A thousand years ago, his leap into the river gave a festival its profound meaning. As ruler and subject drifted farther apart, a nation fell from prosperity into decline. He became a victim of treacherous ministers fighting for power. Was this the tragedy of his age, or was it fate?
She comes from a thousand years in the future. After she overturns Qu Yuan's beliefs and understanding time and again, history's tragedy repeats itself: he grows old in sorrow and dies for his country. What will he choose this time...
Many people believe Qu Yuan had no friends, which led his fellow courtiers to slander him. Others say he was too inflexible, or... The truth is, it was not that simple. Chu's government was rotten to the core, and Qu Yuan lived at the turning point when Chu went from a powerful state to a weak one. His reforms, intended to benefit the people and the state, threatened the interests of the royal clan and aristocracy. King Huai was misled at home by slanderous ministers, including Queen Zheng Xiu, Lingyin Zijiang, the court official Jin Shang, and Prince Zilan. Abroad, he was deceived by powerful Qin. Zhang Yi sabotaged the alliance of the six states and joined forces with Chu's slanderous ministers to drive a wedge between the king and his subjects. King Huai wavered, repeatedly changing his mind about whether to join the alliance, and angered the other five states. So when Chu was attacked, the other states took advantage of its peril. Ying fell, and the capital was moved. This meant Chu was all but doomed, with its fall not far off. For a patriot, this was a devastating blow. Everyone who reads Qu Yuan's works and learns about that period of history understands him differently. I hope to bring everyone a different Qu Yuan, shaped by my own understanding and imagination.
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