SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Yang Ye

  • The Tragic Fall of General Yang Ye

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    Juan

    The Ill-Fated Northern Expedition Following the conquest of Northern Han, the Song army was jubilant, and Emperor Taizong, intoxicated by victory, proposed an immediate campaign against the Liao Dynasty. Since Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin had ceded the strategic Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun to the Liao, recovering these lost territories had…

  • The Covenant of the Golden Casket and the Shadow of the Axe

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    Juan

    The Sudden End and the Succession Puzzle By 976, the Song Dynasty’s strategy of “First South, Then North” was nearly complete. The southern kingdoms of Jingnan, Later Shu, Southern Han, and Southern Tang had fallen, leaving only Wuyue. The Northern Han remained the stubborn enemy in the north. However, before the northern campaign could…