SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

hostage crisis

  • Chen Deng’s betrayal of Lü Bu [Three Kingdoms]

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    In the chaotic final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, alliances were fragile, and loyalty was a currency spent for survival. Among the most pivotal betrayals of this era was that of Chen Deng, a famous scholar-official of Xu Province (Xuzhou), who played a central role in the downfall of Lü Bu.

  • The reconciliation of Li Jue and Guo Si [Three Kingdoms]

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    As tensions between Li Jue and Guo Si escalated, their covert rivalry erupted into open warfare. In March 195 AD, the conflict reached a critical point: Li Jue seized Emperor Xian of Han as a hostage, while Guo Si retaliated by detaining the imperial ministers.