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29 篇Three Heroes Battle Lv Bu | 三英战吕布
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the coalition against Dong Zhuo faced his champion Lv Bu at Hulao...
32 阅读The Crow of a Rooster and the Snatch of a Dog | 鸡鸣狗盗
This story recounts how Prince Mengchang of Qi, with the help of retainers skilled in petty trick...
36 阅读Scraping the Bone to Cure Poison | 刮骨疗毒
During the siege of Fancheng, General Guan Yu endured a painful bone-scraping surgery without ane...
36 阅读The King of Yan Seeks Immortality | 燕王学道
A Warring States king, eager to learn immortality, blames his envoy when the fraudulent teacher d...
31 阅读The First Test | 初出茅庐
This passage recounts how Zhuge Liang, newly appointed as Liu Bei's military adviser, earns the r...
36 阅读Retreating Thirty Miles | 退避三舍
This story recounts how Chong Er (Duke Wen of Jin), during his exile, promised the King of Chu to...
30 阅读The Horse Leaps Over Tanxi | 马跃檀溪
Liu Bei's gifted horse, believed to be ill-omened, proves to be his savior. When trapped by a plo...
34 阅读Open the Net on Three Sides | 网开一面
The story recounts how Tang, founder of the Shang Dynasty, demonstrated mercy by cutting a bird n...
35 阅读Unselfish Recommendation | 大公无私
The story of Qi Huangyang from the Spring and Autumn Period, who recommended both his enemy and h...
41 阅读Lü Bu and Diaochan | 吕布戏貂蝉
Wang Yun's interlocking stratagem uses Diaochan to sow discord between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, leadi...
29 阅读Lü Bu and Diao Chan | 吕布与貂蝉
Wang Yun uses his stepdaughter Diao Chan in a plot to turn Lü Bu against Dong Zhuo. Through decep...
29 阅读Everything is Ready Except the East Wind | 万事俱备，只欠东风
This article recounts the historical tale of the Battle of Red Cliffs, where the allied forces of...
30 阅读Cao Cao's Dagger Plot | 曹操献刀
Cao Cao attempts to assassinate the tyrannical Prime Minister Dong Zhuo by presenting a dagger, b...
34 阅读Three Visits to the Cottage | 三顾茅庐
This story recounts how Liu Bei, ruler of the weak Shu kingdom, persistently visited the recluse ...
29 阅读If the Lips Are Gone, the Teeth Will Be Cold | 唇亡齿寒
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin used gifts to persuade the State of Yu to a...
32 阅读Uphold Justice at the Cost of One's Blood Relation | 大义灭亲
This story from the Spring and Autumn Period tells how minister Shi Que, placing state justice ab...
28 阅读The Fate of the Hunting Dog | 兔死狗烹
This story recounts how the Yue King Gou Jian eliminated his loyal minister Wen Zhong after achie...
36 阅读Recommending Zhuge Liang on Horseback | 走马荐诸葛
Cao Cao lures Liu Bei's advisor Xu Shu away by exploiting his filial piety. Before leaving, Xu Sh...
34 阅读The Interlocking Stratagem | 连环计
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Minister Wang Yun devises an interlocking stratagem involving the...
32 阅读Surprise Attack on Chencang | 计取陈仓
Zhuge Liang captures the strategic fortress of Chencang not by a prolonged siege, but through a b...
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