Chapter 452

Chapter 452

Can a strategist not ascend the throne? Extra Chapter 5 (End)

Book:


Can a Strategist Not Ascend the Throne?

Chapter 452 Extra Chapter 5 (End)

[205th Floor] Your big sister is still your big sister.

Lv…

[206th Floor] Missing one Victory Coin.

The Lv from General Lv.

[207th Floor] Fengxiao Brand Hangover Cure.

Wait, wait, wait! If I understand correctly, you’re from the Lv family lineage.

[208th Floor] Missing one Victory Coin.

Yes, the typical lucky fool from the north.

[209th Floor] Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong.

This description… cough, although I know it’s historical, hearing it from the person involved is just so amusing.

[210th Floor] Zhong Xuan upstairs.

Let me sort this out. So, the one who hung the Victory Coin on the second-hand market is from the branch that guarded General Lv’s tomb.

The sister upstairs is from the main Lv family line.

But why does one side have an extra Victory Coin while the other is missing one?

[211th Floor] Cute but Brainless.

And it just happens to be the same coin.

Does this mean the coin from the first year of Jian’an, the one belonging to Lü Bu, was taken by Lu Lingju, and it’s been missing ever since?

[212th Floor] Your big sister is still your big sister.

This is quite interesting.

[213th Floor] Kou Kou.

No! What’s interesting about this!

Why would our General Lv’s burial items end up in the hands of tomb guardians for thousands of years!

If she wanted to use this complete set of Victory Coins as burial items, she must have really liked them.

[214th Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

Right, I remember General Lv wrote in her early study notes that she wished she had been born a few years earlier so she could have assisted His Majesty in conquering Liangzhou, gone on expeditions beyond the borders, and received His Majesty’s blessed Victory Coins earlier.

Logically, she shouldn’t have those from before the fourth year of Jian’an. There must be some story we don’t know about how she collected them all. How could they end up in someone else’s hands!

[215th Floor]

@OP, did you ask for more details?

[216th Floor] Kou Kou.

Given what we know, this box of Victory Coins should be General Lv’s burial items, not some tomb guardian’s token!

How can you call it that!

[217th Floor] Missing one Victory Coin.

@OP, check your DMs. This is very important to me.

I can book a flight right now and talk to them in person.

I can also contact the national archaeological department to go together, but I need to know if our ancestor’s tomb is still intact.

[218th Floor] OP.

OK, I’ll get back to you.

But I can’t disclose privacy. I’ll negotiate with them first.

[219th Floor] Missing one Victory Coin.

Understood, thanks.

…

[230th Floor] She Yu.

My god, I never thought a simple post about authenticating Victory Coins would turn into this.

[231st Floor] Kou Kou.

QWQ How much did my General Lv love His Majesty to follow him around and finally decide to be buried in the borderlands.

[232nd Floor] Your big sister is still your big sister.

And because of the terrain, this place remained a borderland. She truly watched over this place for His Majesty for two thousand years.

[233rd Floor] Today I Also Want to Stick Close to Emperor Qiao.

Now I just hope the tomb guardians only took a box of coins, or I’ll cry.

[234th Floor] Fengxiao Brand Hangover Cure.

Pat pat, stay optimistic.

The full set of Victory Coins is still there, and they even unknowingly hung one real coin on the second-hand market.

They don’t seem like tomb raiders.

[235th Floor]

General Lv passed away in 72 AD. At that time, although Cao Cao, Zhong Hui, and the succeeding Cao Shu had opened up the Tibetan region, it was still mostly inhabited by the Qiang people and was largely uncivilized. Those chosen by His Majesty to guard the tomb were definitely not ordinary people.

His Majesty passed away more than twenty years later, and during that time, he must have imposed restrictions on them.

Given the Da Yong皇室’s expertise in tomb mechanisms, the protection of General Lv’s tomb couldn’t have been weak.

[236th Floor] Kou Kou.

That makes sense.

[237th Floor] Farewell My Concubine.

That sounds a bit more reassuring.

[238th Floor] Ah Heng’s True Beauty.

Speaking of which…

@If General Lv’s tomb really appears in Tibet, would you go?

[239th Floor] Then Dig Up Wang Can’s Tomb.

LOL, you guys really treat Double Eyelid Sister as our informant in the archaeological department, huh?

[240th Floor]

I won’t go this time.

Don’t ask me.

I still have unfinished work in Yan’an.

[241st Floor] Excavator.

Don’t ask me either, I’m still digging up Bo Diao’s tomb.

This old guy learned a lot of techniques from the Central Plains and made his tomb quite sturdy.

We thought it would go smoothly, but it didn’t.

[242nd Floor] Fengxiao Brand Hangover Cure.

Wow, both our internal archaeologists are out on fieldwork.

[243rd Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

We’ll just have to wait for updates from OP and Missing One Sister.

[244th Floor] First in Line for Gossip.

Why so heartless!

Missing One is already in the ID, think about how painful that is.

[245th Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

Speaking of the reason for Missing One, I just checked the historical records.

At the coronation ceremony of Emperor Hankang in the first year of Jian’an, General Lingju was among the attendees, but General Lü Bu wasn’t, as he was still stationed in Suiyuan City, Bingzhou.

If General Lv took it first… cough.

It’s not impossible.

[246th Floor] Then Dig Up Wang Can’s Tomb.

Given Wang Can’s anecdotes about General Longxiang and General Huya in “Heroes’ Records,” the possibility is even greater.

[247th Floor] Your big sister is still your big sister.

If that’s the case, then Lü Bu didn’t try to get the coin back, meaning he tacitly approved of his daughter’s actions.

[248th Floor] Dream of Holding the Sun.

Who would have thought this coin would resurface in such a way.

[249th Floor] Zhong Xuan upstairs.

In a way, perhaps it’s fate.

[250th Floor] Cute but Brainless.

No superstitions after the founding of the country, hey!

[251st Floor] She Yu.

Now I just hope the communication goes smoothly. I really want to know the story behind these Victory Coins.

[252nd Floor] Governor of Bingzhou.

Wish +1.

…

[301st Floor] OP.

Popping in to prove I’m still handling this.

Good news is, they’ve agreed to communicate with the Lv family.

[302nd Floor] Kou Kou.

OP!!!

[303rd Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

OP has appeared!

[304th Floor] OP.

No need to get so excited.

We had a sit-down with them yesterday.

There’s some surprising news I can share after getting their consent.

You might not expect the identity of the tomb guardians.

[305th Floor] Governor of Bingzhou.

Huh?

[306th Floor] No Hot Pot for Me.

As Double Eyelid Sister guessed, the tomb guardians’ identity is unusual?

[307th Floor] Dream of Holding the Sun.

Waiting for the answer.

[308th Floor] OP.

I checked the records, it’s pretty much what she said.

The tomb guardians are surnamed Zhong, as in Zhong Hui and Zhong Yao’s Zhong.

[309th Floor] She Yu??????

[310th Floor] Yan Yan’s Light!!!!!!

[311th Floor] Your big sister is still your big sister.

Wow, I’m just wow.

[312th Floor] Governor of Bingzhou.

So the tomb guardians are descendants of Zhong Hui?

[313th Floor] Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong.

No, Zhong Hui didn’t have any descendants.

[314th Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

Right, according to historical records, he had no wife or children and adopted his brother’s two children.

During the Yanchang Rebellion, Zhong Hui conspired with the Wang family of Jinyang to establish independence in the western region, supporting Liu Qi’s grandson as emperor to revive the noble families’ power. However, Emperor Taizong, who had already consolidated power, swiftly eradicated them and quickly installed Cao Rui’s daughter Cao Shu to oversee the western region.

Zhong Hui and his two adopted sons were killed. Fortunately, his brother had passed away two years earlier and didn’t witness this.

The Wang family of Jinyang, who had some history with Emperor Taizu, still suffered greatly, with over ten members implicated.

[315th Floor] Dream of Holding the Sun.

Zhong Hui’s brother Zhong Yu’s remaining children and part of the Wang family of Taiyuan were exiled.

The Wang family of Taiyuan was exiled to the south.

So, does that mean one branch of the Zhong family went to Tibet?

[316th Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

Damn historians, would it kill you to write a few more words?

Just write “the rest were exiled to various regions”!

[317th Floor]

Of course, they couldn’t write it explicitly.

The Wang family of Jinyang and the Zhong family of Yingchuan had deep-rooted connections, many of whom were old officials from Emperor Taizu’s reign.

Emperor Taizong was killing some while secretly sparing a few to preserve their lineage, to avoid triggering a backlash.

It wasn’t until later in his reign, after several rounds of power transitions and changes in officials, that he continued the purge.

Even if he overdid it, he could use old age and confusion as an excuse.

Given this, the branch exiled to the western region was likely the Zhong family talents Emperor Taizong wanted to preserve.

[318th Floor] OP.

Yes, to be precise, it was Zhong Yao’s great-granddaughter, Zhong Hui’s grandniece Zhong Ying, and her husband Wang Hun.①

[319th Floor] Cute but Brainless.

Ah, it’s her.

[320th Floor] She Yu.

Hiss…

[321st Floor] No Hot Pot for Me.

Can someone explain this to a history newbie?

[322nd Floor]

Zhong Ying was originally one of the female officials Emperor Taizu prepared for Emperor Taizong, intended for high-ranking positions. She was known for her intelligence and elegance from a young age, with a reputation for being “wise and graceful, well-read.” However, she was dragged down by a clueless granduncle, ruining her prospects. From her early days of “beautiful and poised, skilled in singing,” she became “implicated in this case, exiled to the borderlands.”①

[323rd Floor] Yan Yan’s Light.

At that time, Zhong Ying was 34, just when her political skills were maturing.

Then she got a pig teammate…

[324th Floor] No Hot Pot for Me.

What happened next?

[325th Floor] OP.

According to the Zhong family records, four years after the Yanchang Rebellion, Emperor Taizu returned from abroad to inspect Qinghai-Tibet, with General Lv accompanying him. They met Zhong Ying again.

It was during this trip that General Lv, nearly ninety years old, fell ill and passed away.

After Emperor Taizu built her tomb and saw her off, he made a deal with Zhong Ying.

[326th Floor] OP.

General Lv didn’t want to be buried in the Lv family’s ancestral land but wished to rest here, guarding the border.

But according to Emperor Taizu’s thinking, if the world changed, even imperial tombs could be desecrated, let alone a general’s resting place.

After some thought, she decided to hire Zhong Ying as General Lv’s tomb guardian.

And required her descendants to continue this duty for generations, guarding General Lv’s burial site (secretly).

After a hundred years, when the landscape changed, it wouldn’t matter if there were guardians or not, as no one would bother digging up a tomb in such a remote place.

In exchange, after three generations, if Zhong Ying’s descendants showed promise, they would be allowed to serve under the then-governor of the western region and re-enter officialdom.

Additionally, she selected a new identity for Zhong Ying’s “bright and talented, like her mother” daughter, allowing her to enter the officialdom early.

[327th Floor] OP.

The girl who was sent away changed her name to Wei Li, and true to her name, she emerged like a dark horse.

She served in the Shangshu Sheng for twenty years through the reigns of Emperor Xiang and Emperor Ming, assisting Emperor Ming through his most difficult eight years, before passing away from overwork, posthumously titled Wenzheng.

Of course, that’s another story.

[328th Floor] Li Zhu?????? Chancellor Wei!!

Lurking for so long, this just blew me out of the water.

[329th Floor] Dream of Holding the Sun.

“Devoted until death,” first Cheng Yu, then Zhuge Liang, and then Chancellor Wei.

[330th Floor] Zhong Xuan upstairs.

Emperor Taizu really didn’t choose the wrong person, but…

But it’s said that although Wei Li had the surname Wei, she wasn’t from the Hedong Wei family but was a poor girl cultivated by Leping Academy. Who would have thought there was this twist!!!

[331st Floor] First in Line for Gossip.

This is truly a shocking revelation.

[332nd Floor] Today I Also Want to Stick Close to Emperor Qiao.

OP can still reply to us in such a calm tone, in a way, that’s talent.

[333rd Floor] A Passerby.

Isn’t that talent?

Being able to stumble upon something worth millions is definitely talent.

[334th Floor] Kou Kou.

Oh right, we haven’t gotten back to the main topic!

In this case, how did that box of Victory Coins end up in the tomb guardians’ hands???

Given Zhong Ying’s character, she wouldn’t do such a thing, right?

Emperor Taizu had already given them a chance to rise again, so there shouldn’t be any revenge motive.

[335th Floor] OP.

You’re right, there’s no revenge, but there is jealousy… it’s quite ridiculous.

Zhong Ying and Wang Hun didn’t just have Chancellor Wei as a daughter; they also had a son, Wang Ji, who was “talented and dashing.”

This guy was arrogant due to his talents and loved luxury, but after the family’s downfall, he could no longer enjoy such things.

To show he was as smart as his sister, he swapped out the box of Victory Coins before General Lv’s tomb was completed.

By the time Zhong Ying found out, the tomb’s sealing stone had already been set, and unless the tomb was destroyed, it could never be opened again…

[336th Floor] She Yu.

…6.

[337th Floor]

I see.

【338楼】Excavator


I also understand, the Zhong family has just gone through Zhong Hui’s rebellion, their only hope for revival lies with Prime Minister Wei, they simply dare not admit this accident to Emperor Taizu.

This box of Victory Coins was thus detained.

【339楼】Original Poster


Wang Ji, who stole the Victory Coins, died early. Zhong Ying’s other son, Wang Rong, was known for his frugality and filial piety, and had no intention of defying his mother’s duty of guarding the tomb.

Their descendants either took the surname Zhong or Wang, settling and living in seclusion here, indifferent to worldly affairs.

Therefore, this set of Victory Coins was only recently unearthed by descendants who had gradually forgotten their responsibilities, and put up for sale.

【340楼】A Passerby


Finally, it ended up in the hands of the original poster.

【341楼】Shining Bright


Such is the twists and turns of history…

【342楼】No Hotpot for Me


After experiencing this dramatic development and revelation, I can fully imagine how many secrets like this have never been discovered before in history.

Suddenly, I feel like studying history.

【343楼】Farewell My Concubine


No wonder they dared to let the original poster display it, the core issue really doesn’t lie with the subsequent tomb guardians.

So the initial claim that the tomb guardians took it out and passed it down as a token, although slightly embellished to shift some responsibility, isn’t a matter of principle.

【344楼】Where’s My Ball


Thinking about it, it makes sense. Over two thousand years, families have migrated countless times, yet they still reside in Tibet, even if not officially as tomb guardians, they still perform the duties.

Why bother with grave robbing?

【345楼】Koukou


So General Lv’s tomb hasn’t been opened yet, right!!

【346楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Yes, the archaeologists are already here.

But currently, the tomb built by Emperor Taizu for General Lv is too stable, we still need some time.

【347楼】Cute but Brainless


Actually, if it’s really not possible, maybe don’t open it?

The tomb guardians have been guarding it till now, which is quite an effort, right…

【348楼】Ah Heng the Stunner


LOL, just now they were talking about how they stole General Lv’s things, now they’re using her as an excuse!

Archaeological excavation work definitely won’t be interrupted.

【349楼】


It won’t stop.

The Da Yong imperial tomb can’t be dug open, so we have to start with Da Yong’s officials.

General Lv followed Emperor Taizu for twenty years after his abdication, and excavating her tomb is to fill in historical gaps.

It’s just fortunate that because of that Victory Coin, it was the Lv family who reported the tomb information, and to some extent, they will consider restoring the artifacts after removal.

【350楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Not only that, I told them that if the items from the tomb are to be transported to the Da Yong History Museum and the National Museum, three items must be left in the tomb as burial goods.

This includes the set of Victory Coins taken by the tomb guardians.

【351楼】


The National Museum and the Yong Museum don’t lack this set, after all, the coin molds are there.

【352楼】Missing a Victory Coin


So this condition is negotiable.

And don’t forget, places like Samhan, Wa, and Black Dragon Island were first conquered by General Longxiang, which is why they could rightfully become our territory after the founding of the nation, so the excavation work can’t be too reckless.

Who doesn’t know how to play with public opinion, right?

【353楼】Cute but Brainless


LOL, who said the Lv family is brainless, look at this textbook-level performance!

【354楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Hey hey hey, are you complimenting me or insulting me?

【355楼】Long Live Emperor Wu


We’re waiting for the tomb exploration results.

【356楼】First in Line for Gossip


Innocent and cute.

【357楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Alright alright, stop trying to save face here.

The progress is still stuck at the tomb entrance, but I can show you the progress.

【Picture】

【358楼】No Hotpot for Me


What does this mean?

【359楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Let me put it this way, this tombstone is double-layered.

The outer stone shell has the words “Dingyuan” written on it, looking like a boundary marker or a memorial to a battle, not at all like a tomb.

But underneath. 【Picture】

This is the actual tombstone, inscribed by Emperor Da Yong himself.

【360楼】Dream of Holding the Sun


Wow! This protective idea is quite impressive!

【361楼】Koukou


【Tomb of General Longxiang and Governor of Sui, Marquis Jingling, Lv Lingju】

Wuwuwu this is our General Lv!

【362楼】Farewell My Concubine


Actually, General Lv also held the title of General Piaoxi during the war, but because the Mengzhou war situation stabilized, this temporary title was withdrawn.

So when she retired, she was General Longxiang and Governor of Sui.

【363楼】Today I Also Want to Stick Close to Emperor Qiao


Emperor Taizu’s handwriting always looks sharp and powerful, no matter how many times I see it.

【364楼】First in Line for Gossip


But hasn’t anyone noticed that the strokes of “Lingju” are noticeably weaker than the previous ones.

【365楼】Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong??????

【366楼】Ah Heng the Stunner


What what, don’t suddenly send me a knife, my tear point is very low.

【367楼】She Yu


His Majesty would also feel sad.

This was her little sister who grew up watching her, a spirited general who followed her, yet she passed away before her.

【368楼】Shining Bright


It’s really because His Majesty lived too long QWQ

Counting, Lingju’s ninety-year peaceful death, still by the side of the emperor she most revered, is already one of the best endings in the world.

Which of the ministers who followed His Majesty in the early years could have outlived her, crying.

【369楼】Dream of Holding the Sun


Sigh… no, workers are still at work, not suitable for such emotional stuff.

【370楼】Missing a Victory Coin


If you want to see something else, there’s nothing for now.

We’re still figuring out where to enter, definitely no results today, everyone disperse for now.

【371楼】Original Poster


Disperse, disperse.

…

【450楼】Original Poster


I’m so angry, so angry.

【451楼】Cute but Brainless


What’s suddenly wrong now.

【452楼】Original Poster


It’s all because @Missing a Victory Coin told me she would reimburse my travel expenses, inviting me to come here, but…

【453楼】A Passerby


But she snatched the Victory Coin you bought?

【454楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Am I that kind of person?????

【455楼】Your Big Sister is Still Your Big Sister


Given General Lv’s history of snatching an extra Victory Coin, such behavior isn’t impossible.

【456楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Slander, this is slander!

I’ve negotiated a price with her, 20% above market value, because this Victory Coin holds special significance for our family, paying a bit more for peace of mind, this money is rightfully hers, otherwise we wouldn’t have found our ancestor’s tomb.

【457楼】She Yu


LOL, then we can’t call her “Missing a Coin” sister anymore.

【458楼】Koukou


So the question is, why is the original poster so angry.

【459楼】Original Poster


She made me cry a bucket of tears wuwuwu

The tomb was opened, and General Lv’s diary was found inside.

…

【480楼】Original Poster


Some parts are already illegible, some parts are still clear, now we’re rushing to preserve them.

It’s mostly General Lv’s travelogue following Emperor Taizu around.

But there’s a part that says this.

She said since she’s been following as a bodyguard, she should get paid, with Emperor Taizu’s status, a salary of six hundred dan should be no problem, but the new year is already the Taizong era with no new Victory Coins, so she bargained with Emperor Taizu, asking if she could make up for it with the earliest years’ Victory Coins.

【481楼】Sitting on Zhongxuan Tower


Wow, so that’s where those extra Victory Coins came from.

【482楼】Original Poster


Then Emperor Taizu replied, she’s still short five Victory Coins, if everyone bargained with her like this, wouldn’t there be a long line of people following her, so she set a rule, follow her for five years and take one.

The five-year rule was enough to filter out a significant number of people.

Even General Lv was short five, let alone others.

Probably only General Lv was determined to get the full set, hence she decided on this following journey.

【483楼】A Passerby


But in fact, she didn’t follow for twenty-five years…

【484楼】Original Poster


In General Lv’s diary, after following His Majesty for ten years, she asked for the second and third years of Guangxi.

After another ten years, she asked for the second and third years of Jian’an.

At this point, she already felt her body couldn’t keep up, but she thought even if she couldn’t last the final five years, it didn’t matter, because she still had one she “snatched”, since her father wouldn’t fight her for it, she considered her regret fulfilled.

In fact, she indeed didn’t last until the time to get the last one according to the rules.

【485楼】Shining Bright


But that box has the last one.

【486楼】Dream of Holding the Sun


Given by His Majesty…

【487楼】Koukou


Damn Wang Ji, I’ll fight him, if he hadn’t taken the box, General Lv could have known earlier that His Majesty had given her the last coin that truly belonged to her.

【488楼】No Hotpot for Me


Mom asks why I’m crying while reading a history forum QWQ

【489楼】Original Poster


But General Lv probably wouldn’t feel too regretful.

Because archaeologists found this in the central area of her tomb. 【Picture】

This is already a bit tattered, clumsily sewn, but it should still be recognizable. Something similar was unearthed in the cotton fields of Yan’an not long ago.

【490楼】Excavator


This is… that panda doll.

【491楼】Original Poster


Yes, it should be the one His Majesty hung on his horse, and after both Zhu Tan and Shen Feng horses died, kept by his side.

Finally becoming one of General Lv’s burial goods.

【492楼】Koukou


Ahhh last time I didn’t dare to speak up about who His Majesty trusted most. But what Jia Xu has, our Lingju also has.

【493楼】Shining Bright


His Majesty really liked our General Lv.

【494楼】Original Poster


Whether left by His Majesty or requested by General Lv, this item was finally decided to stay in the tomb with the set of Victory Coins. The third burial item left is the ashes of General Lv’s war horse.

After the experts leave the tomb, these three items and General Lv will no longer be disturbed by others.

【495楼】Where’s My Ball


Good good, this is truly complete!

【496楼】Long Live Emperor Wu


General can also know the gift His Majesty gave her.

【497楼】Then Dig Wang Can’s Tomb


Actually, I have a bold hypothesis.

Given Emperor Taizu’s ability to succeed in anything, would he really sew something so ugly?

…Could it have been General Lv?

【498楼】Cute but Brainless


Cough, that’s quite imaginable.

Intentionally sewing it ugly so His Majesty would leave it for her.

【499楼】No Hotpot for Me


Done, even more tear-jerking QWQ

【500楼】Your Big Sister is Still Your Big Sister


Upstairs, aren’t you a history newbie? You should tone it down a bit.

【501楼】No Hotpot for Me


I’m an art student, my imagination is strong QWQ.

【502楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Alright alright, why dig so deep, can’t we give our General Lv some face!

【503楼】Original Poster


Right… anyway, now it’s a complete result!

【504楼】Original Poster


Also, reporting something to make the story even more complete!

【505楼】First in Line for Gossip


You got together with the not-missing-a-coin sister?

【506楼】Original Poster


Go away, can’t you be normal.

I mean, I successfully got a Victory Coin for good luck!

It’s the one from the year 40 AD!

【507楼】Missing a Victory Coin


Let me explain, actually our family’s set has 60, missing the one from the first year of Jian’an, but with an extra one from the year 40 AD.

Because in that year—

【508楼】Missing a Victory Coin


General Huya passed away mid-year, and General Longxiang’s daughter, later General Hengye Lv Sheng, just got her six hundred dan salary the previous year, qualifying for a Victory Coin this year.

So, there’s an extra one here.

【509楼】Original Poster


【Picture】Look, now it’s mine.

Author’s Note:

① Zhong Ying’s historical name should be Zhong Yan

To avoid Qiao Qiao’s name, I changed it here.

Wife of Wang Hun, a famous minister of Wei and Jin, great-granddaughter of Zhong Yao.

【Wang Hun’s wife Zhong, named Yan, from Yingchuan, great-granddaughter of Wei’s Grand Tutor Yao. Her father Hui, a court official. Yan could write essays at a young age, and when grown, was intelligent and elegant, well-read. Beautiful and graceful, good at singing, her manners and laws were exemplary.】

【Yan’s daughter was also talented and virtuous】

Zhong Yan’s son Wang Ji 【had exceptional talent from a young age, handsome and heroic, unmatched in spirit, loved archery and horses, extremely brave】 but 【though outwardly elegant, inwardly jealous, liked to hurt others with words, thus less favored by peers】（《Book of Jin》

Finished.

Next forum post 【Anyone want to talk about the obscure figures of Leping Academy during Emperor Taizu’s reign】

See you tomorrow at 9:30 AM.