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From Slave to Emperor: the Biography of Shi Le
Shi Le (274-333) was the only figure in Chinese history to rise from slaves to the throne. He was born into the lower class of the Jie tribe and was once sold as a slave. He later started as an "Eighteen Cavalry" and unified most of the north, establishing the Later Zhao regime. During his reign, he implemented a number of reforms: establishing Taixue, downgrading corvee and devaluing taxes, emphasizing the Han minister Zhang Bin, creating the "three tests to enter officialdom" system, laying th
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Those People and Things in Sui Dynasty
When the grains of millet in the cellar of Hanjiacang in Luoyang turned to dust, and when the waves of the Grand Canal swallowed up the last tracker's chant, the thirty-eight-year history of the rise and fall of the Sui Dynasty was only a few pages in the long history. However, every page is soaked with the weight of blood and fire, and every line is full of fresh life. The brave generals, the resourceful counselors, and the people struggling for survival all together constitute a thrilling impe
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The First Volume of the Romance of Later Zhao: the Biography of Shi Le
Shi Le (274-333) was the only figure in Chinese history to rise from slaves to the throne. He was born into the lower class of the Jie tribe and was once sold as a slave. He later started as an "Eighteen Cavalry" and unified most of the north, establishing the Later Zhao regime. During his reign, he implemented a number of reforms: establishing Taixue, downgrading corvee and devaluing taxes, emphasizing the Han minister Zhang Bin, creating the "three tests to enter officialdom" system, laying th
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Pure Ministers of the Spring and Autumn Period: the Biography of Shi Que
The protagonist of the idiom "killing relatives for justice" travels through time and space, regrets his mistakes, is foolishly loyal to the king of Wei, and kills Shi Hou by mistake... The Shi family has been loyal since King Wen. Confucius compiled the Spring and Autumn Annals and wrote "Shi Que punishes those who are rebellious" to highlight their meaning. Sima Qian praised: "Shi's loyalty is as strong as life!" In the Ming Dynasty, another hero emerged from the Shi family in Gaocheng, Shi Yu
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