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Three Kingdoms 365

Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 118] The Gaze of Cai Mao
In a room in the western annex of the Inspector's residence (刺史府) at Xiangyang (襄陽), Cai Mao (蔡瑁) sat long into the night. Two letters lay unfolded upon the desk. To the left, a letter from a kinsman at Xudu (許都). To the right, a …
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/21 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 117] The Flesh That Grew Back (髀肉復生)
It was the morning of the fourth day since his return from the banquet at Xiangyang (襄陽). Liu Bei (劉備) went out to the well behind the magistrate's office to wash his face. He splashed a dipper of cold water across his face, and the he…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/20 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 116] The Edge of the Seat
The letter of invitation from Xiangyang (襄陽) reached the magistrate's office at Xinye (新野) three days after Liu Bei (劉備) opened the dawn of his forty-seventh year. The letter was courteous. Liu Biao (劉表), Inspector of Jingzhou, was…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/19 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 115] Dawn at Xinye
Within the small walled town of Xinye (新野), in the back courtyard of Liu Bei's (劉備) magistrate's hall, the rooster was crowing its second call this dawn as well. At the western corner of the yard, a few bundles of firewood that Guan Yu…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/18 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 114] A Night in Xudu
At the threshold of the winter of 207 CE, the northern sky above Xudu (許都) was uncommonly clear. Seen from the south of Xudu, the seven stars of the Northern Dipper (北斗) hung this evening undimmed to the tip of the handle. A winter cla…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/17 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 113] The West Gate at Xiangyang
On the third morning after leaving Xinye (新野), Liu Bei's (劉備) party reached the west gate of Xiangyang (襄陽). The road before the gate was narrow — a breadth in which two horses could hardly stand side by side. Liu Bei dismounted, hel…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/16 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 112] A Man Come from Xiangyang
From Xiangyang (襄陽) to Xinye (新野) was half a day by horse. Late that afternoon, a man who had ridden that half-day without rest reached the east gate of Xinye. The man who dismounted was a civil officer in his mid-forties. The hem of h…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/15 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 111] The Scroll at the Southern Window
On the evening after Ma Teng's (馬騰) name had been set upon the scroll, Cao Cao (曹操) sat at the southern window. The candles on the western side of the Chancellor's residence had already gone out. Only the southern window stood open, an…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/14 17:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Day 110] Hoofbeats from Xiliang
On the morning after his arrival at Xudu (許都), a dispatch came up from the west. The sun had not yet fully risen above the eastern window. Two or three sparrows in the courtyard of the Chancellor's residence took turns pecking at a singl…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/13 17:10
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[Day 109] On the Road to Xudu
From Yijing (易京) to Xudu (許都) was a thousand li. The procession that bore Guo Jia's (郭嘉) coffin at its head came down south a beat slower than an ordinary march. Xun You (荀攸) bent his knee twice every morning — before the march, an…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/09/12 17:10

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