Heroes of a Troubled Age: Liang Hongyu

Chapter One Summary In the late winter of the seventh year of the Xuanhe era, Liang Hongyu and her father, Liang Xing, try and fail to seek refuge with her paternal uncle in Chuzhou, and settle temporarily aboard a covered boat at the docks. They witness constables extorting an elderly woman and her daughter. Liang Hongyu wants to intervene, but her father stops her. Then the young general Han Shizhong arrives, punishes the constables, and helps the people. His gaze briefly meets Liang Hongyu’s from inside the boat’s cabin. Liang Xing laments the state of the world and urges his daughter to hold fast to her principles. Liang Hongyu, too, comes to admire Han Shizhong, with a hint of hope for the future. First Protagonist: Liang Hongyu Second Protagonist: Han Shizhong