SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

political slander

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 2.5

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    Juan

    In my view, Han Fei adorns his extravagant fallacies with polished writing and extremely sophisticated rhetoric. I fear Your Majesty may be misled by his eloquence and yield to his ulterior motives, failing to examine the true state of affairs carefully.

  • Tearing Down the Wall: The Fall of the Hulü Clan [Jin & Southern-Northern Dynasties]

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    Juan

    Introduction: This article tells the tragic fall of the Hulü clan, the pillar of Northern Qi. Loyal general Hulü Guang defended the state against Northern Zhou but was framed by treacherous officials. Foolish Emperor Gao Wei executed him, tearing down the kingdom’s last “great wall.” Northern Qi soon collapsed, clearing the way for Northern…