SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

fiscal exploitation

  • The Emperor Who Became a Monk: Emperor Wu of Liang [Jin & Southern-Northern Dynasties]

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    Juan

    From Palace to Pagoda: The Rise of Emperor Wu of Liang After the death of Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, succession turmoil erupted. Though many hoped his cultured second son, Xiao Ziliang – patron of the famed West Lodge – would ascend, the throne went to his grandson Xiao Zhaoye, with Xiao Ziliang and…

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.17

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    Ana

    The Ji family was richer than the Duke of Zhou, yet Ran Qiu, one of Confucius’s disciples, helped them amass even more wealth by collecting taxes and enriching them further. Confucius angrily said, “He is no longer my disciple! You young men may beat the drum and openly denounce him.”