Volume One: Ruins of the Tang Dynasty, Chapter 1: The Whole

but his mouth seemed unable to open wide.At this time, the military governor's residence of Xuanwu was bustling with activity. Among those present were Ge Congzhou and Zhang Guiba, generals of the Bia...In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng) as weapons, are divided into soft whips (made of leather or bamboo) and hard whips (made of metal). Because steel whips are heavy and have no blade, they rely entirely on striking to kill enemies, so...