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  • Why were military merit officials purged? [Three Kingdoms]

    August 25, 2025

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    Juan

    In the second chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, several months after Liu Bei assumed office, the imperial court issued an edict to purge local officials who had been promoted based on military merit.

  • Unveiling political corruption with two cases of bribery [Three Kingdoms]

    August 25, 2025

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    Juan

    In a previous article, we discussed how the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms was unfair in his evaluation of the Yellow Turban Uprising. Writing from the standpoint of the landlord class, his perspective on the peasant uprising was inevitably biased.

  • Sending 500 troops against 50,000: The mystery of Liu Yan’s military deployment

    August 25, 2025

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    Juan

    In the first chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Yan faces an invasion of Zhuojun by Cheng Yuanzhi’s 50,000-strong Yellow Scarves army, yet he only sends Liu Bei to lead 500 troops to confront them.

  • The culture of Names and Courtesy Names in Three Kingdoms

    August 25, 2025

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    Juan

    In ancient China, a person’s name typically consisted of three parts: family name, given name, and courtesy name (or style name). Some individuals also had “clan name” or “pseudonym” (usually self-given titles). This article will briefly introduce the composition and characteristics of ancient Chinese names, using examples from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

  • The Oath of the Peach Garden: The power and peril of sworn brotherhood [Three Kingdoms]

    August 24, 2025

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    Juan

    The sworn brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, famously known as the Oath of the Peach Garden, is one of the most iconic scenes in the opening chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

  • The Recruitment Notice: A Fateful Encounter [Three Kingdoms]

    August 24, 2025

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    Juan

    In the first chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the peasant rebel army advances toward Youzhou. The governor of Youzhou, Liu Yan, fearing that his forces are outnumbered, issues a notice recruiting volunteers for a righteous militia.

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