CH 6

Ch 6 - Second Generation Ancestor x Illegitimate Child: Superior

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1 Minor correction. Last chapter, the necklace & bracelet were “interwoven in the centre by their long silver chains” when it should’ve been “a long silver chain” (Also I know this chap calls it a golden chain but that’s just how it is in the raws). Top.

2 From 天將降大任於是/斯人也,必先苦其心志, When Heaven wants to place great responsibility on a person, it first makes their will endure suffering. The longer quote includes testing the person’s strength, starving them, and a few more trials until those who survive ultimately become stronger. Top.

3 Historical people famous for enduring humiliation and going on to achieve great things. In summary: Gou Jian was captured by the Wu during the war between the Wu and Yue, and was forced to be a servant to King Fuchai of Wu. After becoming King himself, it is said that Gou Jian ate bile to remind himself of the humiliation of being a servant under the State of Wu. Han Xin lived in poverty during his youth. On one occasion, a group of ruffians challenged him to either fight and kill them or crawl between their legs. Han Xin decided to crawl between their legs to save his life, and went on to become a famous military general dubbed as one of the Three Heroes of the early Han dynasty. Sima Qian was sentenced to death after offending the Emperor Wu. To avoid the death penalty, Sima Qian was castrated and thrown into prison. After being released from prison, he went on to live as an eunuch in the palace to complete his “Records of the Grand Historian”, which covered over 2,000 years of the history of China. Top.