Prince to Yan to start the Jingnan Campaign. On the 13th day of the 6th lunar month of the 4th year of Jianwen, Prince of Yan broke open the Jinchuan Gate and captured the imperial capital Nanjing. Jianwen Emperor set the imperial palace on fire in despair. There are many versions of his whereabouts. The official history insists that he died in burning; unofficial history holds that he escaped and became a monk. History is always written by the victor. Emperor Jianwen’s death of burning is obviously a lie, as he only lost the capital and remained in control of the throne and the country. There was hardly any reason that he should burn himself. In fact he fled Nanjing with a group of trusted ministers. From Zhu Di’s usurpation to the years of Tianshun under Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen’s reign, Empeor Jianwen vanished into the unknown world. He spent his last days in reclusion. His fraught relationship with Zhu Di jeopardized his life in exile. How did he managed to fled Nanjing? Who was secretly protecting him outside Nanjing? How did his escape the deadly pursuit? Where did he hide in the remaining decades? Where were his empress and two sons? How did he create riddles of his background by inscribing on the rocks when hiding himself in Sanqing Mountain? The novel offers detailed description and revelation of these mysteries.