Three Kingdoms 365
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 37] At the Minister’s Thatched Hall — Wang Yun, Lü Bu and Li Su plot Dong Zhuo’s downfall
A few nights after Dong Zhuo had shut Diaochan up in Meiwu, Lü Bu crossed quietly into the thatched hall of Wang Yun's house. Wang Yun came out to the gate and met him. Under the lamp of the hall, four men gathered in silence: Wang Yun and…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 36] The Dust on the Road to Meiwu — Dong Zhuo sends Diaochan to Mei Castle; Lü Bu watches the convoy leave
On the morning of the next day, above the dust of a carriage leaving the western gate of Chang'an, a sigh turned back toward the palace to the east. Dong Zhuo's order had come down early to the residence. One carriage stood at the head, an…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 35] The Story of the Severed Cap-Strings (絕纓之會) — Li Ru tells Dong Zhuo the tale of the Severed Tassel; Dong decides to move Diaochan to Meiwu
On the night Li Ru (李儒) bore in the old story of the Jueyingzhihui (絕纓之會, the meeting of cut cap-strings) and withdrew, Dong Zhuo's heart wavered. An old story of Chu lay upon the reading-desk of his study, and its lesson struck agai…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 34] The Halberd Thrown — Dong Zhuo hurls his halberd; Lü Bu flees the garden
While the embrace beneath the Fengyi Pavilion drifted slowly on, at the imperial audience in the Chang'an palace, Dong Zhuo noticed the attendant's seat behind him standing empty. Yesterday and today that seat should have held Fengxian, a …
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 33] A Step at the Fengyi Pavilion — Lü Bu and Diaochan meet at the Fengyi Pavilion railing
A few mornings later, Dong Zhuo mounted his carriage and went into the palace at Chang'an to attend to state affairs. Lü Bu (呂布) followed behind with his halberd, as usual. While Dong Zhuo held long talk before Emperor Xian (獻帝), Lü Bu…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 32] The Distance of One Spear — Lu Bu rushes to Dong Zhuo’s courtyard with a halberd
The next day, a guest came to Wang Yun's house: the Grand Preceptor Dong Zhuo. Wang Yun went out to the gate, met him, and led him to the seat of honor in the rear hall. After the wine had gone two rounds, Wang Yun offered a low line. "I s…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 31] The Woman Beneath the Moonlight — Wang Yun sends Lü Bu a gold crown and introduces Diaochan
The day after that single night of Tanjungjong, Wang Yun (王允) began to move. He had a craftsman take several dozen bright pearls from his house and fashion them into a golden crown, and he sent the crown secretly to Lü Bu (呂布). Lü Bu, …
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 30] A Sigh of the Minister (Book 1 Finale) — Wang Yun reveals his連環 plot to Diaochan that night in Chang’an
Chang'an (長安). A capital farther west than Luoyang. Here Dong Zhuo had settled. He made men call him "Shangfu" (尙父). He built a house called Meiwu (郿塢), some two hundred fifty li from Chang'an. Its walls rose as high as Chang'an's wa…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 29] The Bridge at Jieqiao — Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan clash at Jieqiao over Jizhou
After Sun Jian had returned to Jiangdong, Luoyang remained an empty heap of ashes. The allied army was already breaking up. Yuan Shao (袁紹) held camp at Henei, yet his grain was thin. His counselor Feng Ji (逢紀) offered a low line. "A gr…
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[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 28] The Man Who Hid the Jade — Sun Jian hides the jade seal and clashes with Liu Biao at Jingzhou
Sun Jian's army rode south three days. In the deepest pocket of his bosom lay a vermilion box. It weighed no more than a heavy set of armor. Yet this morning, that small thing had begun to drag countless shadows upon the back of his horse.…
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