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Dong Zhuo wreaked havoc in the court, acting arbitrarily while officials dared not speak out against him. Minister of Education Wang Yun, under the pretext of celebrating his birthday, invited officials to secretly discuss plans to deal with Dong Zhuo.
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In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the strategy of “controlling the emperor to command the warlords” is often cited as Cao Cao’s foundation for dominating northern China. Zhuge Liang famously remarked,
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Amidst the chaotic canvas of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao emerged as towering warlords in the late Han Dynasty—both from noble lineages, both with ambitions to unify China, both commanding vast territories and armies. Yet one became the undisputed hegemon of the north, laying the foundation for the Wei…
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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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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…
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We previously roughly calculated Tang Monk’s age in the novel Journey to the West. Today, let’s examine how old Sun Wukong was. Unlike Tang Monk, Wukong was not an ordinary mortal; he was both a demon and an immortal, so his lifespan was naturally much longer than a human’s. Now, let’s attempt to calculate…
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In Chapter 14 of Journey to the West, Sun Wukong kills six bandits (symbolizing the ”Six Roots” of desire in Buddhist teachings) and is harshly rebuked by Tang Sanzang. Angered, he storms off and visits the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.
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Chapter 8 of Journey to the West marks the beginning of the quest for Buddhist scriptures. The chapter opens with a poem expressing the arduous path to enlightenment: countless trials must be overcome to attain the highest state of Buddhism.