#gu dao yi

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Li Xiang Yi | Mysterious Lotus Casebook

[miss-floral-thief]

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[swiftletinthecloud]

Dun dun dun...Shan Gu Dao is still alive and the real bad guy behind everything.

Zhan Yun Fei seems like a good and genuine dude, an actual friend to Li Xiang Yi. And despite the poison making Li Xiang Yi unrecognizable to people who knew him 10 years ago, the dude was still able to recognize him almost instantly unlike the "friends" Li Xiang Yi had at Sigu Sect.

Seeing Fang Duo Bing interacts with both his mom and dad is a treat, a good treat. They both taught him to be a good person, even if at the start of the drama he's arrogant and spoiled. It's hilarious how Fang Duo Bing hugged Minister Fang and told him how grateful FDB is that the minister is his dad after the interaction with Shan Gu Dao and Minister Fang's reaction is "oh that's nice but what are you up to?" LOL

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Danmei Recs (more plot / character driven)

Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings

NovelUpdates [link] My review [link]

Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me - Qing Duan

NovelUpdates [link] My review [link]

His Little Deer Wife is Very Fierce - Little Baldy

NovelUpdates [link]

How to Survive As a Villain - Yi Yi Yi Yi

NovelUpdates [link]

Silent Reading - Priest

NovelUpdates [link] My review [link]

The General’s Vampire Omega - Little Baldy

NovelUpdates [link]

The Last Dragon in the Cultivation World - Marshmallow Bunny

NovelUpdates [link]

The Virtuous Omega Disguised as the Vicious Colonel - Little Baldy

NovelUpdates [link] My review [link]

Where is Our Agreement to be Each Other’s Arch-Rivals? - Poplar Breeze

NovelUpdates [link]

Non-Human Sub-district Office - Drunk Long Song

NovelUpdates [link]

Peerless Immortal Surrounded by Demonic Disciples - Dao Xuan

NovelUpdates [link]

Record of the Missing Sect Master - A Lifetime Of Beautiful Clothes

NovelUpdates [link]

The Whole World Is My Crematorium - 比卡比

NovelUpdates [link]

They All Say I’ve Met a Ghost - Cyan Wings

NovelUpdates [link]

A Real Man Isn’t Afraid of a Little Demon - Little Baldy

NovelUpdates [link]

My Junior Still Hasn’t Killed Me - Zi Lu

NovelUpdates [link]

Something's Not Right - Cyan Wings

NovelUpdates [link]

Today Prime Minister Also Wants to Bang His Head on the Pillar - Bazaodashe

NovelUpdates [link]

It’s Not Easy Being a Master - Jin Xi Gu Nian

NovelUpdates [link]

The Omega Can’t Pretend to Be a Beta After Accidentally Witnessing the Major General’s Susceptible Period - Fei Tang

NovelUpdates [link]

Worship Me, I Can Make You Rich - 向远飞

NovelUpdates [link]

The General Loves to Collect Little Red Flowers - Kun Cheng Xiong Mao

NovelUpdates [link]

More Danmei Recs (lighter reading / more fluff)

A Guide to Raising Your Natural Enemy - Jue Jue

NovelUpdates [link]

Transmigrated As a Villain, I Rely on Sand Sculpture to Survive - Ma Hu Zi Jun

NovelUpdates [link]

Carrying a Hoe to Cultivate - Little Baldy

NovelUpdates [link] My Review [link]

The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish - Xue Shan Fei Hu

NovelUpdates [link] My review [link]

After Being Turned Into a Dog, I Conned My Way Into Freeloading at My Rival’s Place - Zi Jin

NovelUpdates [link]

Number One Lazy Merchant of the Beast World - Shuishan

NovelUpdates [link]

Transmigrated as the Villain’s Cat - Xishan Fish

NovelUpdates [link]

Do You Want to Touch My Fish Tail? - 系辭上

NovelUpdates [link]

Live Broadcasting Raising Dragons in the Interstellar - Yu Zhi Shui

NovelUpdates [link]

My Vampire Faints at Blood - Three Thousand Big Dreams To Narrate One's Life

NovelUpdates [link]

The Film Emperor’s Daily Live Cooking Broadcast - 砚楚

NovelUpdates [link]

((this post will be updated as I continue reading and if I write any reviews about specific series I'll link them here too))

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Best Siblings Bracket

Round One

Pat & Pa (Bad Buddy) vs Tops & Thunder (Ingredients: The Series)

Prapai & Plerng & Phan (Love in the Air) vs Akira & Hitomi (Life: Senjou no Bokuro)

Akk & Im & Egg (Enchante) vs Koichi & Younger Siblings (Eternal Yesterday)

Siwon & Siyeong (Blueming) vs Day & Night (Love Syndrome III)

Thian & Yang (To Sir With Love) vs Diao & Dao (Rak Diao)

Kuafah & Daonuea (Star in My Mind/Sky in Your Heart) vs Yoo & Vee (Love Mechanics)

Cher & Thoop (A Boss and a Babe) vs Aek & Tho (Don't Say No)

Jiang Yanli & Wei Wuxian & Jiang Cheng (The Untamed) vs Livy & Mikey (Rainbow Prince)

Tankhun & Kinn & Kim (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Vlad & Judit (Like in the Movies)

Intouch & Ahn (Until We Meet Again) vs Tian & Longtae (A Tale of a Thousand Stars)

Dean & Del & Don (Until We Meet Again) vs Leo & Neo (3 Will Be Free)

Lan Xichen & Lan Zhan (The Untamed) vs Noey & Nidnhoi (I Will Knock You)

Pi & Duean & Wan (Fish Upon the Sky) vs Chien Teng & Yu He (DNA Says Love You)

Korn & Krit & Kard (Until We Meet Again) vs Cairo & London (Gameboys)

Tai & Tien (La Pluie) vs Tan & That (Manner of Death)

Vegas & Macau (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Mork & Meen (Fish Upon the Sky)

Black & White (Not Me: The Series) vs Shintaro & Sakurako (Minato Shouji Coin Laundry)

Payu & Saifah (Love in the Air) vs Jim & Jam (Moonlight Chicken)

Tonhom & Long Pao & Seeiw (My Only 12%) vs Ritsu & Shuji (Jack o' Frost)

Haoting & Yongxing (HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count) vs Seefoom & Seenam (Ghost Host Ghost House)

Hoon & Teh (I Told Sunset About You) vs Man & Q's Mom (21 Days Theory)

Leo & Leon (Don't Say No) vs Mob & Ayato (A Man Who Defies the World of BL)

Kim & Khett (The Shipper) vs Gu Xiang & Chengling (Word of Honor)

Wan & Win & Wiew (Between Us) vs Tine & Type (2gether: The Series)

Porsche & Porchay (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Vee & Pan (You're My Sky)

Tang Yi & Zhuo Hongye (HIStory 3: Trapped) vs Kurosawa & Older Sister (Cherry Magic)

Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang (The Untamed) vs Bai Qing & Bai Lang (My Tooth Your Love)

Tharn & Thorn & Tanya (Tharntype: The Series) vs Pluem & Prim (Ghost Host Ghost House)

Wen Qing & Wen Ning (The Untamed) vs Tsubasa & Younger Brother (Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-Kun Desires to be Recognized)

Sun & Rain (Dark Blue Kiss) vs Zeshou & Xueching (Plus & Minus)

Jeng & Jaab (Step by Step) vs Gu Xiang & Wen Kexing (Word of Honor)

Minoru & Tane (Our Dining Table) & Sarawat & Phukong (2gether: The Series)

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Favorite BL Manhua

This beginning of year I feel like trying to make a list of my favorite BL. I've been reading more these past years, specially manhwa and manhua (I used to read manga only for BL, for several years before I started to read another).

My history of reading BL manhua began with 19 Days. I saw their illustrations popped up pretty often and I was getting more and more interested to read it. I really like 19 Days a lot~!! I was wondering is there another BL manhua I would be interested to read. For some months, after I caught up with 19 Days' latest update (at that time), I saw Mo Dao Zu Shi's illustrations pretty often. It seems to be a very popular danmei (it is), their drama series adaptation also a huge hit. Then, I tried to read its manhua adaptation first, before trying to read its danmei/watch the series. MDZS catches my heart quite deep, after that I checked more BL manhua, specially danmei adaptations. Last year, I couldn't manage my time well to be able to read some danmei >_< I wish I can read more starting this year, there are several danmei that I really want to read as soon as possible.

I tried to pick 17 (+1) titles here~

1. 19天 19 Tian / 19 Days by Old Xian (old先)

I really adore these 4!! He Tian, Mo Guanshan, Zhan Zhengxi, Jian Yi ♥♥♥♥ I love TianShan a lot but, I like it most when four of them are together. They are very endearing, their funny moments always brighten up my night after I read it. He Cheng and Brother Qiu also very exciting to see/read when they're together. It's a long series but I want to reread it whenever I can~!

2. 小蘑菇 Xiǎo Mó Gu / Little Mushroom by Shisi (一十四洲), art by Mao Mao Tou (猫猫头)

This is really an interesting read and the manhua adaptation has beautiful visuals. I really like visuals of Lu Feng and An Ze and their chibis are very cute. I usually not into science fiction and/or apocalyptic stories, but maybe because I really like both main characters (Lu Feng An Ze ♥♥) and their interesting world-building, they make me want to keep reading. At the time I posted this I haven't properly read the novel yet, it's on number one position of BL-novels-that-I-want-to-read-soon list.

3. 撒野 Sā Yě / Run Freely by Wu Zhe (巫哲)

SaYe is precious, it's so heartfelt. I really adore Gu Fei and Jiang Cheng ♥♥ Gu Miao also adorable~ They are lovable and as they grow up, we learn together about their own selves and how they live. Their characters development, their very equal relationship, very nice balance they have between them. I really hope any adaptations of this story would be proper and great.

4. 将进酒 Qiang Jin Jiu / Ballad of Sword and Wine by Tang Jiuqing (唐酒卿)

At the time I posted this I haven't properly read the novel yet (it's on number two position of BL-novels-that-I-want-to-read-soon list), but from some spoilers this sounds like the type I would really like. Their sexual tension, enemy to lovers that have truly exciting dynamic. Both are equally powerful and their interactions make me want more. I also really like their visuals. Hopefully the manhua will adapt the novel very well. Xiao Chiye and Shen Zechuan ♥♥

5. 魔道祖师 Mó Dào Zǔ Shī / Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (墨香铜臭)

This is the first danmei adaptation I tried to read and the beginning of my interest in danmei. I didn't expect I would be that hooked that I spent hours continuously reading this for days. It's so heart-wrenching yet beautiful, even the side characters' stories also heartbreaking. Wei Ying/ Wei Wuxian's life so tragic I think I cried quite a lot (it's quite a long while ago, my memory's blurry but I remember it hurts). Lan Zhan and Wei Ying ♥♥ Their interactions are so lovable, the dynamic between them is one of a couple/pairing's dynamic types I like a lot.

5. 天官赐福 Tiān Guān Cì Fú / Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (墨香铜臭), art by STARember

TGCF's manhua art/visual is soo pretty, soo beautiful~! I really like Hua Cheng and Xie Lian a lot ♥♥ Their interactions, their heartfelt love story. I haven't read everything (of TGCF) yet I'm not sure which one I like more, I put MDZS first here since I finished that manhua. I have a bit feeling that I might like TGCF more later (for a moment I put them both on number 5 here).

7. 全球高考 Quan Qiu Gao Kao / Global Examination by Mu Su Li (木苏里)

Global Examination is so interesting~ It feels fresh/new for me to read this kind of story, but the biggest force that makes me excited to keep reading is two charming main characters~! Qin Jiu and You Huo ♥♥ I really like their dynamic, feels like my heart jumping in joy and excitement when their romance appears (I want more~~). I like their visuals a lot too.

8. 犬大欺主 Quǎn Dà Qī Zhǔ / The Grown Dog Bullies Its Owner by Ruo Li, art by Zu Zhuan Jiu San

This is very adorable and enjoyable to read, also it's pretty~! Lin Lang and Xia Zhixing are so lovely and the second couple also very cute ♥♥ I equally enjoy reading both couples (which doesn't happen often). This one probably my most favorite in gamer setting BL.

9. 我嗑了对家X我的CP Wo Ke Le Dui Jia x Wo de CP / I Ship My Rival x Me by Pepa, art by Qualia

They're very adorable together~ I usually not that interested in showbiz setting (main couple here are actors) but I like this one. It's a light, fun, and cute read. That Yiliang's Diary part is amusing >w<

10. Jīng Jiǔ 经久 / Salad Days by Jing Shuibian 静水边, art by Tang LiuZang

Salad Days is so wholesome~! It's a great journey reading main couple relationship grows from childhood, teens to adults. They also have supporting side characters around them that makes this story is so heartwarming (there's very sad side chara background story though, I also cried when Song Xin helped Shen at that crucial time ; ; kind pretty soul). Jiang Shen and Bai Jinyi are so lovely together ♥♥

11. 解药 Jie Yao / Antidote by Wu Zhe

This probably the first Chinese BL I read which one of main characters has mental illness. The development of Jiang YuDuo and Cheng Ke relationship is very nice and interesting to see. I enjoy watching pairs that both sides feel equal (physically and character/personality-wise), this is one of them~

12. 貔貅饭馆，只进不出 Pi Xiu Fan Guan, Zhi Jin Bu Chu / Pixiu's Eatery, No Way Out by Hai Jingluo (海鶄落), art by Jiu Aoao

I thought this one would be an adorable fun light read at first, but it also has some touching moments. It's very enjoyable to read, entertaining and lovely. I really like Chinese mythology touch in this story. Pixiu and Wen Xi are so lovely ♥♥

13. 伪装学渣 Wei Zhuang Xue Zha / Fake Slackers by Mu Guahuang (木瓜黄), art by C7

I first attracted with this because of their visuals. Actually I'm not interested in reading high school romance anymore (except the funny one) but as I tried reading this, I like their dynamic a lot~! It's fun, lovely, enjoyable, they're so adorable. He Zhao and Xie Yu ♥♥

14. 这题超纲了 Zhe Ti Chao Gang Le / Beyond The Outline by Mu Guahuang (木瓜黄), art by JiJing Jun

I tried reading this because it's the same author from Fake Slackers (shared universe), it's pretty fun, lovely and enjoyable. Shao Zhan and Xu Sheng are cute~~

15. 迪奥先生 Dí'ào xiānshēng / Mr. Dior by Lu Ye Qian He (绿野千鹤)

This one is very funny light read~! It shows various tropes in BL, while they go through those roles they also learn more about each other and deepen their lovely relationship. I think it's the first BL manhua I read which the main couple is married.

16. 破云 Po Yun / Breaking Through the Clouds by Huai Shang (淮上)

I wish they would have adapted everything in manhua and not cut it a lot like that ;_; But since I like them I put this one on this list too. I usually enjoy reading mystery and this one is interesting. Though I don't enjoy the imposition of hetero dynamic there, Jiang Ting and Yan Xie, both as characters and as a couple, are nice.

破云2吞海 Po Yun 2: Tun Hai / Breaking Through the Clouds 2: Swallowing the Seas by Huai Shang (淮上)

I put this one here too since it's Poyun's sequel and it feels like they are one package (?). I feel that Jiang Ting and Yan Xie are more endearing but Wu Yu and Bu ChongHua are pretty nice too. I like when both couples interact~

17. 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Èr Hā Hé Tā De Bái Māo Shī Zūn / 2ha / The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat (肉包不吃肉)

I haven't read this danmei yet, from spoilers it seems this one filled with a lot of angst. Though it seems very heart-wrenching, specially the past lifetime (and second timeline?), it's interesting and 2 main characters interactions are fun to see/read. Hopefully they will adapt everything till the end, I enjoy their visuals. I'm excited to enjoy Chu Wanning and Mo Ran moments in manhua.

//1st edition SK-FCBL

[reinaka42]

Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu (忘川风华录) Masterpost

Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu (忘川风华录) is a Vocal synth (Vocaloid and SynthV) music project. It consists of songs themed around different figures throughout Chinese history. The project is a collaboration between different artists and creatives, with music and videos featuring prominent traditional Chinese elements. The project's title translates to "The Records of Magnificence of the Wangchuan" - In Chinese mythology, "Wangchuan" (or River of Forgetting) is a river in the Underworld that can rid one of their past life's memories, similar to the river Lethe.

A mobile game adaptation has also been developed by NetEast. Unfortunately, I haven't played it so I can't give much insight on it. However, I assume that its premise is similar to that of the idea behind the project as a whole: all these historical figures meeting each other in the Underworld after they died. Maybe.

You can find all the songs on Bilibili. The official Weibo can be found here. The game's website, which includes all characters appearing so far in the game, can be found here, and its Weibo can be found here.

(If you prefer YouTube, I've also put together a handy playlist. Please know that most of these videos are reposts though, so please watch the original Bilibili MVs if you can!)

This blog is where I will be posting everything I feel like I need to say about the songs in this project. A lot of it is lifted from my Twitter account but will be in much more detail. Note that I probably won't touch collab songs, or songs that don't focus solely on the project's own characters.

Disclaimer: I do not speak Chinese, nor am I an expert on Chinese history. Therefore, I cannot reliably translate the lyrics to these songs, nor my words should be taken as gospel. I am merely a nerd gushing about my hyperfixation.

Playlist

多情岸 【Duo Qing An】 ➼ B link

洛阳怀 【Luo Yang Huai】 ➼ B link

易水诀 【Yi Shui Jue】 ➼ B link

山河令 【Shan He Ling】 ➼ B link

簪花人间 【Zhan Hua Ren Jian】 ➼ B link

栖凰 【Qi Huang】 ➼ B link

心上秋 【Xin Shang Qiu】 ➼ B link

祖龙吟 【Zu Long Yin】 ➼ B link

如见青山 【Ru Jian Qing Shan】 ➼ B link

竹林间 【Zhu Lin Jian】 ➼ B link

天下局 【Tian Xia Ju】 ➼ B link

青鸟衔风 【Qing Niao Xian Feng】 ➼ B link

木兰行 【Mu Lan Xing】 ➼ B link

好字唯之 【Hao Zi Wei Zhi】 ➼ B link

不可道 【Bu Ke Dao】 ➼ B link

水叙湖风 【Shui Xu Hu Feng】 (collab) ➼ B link

是非 【Shi Fei】 ➼ B link

风起甘露 【Feng Qi Gan Lu】 (collab) ➼ B link

谓剑 【Wei Jian】 ➼ B link

万象霜天 【Wan Xiang Shuang Tian】 (New Year event song) ➼ B link

千秋梦 【Qian Qiu Meng】 ➼ B link

易安难安 【Yi An Nan An】 ➼ B link

惊鹊 【Jing Que】 ➼ B link

高歌破阵 【Gao Ge Po Zhen】 (collab) ➼ B link

不赴 【Bu Fu】 ➼ B link

西行 【Xi Xing】 ➼ B link

大航海家 【Da Hang Hai Jia】 ➼ B link

牡丹乱 【Mu Dan Luan】 (collab) ➼ B link

倾国 【Qing Guo】 (collab) ➼ B link

相虎 【Xiang Hu】 ➼ B link

补天裂 【Bu Tian Lie】 ➼ B link

此期盈期 【Ci Qi Ying Qi】 (1st anniversary song) ➼ B link

破云来 【Po Yun Lai】 ➼ B link

归钓吟 【Gui Diao Yin】 ➼ B link

始见千秋 【Shi Jian Qian Qiu】 ➼ B link

临川浮梦 【Lin Chuan Fu Meng】 ➼ B link

将军行 【Jiang Jun Xing】 ➼ B link

妄语人间 【Wang Yu Ren Jian】 ➼ B link

数风流 【Shu Feng Liu】 (2nd anniversary song) ➼ B link

问剑春秋 【Wen Jian Chun Qiu】 ➼ B link

起战令 【Qi Zhan Ling】 ➼ B link

人间应又雪 【Ren Jian Ying You Xue】 ➼ B link

旷古回响 【Kuang Gu Hui Xiang】 ➼ B link

墨隐侠声 【Mo Yin Xia Sheng】 ➼ B link

桃源故人 【Tao Yuan Gu Ren】 (3rd anniversary song) ➼ B link

燕双归 【Yan Shuang Gui】 ➼ B link

拜云台 【Bai Yun Tai】 ➼ B link

思华年 【Si Hua Nian】 ➼ B link

承天 【Cheng Tian】 ➼ B link

*Note: The anniversary songs are probably for the game's anniversaries, as the project itself is more than 5 years old.

Albums

Vol 1: 溯洄 【Su Hui】 Includes character songs from Duo Qing An to Zhu Lin Jian. Features human vocals.

Vol 2: 踏浪 【Ta Lang】 Includes character songs from Tian Xia Ju to Yi An Nan An + Shui Xu Hu Feng.

Vol 3: 数风流 【Shu Feng Liu】 Includes character songs from Bu Fu to Yan Shuang Gui, and the two anniversary songs.

Visual character guide:

PRE-QIN | QIN | WESTERN CHU | HAN | THREE KINGDOMS | JIN | NORTH & SOUTHERN DYNASTIES | TANG | FIVE DYNASTIES & TEN KINGDOMS | SONG | YUAN | MING | QING | DREAM

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Shipping Game

Saw this shipping game a while ago so thought I would join in.

First ship: Chihiro x Haku (Spirited Away)

First OTP: Mirafreed (Mirajane Strauss x Freed Justine) (Fairy Tail)

Current favourite ship: Thatcher Davis x Ruth Weaver (The Mandela Catelogue)

Ship since first minute: LuLin (Lu Bixing x Lin Jingheng) (Can Ci Pin/The Defective)

Ship you wished had been endgame: Don't actually have one now I think about it...if I had to pick one though...Maebara Keiichi x Ryugu Rena (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni/When They Cry)

(I think I would have cried if they were endgame)

Ship you wished was canon: FengQing (Feng Xin x Mu Qing) (Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official's Blessing)

Ship that most of the fandom hates but you like: Any combo of the Yi City Quartet (Song Lan, Xiao Xingchen, Xue Yang & A-Qing) (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

You don't watch the show but like the ship: XiMeng (Mo Xi x Gu Meng) (Yuwu/Remnants of Filth)

Ship that you wished had a different storyline: MuLian (Mu Qing x Xie Lian) (Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official's Blessing)

(Need more content for them T_T)

Favourite ship that is endgame: (putting two ships here because I can't choose!)

WangXian (Lan Wangji x Wei Wuxian) (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

Araragi Koyomi x Senjougahara Hitagi (Monogatari Series)

Tagging: @bleppities @biblenabading @muqingssaber @paljuresji @autheane @sofyflora98 @tearyphoenixx @sadghostgirl511

Feel free to pass this on :-)

[minsarasarahair]

My gay son who have questionable parents - Li Changgeng, Zuo Yunqi

Pretty clown who keep dying and serve the emperor - Gu Yun, Lou Zhu

Clown's straight bestfriend and a malewife - Shen Yi, Lin Kai

Malewife's queen and skilled doctor who keep saving these dying men - Chen Qingxiu, Tao Zhongchi

If you think about it, Chang Geng has Xiu Niang who tells him he will become a bad person and alone in the future because of Wuergu while Zuo Yunqi has his dad Zuo Dao who keep reminding him he's the son so he will continue his dad's wrongdoings in the future as well. Then both Gu Yun and Lou Zhu saved them from that.

[unnoticebleme]

Ni hao, wo you lai zhe er, hui lai le 😔

Wo zhi dao le, wo de zhong wen tai bu hao le bu guo, wo zai hai xuexi.. yi bu yi bu la...

Xianzai, wo lai zhe er yin wei...wo tai hao nan guo..zhen de hao gu dan..wo bu zhi dao wei shen me..

Mei guan xi, mei shi er..wo hui hao hao de..

Wo bu neng shui jiao, wei he..shen me wo zai xiang la? 💀

[stupidityisme]

Heart Sutra said:

The Bodhisattva rely on the Perfection of Wisdom, and so with no delusions, they feel no fear, and have Nirvana here and now.

pu ti sa duo，yi ban nuo bo luo mi duo gu，xin wu gua ai。

菩 提 萨 埵，依般 若 波 罗 蜜 多 故，心 无 挂 碍。

wu gua ai gu，wu you kong bu，yuan li dian dao meng xiang，jiu jing nie pan。

无 挂 碍 故， 无 有 恐 怖， 远 离 颠 倒 梦 想， 究 竟 涅 盘。

san shi zhu fo，yi ban nuo bo luo mi duo gu，de ah nou duo luo san miao san pu ti。

三 世 诸 佛，依 般 若 波 罗 蜜 多 故，得 阿 耨 多 罗 三 藐 三 菩 提。

———

Why don’t I like Evana’s dad.

Because he instilled fear in people’s heart.

If there is a problem, as a man, why can’t you face it on your own? Why do you have to trouble your family, and my mom into your problems?

So this afternoon I told him that I will be booking flight to Au these few days.

And the next thing I know is he appeared at my mom’s place.

Why?

Why do you have to trouble others?

Because of your selfishness. You didn’t want me to go to Au.

Going to Au is already a conclusion. He cannot accept.

I really cannot accept this guy in my life. I would go mentally insane.

He said ridiculous things, accuse ridiculous accusations. I didn’t want to go in details because it’s not the first time, so it doesn’t matter anymore. Since now he has created this mess again, I again needs to calm this mess down.

This time I need to sit his mom down to speak nicely.

Chanting sutra, understanding it, and then act upon it is very challenging.

My predicament journey makes me learn to have a calm heart despite situations. I must face problems, not run away from it. I must not solve problems with anger despite whatever accusations. Only love can solve problems.

I also don’t want any fear to be instilled into people’s heart.

This time I must face it with calmer resolute. Master, please grant me to have wisdom 般 若.

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Li Xiang Yi | Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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While the whole thing with Tuoba Gui and Tuoba Gu and Tuoba Shiyijian is confusing, the solution that Princess Helan married Tuoba Shiyijian is a more simple solution. It would explain the contradiction of Tuoba Han fathering a son after 371 when he was supposed to be long dead. And it would also explain why the southerners got confused and thought that Tuoba Gui was Tuoba Shiyijian's son - if he was both Tuoba Shiyijian's grandson and step-son.

And while the succession of Tuoba Gui is messy, I see no problem with Tuoba Si being Tuoba Gui's eldest son. The Songshu made many errors in Tuoba genealogy, so I don't see why it must be correct. And after looking at the historical account of his parents' marriage, I see no problem with this account either. Taking the cousin of Liu Xian as a concubine could have helped to integrate Liu Xian's followers into government beyond mere trophy-taking.

As well, I found it pretty clear in the Weishu that Tuoba Si was the intended heir, even before the incident of his mother's death. When Tuoba Gui gave his children titles, Tuoba Si was the only one created nominal prime minister in addition to their other titles. As well, the events surrounding the birth of Tuoba Dao seem to indicate that Tuoba Gui intended for him to be heir, such as his night summon to Tuoba Yi, who could have been a contender in his own right. I think he summoned Tuoba Yi at night to "test" Tuoba Yi's loyalty to the young heir.

The incident of his mother's death and Tuoba Si's escape from the palace is more messy than Tuoba Si's position as Tuoba Gui's heir, but to be honest I don't see a contradiction there either. I'm probably going to go into more detail in another article, but we know that there were omens as early as 404 that were interpreted by the court to signal the death of a important woman, and later these omens were interpreted to have signaled Lady Liu's death. While you don't have to take the "divination predicted everything" stories too seriously, the presence of three different divinations later linked to Lady Liu's death could suggest some kind of planning behind this death, that Tuoba Gui could have intended to have used them as extra justification.

The origin of the tradition of killing the mother of the crown prince are murky. The Weishu claims this to be an old tradition, but I don't believe this explanation. There are no women who are said to have died to this tradition before Lady Liu, so it was likely created in the Northern Wei era. The Nanqishu blames this tradition on Tuoba Si, but looking at the timeline, I don't think that Tuoba Si engaged in this tradition at all, let alone starting it. The Nanqishu makes even more errors than Songshu on Northern Wei history, and it's a southern account written more than a hundred years after Tuoba Si's death, so I don't see it is being very reliable. For it to be an "old tradition" it can't have started from Tuoba Jun or later, so I do see Tuoba Gui as being the most likely starting point. Tuoba Gui was known for his paranoia in his later years, and his mother's tribe had helped him a lot in his rise to power, so it makes sense for him to start the tradition.

I also don't see a real reason for Tuoba Si to have changed history in such a major way. When in Liu-Song, Liu Shao killed Liu Yilong, Liu Jun was the third son and killed both his older brothers to claim the throne. But Liu Shao was still hated enough by the time of Songshu to have his biography be in the Biography of the Two Murderers, the final biography of the Songshu. Liu Shao was clearly the intended heir, but his reign was considered illegitimate as he killed his father. From the depictions of Tuoba Liuxiu and Tuoba Shijun, we can see that Northern Wei had a similar view on patricide. So I think that even if Tuoba Shao were the intended heir, that his patricide of Tuoba Gui would invalidate his claim and make him illegitimate in the eyes of society. So Tuoba Si wouldn't need to alter records so radically.

I'll have to discuss Tuoba Gui's early years and Tuoba Si's early years in separate articles, because both of their formative years were difficult for them but are interesting to look into. But I don't see any significant problems in the official record of Tuoba Si's early years that must be corrected. However, the details of Tuoba Shao's downfall are rather vague, but I don't see how changing Tuoba Si's birth order fixes this. It takes a lot of effort to alter records in such a major way, and given Tuoba Shao's patricide, I don't see Tuoba Si receiving significant gain from doing so - Tuoba Si's killing of Tuoba Gui had already delegitimised him in the eyes of society. And I haven't really seen reputable people raising significant doubts about Tuoba Si's succession - it's most likely internet speculation, and there are a specific subset of history fans who get wrapped up in speculation and historical revisionism claims.

What's your opinion on 'revisionist' takes surrounding Tuoba Gui and Tuoba Si? For example, the claim that Tuoba Gui was actually Tuoba Shiyijian's son and falsified his age. And there have been opinions I've seen that Tuoba Si fabricated the cause of his mother's death, changed his name for legitimacy, and that Tuoba Shao was the intended heir.

There does seem to something odd going on with Tuoba Gui and his supposed cousins, but I'm not sure changing his age is the solution. I think that just creates new problems. I like better the suggestion that Shiyijian married Gui's widowed mother in some kind of levirate arrangement.

Events surrounding Tuoba Si's succession to the throne are a bit murky, but I'm not sure if the alternative theories really go beyond speculation. Speculation is fun of course.

[swiftletinthecloud]

The hilariousness of Shan Gu Dao not being the "chosen" royalty that he thought he was. Yes, all the good things only happen to Li Xiang Yi, you whiny baby.

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