#Li Bai Hui

[xiaolanhua]

Blossom 九重紫 (2024) Dir. Zeng Qing Jie – Ep. 15

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Blossom (2024)

Gifs of Intro of cdrama "Blossom"

ENG SUB 【九重紫 | Blossom】 EP01 —— Rebirth and Revenge: Meng Ziyi & Li Yunrui's Fateful Journey

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWPWW_ouRBY

[movielosophy]

后浪 ep 12 | Meng Meng, you like that? I’ll get it for you.

[binging-asian-dramas]

Legally Romance 7/8

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: Lost Romance (Taiwanese); Forever Love (cdrama)

As much as I love both actors, especially Tao, this series for me was very uneven. The first half I actually didn’t care for as much as I did as the last half which is unusual since it’s usually the other way around. I think it had a lot to do with how the female was written with the storyline. The whole plot resolves on “dreams” with a twist (don’t want to give away spoilers for those who still haven’t seen it yet) Now the chemistry between both leads are amazing to a point. I do feel Tao has more of a lovey-dovey feel to him then Song Zu Er especially in the first half, where Zu Er’s character is more stand-off’ish. There’s much more of a connection in the second half between them when her ‘dream’ ends. Overall it’s a nice pleasant unique romcom with a few hiccups here and there.

[bbcphile]

oh, for the wip game: light or mask.

Thanks for the ask, @momosandlemonsoda!

You and @eirenical are on the same wavelength, as it were (haha); I just answered one for "light" here , but I just found a new passage for "light" that you haven't seen yet, so I figured it would be a good one to share!

Wuyan hesitated again. "My expectation is based on prior experience, and"—he tapped a finger on the ladle as he struggled for words—"knowledge of the intervening time," he said at last, with a meaningful eyebrow raise.

Well, that was no help at all. Unless—disorientation, a-Fei not knowing where he was, recent events—Li Lianhua narrowed his eyes. "You mean his amnesia from Wuxin Huai. The damage to his Bai Hui acupoint." He gripped Dao's tassel tightly in his hand. So the acupoint damage was triggering a qi deviation and causing amnesia? Just how much had a-Fei been hiding from him?

Wuyan's wince was answer enough.

Li Lianhua swore internally, gripped the tassel with all his strength, and tried to take a calming breath. "That problem, at least, we can fix," he said, trying to project reassurance he only partially felt. "Xiaobao is going to heal that acupoint, which should address the memory problems—"

"—No." Wuyan jumped to his feet, dropping the ladle into the pot with a clang. "He can't."

"What do you mean, he can't?" Li Lianhua snapped, his heart racing so fast he felt light-headed. "How else do you propose we descend the Rebellious Qi and prevent another qi deviation? If Xiaobao heals it, then a-Fei will be in less pain, less panicked from amnesia"—Gods above, how had a-Fei hidden that from him?—"and calm enough that his qi won't sear holes in his meridians!"

Wuyan's hands clenched into fists at his side. "It's not damaged, Li-menzhu," he said, panic bleeding through his thin veneer of calm. "It's partially sealed. Deliberately."

Li Lianhua blinked at him, his mounting terror slowing his mind to a quarter of its usual speed. "He . . . partially sealed it to . . . block memories?"

"Precisely," Wuyan bit out. "And what do you think unsealing the acupoint would do?"

[danmeiconfession]

This is the most popular BL ships in China according to Lofter

**1. wangxian (MDZS)**

10. Shen Weni / Zhao Yunlan (Guardian)

**12. Lan xichen / Jiang Cheng (MDZS)**

15 Wen Kexing / Zhou Zishu (Word of Honor)

**16 Hualian (MDZS)**

**17 Lan Xichen / Jin Guangyao (MDZS)**

21 Li Yu / Jian Suiying (In Love with an Idiot - 188)

27 He Zhao / Xie Yu (Fake Slacker)

**38 Bingqiu (SVSSS)**

**42 Xiao Xingchen / Xue Yang (MDZS)**

44 Moran / Chu Wanning (2ha)

**52 WWX / JC (MDZS)**

56 19 Days

**57 BingJiu (SVSSS)**

59 Qin Jiu / You Huo (Global University Entrance Examination)

**61** **WWX/LWJ (MDZS) -it's reverse**

**63 Si zhui / Jin Ling (MDZS)**

67 Luo Wenzhou / Fei Du (Mo Du)

**68** **Xue Yang / Xiao Xingchen (MDZS)**

69 Yuan Yang / Gu Qingpei (Beloved Enemies - 188)

73 Zhao Jinxin / Li Shou (Winner Takes All - 188)

77 Jiang Tian / Sheng Wang (Mou Mou)

78 Yan Xie / Jiang Ting (Po Yun)

85 Song Ju Han / He Gu (Years of Intoxication - 188)

87 Shao Qun / Li Cheng Xiu (Sissy - 188)

104 Chang Geng / Gu Yun (Sha po lang)

126. Zhao Yunlan / Shen Weni (Guardian) - reverse

134 SCI

135 Jiang Cheng / Gu fei (Sa Ye)

**138 Nie Mingjue /Jin Guangyao (MDZS)**

141 Yu Fengcheng / Bai Xinyu (My Little Poplar - 188)

**149 JC / WWX (MDZS)**

**161 FengQing (TGCF)**

183 Luo Yi / Wen Xiao Hui (Additional Inheritance - 188)

**185 Moshang (SVSSS)**

195 Bu Chonghua / Wu Yu (Poyun 2 )

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[jamajia]

"Heartbeat"

♠️VESTITA DI ME♠️

MY.SOUL)

Potrei aspettarti anche sotto la pioggia, non sentirei freddo perché ascolto i battiti del tuo cuore caldo e pieno d'emozioni. Si lo so vorresti dire tante cose, non importa perché poi sarà la pioggia a parlarmi di te! Sai a volte sento un respiro lungo alla schiena, che lentamente sposta i veli ondeggianti della mia anima, essi tremano..vorrei...

Sai il fiume scorre, ed è proprio li che sento  tutte le emozioni, ed è per questo che amo la pioggia. Lì si unisce il mio battito al tuo, lì la pioggia mi porta a te, fin dai tempi dell'incarnazione dove in tutte queste vite ci sei sempre stato, tu, in questa eterna pioggia, da cuore a cuore..dove tutto inizia da una fine senza tempo...

      "Ci incontreremo tra le pagine di un libro"

♠️AMATEVI♠️

  ♣️"Yeon-si-mae-choe,hui-hwi-rang-yo."♣️ le freccie del tempo continua a spronare il sole del mattino splende luminoso....~ 🖤

♠️Mystigue bay j.m♠️

4/8/2023) ore 17,53)

[pippin-pippout]

So I dragged myself kicking and screaming and, yes, mostly in denial, through the last episodes of A Journey to Love.

My thoughts can be summarized as follows:

Obviously this is mainly due to me being horrifically traumatized by Yuan Lu’s death. After all, they told us from the get go he wouldn’t live to 20. They made it clear he had a deadly heart disease. And then. They had the nerve. They had the audacity. They had the actual fucking bahoonga BALLS to follow through!?

But then I found myself sobbing at literally every good guy death scene, plus all of the mourning scenes. The latter was in large part thanks to Alen Fang's acting - deepest apologies to him for just referring to his character as 'the slutty one' for the majority of the show. Not that I was wrong. Also thanks to strong performances from He Lan Dou for Yuan Lu's death.

Anyway so I need to add this gif x4 for the Liudao Hall babies:

Qian Zhao, da ge, who made mistakes but always did right in the end

Sun Lang, who just wanted to hold something fluffy at the end, dying a hero

Yuan Lu, who died in his princess's arms after running to deliver a letter rendered useless by the Emperor of An's greed.

Yu Shisan, who lived as he lived and had such a happy moment with Chu Yue right before it all became irrevocable.

When they added Yu Shisan to the snowball fight, I just about lost it. Liu Yuning's acting there - having the realization about Shisan's death as he watched them play in real time was so well done. Really hurt.

Plus I'll make a couple of versions with edits.

For the Wu Emperor. I knew it was gonna happen from the spoilers but damn, him genuinely learning the value of friendship and brotherly love made me root for him. Dude did not deserve to go out like that. Thank goodness for the magic of CDramas where he lived just long enough to pass on his will to Ning Yuanzhou, and do one last act of good.

It also ensured Duke of Chu was able to pass on his command to his daughter, Chu Yue, before dying of the same (was not clear if her bro died or not, or if dad was always going to choose her).

And for Deng Hui. Started out thinking he was just a sexist bastard. Turns out he was one of the most principled characters in the show.

Their deaths didn't make me cry, but I respect them.

Also loved Chen Du Ling's (Empress of Wu) small part in this. I may not like all of her characters but she can deliver a scene and hold a room. It was a bit cathartic to see her put every man in their place, and basically decide the fate of two countries, even though her lament that she'd only ever have power through another held true.

Ah Ying, my baby girl. This is a character that could have turned people off from the beginning. Thanks to strong writing and stronger acting, it did not. I was super impressed with He Lan Dou. She can dial it up and dial it down in a single take, and can play big dramatic scenes with a subtlety that some older actors cannot grasp. This was the first thing I've seen her in, though for her and Chen You Wei (Yuan Lu) I might watch Tiger and Crane if someone tells me it's good.

I still think Li Tongguang is a perverted and creepy child, who never managed to learn (except in literally the last ep), but at least I trust that he will treat Ah Ying well. I don't hold it against him for screwing up the battle - he was trying to be benevolent but made a bad choice.

The main couple win it for me this year. What an inspired pairing. They beat out heavy hitters including Bai Lu x Everyone which was near impossible. Something to do with letting Liu Shi Shi use Liu Yuning's height against him at every possible moment. Also the 'if you die, I'll finish the job and then follow you' is my favorite dynamic. I swear when Ruyi threw those bombs, NOT NEEDING TO HAVING ALREADY SUCCEEDED AT KILLING THE KING AND PRINCE, just to join him, y'all I died. Good for whoever posthumously gave her the Marquis title on her own (not just furen) - couldn't tell if it was Li Tongguang acting as regent or Dayang (great shot of those two at the end).

The final episode was one of the best final cdrama episodes I've seen. I might have to make another post about that. In sum, despite losing a large portion of the well-loved cast, the remainder gave a world-class finale. The visuals were incredible (explosions are my favorite). The final scene was beautiful (though I'm a bit surprised they gave it to Chu Yue instead of Ah Ying who knew all 6 of them closely).

[cultivationguides]

佛說摩訶迦羅大黑天神經 Fo shuo mo he jia lo da hei tian shen jing

御大黑誓願云 yu da hei shi yuan yun

貧窮眾生與福力 ping qiong zhong sheng yu fu li

短命者成長命 duan ming zhe cheng chang ming

病眾生與良藥 bing zhong sheng yu liang yao

無智者成智者。 wu zhi zhe cheng zhi zhe.

南無本師釋迦牟尼佛(×3) Na Mo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo

惡心者成善心 er xin zhe cheng shan xin

開經偈 kai jing jie

無上甚深微妙法 wu shang shen shen wei miao fa

我今見聞得受持 wo jin jian wen de shou chi

百千萬劫難遭遇 bai qian wan jie nan zhao yu

願解如來真實義。 yuan jie ru lai zhen shi yi.

佛說摩訶迦羅大黑天神經 Fo shuo mo he jia lo da hei tian shen jing

爾時如來告大眾言今此大會中有大菩薩· er shi ru lai gao da zhong yan jin ci da hui zhung you da pu sha

名日大福德自在圓滿菩薩·此菩薩往昔成等正覺· ming yue da fu de zi zai yuan man pu sha ci pu sha wang xi cheng deng zhen jue

號大摩尼珠王如來今以自在業力故 hao da mo ni zhu wang ru lai jin yi zi zai ye li gu

來娑婆世界·顯大黑天神是大菩薩大會中lai suo po shi jie xian da hei tian shen shi da pu sha da hui zhung

即起座合掌白佛言,我於一切貧窮無福眾生 ji qi zuo he zhang bai fo yan wo yu yi qie ping qiong wu fu zhong sheng

為與大福德·今現優婆塞形眷屬七母女天 wei yu da fu de jin xian you po sai xing juan shu qi mu nue tian

三界游現欲與一切眾生福德· san jie you xian yue yu yi qie zhong sheng fu de

惟願世尊為我說大福德圓滿陀羅尼· wei yuan shi zun wei wo shuo da fu de yuan man tuo luo ni

爾時世尊開貌含笑說咒曰: er shi shi zun kai mao han xiao shuo zhou yue

曩謨三曼多慕噠喃喃摩訶迦羅耶娑婆訶 Namo Samanta Buddhanam Om Mahakalaya Svaha

爾時世尊告大眾言,此天神咒

er shi shi zun gao da zhong yan ci tian shen zhou

過去無量諸佛出世不說若未來惡世中·

guo qu wu liang zhu fo chu shi bu shuo ruo wei lai er shi zhung

有諸貧窮人·聞此陀羅尼名者·

you zhu ping qiong ren wen ci tuo luo ni ming zhe

當知是人·降大摩尼寶珠·湧出無量珍寶 dang zhi shi ren jiang da mo ni bao zhu yong chu wu liang zhen bao

爾時大黑天神白佛言・若有末法中眾生持此咒者·

er shi da hei tian shen bai fo yan ruo you mo fa zhung zhong sheng chỉ ci zhou zhe

我體若五尺·若三尺·若五寸·刻其形象 wo ti ruo wu chi ruo san chi ruo wu cun ke qi xing xiang

安置伽藍·若崇敬家內·我遣七母女天眷屬 an zhi qie lan ruo cong jing jia nei wo qian qi mu nue tian juan shu

八萬四千人福德神·遊行十方每日供養一千人 ba wan shi qian ren fu de shen yiu xing shi fang mei ri gong yang yi qian ren

若我所說有虛妄者·永墮惡趣不還本覺· ruo wo suo shuo you xu wang zhe yong duo er qu bu huan ben jue

若又以種種珍菓美酒等供養者將降甘露 ruo you yi zhong zhong zhen guo mei jiu deng gong yang zhe jiang jiang gan lu

時一起大眾皆大歡喜·信受奉行作禮而去 shi yi qi da zhong jie da huan xi xin shou feng xing zuo li er qu.

大黑天讚 da hei tian zan

願諸世界常安穩

Yuan zhu shi jie chang an wen

無邊福智益��生 Wu bian fu zhi yi qun sheng

所有罪障並消除 Shuo you zui zhang bing siao chu

遠離眾苦歸圓寂 Yuan li zhong ku gui yuan ji

大黑天神咒 da hei tian shen zhou

曩謨三曼多·慕噠喃·唵·摩訶迦羅耶娑婆訶。。。 Namo Samanta Buddhanam Om Mahakalaya Svaha

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Blossom (2024)

Trailer 【九重紫 | Blossom】 首支片花——孟子义李昀锐珠沉玉碎入轮回

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6YT1SlbVig

[movielosophy]

后浪  | Washing Tou Tou

[mirageofadesert]

Rating cdramas I watched as a newbie pt.1

!!Spoiler Warning!!

The Untamed 9+1/10 

Acting: 10/10 World-building: 9/10 Production: 7/10 Storytelling: 9/10 Re-watch Value: 10/10  Pacing: 7/10 Bonus: +1 for Chemistry & Fight Scenes 

The Untamed was the first C-Drama I watched. At the time, my BTS focused Twitter TL started to watch the drama during BTS 2019 break and I joined them out of curiosity. The first few episodes left me very confused, while the beginning of the flashback in episode 3 failed to grab my attention initially. It wasn't until episode 10, that I was completely sold. Later on, the show made me cry so much. In retrospect I think, that this drama doesn't just have a high re-watch value, it actually gets better watching it a second time.

When I watch the initially confusing beginning now, it makes me tear up. While I didn't care about all the side characters at first, the second time around I was full of emotion and sadness seeing their story play out. However, the initial pacing was a bit too slow and I almost stopped watching the show. The overall world-building is interesting, but it left me with a lot of question regarding the sect system and the Wen sect felt especially flat. The highlights are definitely the acting by the main characters and the supporting cast, as well as Yibos fighting scenes. One of the biggest problem of the show is the production: From low budget CGI to cheap looking props, to strange camera angles and lighting issues.

I would always recommend this to someone who hasn't watch cdramas yet. It's easy to get into and the story and characters are equally well done!

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Word of Honor 8/10 

Acting: 8/10 World-building: 8/10 Production: 5/10 Storytelling: 8/10 Re-watch Value: 8.5/10  Pacing: 9/10 Bonus: A psycho with red eye makeup and a fan.

Neflix was really adamant that I would like this show and after a while I (fourtunally) gave in. As much as I love it now, initially, it took me a while to get into the characters and world. I was often confused about the story, which actually added tension. I cried so much during that wedding. Some of the acting of the side characters was rough, so was the production at times. The romantic slowed down fight scenes really made me cringe so hard I had to pause the video multiple times. One of my favorite things is the world-building, especially the social constructed ghosts, even through it took me a while to fully understand them. The story arc between the Scorpion King and his adoptive father messed me up a bit, but it gave the show even more nuances. I love this show so much now, Wen Kexing has my whole heart.

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Back from the Brink 6-1/10

Acting: 6/10 World-building: 7/10 Production: 8/10 Storytelling: 4/10 Re-watch Value: 4/10  Pacing: 4/10 Bonus: -1 for making me hate Liu Yao Yuan's character and acting

YouTube started to recommend the show to me and I started out really liking it. Especially the familiar arc was fun and when Tian Yao took the heart scale from Yan Hui I was ready to cry. However, at some point the show turned into a mess. The characters become more and more flat and the emotional impact of the events were non existing. The acting was another weak point of the show - and I do think it's the fault of the bad script. Neo Hou is doing a good job as Tian Yao, while Zhou Ye as Yan Hui is carrying the show. Riley Wang lacks as Bai Xiao Sheng and I think he doesn't suit this genre. All the villains are flat and boring. But Liu Yao Yuan as the dumb prince Zhu Li is a crime. I hated this character every time he appeared on screen for being annoying and unnecessary. But what really made me lose it, is when I recognized the actor as having played Wang Zhi in The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty. He did such a great job there and was one of my favorite character. It takes a especially bad script, superficial directing and one-dimensional character to make a talented actor to give such a horrible performance. 

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Till the end of the Moon 10/10 

Acting: 10/10 World-building: 9/10 Production: 9/10 Storytelling: 10/10 Re-watch Value: 10/10  Pacing: 10/10 Bonus: In my Tantai Jin obsession era

Who needs sleep and sun light, when you got Luo Yunxi as Tantai Jin suffering so prettily? Not me apparently, since I binged the show in one weekend, skipping sleep, only to re-watch the show the second I was done with the last episode. Is there room for improvement? Of course. The editing messed up the pacing, but I still loved it the way it was. My main grievance is that they had to cut so many episodes and side stories. I see a lot of people complain about the complex story-line and plot holes, but I actually think that if you pay close attention its all explained quite well. Only the re-birth connection took me a bit to fully understand. That's why I also like the pacing - it's faster than normal, but that led me to be obsessed with the show by episode 2 (usually it takes me at least 6-10 episodes). I cried, I laughed, I squeaked and vibrated in excitement. The acting is great through out the show, even the supporting cast is pulling their weight next to two strong leads. The chemistry between Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu is really something. I loved watching the bts moment, when they were overacting their parts only to fall into character so well, once the camera was on.

The show - and Luo Yunxi - pulled my out of a hyper-fixation, that was turning draining and effecting my mental health negatively. I will forever be thankful for this, but also stay cautions not to be dragged into fandom toxicity again.

Part 2 coming soon... (including Love is Sweet, Love Between a Fairy and a Devil, And the winner is love and more)

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WIP Wednesday

It's Wednesday again (somehow), and I'm sick and tired of hacking up a lung, so I'm sharing this with you all because interacting with the fandom definitely helps cheer me up!

Here's more of the rewritten chapter where LLH and FDB are arguing about how to save DFS, who has run off into the woods to have a qi deviation. (You can find all previous excerpts here.)

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"There has to be—OH!" Xiaobao gasped. "His Bai Hui acupoint! You said it's damaged! Could I heal it? Will that help?”

Li Lianhua's scoff fractured into a sob. “Not now! The damage is done! At most, it could circulate his rebellious qi, but even then, he'd need–"

–Oh. A-Fei would need Yangzhouman in a handful of acupoints that specialized in descending rebellious qi. Ones that also calmed the mind and spirit. And ideally reduced headaches and paranoia so a-Fei wouldn't lose control again. Then a-Fei's qi could flow freely, stabilize, and start to heal the damage.

A-Fei could live.

“What else does he need?” Xiaobao asked, his hands starting to tremble. “Do you have a plan? Will it work?”

Li Lianhua nodded, slowly. Technically, yes. If a-Fei’s meridians were intact enough to circulate qi at all–

“Then tell me!" Xiaobao begged, his hands shaking so hard they shook Li Lianhua. "Tell me what you need me to do!”

–if Xiaobao got there in time, and if he gave exactly the right amount of qi and at exactly the right rate.

If if if.

“Xiaohua’er?”

But if it failed, if Xiaobao saved him but not a-Fei, if he was too late, or if Xiaobao was overzealous and the transfer ruptured a-Fei’s meridians, if their argument had been his last conversation with the man–

Li Lianhua’s lungs seized so painfully his hands went numb.

Dao fell from his grip.

He caught the saber in his arms and pressed it to his chest, his heart racing. “We can’t! He could die! I could lose—” he gasped, the words ripping themselves free of his mouth without his permission. “I can’t–I need hi–” he clamped his mouth closed with a frantic shake of his head, stemming the tide of words and blood before they could rebel yet more.

There was a horrible moment of silence.

Xiaobao took a slow breath that shook as much as his hands, then slowly wrapped his arms around Li Lianhua, and held him tight. “I know,” he murmured, stroking his shoulder. “And I know you'd pay any price to save him, especially your life—" his voice broke, and he exhaled slowly, fighting to regain control. “But you can’t." He squeezed Li Lianhua in his embrace that felt like an apology, then swallowed, hard. "Because if you die, he’d follow.”

What little air remained disappeared from Li Lianhua’s lungs.

“Not because of me,” Xiaobao continued, as though he hadn’t just run Li Lianhua through the heart more viciously than any weapon could. “And not on purpose. But . . . Xioahua'er, you know he's not well. You know it's not just from the acupoint. He's struggling and he needs us, both of us, today, and in the future. If you die to save him from this qi deviation, who will save him from the one he'd have when he learns why you died? When he thinks he's responsible? When all he wants in the world—more than freedom, more than his own safety, more than his own life—is for you to live.”

Li Lianhua gaped at him, the horrifying scene Xiaobao had painted appearing in vivid splashes of color before his eyes. “No,” he tried to gasp, but no sound came out.

“So what’s more important, Xiaohua’er?” Xiaobao asked, holding him more tightly, a hint of bite slipping into his otherwise soothing tone. “Do you want to die? Or do you want a-Fei to live?”

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忘川风华录 Cheat Sheet - PRE-QIN

Character list for the music project/game Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu

Created solely for my own convenience

All images etc taken from the game's official website

Info taken from Wikipedia

Mao-mao not included, sowwy

姜太公 | Jiang Taigong | Khương Thái Công

1128 BC - 1015 BC

Also known as Jiang Ziya / Taigong Wang / Lǚ Wang

General, strategist to King Wu of Zhou, helped establish the Zhou Dynasty

Song: Gui Diao Yin

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

屈原 | Qu Yuan | Khuất Nguyên

c. 340 BC – c. 278 BC

Poet, author of Li Sao, one of the first verse writers in ancient China

Theme song: N/A

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

韩非 | Han Fei | Hàn Phi

c.  280 BC – c. 233 BC

Philosopher of the Legalist school, author of Han Feizi

Song: Shi Fei

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

西施 | Xi Shi | Tây Thi

One of ancient China's Four Beauties

Given to Fuchai which allegedly led to the fall of the State of Wu

Song: Qing Guo

In-game rarity: 天

范蠡 | Fan Li | Phạm Lãi

Strategist of Yue (Warring States)

(According to legends) discovered Xi Shi and later lived with her after the fall of Wu

Song: N/A

In-game rarity: 地

荆轲 | Jing Ke | Kinh Kha

Died 227 BC

Retainer of Yan (Warring States)

Attempted to assassinate Qin Shi Huang

Song: Yi Shui Jue

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 地

高渐离 | Gao Jianli | Cao Tiệm Ly

Musician of Yan (Warring States), friend of Jing Ke

Also attempted to assassinate Qin Shi Huang

Song: Yi Shui Jue

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 地

干将 | Gan Jiang | Can Tương

Part of a swordsmith couple during the Spring and Autumn period

Forged a pair of swords that also bore their names

Song: Wei Jian

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 地

夫差 | Fuchai | Phù Sai

Reigned 495 BC – 473 BC

Last king of Wu (Spring and Autumn period)

Responsible for capturing and releasing Goujian, leading to the fall of his state

Song: Wen Jian Chun Qiu

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

勾践 | Goujian | Câu Tiễn

Reigned 496 BC – 465 BC

King of Wu (Spring and Autumn period)

Exacted revenge on and defeated Wu

Song: Wen Jian Chun Qiu

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

伍子胥 | Wu Zixu | Ngũ Tử Tư

Died 484 BC

General and politician of Wu (Spring and Autumn period)

First served King Helü of Wu, was not entrusted by King Fuchai

Song: N/A

Also appears in: Wen Jian Chun Qiu

In-game rarity: 地

白起 | Bai Qi | Bạch Khởi

c. 332 BC –c. 257 BC

Military general of Qin (Warring States), whose victory paved way for the establishment of the Qin Dynasty

Extremely high kill count

Song: Qi Zhan Ling

Also appears in: Kuang Gu Hui Xiang

In-game rarity: 天

墨翟 | Mo Di | Mặc Địch

c. 470 BCE – c. 391 BCE

Also known as Mozi

Philosopher, founder of Mohism

Talented in carpentry

Song: Mo Yin Xia Sheng

In-game rarity: 天

公输班 | Gongshu Ban | Công Du Ban

c. 507 BCE – 444 BCE

Also known as Lu Ban

Carpenter, engineer, inventor of several things including the saw

Song: N/A

Also appears in: Mo Yin Xia Sheng

In-game rarity: 天

庄周 | Zhuang Zhou | Trang Chu

c. 369 BCE - c. 286 BCE

Also known as Zhuangzi / Chuang Tzu

Philosopher, author of Zhuangzi, established the foundation of Taoism

Song: N/A

In-game rarity: 天

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Account of the Di (WS101)

[I.e. the kingdom of Chouchi. This post covers down to the ascension of Yang Baozong in 429]

The Di are a separate kind of the Western Yi, titled the Baima. At the juncture of the Three Eras, perhaps Bai was a lord or chief, but in that period there was a single court audience. For that reason the Poetry claims:

Since those Di and Qiang, do not dare not to come to the King.

From Qin, Han and onwards, for generation they lived in Qi, Long and southwards, and Hanchuan and westwards, and established themselves as prominent leaders.

In the middle of Han's Jian'an [196 – 220] there was Yang Teng, he was a great leader of the section's family groups. Teng was brave, strong and with many plans and schemes. He was the first to move to Chouchi. Chouchi has an area of a hundred [bai] qing, because of that he used it as a title. [All] four sides are steep and sheer, and are 7 li tall. The road coils like goat intestines for thirty-six rotations. On its top is the source of the Feng river. They cook the earth to achieve salt.

After Teng there was someone named Qianwan. Wei designated him as King of the Baiqing Di. Qianwan's grandson was named Feilong. He gradually grew strong and flourishing, Emperor Wu of Jin made use of him as General who Pacifies the West.

He had no sons, and reared his sister's son Linghu Maosou as his son. Middle of Emperor Hui's Yuankang era [291 – 299], Maosou titled himself General who Supports the State and Worthy King of the Right, the crowd of Di pushed him forward as ruler. Many of the gentlemen Within the Passes who drifted and moved about relied on him. Emperor Min used him as General of Agile Cavalry and Worthy King of Left.

Maosou died, and his son Nandi controlled the position. He and his younger brother Jiantou divided the entourage. Nandi titled himself Worthy King of the Left and stationed at Xiabian. Jiantou titled himself Worthy King of the Right, and stationed at Hechi.

Nandi died, his son Yi was installed. He titled himself Envoy Holding the Tally, Dragon Prancing General, Worthy King of the Left, and Duke of Duke of Xiabian. He used Jiantou's son Pan as Envoy Holding the Tally, General of the Best of the Army, Worthy King of the Right, and Duke of Hechi. He was subject to Jin, and Jin used Yi as General who Conquers the South.

3rd Year [of Xiankang, 337 AD, per Songshu], Yi's senior kinsman Chu assaulted and killed Yi, and also gained his multitudes. He installed himself as Duke of Chouchi and was subject to Shi Hu. Later he claimed to be vassal to Jin. 10th Year of Yonghe [354 AD], changed Chu to be Duke of Tianshui.

11th Year [355 AD], Yi's younger brother Songnu sent his aunt's son Liang Sanwang to take the opportunity of attending to straight away with blade in hand kill Chu. Chu's son Guo led left and right to excute Sanwang and Songnu, and then installed himself as Duke of Chouchi. Huan Wen petitioned for Guo to be Inspector of Qin province, and for Guo's son An to be Grand Warden of Wudu.

12th Year [356 AD], Guo's junior uncle's son Jun killed Guo and installed himself. Guo's son An betrayed Fu Sheng, killed Jun, and then declared himself a vassal to Jin.

An died, his son Shi installed himself as Duke of Chouchi. Jin's 3rd Year of Taihe [368 AD], used Shi as Inspector of Qin province, and his younger brother Tong as Grand Warden of Wudu.

Shi died. Tong deposed Shi's son Zuan and installed himself. Tong was also named De. Zuan assembled a faction, assaulted and killed Tong, and installed himself as Duke of Chouchi. He dispatched envoys to go to Emperor Jianwen, who used Zuan as Inspector of Qin province. Jin's 1st Year of Xian'an [371 Ad], Fu Jian dispatched Yang An to invade Zuan. He overcame him, and moved his people to Within the Passes, and emptied the land of Baiqing.

At the death of Songnu, his two sons Fonu and Fogou escaped and ran to Fu Jian. Jian used [a daughter] as wife to Fonu's son Ding, and designated him as Master of Writing and [General who] Leads the Army. At the defeat of Fu Jian, Guanyou was disturbed and chaotic. Ding exhausted his strength for Jian. When Jian died, he led the multitudes to run to Longyou. He moved to govern Licheng, which is 120 li from Chouchi, and set up granaries and stores at Baiqing. He summoned the barbarians and the Xia, and obtained more than a thousand families. He declared himself Dragon Prancing General and Duke of Chouchi, and declared to be vassal to Jin. Xiaowu promptly used what he had titled himself to make use of him, and later used him as Inspector of Qin province. 4th Year of Dengguo [389 AD], he thereupon had the land of Qin province, and titled himself as King of Longxi. He was later killed by Qifu Qiangui. He had no sons.

Fogou's son Sheng first was overseeing the state, and defended Chouchi. He then controlled affairs, titled himself General who Conquers the West, Inspector of Qin province, and Duke of Chouchi, and conferred posthumous title on Ding as Martial [wu] King. He divided the various Di and Qiang to make twenty sections with Army-Protectors. Each he made a garrison posts, and he did not set up commanderies and counties. Thereupon he had the land of Hanzhong, but continued to declare to be vassal to Jin. Beginning of Tianxing [398 – 404], he dispatched envoys to court [i.e. the Wei court] with tribute. A decree used Sheng as Great General who Conquers the South and King of Chouchi. He was isolated and blocked off by Yao Xing, and did not mange to communicate annually with tribute and envoys. Sheng used his older brother's son Fu as General who Pacifies the South and Inspector of Liang# province, to defend Hanzhong. Middle of Liu Yu's Yongchu [420 – 422], ennobled Sheng as King of Wudu. Sheng died, his private posthumous title was Kind and Civil [huiwen] King. His son Xuan controlled the position.

Xuan, courtesy name Huangmei, was titled Great General who Conquers the West, Opening Office with Ceremony Similar to the Three Ministers, Inspector of Qin province, and King of Wudu. Though he was a declared vassal to Liu Yilong, he continued to defer to the symbol of Jin's Yongxi era. Later he started to use Yilong's Yuanjia calendar.

Earlier, Sheng spoke to Xuan, saying:

I am aged and already old, and will end as a subject of Jin. For you it is good to serve the Song emperor.

For that reason Xuan deferred to him.

Xuan was good at entertaining scholars, and was cherished by migrants and long-time [inhabitants]. 4th Year of Shiguang [427 AD], Shizu dispatched the Great Swan-geese Arranger, Gongsun Gui, to designate Xuan as Great General who Conquers the South, Chief Controller, Inspector of Liang# province, and King of Nanqin. Xuan sent up a petition to request to be aligned with inner vassals. Allowed it. Xuan died, his private posthumous title was Filial and Luminous [xiaozhao] King. His son Baozong controlled the position.