i FUCKIN DESPISE you jing yuan. like i LOATHE you, get it? i hope you perish. i had ur son and 3 wives at hostage yet u didnt dare come? i even awakened an ascension material boss with yanqing in front and u dare not come home and instead send me e3 welt?????

done. diseased. u are no longer one of my favorites. we are DONE. im taking the kids with me and no u will never get to see them ever again. i hope you perish

Good Day 😊, Can I please request for an angsty headcannon for Jing Yuan with neglected wife reader with this context:

Basically wife reader feels very neglected by Jing Yuan due to him being busy all the time due to him being the general, even during his free time he spends it with Yanqing and preparing him for the future, he neglects the reader for days rarely being home. The reader is disheartened and even when she tries to communicate with Jing Yuan he brushes her off as he puts the Xianzhou Alliance first all the time. Wife reader has had enough when Jing Yuan forgets their anniversary and requests for a divorce. This is when Jing Yuan realizes his mistake and turns Yandere.

-Thank you for reading my request!

No, Thank you for asking😄

Trigger Warning: Yandere, Obsessive behaviour, Possessive behaviour, Kidnapping, Forced kissing

You were tired, you tried to keep loving him the same as you always had, but you couldn't anymore. You felt forgotten, Jing Yuan always put the Alliance before you, and even when he got free time he spent that with his protege Yanqing, there was never time for you.

And today was the last straw, it was your anniversary and Jing Yuan was nowhere to be seen. You had prepared a fancy dinner and he even told you that he would be here. After waiting an hour you started to eat by yourself and went to bed, tonight was another cold night without him.

You went to his office the next day, Jing Yuan didn't look up from his paper to acknowledge you. You sighed ,there was no point in prolonging this. You request a divorce, at first it doesn't face him, not until it registers in his head, he finally drops his papers and looks at you, his eyes widened.

He tries to think about why you would want to leave, he can only remember good memories with you, that is until he realises that none of those memories was recent ones. He tries to apologize, he says he wont forget again. But saying sorry doesn't make up for years of neglect. You are tired and even if he somehow changed it would still not rid you of the bad memories.

You apologize, telling Jing Yuan that you still wan't a divorce. You turn to leave, he tries to look for a way so that you can stay, any way will do, but you get closer and closer to getting away. He throws the table aside and rushes towards you, hugging you from behind, he can't let you go, not now.

He repeats apology after apology to you. You struggle against his hold, you had already made up your mind, but all he does is tighten the hug. He's lucky no on else is around, he wouldn't be able to do this otherwise, he turns you around so you're facing him.

You don't understand what Jing Yuan is doing, not until he forces his mouth upon yours, you struggle but he is way too strong. He can't let you leave, he can fix this relationship, he will. And he can start when he has you locked up at home.

Poor little wife, so close to getting away, but now stuck with this toxic husband.

"I can't let you get away, I know that I failed you, but now we can rebuild our relationship. I love you, my dear wife"

Holy crap that was long😅 well, hope it still is good

Well, today i choose angst, so you have any thoughts about Loucha finding the child and reader years after with another men like Welt or Jing Yuan?

…

You’re a GENIUS.

Pt 2 to this!

-Luocha finds his child and reader years later with Jing Yuan- (Chose Jing Yuan because why not)

It’s been…a few years. You didn’t come home, wouldn’t respond to his texts (beyond the one where you informed him you wanted a divorce), eventually he just had to accept that he chased the two of you off permanently, and he’d probably never see you again. But wouldn’t you know it…fate would lead you both to the Xianzhou Luofu… It’s amazing you managed to meet THE General of the Luofu, but once you did…somehow you instantly clicked. He was gentlemanly, kind, compassionate towards you and your child and your story… You’ve been with Jing Yuan for about two years now. He was what you needed. He took care of you, and more importantly, took care of your child, treated them like his own, looked out for them, put the effort in to raise them, all of that which Luocha didn’t do. You’re shopping in the local marketplace. Jing Yuan was preoccupied at a different stall with your child when it happens. Luocha spots you. And he recognizes you immediately, of course, how could he forget you? He approaches you, calls your name, and when you see him you have no idea what to do or say. He pulls you into a hug. And oh, it’s Luocha, you remember Luocha, you once loved Luocha, but you had to leave him…you HAD to, he didn’t love his child, and Jing Yuan did. Still. You let him hug you. You listen when he tells you how much he missed you, and when he finally pulls away, you secretly hope he’ll notice your new wedding ring and just…leave you alone. It would be less painful that way. “And how are you? How’s our child?” he asks, that sweet, charming smile on his face. “Well…” you begin, but you’re interrupted by the sound of Jing Yuan clearing his throat as he approaches the two of you, your child in tow. At the sight of Luocha, your child hides behind Jing Yuan, gripping onto his cloak. “…Luocha…this is Jing Yuan…my husband,” you introduce them to each other awkwardly. Jing Yuan smiles pleasantly. He’s heard plenty about Luocha. “A pleasure to meet you,” he says, shaking Luocha’s hand. Luocha returns his steady gaze, the tension was thick enough to cut with a knife. “Yes,” Luocha agrees. Jing Yuan places a hand on the small of your back. You feel like you’re being crushed. Luocha was back. You were dreading this day. What were the chances of you running into each other like this? “I…trust the two of you are…happy?” Luocha asks bitterly, at first looking at Jing Yuan, then at you. You nod. “Very,” you say. Luocha looks at his child. His child hides a little further behind Jing Yuan. “That’s good, I hope it stays that way,” Luocha says, challenging Jing Yuan, just a little bit. “Oh, I’m sure it will,” Jing Yuan smiles, acting like he didn’t hear the challenge in Luocha’s voice. “Now if you’d excuse us, Mr. Luocha, we were actually busy with our shopping, we should really get back to it, I’m sure you understand.” “Of course,” Luocha agrees, probably just as happy to get out of this awkward conversation as the two of you were. “I understand plenty,” and you know that statement was directed at you. You nod once to your ex-husband, and he just has to watch as Jing Yuan turns you away and whispers something in your ear. Then Jing Yuan takes the hand of your child, his other hand still on the small of your back as he leads the two of you away from the merchant. “Y/n.” Luocha calls, quietly. And you peer over your shoulder at him, just for a second. “I love you,” he says calmly, and you don’t respond.

-

Headcanons/notes I guess

Luocha is heartbroken, of course, but what choice does he have but to let you go? You’re where you belong. With Jing Yuan.

Jing Yuan treats your kid great. He lets them call him ‘Dad’, he’s patient, kind, loving…even though they’re not biologically his kid he embraces them like one. He never yells or raises his voice, but his discipline is firm and clear when he needs it to be.

You and Jing Yuan don’t really talk about your encounter with Luocha in the marketplace. Luocha did text you afterwards though, apologizing for his behavior, and offering to buy you dinner sometime, to which you didn’t respond.

Of course, Luocha regrets what he said to his child. He really didn’t mean for it to come out that way, he was just so caught up in the moment that he didn’t think about what he was saying until it was too late.

ahh ok i got tagged by @consolationblog (like a month ago oops) and @peachsayshi RIP y'all forcing me to look at the ever growing WIP pile......

rules: post the names of all the files in ur wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send u an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! tag as many people as you have wips!

jjk

death painting womb || choso dating sim! featuring a band au and choso's band mates toji and sukuna assassin toji x widow reader || you've just killed your husband. except a sexy assassin just walked in to tell you he's supposed to do the same... roommate toji || sleazy craigslist roommate who gradually manipulates you into getting more physical with him... vampire toji || not really a WIP bc @pearlsxandxpeonies and i started a vampire jjk rp with it but i wouldn't mind posting some of it neighbor!toji || inspired by that day i was raking the yard and i was like "wow this would be great if i was actually getting fucked silly by toji instead" emo!Nanami || best friends to lovers. i wanted to make this multi chapter but i had too many ongoing series (and still do lol) nanami cucking gojo || i was gonna do a whole series bc gojo is such a cuck to me... seven minutes in heaven || just an excuse for Sukuna to get, uh, handsy... (if you know what i mean) CEO!Sukuna || drabble for a sukuna sugar daddy au... stepbrother choso || this is OLD and not usually my thing but damn if choso was my stepbrother... hatefucking || okay i admit it. i wrote hatefucking with gojo. i wanna punch his face with his cock inside me ok. i wanna make him bleed and cum at the same time. don't look at me rejected excerpt || OKAY I ADMIT IT the hatefucking got a little too soft so i put the gooey romance shit in a separate doc. in this house we punch gojo mid-coitus. don't look at me getting his head ripped off? || literally 28 words i will never finish this. but yeah gojo again salvation || ongoing series but i'll answer stuff about the upcoming parts! parent trap || ongoing series but i'll answer stuff about the upcoming parts!

genshin/hsr

embarassing how many of these i have when i have literally posted like two genshin fics lmao divorced detective wrio || just a gratuitous amount of a messy divorced man sigh. meant to be multi chapter mara struck || uhh yeah fueled by the idea that what if blade goes into heat from being mara struck... werewolf, werewolf take 2 || multiple attempts at werewolf!wriothesley smut for monsterfucktober god || scara x reader based on that scene with haypasia in that greenhouse. i was self-inserting so hard, don't lie you did it too itto || bbg rescues you from some guys and has to bring you home with him. you know. for healing purposes... alhaitham || classic sex pollen going feral on each other lol dumb bitch juice || alhaitham begrudgingly agreed to tutor you, his friend's little sister, but he actually just spends the whole time objectifying you (until...) dottore bondage || dottore kidnaps you and reprograms your memories with the akasha yakuza au || i just felt an urge to make an au that feels like the yakuza games. i don't think i had a pairing in mind i was just having fun lol captured || you're a stellaron hunter and jing yuan captures you. such a shame for such a pretty girl to be stuck in jail on new year's

others

bnha / stockholm syndrome || overhaul kidnaps you and learns you have a unique quirk; complete adoration and obedience to whoever drinks your breast milk (please don't look at me WHY is this so embarrassing to summarize lmao) csm / kishibe || incubus!Kishibe for monsterfucktober! somno and infidelity you know the drill

no pressure but ppl i'd like to peer into their cursed wip folder (if u didn't do it yet lol) @solomons-poison @pearlsxandxpeonies (i know u have one now hehe) @suget @vampyrsm

Words and Actions- Jing Yuan & child!Reader

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Recovery date: April 19th, 2024

Description: Hello. I was wondering if you could make a platonic Honkai Star Rail story with the reader being Jing Yuan's child and but they ended up running away to stay with their mother because they keep messing things up especially after Jing Yuan and the readers mother got divorced. it takes awhile but a few months later the reader suddenly returned to the Loufu because of some disaster where the reader had been living with their mother and Jing Yuan also wanted to talk the reader so he would finally be able to apologize to them especially after he accidentally saw the diary they kept on their computer. (I was kind of inspired by the first episode of The Owl House season three Thanks To Them for this request but If you're not not comfortable with writing this that's completely alright and I wish you a good morning/afternoon or goodnight☺️)

Notes: This work was recovered in conjunction with an anonymous researcher, we thank them for their contributions.

Word count: 1 202

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Jing Yuan had imagined this conversation a hundred times, and everytime he only found himself proving them right.

No matter what he said to them in his head, their response always sounded wrong. He imagined they’d give him the silent treatment, but then they wouldn’t listen to his apology and that didn’t sound right. If they yelled and cried the words sounded wrong, he couldn’t imagine them saying they hated him. The idea that they would hug him as soon as they saw each other broke his heart because he knew it wouldn’t be that easy. Jing Yuan did not know how to reconcile with his child because he did not know his child.

“General?” Fu Xuan called from the door of the seat of divine foresight. “They’re awake.”

He may not know what to say, or what was about to happen, but he knew what he had to do.

Fu Xuan entered the seat of divine foresight to take over for him while he headed to the alchemy commission.

All throughout the starskiff ride, his hand mindlessly traced a small square in his palm. It was a habit he had picked up when he returned to work after their birth, tracing the size of their tiny hand in his. When had it gotten so big? Was it close to the same size as his now? Was it as soft as the last time he’d held their hand?

The alchemists waved him through to a small hut as soon as he arrived.

His feet felt heavy as he approached the door, the sound of soft laughter slipping through the open window. Lady Bailu was running them through how to use their pain medicine and reminding them to keep their bandages dry. He didn’t know what happened for them to end up bleeding and barely conscious in starskiff haven, no one had had a chance to ask yet.

The door in front of him opened, and he looked down to see Bailu staring up at him. The dragon lady cleared her throat and waved her hand, indicating he needed to move.

“Sorry.” He stepped aside, letting her leave. “May I-”

“It’s up to her,” Bailu shrugged, looking back into the hut.

Jing Yuan followed her gaze to see Y/n sitting up in bed, their head and one of their forearms wrapped in bandages. They were staring at him, but looked away when he made eye contact.

“It’s okay. Thank you, Lady Bailu.”

Bailu nodded and excused herself.

The general slowly entered the hut, as if he was afraid Y/n would run away or change their mind, and carefully closed the door behind himself. He took a seat on the stool beside them.

“How are you feeling?” He asked after a moment of silence.

“Lady Bailu says I have a concussion and some minor burns.” They raised the arm that was wrapped up. “The stupid ship malfunctioned,” they grumbled.

“I heard that your ship was barely functional when it arrived.”

“Yup,” they sighed, popping the p. They leaned back against the headboard and let their head lean against the wall. “The anti matter legion attacked the world we’ve been living on. I was on my way back from a trip and the second I got back to the plant I was attacked, so… I left.”

They fell silent, their eyes slipping shut as they relaxed. Then suddenly they opened and they turned to him with a panicked expression.

“Mom-”

“She already knows. Lady Bailu responded to a message she sent you, and so she messaged me to make sure you really were here. I promised to bring you back as soon as I could.”

“You mean send me back. Take me back implies you’re going with me,” they snipped, leaning back into the wall.

“No, I said what I mean.” Y/n side eyed him, and he took a deep breath. “I understand you’re tired, so if you’d like we can talk later.”

“It’s fine. I’m not allowed to sleep right now anyways.”

Jing Yuan nodded, but when he went to speak he couldn’t find the words. Instead, he reached to the pitcher on their bedside table and poured them both a glass of water. He stared into the cup for a moment, then cleared his throat and tried again.

“I’m sorry.” Outside, he could hear people moving about and a bird likely perched on the tree just outside. Y/n didn’t say anything. “I found your diary,” he could feel them glare at him, but they still didn’t speak, “I promise I didn’t realize that’s what it was.”

“How do you mistake a diary for something else?”

“I thought it was one of your school work books.”

They tilted their head from side to side, accepting the response. Y/n motioned for him to continue as they took a sip of water.

“I should have noticed the pressure you were feeling, and the expectations that you felt due to my position.”

Y/n began to bite at the inside of their lip and fiddle with the bandages on their arm. Jing Yuan waited to see if they’d speak.

He was about to continue when they spoke up.

“I didn’t want to leave,” they mumbled. “I was just… so tired, and you were never around!” Y/n’s eyes went glassy and their throat tightened up. “I was always the general's kid, and it felt like I was never doing good enough. I hate feeling like a bad mark would make people question you.”

“Why would that make people question me?” He cooed.

“I don’t know!” They hiccuped. “It was stupid, but it didn’t-”

Jing Yuan moved to sit by their feet and pulled them down into a hug. Y/n wasted no time throwing their arms around him and sobbing into his shoulder, their tears soaking into his shirt. He didn’t care that they were getting snot all over his uniform, he would spend the rest of the day in a messy uniform if it meant he could hold them a little longer.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered into the top of their head before kissing it. “I’m sorry I made you feel like you couldn’t tell me, and that you couldn’t make mistakes for my sake. It isn’t your job to worry about my reputation, but thank you. I know you were just trying to help, and I’m proud to have such a caring child.

He rubbed a hand up and down their back soothingly as they continued sobbing into his chest.

When their sobs turned into hiccups, he helped them sit back up and handed them their water. They chugged it, and he poured them another glass and set it aside.

Jing Yuan took Y/n’s hand in his and pressed their palms together, smiling.

“Your hand used to fit right into my palm… it was so tiny. When did you get so big?”

They laughed softly, wiping the lingering tears from their lashes.

“I don’t know.” They laced their fingers with his and let their hands drop between them as he rubbed his thumb along the back of their hand. “Dad?”

“Yes?”

“Can I stay here for a bit?”

“Always.”

If you don't, you should start watching the more recent Keeping Up With Star Rail videos on YouTube. They have a new format now that's like the event streams where they do in character interviews with characters that aren't exactly the person they're talking about but are connected to and definitely have a lot to say about them.

Jing Yuan had Fu Xuan who sounds a little different to usual but is more typically her by the end

Silver Wolf's had her ai Prometheus (Friend) do hers and that's freaking awesome

Luocha had Sushang, Hi3 reference! Also dyslexic Sushang real. (Dyspraxic if I want to project my own experiences on certain details ehe)

Yukong doesn't have an interview part unfortunately :(

Blade's had Kafka jumpscare Owlbert and made him do the show

Kafka's had Himeko be extremely passive agressive and it gives major divorce energy

No interview for Luka...

For Imbibitor Lunae there's March and she's just like "Wow Dan Heng, this is so cool you should have shown sooner!" and we get express slice of life details

There's a special edition report for The Swarm and Herta is doing her best Cave Johnson impression

Fu Xuan's was Qingque skiving work and hyping her boss the hell up but had a jumpscare for her by the end (I made an edit of it)

The most recent is Lynx and as it goes, no interviews for 4 stars unless you're Herta.

I absolutely love this format and the tiny lore details are amazing. I highly recommend giving it a watch. Even the recent ones without the interviews have fun lore and details that are worth it.

Why Faye Wong deserves the 'diva' title and 9 other facts you should know about her (2022)

There is an enigmatic draw to Faye Wong. The celebrated Chinese singer-actress is fiercely private but whenever the slightest news of her comes to light, it never fails to make headlines.

Indeed, this proves the enduring pull of Faye Wong, who has been slaying in the Hong Kong and Chinese entertainment industry since her debut over 30 years ago. Ahead, we attempt to demystify, if even just slightly, who Faye Wong is and why she deserves the “diva” title.

She has sold millions of albums

With a career spanning over 30 years, it isn’t an overstatement to say that Faye Wong is one of the most celebrated artists in the Mando- and Cantopop realm. In fact, she held the Gunness World Record title as the “best-selling Canto-pop female” singer in 2000 and with cumulative album sales in the millions.

She's a celebrated actress too

Faye Wong has also crossed over successfully to the acting realm, with multiple credits in both television and film. Her most iconic roles are definitely Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express (1994), where she won the Best Actress at the Stockholm Film Festival and was nominated for the same title at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards, and 2046 (2004). She has achieved "diva" status

With her overwhelming success, labelling Faye Wong a “diva” is rather apt. She was also the first Chinese singer to front Time magazine on October 14, 1996, with the headline naming her as one of “The Divas of Pop”.

She went by a different name

We know her as Faye Wong now, but at the start of her career, Faye Wong went by Shirley Wong Jing Man. In fact, Shirley Wong would eventually become the name of her debut album in 1989.

The decision for the name change was said to make it sound more “sophisticated” to help the Beijing-native break into the Hong Kong market, a place where she had to eventually learn to native tongue Cantonese. The name Faye Wong would come into existence from her 1992 album Coming Home.

Her fame didn't wane after her hiatus

Going on hiatus could mean damage to a celeb’s popularity. For Faye Wong, however, her return after a break between 2005 and 2009 only cemented her popularity.

Her comeback was marked by her rendition of Li Jian’s Legend at the CCTV New Year’s Gala and the performance was reported to be watched by over 700 million viewers. Her comeback concerts also resulted in nearly 200 million yuan of ticket sales in China being snapped up in 10 days, while ticket sales channels in Taiwan and Hong Kong crashed due to overwhelming demand.

Faye Wong’s return to television through the Chinese reality TV program PantaCity in 2018 also clocked 160 million views with its first episode, where she performed her song Dream Lover. She has had multiple high-profile relationships

When you think of Faye Wong, you’ll likely think of Nicholas Tse. After all, the two have been romantically linked since they got back together in 2014.

Prior to Tse, Faye Wong was married to Beijing rocker Dou Wei from the band Black Panther and they had a daughter named Leah Dou Jingtong. Faye Wong later married Chinese actor Li Yapeng and had a daughter Li Yan. The two finalised their divorce in 2013. Her Weibo was uncovered by fans

Nothing escapes the prying eyes of Internet sleuths, not even Faye Wong’s private Weibo account. Named “veggigeg“, the unverified social media account has multiple selfies of Faye Wong herself and follows various people she works with professionally.

True to Faye Wong’s penchant for privacy, she perhaps left the account with the last update being in 2015.

She's one of the richest Hong Kong female singers

With an estimated net worth of US$150 million by Celebrity Net Worth, SCMP listed Faye Wong as one of the wealthiest Hong Kong female singers.

Besides earnings from the entertainment industry, Faye Wong is also reported to own several properties in Beijing and Hong Kong – a villa at Beijing’s Green Park is said to be worth more than US$7.6 million in 2020.

She's vegetarian

In fact, Faye Wong’s vegetarianism is so well-known that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) had named her the sexiest female vegetarian in the Asia-Pacific region.

She's known for her fashion

With a cool and effortless ease, Faye Wong is nothing short of a style icon in her own right. Just take a look at these photos of the star in the ’90s and tell us she isn’t deserving of the label. ——————————————————————

SOURCE: HER WORLD

Biography of He Zeng, Part 1

[From JS033]

He Zeng, courtesy name Yingkao, was a native of Yangxia in Chen state. His father Kui was Wei's Grand Coachman and Marquis of Yangwu village. Zeng as young inherited the feudal rank. He excelled at studying and was broadly knowledgeable, he and Yuan Kan from the same commandery were equally famous. When Emperor Ming of Wei began to be Marquis of Pingyuan, Zeng became Literary Scholar. When [Emperor Ming] was enthroned, he amassed to move to Cavalier in Regular Attendance, Director of Agriculture of Ji commandery, Commander of the Palace Gentlemen, Serving within the Yellow Gates Attendant Gentleman. He sent up a missive saying:

Your Subject has heard that the state considers the pure and quiet to be the foundation, while the hundred families considers good magistrates to be the root. Now Inside the Seas are wasted and used up, service and labour are multitude and many, [it is] truly proper to relieve and support the numerous masses, happiness accordingly making the people [?]. The power of the commandery wardens, even if small, nevertheless has sole responsibility for a thousand li. [If we] compare it to the ancients, then [he is] classified [among] the lords of states. Above [we] must respectfully circulate the court's charity, thereby causing kindness and harmony. Below [we] must raise up the profitable and remove what is harmful. [If we] obtain these people then there can be calm, [if] not these people then there will be worries.

Formerly Xuan of Han declared, saying: “The hundred families by means of calming their fields and villages, then without sighing will put an end to worries about those with hearts of hatred. Government affairs will be peaceful and disputes manageable. Those who raise us up together [like] this, these are only the good 2000 shi [i.e. the wardens and chancellors of commanderies and states].” This truly can be said to be understanding the root of government.

Just now the house of state is greatly lifted up, newly has issued changes, army and host [are on] distant conquests, above and below toil and labour. As for the hundred families they can with happiness succeed, in difficulties with worries begin. People who are foolish and confused, are able to tire of the small industriousness in front of [their] eyes, and forget about the greater calamity of there being chaos [?], thus accordingly the commandery warden increasingly cannot not obtain these people [?].

Talents even if difficult to perfect, [it is?] similarly proper to roughly have power and charity, [and] be truly dread by the hundred families [?]. Your Subject has heard that the various commandery wardens, when they are old of years and sometimes sick and ill, always appoints staff for government assistance [?] and do not relieve the numerous affairs [?]. Some in person are by nature neglectful and idle, and do not consider management of government affairs to be [something to ?] thinking of. Being an official for accumulated years, kindness and beneficence does not add to the person. As such at the limits of investigations and examinations, criminals likewise do not reach being brought to heel and dismissed [?]. For that reason [they] obtain passing through and delaying the year and month, and then be without a date for rejection and put to end [?].

Your Subject foolishly consider to be possible secretly decree to the Masters [?], making [them] in secret investigating to the core and inquire the commandery wardens, they who are old and sick notto  in secret favouring people and things [?]. Reaching stewards and shepherds with scarce charity, excelling at cultivating people's service, [and] those] troubling and bothering the hundred families, all can be summoned to return, and have further select replacements.

Soon after, he moved to Cavalier in Regular Attendance.

When Emperor Xuan was about to attack Liaodong, Zeng sent up a missive to the Wei Emperor saying:

Your Subject has heard that earlier king's rules and regulations, were sure to maintain with caution [?]. For that reason when establishing officials receiving duties, they then set up assistants and subordinates. When displaying the host and instructing commanders, then they put up a supervising deputy. When circulating instructions to dispatch envoys, then they put in place heralds to assist. When approaching foe to exchange blades, they also took part in driving on the right, protecting accordingly exhaustively the achievements of considered plans, preventing the change of calm and danger.

Thus accordingly when in perils there must be difficulties, then power sufficient to aid each other. When failing, in pieces, not at ease, then talent sufficient to replace each other. Thus making the defence of the state extremely deep and extremely far-reaching. When we reach the Han clan, they likewise followed the old chapters. When Han Xin attacked Zhao, Zhang Er was deputy. When Ma Yuan punished the Yue, Liu Long assisted the army. The footprints of the preceding generations are manifest in chapters and treatises.

Now the Grand Commandant receives the explanation to punish the criminals, with the finest armour and sharpen spears, infantry and cavalry several ten thousand, the roads and paths distant and obstructed, not only 4 000 li. Even if acting with Heaven's power, conquering without battle, robbers sometimes hide and escape, melting away and drawing out the days and months. The instructions are without a regular time limit, people are not metal and stone [?]. Far-reaching worries and thorough preparations, it truly is fitting to have assistants.

Now the commanded by the various generals of the Northern Army and the Grand Commandant, are all among the companions, in fame and rank [they are] nothing unusual, habitually without the honour of deciding and detached command and management. Footsoldiers are changeable and rash, and do not quell and administer each other. To be safe but not forgetting destruction, the pattern of the sagely and wise.

Your Subject foolishly consider it to be suitable to select great subjects and famous generals who are imposing, esteemed and of long-held distinction, complete their rites and salaries, dispatch [them] to go to the Northern Army, to in an advance plan and scheme together, in a withdrawal be n assisting subordinate. Even with a disaster with a one in ten thousand's chance, if the master of the army has a successor, there will be nothing to worry about.

The Emperor did not follow.

[Pei Songzhi quotes this proposal from Gan Bao's Jinji in his commentary to SGZ003]

He set out to fill the post of Grand Warden of Henei, and in his duties had a reputation for being imposing and stern. He was summoned and designated as Palace Attendance. He left office in mourning for his mother.

In the middle of Jiaping [249 – 253], he became Colonel Minister of Retainers. The Column Officer who Consoles the Army [?], Yin Mo relied on favouritism to become powerful, his perverse profits overflowing and accumulating, court and countryside fearing and dreading [him], not daring to discuss about it. Zeng memorialised to impeach him, the imperial court recommended it.

[The chronology seems muddled, the Jiaping era was after Cao Shuang's execution]

At the time Cao Shuang monopolized authority, and Emperor Xuan claimed illness. Zeng likewise resigned due to illness. When Shuang was executed, he then rose up to inspect affairs. At the deposition of the Wei Emperor, Zeng arranged his plan for it.

At the time the Colonel of Foot Soldiers, Ruan Ji [JS049] turned back to [his] talents and set loose his self-indulgence, in mourning he had no decorum. Zeng face to face confronted Ji at Emperor Wen's seat, saying:

Sir indulges in feelings and betrays the rites, a person of spoiled vulgarity. Presently the loyal and virtuous carry out the government. To put in order the kernel and name the truth, with regard to Sir's bureau, it cannot last for long.

Because of that he spoke to the Emperor, saying:

Your Excellency is just now using filial piety to govern Under Heaven, yet allows Ruan Ji though in severe grief, to drink beer and eat meat at Your Excellency's seat. [You] ought to banish [him] to the Four Frontiers, without making filth infect the Huaxia [i.e. China, the Chinese].

The Emperor said:

This master is emaciated and ill like this, are you Lord not able to have my patience? [?]

Zeng heavily pulled out the evidence, explaining the reasoning with considerable incisiveness. Even if the Emperor did not follow, at the time people respected and dreaded him.

[The same story with somewhat different wording is also told in Shishuo xinyu, 23.2]

At the execution of Guanqiu Jian, his son Dian's wife Xun in response was sentenced to death. Her “clan-brother” Yi [JS039?] and “clan-father” Yu were both relatives by marriage and associates of Emperor Jing. Together they petitioned the Wei Emperor to accordingly spare her life. A decree allowed a divorce. A daughter born by Xun, Zhi, was the wife of the Grand Warden of Yingchuan, Liu Ziyuan. She was likewise sentenced to death, but due to being pregnant was confined to prison. Xun to confess [?] paid visit to Zeng and begged for mercy saying:

Zhi is confined to the Commandant of Justice, looking back at the reflection and understanding fate, counting the days [until] completing the law. [I] beg confiscation [?] to be a public slave, thereby ransoming Zhi's life.

Zeng pitied her. He sealed the confession and sent [it?] up for discussion. The imperial court unanimously considered it to be satisfactory, and thereupon changed the law. It is spoken of in the Treatise on Punishment and Law [JS030].

Wife! Reader texting "We're getting divorced, and I'm taking the kids." to HSR men as an April Fool's Joke, but they take it to heart? How do they react and how does reader make it up to them? Again, keep up the stellar work!!

Oh my gosh thank you so much, I absolutely will!

-honkai star rail men when reader texts them: ‘we’re getting divorced and I’m taking the kids’ as an April Fools prank but they take it to heart-

Jing Yuan: You really thought Jing Yuan would get the joke… But no you get Quite the text in response. It’s a long-winded text, him essentially begging to see his kids again, and promising you that he will still financially take care of you and the children if you’ll let him. Oh my gosh you feel so bad…he’s being so serious… “No babe! It’s a joke haha!” you respond, and you watch your phone anxiously waiting for his response. “Oh haha😂😂” he responds, and you can tell he’s still shaken up from your text. You are DETERMINED to make it up to him. You PROMISE him to help him with his paperwork for a Month, and he gladly accepts your apology. Eventually things are smoothed over between the two of you.

Luka: Not Luka responding like:“🥺🥺🥺where are you going??” Oh you feel so bad, he only uses that emoji when he’s Really upset. “No I’m just kidding it’s a joke haha!!” you respond, and he takes a while to respond. “I don’t get it??” Ugh you feel terrible. “Nvm don’t worry about it. Me and the kids are staying right where we are. I promise!” And you promise him that you’re going to watch his next few matches, which lightens his mood immediately, and all is forgiven and forgotten.

Luocha: Luocha surprises you by getting Mad. He’s Mad that you decided to suddenly spring this on him. He’s like “Are you serious right now? After All we’ve been through together you’re just THROWING me away!?” Yeah. He’s MAD. And tbh he kinda deserves to be, what kind of April fool’s prank is that?? You apologize immediately, explaining that it’s just a joke and you didn’t mean it and he’s still so Mad at you. You ask if you can make it up to him over dinner, you paying of course, and thankfully he agrees, his grouchy mood finally disappearing at the end of dinner. He tells you to Not do that again, and you promise. Lesson learned, am I right?

Gepard Landau: poor Geppie, whyyyy would you do that to him?? He’s so scared, he’s texting you like: “what?! Why?! What have I done wrong?! Give me another chance!” And you’re like “No babe I was just kidding, I’m sorry!” Oh he’s so relieved. He did Not find that funny…you have to make it up to him. You give him lots of hugs and kisses when he gets home, which does make him feel a lot better thankfully. And he begs you to never do that again.

Dan Heng: He responds to your text with an: “okay…are you certain you wish to do this? You won’t reconsider?” Oh NO, he thinks you’re serious. You let him know that it was just a joke, and he replies with “I see. I guess I don’t really get it.” Ugh he’s making you feel sooo bad. “Sorry,” you reply. “It���s okay.” he says. But it’s Not OKAY, you SCARED him, you can just Tell. You make it up to him by buying him all sorts of little trinkets you’d think he’d like. And he doesn’t mention the incident again.

Author’s note: oh my gosh that was so fun to write, lemme know if you want any other men added to this!