The Scholars of Shen Zhou

I'm sometimes busy with real-life events but I can help; I know some of the context in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Same here. I have to refresh the page before it actually loads. Hope it gets fixed soon especially during this time.

Thanks ZL181, it is good to see more translations. I'm not qualified to comment on the quality of translations but might I suggest using paragraphs for the longer ones like Chong and Gun so it isn't just a wall of text? Yep, thanks for the idea. I also feel like Cao Gun should've been added in ROTK...

These are my first (loose) translations, so take it with a pinch of salt. My notes are in blue . I've put the Chinese text as spoilers so they take up less room. I've also divided the long ones (i.e. Chong and Gun) into paragraphs for reading convenience. I will add more to these biographies later. ...

I believe this sculpture of Zhang Fei uses high-relief.

Has anyone here ever read the Taiping jing ? Perhaps better known as The Book of Great Peace . Yes, that is the same title as the book that the sources say was given to Zhang Jue, although there is debate about whether it is the same text. No, I've never even heard of the book until this post. Can ...

Dong Zhou wrote:Welcome to the forum ZL181

Thanks!

Dong Zhou wrote:Just checking, is this from the novel?

Yes, I based my answer on the novel. I’ll agree that the novel rushed Zhang Rang to the point that he was not given time for the reader to dislike him that much compared to Dong Zhuo.

Zhang Rang should be mentioned in my opinion. He did nothing to help the Han at all. *He sold government positions for money and filled them with his allies. Zhang Rang is corrupt and so naturally his allies would also be corrupt. He also removed/killed any officials that opposed him. One example be...