SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Zhuang Jia

  • The Spark That Lit the Empire Ablaze [Western Han]

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    Brief: This article records the Dazexiang Uprising, China’s first peasant rebellion. Trapped by rain and facing death for tardiness, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang led 900 conscripts to revolt against Qin’s tyranny. Though their regime fell quickly, they ignited a nationwide flame that paved the way for Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to topple…

  • Zhang Wen spared Dong Zhuo and the cost of leniency [Three Kingdoms]

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    In 186 AD, chaos erupted in Liang Province(Liangzhou) as Bian Zhang and Han Sui led a major rebellion against the Han dynasty. The imperial general Dong Zhuo, dispatched earlier to suppress the uprising, had made little progress. In response, the court appointed Zhang Wen, the Minister of Works (Sikong), as acting General of Chariots…