SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Tu’an Gu

  • The Orphan of Zhao [Spring & Autumn]

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    Rob

    Brief: This article recounts the legendary tragedy of The Orphan of Zhao in 597 BCE. It details the political purge by the corrupt minister Tu’an Gu, who exterminated the powerful Zhao clan. The narrative focuses on the heroic sacrifice of two loyal retainers, Gongsun Chujiu and Cheng Ying. To save the infant heir Zhao…

  • Chu Ni – the assassin who chose death over murder [Spring & Autumn]

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    Rob

    Brief: This article tells the tragic story of Chu Ni, an assassin who chose death over killing the virtuous minister Zhao Dun. Set during the Spring and Autumn period, it depicts the tyranny of Duke Ling of Jin, who amused himself by randomly shooting civilians with a slingshot. When Chu Ni infiltrated Zhao Dun’s…