SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

alliance

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 2.6-7

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    Juan

    Li Si pressures Han’s king, citing Han’s past betrayal of Qin. Fickle diplomacy and corrupt ministers ruined Han; only submission to Qin can save it.

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 1.4

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    Juan

    Han Fei criticizes Qin’s three blunders: premature peace with Chu and Wei, and self-serving ministers. These missed chances cost Qin hegemony.

  • The alliance that saved the south [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    This article narrates the critical events leading to the Sun-Liu Alliance against Cao Cao in 208 CE. It details Liu Bei’s desperate flight from Jingzhou following the Battle of Changban, where he lost his family but gained a vital ally. The narrative shifts to Lu Su of Eastern Wu, who recognized the threat of…

  • Two tigers competing food stratagem [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    The “Feeding two tigers to fight”, “Two tigers competing food” or “Two tigers fight for food” was a stratagem devised by Xun Yu for Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty, originating from Chapter 14 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It refers to creating conflict between two rival parties, instigating them to…

  • The first massacre of Xuzhou by Cao Cao [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    Historically, Cao Cao carried out two large-scale massacres in Xuzhou. The first occurred in 193. According to According to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when his father was killed by a general under the command of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, Cao Cao led his army to attack Tao Qian, capturing over ten…

  • Why would Liu Biao attack Sun Jian? [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    In Chapter 6 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Sun Jian secretly takes possession of the Imperial Seal and flees Luoyang, Yuan Shao—furious at the betrayal—sends a secret letter to Liu Biao, Governor of Jing Province, urging him to intercept Sun Jian and seize the seal.