Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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Following the counsel of his chancellor Zhang Lu – formerly Fan Ju of Wei – King Zhaoxiang of Qin launched a campaign against Han and Wei, executing the doctrine of “Ally with the Distant, Attack the Nearby”.
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In the turbulent Warring States period, Fan Ju (later known as Zhang Lu) was a talented but lowly retainer in the household of Xu Gu, a minister of Wei. When King Xiang of Qi – newly restored after Tian Dan’s miraculous fire-bull victory – resented Wei for aiding Yan in the earlier invasion of…