Han Fei is accused of cunningly serving Han while advising Qin. He uses rhetoric to hide motives, prioritize Han’s interests, and advance his own status.
The anti-Dong Zhuo coalition of 190 AD is often remembered as a noble but fractured alliance of warlords united to restore the Han dynasty. Among them, Cao Cao stands out in both historical records and Romance of the Three Kingdoms as the leader who fought with relentless determination, launching a near-suicidal attack at Xingyang…
In the chaotic aftermath of Dong Zhuo’s seizure of the Han capital in 190 AD, the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition, led nominally by Yuan Shao, struggled to maintain unity.
The Coalition Against Dong Zhuo in 190 AD is one of the most dramatic yet ultimately tragic episodes in the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty.
In a previous article, we discussed how Dong Zhuo, under immense pressure from the coalition forces, chose to abandon Luoyang and relocate the capital to Chang’an. This retreat presented the allied warlords with a golden opportunity to launch a decisive pursuit and crush Dong Zhuo’s weakened army.
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. Those who are skilled (in the Dao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it. Those who know (the Dao) are not extensively learned; the extensively learned do not know it.The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that…