#shi le

[bodhitribulation]

Chinese: “我见过女人以恨死去，以悲死去，以狂死去。她却像迎接一位老友般，迎接了死亡。” English: “I’ve seen women meet death with hatred, with grief, with madness. But she welcomed it as if greeting an old friend.”

[psikonauti]

Shi Le 

Linberlost Fall #2

Acrylic on canvas

[fuyonggu]

ZZTJ Book 90 (317-318)

The beginning of Eastern Jin; Sima Rui claims the throne. Liu Cong’s death leads to a messy coup in Han-Zhao. The end of Liu Kun.

[fuyonggu]

Zizhi Tongjian Book 92 (322-323)

Wang Dun’s first rebellion in Eastern Jin goes off without a hitch. Sima Rui’s death and the rise of Emperor Ming. Liu Yao’s western campaigns. I attempt to translate a song.

[fuyonggu]

ZZTJ Book 87 (309-311)

Sima Yue’s bitter victory crumbles with his death. The death of Liu Yuan and succession of Liu Cong. Shi Le rises, recruiting Zhang Bin and Shi Hu. The Disaster of Yongjia: Luoyang and Chang’an fall to Han-Zhao and Emperor Huai is captured.

[fuyonggu]

ZZTJ Book 86 (305-309)

The end of the War of the Eight Princes. The death of Emperor Hui and the rise of Emperor Huai. Growing rebellions and the introduction of Shi Le. Prelude to the Disaster of Yongjia.

[fuyonggu]

Zizhi Tongjian: Book 94 (328-331)

Su Jun’s rebellion breaks out and achieves great success before eventually being beaten back by a loyalist coalition. Shi Le defeats Former Zhao for good and reaches the zenith of his power.

This completes the “gap” of missing years between the end of the Three Kingdoms and the beginning of the ZZTJ books I was working on earlier. Now you have no excuse not to keep reading and learn of the glories of Fu Jian and Murong Chui. 

Maybe now I’ll translate something else.

[fuyonggu]

ZZTJ Book 88 (312-313)

The death of Emperor Huai and accession of Emperor Min. Shi Le and Murong Hui rise as Wang Jun declines.