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The On1y One

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

The On1y One (2024, Taiwan)

Director: Liu Kuang Hui

Writers: Wang Yu Chen & Liu Kuang Hui (based on the novel by Mu Su Li)

Mini-review:

Okay, why did nobody tell me the director of Your Name Engraved Herein had made a whole-ass gay drama? Just from that fact, I already knew I would love this. It certainly has more of a BL vibe compared to the movie, probably due to the source material, but it still manages to avoid basically all the toxic tropes and stereotypes. I really appreciate when these type of dramas take as much time as necessary to properly flesh out the characters and their bond, which is what you get here. People looking for constant romance will be disappointed, but the leads have fantastic chemistry, and seeing their development is exactly what makes it special. But truly, the characters are so relatable; the show uses them to make some beautiful reflections on life and youth. My biggest complaint is that the pace does get a bit too slow from time to time. Still, The On1y One is a gorgeously made drama and I definitely hope that second season happens.

[dangermousie]

Top Dozen 2023 drama MLs so far

It's August, so not the end of the year, neither it is at halfway year mark, but why would I ever do anything like a normal person? Here my very very subjective list. I have limited myself to one dude per drama or LYF would be half the list. No order except alphabetical.

Chen Wende (Sun Yizhou in Gone With the Rain, China)

The epic troll lord stole the whole drama as competently as he stole the FL's heart. He was competent and adult and oh-so-amused by but also gone for the heroine.

Gu Jiusi (Bai Jing Ting in Chang Feng Du/Destined, China)

CFD lost steam for me halfway through but Jiusi's character remained a delight throughout and BJT gave a great performance as a golden boy who went through a bunch of hell and grew up but remained goodnatured at heart.

Han Dong Jin (Kim Young Kwang in Call It Love, Korea)

You know, he and Jing (from LYF1) really fit the same mold even if one is in a mellow realistic modern and another in xianxia - lovely traumatized people from monster families who win over heroine with a metric ton of baggage through sheer unswerving decency. I have a type.

Jang Uk (Lee Jae Wook in Alchemy of Souls s2, Korea)

I loved Uk in S1 and S2 continued that love - he's so intense, so grieving, so still in love with Naksu. LJW is always a good actor so it's such a pleasure to see him in a good role.

Kim Do Ha (Hwang Min Hyun, My Lovely Liar, Korea)

The year of surprises - Minhyun, who I found utterly wooden in AoS stole my heart here as this hopeful, traumatized sweetheart of a man.

Kim Moo Chan (Park Hae Jin, The Killing Vote, Korea)

Yeah, we are only one ep in but who said anything about this list was objective? PHJ brings his usual unsettling intensity to the role of a cop who breaks all the rules and teeters on the edge and now is set to catch a killer who really only differs from him in a matter of degree.

Lee Jang Hyun (Nam Goong Min in My Dearest, Korea)

If I had to pick a favorite ML from this list, it would be between him and Jing (LYF). This is basically if you took Rhett Butler and took out slavery and rape but gave him a sword. The character is complex and nuanced and NGM is giving his usual incredible performance.

Lee Rang (Kim Bum in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, Korea)

I was not a Rang fangirl for most of the original (even if he was well-acted; and he did win me over by the end) but I fell for him head over heels in this sequel/prequel/spin-off. I am so happy the man who believed he had nobody and was abandoned by everybody ends the story with his beloved brother and his beloved woman, both.

Moon Seo Ha (Ahn Bo Hyun in See You in My 19th Life, Korea)

A lot of MLs on this list have serious trauma and haunted by it and can't let go of their past love (I have a type) but even by those standards, Seo Ha was such a lovely, quiet person slowly healing.

Tantai Jin (Luo Yunxi in Till the End of the Moon, China)

Abuse victim/monster/praiseworthy king/xianxia saint/man on the brink - LYX portrayed a character in multiple timelines and many different complexities and did it amazingly. Tantai Jin may or may not win my favorite place on this list, but his performance was hands-down the most glorious thing this year.

Tushan Jing/Ye Shiqi (Deng Wei in Lost You Forever part 1, China)

If before LYF aired someone would have told me that a character played by Deng Wei, an actor I've always found eminently forgettable, would make it on this list and be in the running to win the whole thing actually, I'd have wondered what weird reality they came from. They somehow managed to make someone genuinely good and kind not in the least boring; I am ridiculously invested in the man who managed to keep his soul after all he's been through.

Yun Xiang (Chen Xiao in The Ingenuous One, China)

A schemer on a revenge quest, smarter than anyone else in the room but helpless in front of love. Yun Xiang was an adult in an adult story for adults and it was glorious.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Till The End of The Moon (2023)

Behind the scenes: Tantai Jin is also cute at times😍 | Till The End of The Moon | YOUKU Shorts

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LVWr_GXE19k

[the--grin--reaper]

Ship Names !! (Symbolic edition)

Voidblade - Lindon/Yerin (Canon)

Dreamlight - Kelsa/Jai Long (Canon)

Soulcane - Seisha/Jaran (Canon)

Frostedge (MINTIM) - Min Shuei/Timias Adama (Canon)

Swordwing - Cassias/Jing (Canon)

Puredragon - Lindon/Chen (Uh? Partially canon? Alternatively thread of fate canon? I guess?)

Lifearmour - Meira/Kiro (Canon? Idk?)

Graceflame - Grace/Lindon (One sided/Unrequited)

Ghostmalice - Lindon/Malice (Malice has canonically flirted with Lindon multiple times but he rightfully finds it yucky)

Puremercy - Lindon/Mercy (Pride thinks this one is canon but also one sided/unrequited on Mercy's side. I think)

Prideflame - Pride/Lindon (I find gay pride jokes funny)

Mindice - Min Shuei/Charity (Old lady yuri)

Thundereyes - Yushi/Cladia (Idk anymore. Lovers to enemies yuri)

[animatedshortoftheday]

Swim Your Way (2014) [6 min] by Eden Chan (詹凱勛), Chang Shih-Kai (張世楷) and Chen Wei-Yuan (陳威元) | Taiwan

[guzhufuren]

About upcoming chinese wuxia BL The General's Son (将军家的小儿子)

- director and executive producer Ma Huagan (director of Word of Honor) - screenwriter and chief producer Zhou Shucheng - original script - will not be broadcast in mainland China - 24 episodes (rumoured to be 18 mins long) - company Happy Yeah Media 欢宜时光影业 (made Nine Colors Deer King) - started filming: 2024.05.25 - wrapped up: 2024.06.14 (21 days)

starring: - Li Kaiwen as Li Jianwei (born 2002.10.17 height 188cm, studying in the Musical Department of the Chinese Academy of Drama) - Dong Zifan as Chen Xiaoxi (born 1999.07.31 height: 182cm, graduated from University College London) - Wang Chao as Shi Tou, Guan Yuxi as Little Peach, Dong Xiaobai as Princess Qingyuan, Xu Heni, Su Tong, Ao Lei

Synopsis: "General Li's family were killed on New Year's Eve. Li's youngest son, Li Jianwei, as beautiful as jade and spring flowers, escaped death, but disguised himself as a courtesan and went to Wei Mountain to seek revenge. Chen Xiaoxi, a person who was pure and lively, but was killed unjustly and became a devil. What will happen when the two meet on the Wei Mountain?"

[lynne-monstr]

hi blog it's friday! finally. i'm so tired.

the root canal saga continues. i have another endodontist appointment next week, and then two more appointments with the regular dentist for a crown. can someone please put me into a medical coma for the next month and a half until this is all over. (it's not even all that awful it's just obnoxious and unpleasant.)

anyway, with all this crap my energy for writing or anything hobby-related has been a bit of a mess. this morning i felt like i had hit by a truck but it's mellowed into just a mild antibiotics headache. i keep telling myself i want to make dumb fandom valentines for next week and then i keep forgetting and remembering again. maybe this weekend i'll think of some stupid dumb jokes for them!

on a fandom front, i finished reset and it was great. i want a million post-canon fics from li shiqing's friends all wondering how she ended up in a long-term established relationship after about 10 min on a bus. (and also obvs i want a yuhuang reset au. wei chen can be the grumpy detective.)

okay my brain is tired now. i hope everyone has a good weekend!

[hils79]

Hils Watches The King's Avatar - Ep 36

Wait, I'm confused. I thought the game Team Happy lost mean they didn't qualify for the final. If they did why was everyone acting like the game was so important to the point where they broke up because they lost. What happened to the team that beat them? Is it just a points system so Happy qualified because they won all their other games? I do not understand how this league works at all

Okay, I know this is fiction and I should not be applying logic but surely if your team has disbanded you have to inform the league. You can't just let people find out for themselves when you just don't show up to a league final press conference

He's back! And he's (sort of) smiling!

I see Sun Xiang smiling at Ye Xiu's beautiful speech about how esports bring people together from all walks of life

I knew they were all going to walk on stage one at a time and announce their intention to play and I'm still bawling. I didn't expect Wei Chen to be first on stage after Ye Xiu

Oh fuck I think Ye Xiu is going to cry too. This is all too emotional

I'm fine. Absolutely fine.

Even their rival team is pleased. The only one who isn't smiling is the dickbag manager

Ooh plot twist!

BAOZI IS THE MVP. He has better get some cuddle time with his boyfriends after this

Aww see I knew they'd all come together to help Ye Xiu repair his weapon

I had to pause this scene for like 5 mins because I was crying so hard. This poor kid has been through so much and is still haunted by it

Everyone: has tasks to get what they need to repair the umbrella Ye Xiu: and what do I do? Everyone: sit there, look pretty, and click a button when we tell you to

It's about time someone took care of him instead of him taking care of everyone else. I love it.

I had legit forgotten about him. Oh no they're going to make Ye Xiu play against his own son

Ah, Sun Xiang. He has definitely matured but still refuses to accept that he has anything to learn from a child

I love him. He knows exactly what he's doing by giving Sun Xiang a kid to mentor. Especially when said kid was Ye Xiu's protege

Oh my god she is dressed even more like a lesbian and I am into it

Aww they have a guild to help them now! This makes me happy (pun not intended)

Aww even Chen Guo is helping

And she was the one to find the item they were missing. Of course. It's perfect.

And working with everyone to rebuild the umbrella has helped him process his grief. It's a beautiful thing.

Oh shit something has happened. GAH AND THAT'S THE END OF THE EPISODE

[the-monkey-ruler]

Tales From Journey To The West (2014) 西游记的故事

Director: Wu Min Screenwriter: Malaysia Starring: Jiang Guangtao / Zhang Lu / Ma Zema / Yang Tianxiang / Zhang Jie / Guo Haoran / Tut Harmon / Yang Xi Zhang / Kai / Qiang Yan Mengmeng / Lin / Chen Zhang Taikang Zhang Lei / Guo Yixiang / Cao Yuntu / Huang Zhenji / Yang Mo / Liu Qianhan / Ban Chuang / Wei Chao / He Guannan / Hou Hongyi / Zhang Zhe / Tang Xiaoxi / Baomu Zhongyang /Yang Ning / Liang / Su Shangqing / Xiaoqiang / Yang Jing / Wang Guannan Genre: Animation / Fantasy Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2014-01-26 (Mainland China) Number of episodes: 52 Single episode length: 11 minutes Also known as: Stories from Journey to the West Type: Retelling

Summary:

This film is based on Sun Jingxiu's radio version of "Journey to the West". In the form of stories told by Sun Jingxiu's grandfather, this film tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing who protected Tang Monk on his journey to the west, overcame difficulties and obstacles, and eliminated monsters along the way.

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/25830641/

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Journey-West/dp/B07FS9PX7N

[rebeccadumaurier]

2023 Books in Review

a tiered ranking of all the books i read in 2023! originally i was going to write up my commentary on each one but then i was like hahaha.....no, so below the cut is just a list of the titles/authors in each tier instead.

changed my brain chemistry

The Idiot, Elif Batuman

Land of Milk and Honey, C Pam Zhang

The Borrowed, Chan Ho-kei (trans. Jeremy Tiang)

My Cousin Rachel, Daphne du Maurier

Vagabonds, Hao Jingfang (trans. Ken Liu)

The Membranes, Chi Ta-wei (trans. Ari Larissa Heinrich)

Under the Pendulum Sun, Jeannette Ng

Severance, Ling Ma

He Who Drowned the World, Shelley Parker-Chan

Vita Nostra, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko (trans. Julia Meitov Hersey)

Network Effect, Martha Wells

top-tier stuff

Our Share of Night, Mariana Enriquez (trans. Megan McDowell)

Brainwyrms, Alison Rumfitt

The Door, Magda Szabo (trans. Len Rix)

The Lover, Marguerite Duras (trans. Barbara Bray)

Fun Home, Alison Bechdel

Strange Beasts of China, Yan Ge (trans. Jeremy Tiang)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers

Pachinko, Min Jin Lee

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, Kim Fu

Tell Me I’m Worthless, Alison Rumfitt

Bliss Montage, Ling Ma

How to Read Now, Elaine Castillo

Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer

The Fifth Season, N. K. Jemisin

If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin

My Brilliant Friend and The Story of a New Name, Elena Ferrante

The Jasmine Throne, Tasha Suri

good, well-written

Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu

Life Ceremony, Sayaka Murata (trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori)

Yellowface, R. F. Kuang

A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine

Assassin of Reality, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko (trans. Julia Meitov Hersey)

Witch King, Martha Wells

Tokyo Ueno Station, Miri Yu (trans. Morgan Giles)

Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler

Peaces, Helen Oyeyemi

Gingerbread, Helen Oyeyemi

Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

The Pachinko Parlor, Elisa Shua Dusapin (trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins)

All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Fugitive Telemetry, and System Collapse (Murderbot #1-4, #6-7), Martha Wells

Revenant Gun, Yoon Ha Lee

The Dry Heart, Natalia Ginzburg (trans. Frances Frenaye)

Gods of Want, K-Ming Chang

Paradais, Fernanda Melchor (trans. Sophie Hughes)

The Mushroom at the End of the World, Anna Tsing

Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced An Emergency, Chen Chen

The Hurting Kind, Ada Limon

Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie

An Unauthorised Fan Treatise, Lauren James

Upstream, Mary Oliver

The Art of Death, Edwidge Danticat

Meander, Spiral, Explode, Jane Alison

alphabet, Inger Christensen (trans. Susanna Nied)

Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates

flawed, but enjoyable

The Wicker King, K. Ancrum

Exit West, Mohsin Hamid

Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters

Flux, Jinwoo Chong

Bang Bang Bodhisattva, Aubrey Wood

The Murder of Mr. Wickham, Claudia Gray

Natural Beauty, Ling Ling Huang

The Monster Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson

Certain Dark Things, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Likeness, Tana French

The Cabinet, Un-su Kim (trans. Sean Lin Halbert)

The Kingdom of Surfaces, Sally Wen Mao

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On, Franny Choi

good, well-written, but not my cup of tea

The Good House, Tananarive Due

The Transmigration of Bodies, Yuri Herrera (trans. Lisa Dillman)

Roadside Picnic, Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (trans. Olena Bormashenko)

The School for Good Mothers, Jessamine Chan

At Night All Blood Is Black, David Diop (trans. Anna Moschovakis)

Family Lexicon, Natalia Ginzburg (trans. Jenny McPhee)

The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi Vo

The Kingdom of This World, Alejo Carpentier (trans. Harriet de Onís)

Against Silence, Frank Bidart

flawed, less enjoyable

Tenth of December, George Saunders

Counterweight, Djuna (trans. Anton Hur)

Authority, Jeff VanderMeer

Comfort Me with Apples, Catherynne M. Valente

Babel, R. F. Kuang

The Genesis of Misery, Neon Yang

Carrie Soto Is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid

not ranking

These are nonfiction and they aren’t literature-related, so it just felt weird trying to rank them.

Visual Thinking, Temple Grandin

On Web Typography, Jason Santa Maria

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo (trans. Cathy Hirano)

[potahun]

S8E2: Sunset Mansion II

I KNEW WE WERE MISSING AT LEAST AN ELEVATOR POSITION LAST EP. they kept going about 10:20, 9:15 and 8:10 I was wondering why this one was never used in ep 1.... this explains (we still need 7:05 tho)

Xiao Pu explaining his timeline of the previous night, saying he drank too much, went out to look for the bathroom, saw the elevator move twice, before going back to his room.

He Jiong, yelling: So he did not find the bathroom!! (Wang Ou: That's where your attention lies?)

He Jiong working hard to make that yogurt ad work, while Da Zhangwei can't be assed to wait for it.

He Jiong: How can you be like this? *smacks him lightly*

me: i wonder why the production crew chose to assign spaces to specific people

me 5 mins later, seeing zhang, rong and wei (specially zhang + rong) locked in a dark room, with the jumpscare stuff: ohhhh that's why

zhang, cutely, scared: "h-h-h-ere the door opened. quick- t-t-tank (wei chen), you come here"

brother wei chen and his two scaredy cats charges, holding each other's arms at the back

tbf it IS scary

everyone being like actually it's normal for men to like crafts often considered as 'feminine' and them talking about how stockings, high-heels, dresses were originally made for men. thank you

oh my god this ep is about toxic masculinity. yes

this ep is so complicated and i have so many questions but first and foremost when did they mention a hammer, why does zhang ruoyun automatically assume that the victim got hit by a hammer. he sus.

lights suddenly turn off. the cute 'that's fine' 3-people group (ou, pu, wei):

the cute ''please dont come any closer' scaredy-cats' 3 people-group (zhang, rong, da)

they're cute

update, the butler has explained the rules for the second half. im having so many s6e2 flashbacks

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Love of the Divine Tree (2024?)

Trailer:🎋A Kiss to Establish Affection💕 | Love of the Divine Tree | iQIYI Romance | stay tuned

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdmhSga216M

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[bookofjin]

The Man of Wuling (HHS086)

[Their origin as children of the five-coloured dog Panhu, and early history]

In the past, the Gaoxin clan [Emperor Ku] was being robbed by the Quan Rong. The Emperor was troubled by their intrusions and bullying, but his campaigns and attacks had no gains. He therefore searched for and enlisted Under Heaven, that he who was able to obtain the head of the Quan Rong's commander, General Wu, would be rewarded with a thousand yi of yellow gold, an estate of ten thousand families, and also his young daughter as wife. At the time the Emperor had domesticated dog with five-coloured fur named Panhu.

The Wei Sketch says: The Gaoxin clan had an old woman who lived in the royal house. She got a n ear illness. She poked at them, and found a thing as large as a cocoon. The woman put it within a gourd [hu], and covered it with a tray [pan]. Suddenly it changed into a dog, it was patterned in five colours, and because of that they named it Panhu.

After he had sent down the order, Panhu then came below the palace with a person's head in the mouth. The crowd of subjects were astonished, and when they examined it, it was General Wu's head. The Emperor was greatly pleased, but assessed that for Panhu it would not be possible to take his daughter as wife, and also had no way of ennobling him with feudal rank. He discussed his intentions of rewarding him, but know not yet what would be appropriate.

The daughter heard of it and, considering that an order sent down by the Emperor could not stray from the truth, requested to go. The Emperor had no choice, and therefore used the daughter as a match for Panhu. Panhu got the daughter, and carried her away into the southern mountains, they stopped inside a stone cave. The place was perilous and isolated, people searched but did not reach them.

Today west of Luxi county in Chen province, there is a Wu Mountain. Huang Min's Records of Wuling says: The mountain might be ten thousand ren tall. Halfway on the mountain is Panhu's stone cave, it might accommodate several ten thousand people. Within there is a stone bed and vestiges from Panhu actions.

Now note: In front of the mountain cave there is a stone sheep and a stone beast, the ancient vestiges that are strange and unusual are especially many. Looking at the stone cave, it is as large as three unoccupied houses. In the far distance one sees a rock that still resembles a dog in shape. The Man have customarily transmitted that this is a statue of Panhu.

Hence the daughter loosened and took off her robes and skirt, and made knots of pujian僕鑒 and wore clothes of duli獨力. The Emperor pitied and thought of her, and dispatched messengers to look and search for them. Every time they would encounter wind, rain, shaking, and darkness, and the messengers could not manage to advance. In the span of three years, they begot twelve children, six sons and six daughters.

After Panhu died, they made each other husbands and wives. They wove and spun wood and hides, and dyed them with grass and fruits. They were fond of five-coloured clothes, and tailored them to have the shape of a tail.

Gan Bao's Records of Jin says: The barbarians of Wuling, Changsha, and Lujiang commanderies are the descendants of Panhu. They live scattered within the Five Creeks. The Panhu rely on the mountains to obstruct strategic points, and always regularly do harm. They mix and blend fish and meat, knock on a trough and make a sign, and so make sacrifices to Panhu. Those customarily claiming to be “red thighs and horizontals skirts” are precisely his sons and grandsons.

Their mother later returned home, and explained clearly to the Emperor, and so he sent to welcome and bring her various children. Their robes and skirts were mottled and colourful and their speech was that of Zhuli. They were fond of entering mountains and river valleys and were not happy in the flat and open. The Emperor complied with their thoughts, and bestowed on them the famous mountains and wide marshes. Their descendants multiplied and spread out, they were called the Man Yi.

Outwardly they were simpletons, but on the inside they were shrewd. They were unworried in their lands and put weight on old traditions. Due to their ancestral father's merit and their mother being the Emperor's daughter, when farming, making, buying and selling, they had no tallies for passing toll-houses or bridges, or payments of taxes and levies.

He especially favoured them, and for that reason exempted them from taxes and duties. The Records of Jing Province says: In Yuanling county, at the mouth of the You, there are the Shangjiu and Wuyang villages, and indeed these are the descendants of Panhu, the dog race. The two villages are located north of Wuxi.

They have lords and chiefs of their districts. They all are bestowed seals and ribbons, and for caps they use otter skin. They name chieftains as jingfu精夫, and refer to each other as yangtu姎徒. Today they are the Man of Changsha and Wuling.

The Explaining Graphs says: Yang姎is what a woman calls herself, meaning “I”.

During Tang and Yu, they restrained them with hostages, and for that reason it was called the Restrained Domain. In the time of Xia and Shang, they gradually became a border trouble. Arrived at the Zhou period, their group's multitudes spread out and flourished. At King Xuan's [of Zhou, r. 827 – 782 BC] revitalization, he then instructed Fangshu to go on a southern attack against the Man region, which is what the poets speaks of as “the Man and Jing came in awe”. They also say: “Obstinate Man and Jing, the great nation is your foe.” It makes clear their group's multitudes had multiplied many times, and opposed and stood against the various Xia.

The Mao Poetry's Preface to the Lesser Elegantiae says: “The poem 'Collecting Proso millet” is about King Xuan's southern campaign. [The poem says] “We hurry to tell of gathering proso millet, in those new fields. Put it forth indeed that Fangshu, is travelling back dun-dunning. Obstinate Man and Jing, the great nation is your foe. The commentary states: “Fangshu was a noble officer, who was instructed and made commander.”

King Ping [r. 770 – 720 BC] moved east, and the Man thereupon invaded and bullied the upper states. Marquis Wen of Jin [r. 780 – 746 BC] assisted the government, and therefore led Marquis Gong of Cai [r. 761 – 760 BC] to strike and rout them.

Marquis Wen of Jin had animosity.

Arriving at the time of King Wu of Chu [r. 740 – 690 BC], the Man and the Count of Luo together defeated the Chu regiments, and killed their general Qu Xia.

The Zuo Transmittals [13th Year of Duke Huan, 699 BC]: “Qu Xia of Chu invaded Luo and Yan. They became disordered due to the crossing, and form the river they then had no order. Moreover they did not make precautions. Luan and the Lu Rong with their pair of armies went and greatly defeated him. The Mo'ao [a Chu military rank] hanged himself at Huang Valley, and the crowd of commanders were imprisoned at Yefu.

King Zhuang [of Chu, r. 613 - 591 BC] began on the throne, the people starved and the troops were weak, and they then began to rob. When the Chu regiments had been bestirred, they afterwards therefore submitted. From that point they thereupon belong to Chu. During the deeds of Yanling, the Man combined troops with King Gong [r. 590 – 560 BC] to strike Jin.

King Zhuan's personal name was Lü, he was the son of King Mu [r. 625 – 614 BC]

In the Zuo Transmittals, Jin and Chu fought at Yanling [in 575 BC]. Xi Zhi of Jin said: “Chu's two dignitaries loath each other. The King's soldiers use old customs, and at Zheng their deployment was not orderly, and the Man army did not deploy.”

When Wu Qi was chancellor for King Dao [r. 401 – 381 BC], he to the south annexed the Man and Yue, and thereupon they had Dongting and Cangwu. King Zhao of Qin sent Bai Qi to attack Chu [in 278 BC], generally gained control of the Man Yi, and first set up Qianzhong commandery. When Han flourished, they changed it to Wuling. They yearly ordered their great men to convey one bolt of cloth, and lesser mouths a length of two zhang. This was spoken of as cong cloth. Though at times they were robbing and stealing, it was not enough to be a worry for the commanderies and states.

The Explaining Graphs says: Cong is the tax paid by the Southern Man.

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THE PRINCESS WEI YANG - 159 PART 2

CHAPTER 159: Reshuffle

At this time, beads of sweat had already appeared on the foreheads of all the ministers in the palace. Especially those who had always been close to the Crown Prince felt their hearts pounding in their chest, but everyone grit their teeth and stood as straight as possible to avoid letting the Emperor think that there was collusion between themselves and the Crown Prince.

Seeing that the ministers all lowered their heads slightly, the Emperor said, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Tuoba Yu took a step forward and said: "Father, the current Crown Prince is no longer capable of inheriting the great cause in the future. Deposing him is a major matter for the court. The Crown Prince's crimes must be confessed to the world in detail his accomplices must punished, so that everyone's hearts can be at ease."

The Emperor nodded and said: "I have ordered people to search the palaces of the Crown Prince and the Empress."

Not long after, a guard entered the palace and showed the Emperor the physical evidence in his hand. The Emperor sneered, threw a cloth bag at the Crown Prince's feet, and said, "See for yourself!"

The Crown Prince opened the package and saw a finely crafted wooden figure inside, seven or eight inches tall. The wooden man's hands and feet were tightly bound with rope shackles, and a long and thick iron nail was driven into his heart. The most terrifying thing was that the wooden man was wearing a dragon robe! Obviously, this wooden man refers to the Emperor!

The Crown Prince's expression changed completely, and he could hardly get up.

The Emperor said: "This was dug out of the Empress's palace. The Empress has always been dignified and virtuous and cannot do such a thing. The only possibility is that you did it while you have been attending her in her palace these past days!"

Li Wei Yang smiled. In fact, it was dug out from Beauty Zhang's palace. In the Empress's palace, Tuoba Zhen's defenses were too tight and so it was impossible for her to get in at all. But the Emperor would not tell anyone the true origin of this thing, because he had already made up his mind to depose the Crown Prince, so it made no difference from where it was dug out.

Tuoba Zhen's face was ashen. He knew that Li Wei Yang had planned this for a long time, rather than it being just a sudden thought today. She even guessed that the Emperor would not tell the Crown Prince's true crime, so she found the most perfect excuse for him. What more appropriate reason could there be than for the Crown Prince to rebel! The matter has come to this, and the Crown Prince's situation is over.

The Crown Prince's face was pale, his lips were wan and trembling. Although he didn't know who framed him so viciously, he clearly realized that he was finished.

Tuoba Yu sneered and said: "Your Majesty, when the Crown Prince gets along with his sons, he always reveals his arrogance and luxury. He often reveals his resentment towards his father. He often says: My father always scolds me for doting on my concubine, but didn't he himself also take in many beautiful concubines? He is following your example!" Then, he glanced at Chen Zheng, an official next to the Prince of the East Palace. Chen Zheng understood and immediately came out and kowtowed: "Not only that, the Crown Prince also opened an altar and invited a Taoist priest to curse His Majesty. The Taoist priest said, Your Majesty, your life span will last for generations and cannot be easily shaken. The prince then asked the Taoist priest to change you." lifespan, in order to curse you, wanting to replace you as soon as possible."

The Emperor's expression had become extremely ugly.

He said coldly: "The prince has been without virtue for a long time. It is a shame that my great country was almost ruined in the hands of such traitors! According to my imperial decree, the Crown Prince shall be deposed and imprisoned in the sky prison. Furthermore, I command the Ministry of Justice to conduct an investigation into the Crown Prince's conspiracy."

The Emperor's words were passed down one after another, smashing hole after hole in the situation of the imperial court. Almost everyone in the palace was shocked by this uproarous event, but Li Wei Yang had no expression, as if everything had nothing to do with her. However, no one noticed her at this time.

When Tuoba Zhen walked out of the palace, Li Wei Yang happened to be leaving. Tuoba Zhen stared at her beautiful face so fiercly it was as if poisonous arrows were shooting out of his eyes. Li Wei Yang smiled slightly: "What's wrong your highness, why are you looking at me like this?"

Tuoba Zhen sneered, and saw the terrifying darkness that was enough to swallow everything from Li Wei Yang's ancient well-like eyes. Ha, he underestimated her after all. Her reach was really long, coupled with such ulterior motives...

It makes people shudder——

From the moment he started fighting for the chair, he knew that he would face countless enemies, but he never imagined that one day the person standing in front of him would be the only woman he had ever fallen in love with. How many times has this face appeared in midnight dreams, but he no longer knows which feeling deeper, whether he loves, hates, or resents her. Li Wei Yang, how scary you are, even when you laugh, you are thinking about tearing me into pieces. "Li Wei Yang, you used Consort Lian to plot against the Crown Prince, the Empress, and even the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. You are very cunning. How do you want me to treat you? You are simply a scheming spirit."

Li Wei Yang smiled: "What the Third Highness said, Wei Yang really can't understand. If Wei Yang has such great ability, how can Your Highness stand here properly? Oh, it's getting late, Wei Yang should leave the palace. I think there's still a lot to be done tomorrow. His Highness should not be too surprised." In other words, just accept your fate, Tuoba Zhen.

Tuoba Zhen stared at her coldly and said softly: "You won this round. But next time, I may not lose to you!"

Li Wei Yang smirked: "Let's wait and see!"

Princess Anguo saw Tuoba Zhen talking to Li Wei Yang from a distance, and her face turned blue with anger. Since she married Tuoba Zhen, she has discovered that there are four beautiful concubines in his house, as well as countless beautiful dancers, all of whom are charming and have excellent skills. However, Anguo vaguely felt that the most favored one among the four concubines, named A Xia, was five points similar to Li Wei Yang in facial features. The other's, Yunxia, eyes were also similar to Li Wei Yang's, aloof and cold.

In a rage, Anguo gouged out the eyes of the two concubines and soaked their eyeballs in wine. Tuoba Zhen had never been warm to the women in his house, and never cared about their lives, but he couldn't stand Anguo's arrogant behavior, so he severely reprimanded her at that time. Princess Anguo didn't take it seriously at all. After all, she had seen countless tricks of the palace, and she felt that she had an extraordinary appearance and a noble status. However, she tried her best to please him, but she still couldn't turn Tuoba Zhen into a soft person. Princess Anguo knew that his nature was like this, but every time she saw him talking to Li Wei Yang, it reminded Princess Anguo over and over again that Tuoba was really not heartless, he was just unwilling to put his thoughts on her.

Who is Li Wei Yang? Although she has the title of princess, in the final analysis she is just a concubine born from a foot-washing girl! Princess Anguo prides herself on being noble, how could she be willing to swallow her anger. She had quarreled with Tuoba Zhen again and again over Li Wei Yang, but every time she was the one begging him for forgiveness! In fact, now he refuses to even enter her room, and only favors other concubines. Anguo has tried all her tricks. Even if she secretly dealt with those women, Tuoba Zhen will go his own way again the next day, recruiting a group of new dancers into the residence. No matter how capable Anguo is, she will not be able to kill all the beauties in Dali. She was stifled for a long time, and had no choice but to go to Tuoba Zhen to seek peace, but in the end she felt depressed and had nowhere to vent her anger. When she saw Tuoba Zhen talking to Li Wei Yang today, she immediately felt furious.

She walked quickly to Li Wei Yang and said: "This person is standing here in broad daylight to seduce men. Is the princess really unable to marry?"

Li Wei Yang glanced at her and smirked: "Princess, you forgot one thing."

Princess Anguo raised her eyebrows: "What's the matter?"

Li Wei Yang smiled: "Princess, you are so arrogant. Since you have married into the imperial family, you should understand the rules of the imperial family. I am the adopted daughter of the Empress Dowager. I was canonized by His Majesty personally. I am the elder of both you and the Third Prince, so you are suppose to address me as Imperial Aunt. Behaving this way, you really don't understand the rules. In the past, we could indulge you because you are a guest from another country, but now you are the daughter-in-law of Dali. It can't be that you don't even know proper etiquette, right?"

Princess Anguo wanted to go up and give Li Wei Yang a slap, but Li Wei Yang raised her eyebrows and her eyes were filled with cold light, which scared her so much that she took a step back involuntarily. She looked back, but there was no secret guard around her, and there was no way to deal with Li Wei Yang. Then she remembered that secret guards were not allowed in the palace, and she suddenly felt a little uneasy. After a while, she regained her energy and said, "My father once gave me a special permission. I don't need to salute anyone when I see them!"

That was the past, not now. Li Wei Yang sneered. Anguo couldn't tell the difference between a guest and a host. When she was a guest of Dali and she did something wrong, others would not blame her. But it is really ridiculous that she married into the imperial family and could not adapt to her status.

Tuoba Zhen said coldly: "Anguo, salute Imperial Aunt!"

Princess Anguo ground her teeth: "No, I don't want to! Why should I salute a despicable person!"

Tuoba Zhen said sternly: "Anguo, salute Imperial Aunt immediately!"

Princess Anguo was startled, her face turned green and white, her eyes widened and she said: "You are crazy! You are yelling at me like this for this woman!" Princess Anguo really didn't understand. She had been pampered by others so much that she couldn't even tell that Tuoba Zhen was looking at the bigger picture. Li Wei Yang just looked at the couple coldly, with a smile on her lips. With such a wife, Tuoba Zhen's backyard would really be on fire.

Princess Anguo looked like she was about to cry. Tuoba Zhen was so angry that he turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves. Princess Anguo suddenly called him: "Husband!" Tuoba Zhen had no intention of stopping at all and left without looking back.

Princess Anguo was extremely angry and said sternly to Li Wei Yang: "You, an old woman who can't get married, don't think that you can seduce my husband with just a little bit of beauty!"

Li Wei Yang laughed: "I am only one year older than you, why have I become an old woman? The princess is too arrogant."

An Guo sneered: "So what if you are a year older? Aren't you unable to get married?"

Li Wei Yang looked at her, her smile becoming colder and colder. The court lady who originally led Li Wei Yang out of the palace bowed with a smile and said: "Third Princess, the Empress Dowager is not in a good mood at the moment. Would you like to go to her palace and talk to her for a while?"

She originally saw the situation was deadlocked and came to the rescue with good intentions. However, Princess Anguo would not step down at all. She actually sneered and said: "Get out of here!" The face of the court lady became extremely embarrassed. She was the favored female official next to Consort Lian. Now that the Empress had lost power, since Consort Lian was the most respected and favored one in the harem, everyone wanted to fawn over her. Who would have thought that Princess Anguo wouldn't even give her any face?

When Princess Anguo saw Lady Guan De's face turning pale, she thought that the other party was afraid. She couldn't help but feel even more proud and said openly: "Li Wei Yang, you have to figure out your identity. You just deceived a princess with your sharp tongue. You have no imperial blood at all, and you are not a golden branch, so you are just something the Empress Dowager picked up for fun. As for my husband, he just thinks you have value. Don't make the mistake of thinking that he really has feelings for you!"

The court lady felt that Princess Anguo was going too far, and she was afraid that Li Wei Yang would be wronged, so she quickly said: "Third Princess, please be careful in your words and actions. After all, you are in the palace."

Anguo gave the German official a slap in the face and said angrily: "Masters are talking, you are a slave, how dare you speak? Be careful, or I will have you dragged out and executed immediately!"

The court lady took a step back and said, "Please calm your anger. This servant spoke innapropriately. This servant knows she was wrong."

Princess Anguo sneered, and said: "A bitch is a bitch. Today I will help you understand your own identity! You slap your own face forty times!"

The expression on Court Lady De's face became even more ugly. Logically speaking, Princess Anguo was not her proper master and had no right to punish her. However, if others found out, they would only think that she had offended her masters and Consort Lian would not be able to protect her. She raised her hand subconsciously... But at this moment, Li Wei Yang suddenly said in a gentle voice: "Princess, is forty slaps to her face really enough? Or is it better to throw her to your secret guard, torture her a bit, use internal energy to rupture her heart, and then use a knife to cut her body apart? Do you think this will relieve your hatred?"

Princess Anguo felt her hair stand up when she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said sternly: "Li Wei Yang, what did you say?!"

The court lady was also startled, but she soon discovered that Li Wei Yang was not targeting her. Li Wei Yang winked at Court Lady De and signaled her to step back. The court lady glanced at Princess Anguo and stepped aside, but covertly she blocked the sight of the people behind her, making it impossible for them to hear what the two people are saying clearly.

Li Wei Yang said softly: "Princess, don't you understand what I'm saying? Can you take your four secret guards with you when you enter the palace today? In such a dangerous place, you should take them with you. In case you accidentally fall while walking, there will be few people to protect you——"

"Li Wei Yang, stop trying to scare me with such third-rate means. What are you doing with these insinuations? I tell you, Sun Yanjun's death has nothing to do with me at all. Don't forcefully involve me! You have no evidence at all! "Princess Anguo's aura is very strong, but the light in her eyes is flickering.

Li Wei Yang smiled and said: "Evidence? What do I need evidence for? Even if His Majesty knows about your behavior, he will conceal it for you. Furthermore, no one will offend the dignified Yuexi princess for a dead woman. "

Anguo sneered: "It's good that you know this. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. You may not even be able to save your life!"

Li Wei Yang sighed and said: "Yes, I should be careful. It is not fun for an unjust ghost to seek their wrongdoer's life. The princess should pay more attention."

"Shut up! Shut up!" Princess Anguo was furious.

Li Wei Yang's tone of voice was very calm, but her eyes were fixed on Princess Anguo: "You must have killed her to hide your own secrets, and since you went to the doctor, you must have an ugly disease. But you were seen by Sun Yanjun, so you killed her, right?"

Princess Anguo said angrily: "No, I didn't! Li Wei Yang, don't talk nonsense!" However, as she spoke, she subconsciously took two steps back.

Li Wei Yang raised her eyes slightly and stared at her with a gloomy gaze. The smile on her face was as fresh and cold as a plum blossoming in a winter wind, with a trace of unshakable determination: "Princess Anguo, please take care of yourself." The word "take care" made people feel like it was squeezed out from between the teeth, with a terrifying and ferocious implication.

Princess Anguo felt guilty, but she forced herself to defend: "Li Wei Yang, don't scare me. I'm telling you, you won't be proud for long! I want to see how many days you can be arrogant!" As she said that, she turned around and left without looking back, as if there was a ghost chasing her.

Court Lady De came forward and seeing that Princess Anguo was so arrogant at first, but now she is so scared, she couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong with the Third Princess?"

Li Wei Yang smiled and said: "It's just a guilty conscience."

The court lady showed a strange look. She didn't know what grudges Li Wei Yang had with Princess Anguo, but judging from today's series of events, Li Wei Yang was definitely not someone to be trifled with. Princess Anguo is so arrogant and domineering entirely because she was born in the imperial family. If not, she would not be comparable to Li Wei Yang. Thinking of this, she comforted: "Princess, you don't have to take the Third Princess's words to heart, she is just a spoiled child."

Yes, she was spoiled, but Anguo was not a child. Underneath her viciousness, there is also wit and cunning, and it is not all stupidity. If Princess Anguo was a delicate and arrogant princess who only knew how to run rampant, things would not be so complicated. Li Wei Yang vaguely felt that although the Princess Anguo she saw was willful, she still had a brain, otherwise she would not have been able to persuade the Empress Dowager today. Of course, being able to persuade the Empress Dowager and successfully saving the Empress are completely different things. The former requires wisdom, while the latter requires an understanding of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's thoughts. At this point, Li Wei Yang can be said to be more proficient than anyone else. Because she had stayed in the court for so many years and carefully studied every person she needed to please.

Li Wei Yang lowered her head slightly. The court lady saw that under her long eyelashes, her eyes were dark and frightening. She couldn't help but say: "Princess Anguo's words and deeds today were shameless. I will go back and report to Consort Lian." ——That is to say, ask her to find an opportunity to complain to the Emperor.

Li Wei Yang whispered: "It's none of your business."

The court lady secretly glanced at Li Wei Yang's face. Although it was a bit gloomy, it was calm, and no one could tell that she was in a bad mood. Seeing Li Wei Yang wave her hand with a relaxed expression, the court lady no longer dared to say anything.

Since the Crown Prince was deposed, the Emperor had reorganized the palace, searched the Crown Prince's house, imprisoned the Crown Prince and his concubines, and killed a group of officials who had been close to the Crown Prince. Suddenly, everyone in the officialdom was in danger. At the same time, in order to stabilize the harem and balance the power, the Emperor issued an edict to promote Consort Lian to the rank of Imperial Consort and have her take charge of the affairs of the Six Palaces. From then on, Consort Lian took the first place in the harem and sat firmly as mistress of the harem. The situation in the entire court was also changing. Everything had started to be reshuffled, and the ministers had also started to regroup. However, it was still unknown who the aloof Emperor wanted to hand over the throne to. Privately, there was an undercurrent. It surged. Although many people are optimistic about Tuoba Yu, Tuoba Zhen, with the support of Yuexi, was also a strong contender for the throne. Surrounded by compliments and overtures, Princess Anguo dreamed of becoming the Empress of Dali, completely unaware that a web of revenge had unknowingly ensnared her...

[dramaddict-and-proud-of-it]

Till the end of the moon

Year : 2023 | Country : CN | Nb of episodes: 40

My rate: 9/10

Synopsis :

In an era when demons have dominion over cultivators and mortals, the cultivator elders believe it is imperative to send someone back in time to discover the origin of the demon lord and prevent his resurrection.

Li Su Su accepts the mission and assumes the identity of mortal Ye Xi Wu, the second daughter of General Ye. She's married to Tantai Jin, the captive prince and future demon lord, and is determined to destroy him, aware that in the future he will come to massacre many. But as witness to Tantai Jin's past life and rise to power, an unexpected tale emerges, one complicating her quest.

Main cast :

Luo Yun Xi as Tantai Jin/ Cang Jiu Min/ Ming Ye

Bai Lu as Li Su Su/ Ye Xi Wu/ Sang Jiu

Chen Du Ling as Ye Bing Chang/ Mo Nyu/ Tian Huan

Deng Wei as Xiao Lin/ Gonye Jiwu/ Sang You

Sun Zhen Ni as Pian Ran

Eddy Geng as Ye Qing Yu

Li Jia Hao as Nian Bai Yu

My thoughts on this drama :

It it rated 9/10 because of the frustration…. At the Chinese governement's sh*tty censorship, again! They had to cut so many scenes (important ones) for it to be allowed to air, that we ended up with some extremely cluncky episodes toward the end of the show. Otherwise, this is a bit fat 10/10! I followed it upon release, each day, for weeks, with monstrous cliffhangers and all! It is close to perfection. The cast, the costumes, the music, the scenery, the special effects, the story, the acting, EVERYTHING! It has it all: smiles and tears, laughter and anger, life and death, love and tragedy.... It had been so long since I was that taken by a series. I can only recommend it 1000%, this drama has become a real reference for the Xianxia genre.

A Favorite ?

YES