Having executed Tu’an Gu, the Zhao clan rises again. Having married Lady Xia Ji, Wu Chen flees to Jin.Īfter the siege of the Lower Palace, Cheng Ying hides an orphan. Lord Ling of Chen uses underwear to make a joke at court.Īn unfortunate remark to Xia Zhengshu causes many deaths.Īfter remonstrance from his ministers, King Zhuang of Chu restores Lord Mu pacifies a civil war in Jin for the first time. Li Ke murders two infant rulers in succession. Lady Li Ji plots the murder of Shensheng. Lord Xian of Jin ignores a divination against establishing a principal wife. Lord Xiang of Qi goes out hunting and meets a ghost. The Honorable Wuzhi loses his privileges and joins a conspiracy. Lord Huan of Lu and his wife travel to Qi. The Marquis of Qi gives Lady Wen Jiang in marriage to Lu. The chief of the Dog Rong invades the capital at Hao.ĪN INCESTUOUS LOVE AFFAIR AT THE COURT OF QI King You lights the beacon fires to tease the feudal lords.
The people of Bao atone for their crimes by handing over a beautiful woman. Grandee Du becomes formidable as he protests his innocence. King Xuan of Zhou hears a children’s song and kills a woman for no good reason. The Kingdoms of the Warring States Period in circa 260 B.C.E. Idema, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature, Harvard University
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