Taking Stock of the Supreme Sage from the Start, Shocking the Ages

The Most Revered Sage, the Emperor of All Ages, the Greatest Strategist Under Heaven, the Greatest Sinner of All Time!... “The Way that can be spoken is not the eternal Way!” “If Confucius had not been born, the ages would have been one long night!” “The Six Kingdoms are gone, and the four seas are united!” “Today, though I die, I am still the Hegemon-King of Western Chu!” “If the bandits can go wherever they please, so can I!” “Drunk, I raise my lamp to gaze upon my sword; in dreams, I return to the bugle calls and linked camps!” “Though my body be shattered, I fear it not; I’ll leave my name unstained in this world!” “Duke Zhou spits out his food to welcome the worthy, and all under heaven turn to him!” “The late emperor’s great enterprise was not half complete before he met his untimely end!” “…”