Brian Cook

Lord of Senluo

Forensic Strategies

Prime Minister Wang was frugal, and there were delicious fruits under his tent, which were always abundant. When the spring came, the army was rotten and the governor reported it to the emperor, who ordered them to leave. He said, "Be careful not to let Dalang know."

Memory Selling

Zheng Xuan wanted to annotate the Spring and Autumn Annals, but had not yet finished it. On his way, he and Fu Zishen met each other and stayed in a guest house. They had not met before. Fu was in the carriage outside and told him about his annotations. Xuan listened for a long time and found most of the ideas he had. Xuan got on the carriage and said to Fu, "I have wanted to annotate it for a long time, but I haven't finished it yet. From what you said just now, I found that most of your comments are in line with mine. Now I will tell you all my comments." Then he annotated it for Fu.

The poor boy's road to becoming a tycoon

Duke Huan hid his armor and prepared a feast, and invited many court officials, in order to execute Xie An and Wang Tanzhi. The king was very anxious and asked Xie, "What should we do?" Xie remained calm and said to Wendu, "The survival of the Jin Dynasty depends on this one move." They went forward together. The king's fear was evident in his expression. Thank you for your tolerance, which is more evident in your appearance. As he looked up at the steps and walked towards his seat, he composed a poem about Luo Sheng, satirizing the "vast torrent". Huan was afraid of the remoteness of the route, so he quickly withdrew his troops. Wang and Xie were once equally famous, but their superiority and inferiority can only be judged from here.

Love Letter to Uncle Qin

In all sacrifices, there are those that should be abolished and no one dares to perform them, and there are those that should be performed and no one dares to abolish them. Offering sacrifices that are not what they should be is called lewd sacrifices. Lewd sacrifices bring no blessings. The emperor offers sacrificed cattle, the princes offer fat cattle, the officials offer oxen, and the scholars offer sheep and pigs. If the sons of the branches do not offer sacrifices, the sons of the clan must be informed of the sacrifices.

Rebirth of a God-level Master

"Confucians praise their relatives without avoiding relatives, and promote their relatives without avoiding enemies. They accumulate merits and deeds, promote the virtuous and promote them, and do not expect rewards. The king gets his will and does not seek wealth and honor as long as it benefits the country. They can promote the virtuous and support them like this.