Oboi - Popular Culture

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  • The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎記), a wuxia novel by Louis Cha. In the story, Oboi was a cruel and power-hungry aristocrat who plotted to usurp the Kangxi Emperor's throne. He was removed from power by the protagonist Wei Xiaobao and the young Kangxi Emperor and was imprisoned. He is later killed by Wei Xiaobao.

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