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Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Liu Yu

  • The collapse of Gongsun Zan [Three Kingdoms]

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    While Yuan Shu expanded his power in the south, Gongsun Zan, to the north, was spiraling into disaster. After the brutal execution of Liu Yu in 193 AD, Gongsun Zan believed he had finally secured complete control over You Province(Youzhou), free from any rival authority. Yet he fatally underestimated one crucial force: the will…

  • Liu Yu vs. the two Gongsuns [Three Kingdoms]

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    In the tumultuous era depicted in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Yu, the governor of You Province(Youzhou), found himself squeezed between two formidable warlords—Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du. While Liu Yu was a man of virtue, his tenure as governor was marred by the relentless encroachments of these two ambitious men.

  • The rise and fall of Gongsun Zan [Three Kingdoms]

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    When people think of Gongsun Zan in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many immediately associate him with Liu Bei, as the two were classmates under the famed scholar Lu Zhi. Though their relationship was that of schoolmates, Gongsun Zan never achieved the same legendary status as Liu Bei—largely because Luo Guanzhong, the author…