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Bian Que Visits Duke Huan of Cai [Han Feizi]
– by Han Fei Bian Que went to see Duke Huan of Cai. After standing for a while, Bian Que said, “Your Majesty has an illness in the superficial layers of the skin; if left untreated, I fear it will grow worse.”
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Passing Off as a Yu Player [Han Feizi]
by Han Fei King Xuan of Qi required three hundred musicians to play the yu (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) for him at the same time.
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The Old Man on the River [Biographies of Noble Scholars]
The Old Man on the River was a man from the state of Chu.
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The Torment of Factionalism: A Dynasty Torn Apart [Song & Yuan]
This text traces the turbulent political shifts in the late Northern Song Dynasty, starting with Empress Dowager Gao’s regency after Emperor Shenzong’s death. It covers the Yuanyou Restoration, when conservatives led by Sima Guang abolished Wang Anshi’s New Policies. Factional splits among conservatives and Emperor Zhezong’s resentment followed, leading to the Shaosheng Restoration and…