Cao Cao and Kong Gui ( 06-10-20 )

Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: Chapter 3 of The Book of Wei: An Overview of The History of Wei lists Lang and Kong Gui in the "Favored Male Courtiers" section 2. He went by the moniker of Shulin. He was a native of Tianshui. At the beginning of the Jian An era, the general Yang Qiu had a mandate from the founding king (Cao Cao) and the king gave Gui the position of cavalry commander. Gui, by nature was law-abiding , and knew how to play chess... Cao Cao loved him. He was always at ...

Cao Gong and Dao Fang, women of the Han harem ( 06-10-20 )

The Book of Han records a "对食" (ate facing each other) bond between Cao Gong and Dao Fang, two women in the harem of Emperor Cheng of Han. The commentator Ying Shao explained "对食" refers to a marriage-like bonding between two people in the imperial harem - either two women or a woman and an eunuch. 1 From Chapter 97 of The Book of Han "Record of Imperial Relatives By Marriage, Section 67B":2 The official Jie Guang reported (to Emperor Ai): "I heard Fair Lady ...

Cao Rui and Qin Lang ( 06-10-20 )

Cao Rui (King Ming of Wei) was the grandson of Cao Cao. Qin Lang was a cavalry general. Another one of Cao Rui's supposed affairs (with his cousin Cao Zhao, also a cavalry officer) was mentioned in The History of Passion 1, but the official history contains no mention the Cao Zhao/Cao Rui pairing. The fondness of Cao Rui for Qing Lang, however, can be found in the historical records of Wei. Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: Chapter 3 of The Book of Wei: The Spring and Autumn of the Wei Clan ...

Dong Xian and Emperor Ai of Han ( 06-10-20 )

Of all the male favorites of the Han emperors, Dong Xian is probably the most well-known. The expression "a preference for the truncated sleeve" 断袖之癖, which is still used today as an euphemism for male homosexuality, originates from the story of Dong Xian and Emperor Ai. Chapter 93 of The Book of Han: Record of those who obtain favor by skillful flattery Dong Xian, whose moniker was Shengqing, was a native of Yunyang. His father Gong was an Imperial Investigative Officer. He gave Dong ...

Gong Wei and Wang Qi ( 06-10-20 )

Excerpt from "The Teachings of Confucius, Chapter 10":1 The armies of Qi invaded the Kingdom of Lu. Gongshu Wuren (Gongwei, son of King Zhao) came across refugees entering the city of Bao. They were resting with their staffs across their backs. Wuren wept as he spoke, "Even now, our bureaucracy is weak, and the draft is a burden on the people, but the king who receives our taxes is unable to make plans and the soldiers are not willing to face death. Things should not be so. Since ...

Han Zigao and King Wen of Chen ( 06-10-20 )

King Jing of Qi and the Official ( 06-10-20 )

Lord An Ling and King Xuan of Chu ( 06-10-20 )

Lord Long Yang ( 06-10-20 )

Mizi Xia and King Ling of Wei ( 06-10-20 )

The Lord of E and the man of Yue ( 06-10-20 )