Flashman and dragon

China, the second half of the XIX century. On the throne with silk pillows, one of the representatives of the Qing dynasty, whose motto "Ecumenical Prosperity" (Xianfen) became a nickname. In fact, the country in the civil war. The British neatly maneuver between the two shores: they press the sugared fingers of the imperial tangerines and the corpus callosum of the Taipin Toodines. Keep neutral. But you need to make a choice: to support one of the locals, and whom to move. Such is the "fate" of any colonial policy. The burden of white. Meanwhile, one white, dark -skinned - restless old Flashi, bored, was bored. Once on the banks of the pearl river, Colonel Flashman decides to kill three hares at once - to seduce the beauty, to protect the surroundings and a little earn extra money. Easy smuggling opium - why not participate? As always, the British intelligence officer will be at the right time, at the right hour in his element - between the hammer and the gravity. European barbarism against the horrors of the East. Boldog or dragon - who?