Han Feizi tells King Zhou’s wild drinking made everyone lose track of days. Ji Zi feigned ignorance to avoid danger.
Han Fei teaches that unchecked desire clouds judgment, breeds evil, and brings misfortune. Sages practice restraint; contentment avoids harm.
This Han Feizi passage stresses frugality of mind and senses. Overusing sight, hearing or intellect causes harm; conserving spirit preserves health and wisdom.
In the turbulent final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, few figures wielded as much influence with so little visibility as Jia Xu. A quiet strategist with no army of his own, he never sought the spotlight, yet his words altered the course of history.
The assassination of Dong Zhuo in 192 AD was hailed as a heroic act that liberated the Han court from tyranny. Wang Yun, the mastermind behind the plot, emerged as the new guardian of the dynasty, standing alongside Lü Bu as the saviors of the realm.
The real reasons behind Lü Bu’s betrayal of Dong Zhuo, beyond the legend of Diao Chan.
The peaceful transfer of Ji Province (Jizhou) from Han Fu to Yuan Shao in 191 AD is one of the most perplexing episodes in the early Three Kingdoms period. On the surface, it appears as an act of noble selflessness—Han Fu, overwhelmed by external threats, voluntarily yields power to a more capable leader.