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Empress Jia’s Bloody Ascendancy After orchestrating the successive eliminations of Yang Jun, Prince Sima Liang of Ruyan, Wei Guan, and Prince Sima Wei of Chu, Empress Jia Nanfeng seized sole control of the Western Jin court. Outwardly, she feigned grief; inwardly, she gloated. When ministers proposed Zhang Hua as chief minister to stabilize the…
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In the turbulent year of 190 AD, as warlords across China ignited the flames of rebellion against Dong Zhuo, a quiet but pivotal moment unfolded far to the south. The Han court, under Dong Zhuo’s control, appointed Liu Biao, a member of the imperial clan and a respected scholar-official, as the new Inspector of…
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There was a cave outside the county town of Fengdu in Sichuan Province. It was unfathomable. It was said that this was the entrance to Hades of the King of Hell.