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Reevaluating Liu Bian: Historical truth vs. Literary vilification [Three Kingdoms]
In the third chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo, perceiving Emperor Shao Liu Bian as weak and incompetent, proposed deposing him and replacing him with Liu Xie (the Prince of Chenliu), who was described as intelligent, studious, eloquent, and dignified.
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Why did Dong Zhuo install the new emperor? [Three Kingdoms]
Why did Dong Zhuo replace Emperor Shao with the Prince of Chenliu? Let us first examine how Dong Zhuo himself proposed this change of emperor.
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Why did Wu Kuang kill He Miao? [Three Kingdoms]
In the third chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after He Jin was assassinated, generals such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Wu Kuang led soldiers into the palace, killing all eunuchs regardless of their ranks. He Jin’s subordinate, Wu Kuang, even killed He Jin’s younger brother He Miao, the General…
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Dong Zhuo’s strategic delay at Mianchi [Three Kingdoms]
In the third chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo received He Jin’s secret edict and dispatched troops to the capital to eliminate the eunuch faction. However, instead of entering the city directly, Dong Zhuo’s forces stationed themselves at Mianchi, approximately 150 kilometers west of Luoyang.
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The politics of legitimacy: Li Ru’s strategy for Dong Zhuo [Three Kingdoms]
In the second chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, He Jin intended to exterminate the Ten Regular Attendants but hesitated due to indecisiveness. Despite repeated persuasions from his subordinates, he delayed taking action. Forced by circumstances, Yuan Shao suggested summoning local troops to the capital to eliminate the eunuch faction. Thus, He Jin…