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MONKEY'S PAW (a remake of a 2023 guan yu x cao cao comic) (read right to left) [original]

i had always wanted to remake this comic esp w my new skills n i plan to publish a physical copy eventually (im just very eager to show it now that its done)

someone put my jaw back in its place

good god what are we what are we doing

mew… irritated cat… worried cat… eat apple…

kitten comforting other kitten… it’s okay mew mew mew eat some apple it’s okay don’t be stressed out meow

-About a piece that I just saw in a book written by Lê Quý Đôn 黎貴惇 - a Vietnamese scholar in 18th century:

Vân đài loại ngữ 芸臺類語 - Sĩ quy 士規 (Rules and advices of being officials) - 51th chapter:

吳張溫以英才見罪，武侯曰：「清濁太明，善惡太分故也。」

Zhang Wen from Wu was convicted for his outstanding talent, Wuhou (Zhuge Liang) said: "He distinct between purity and turbidity, good and evil too clearly, (so he was convicted)"

嘗以武侯經歷合物，文皇勸勵精求治安，豈不欲扶君子逐小人？而二公之言，乃以太分善惡為人品之病，何也？

Now, (when I think) about the experiences of Wuhou in governing the country, and the encouragement for peace and order of Emperor Wen (Tang Taizong), did they not want to support the virtuous and drive out the wicked? Yet the words of these two gentlemen pointed out that too much distinction between good and evil was a flaw in human character, why is that?

蓋天地之間，陽一而陰二，善人少而不善人多。陰固不可化為陽，不善人亦不可盡變為善，大要使之各安其分, 斯可矣。

人之不仁，疾之已甚則亂。區分流品，著明愛惡，豈非已甚乎？

Between heaven and earth, there is one yang and two yin; good people are few, bad people are many. Yin cannot be transformed into yang, nor can all bad people be turned into good. The key is to let each be content with its place, that is enough.

When people's lack of benevolence is excessively hated, chaos ensues. To distinguish between different classes and clearly define likes and dislikes—is this not going too far?

-About Zhang Wen:

Sanguozhi 三國志 - Zhang Wen's Biography:

《會稽典錄》曰：餘姚虞俊嘆曰：「張惠恕才多智少，華而不實，怨之所聚，有覆家之禍，吾見其兆矣。」諸葛亮聞俊憂溫，意未之信，及溫放黜，亮乃嘆俊之有先見。亮初聞溫敗，未知其故，思之數日，曰：「吾已得之矣，其人於清濁太明，善惡太分。」

The Kuaiji Dianlu records: Yu Jun of Yuyao sighed, "Zhang Huishu is talented but not wise, and flashy but not realistic. Judging from the growing resentment towards him, I foresee that he will meet his downfall one day." When Zhuge Liang heard of Jun’s concern for Wen, he did not believe it. But after Wen was dismissed, Liang praised Jun’s foresight. When Liang first heard of Wen’s defeat, he did not know the reason. After pondering for several days, he said, “I have figured it out. He was too clear when he made distinctions between integrity and corruption, and good and evil."

-Zhang Wen was a talent in Wu, Sun Quan sent him to Shu for a diplomatic mission, and people in Shu also praised him. (Rumors said that he became friends with Liang? not sure) Later, Sun Quan was unhappy with Zhang Wen for praising the Shu government, and jealous of his growing popularity. Zhang Wen recommended JI Yan to serve in the Wu government. Ji Yan incurred much resentment from his colleagues when he came up with radical ideas to reform the bureaucracy.

ohhh that's so interesting...modu changyu and liu bang are thematic twins. i was under the impression that they had a lot in common, and rose to power in the vaccum that formed after the death of qin shi huang, but i had no idea it was that closely linked. that the qin aggression actually directly contributed to the evolution of the steppe nomads to form confederations, and turn into a stronger, more organized fighting force.

massive dynasty warriors zhang fei x zhuge liang dump this ship is ruining me bro n it was originally a crack ship

red cliff zhang fei x zhuge liang art dump ☺️