SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Ju Shou

  • Why Yuan Shao not to hold the Emperor hostage? [Three Kingdoms]

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    In 195 AD, Emperor Xian of Han, having escaped the clutches of the warlords Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang’an, began a perilous journey eastward. After enduring months of hardship and displacement, he finally reached Luoyang in 196 AD. Though stripped of real power, the emperor remained the sole legitimate symbol of Han…

  • How Yuan Shao seized Jizhou? [Three Kingdoms]

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    In a previous article, we revealed a historical truth often obscured by Romance of the Three Kingdoms: it was Qiao Mao, not Cao Cao, who first forged an imperial edict to rally the feudal lords against Dong Zhuo. When Han Fu, the Governor of Ji Province, received Qiao Mao’s proclamation, he agreed to support…