Bring In the Wine

The rain in Dun Capital had stopped, and Qi Zhuyin should have been setting out on her return journey. She […]

In the sweltering heat of the fifth month, the scholars could no longer endure it and had all taken refuge

The frontier of the northern borderlands faced the vast desert. Constant wind and sand erosion meant that even standing on

Chagan knelt devoutly inside the tent, his gray-white hair falling onto the ground as he pleaded, “Respected Great Rusuhebasu, the

Second watch of the Zi hour. Stars hung low over the vast plain. Xiao Chiye stood on the sand dune,

Huo Lingyun swung himself onto his horse, tightened the reins, and barked, “Head for Luosha Post Station!” Luoshan Horse Ranch

“Where are the scout riders!” “They’re dead,” the garrison troops who had been jolted awake followed closely behind Yin Chang.

The Biansha cavalry that had come to raid the west gate hadn’t expected that there was still such light cavalry

The fire-birds crashing about were all blocked outside the gate. The garrison didn’t stop—they sprinted through the passage, dragging reserve

At the third quarter of the Chou hour, dark clouds obscured the moon. After reorganizing, the cavalry withdrew the front

Hassen stood up amid the tremors. He turned back and saw thunderclouds surging this way. The torrential rain washed over

The rain eased, and Xiao Chiye withdrew toward Duanzhou’s city gate. The garrison troops did not stop for a moment,

At the chen hour, the atmosphere inside Duanzhou City abruptly changed. Soldiers filled the streets and alleys. The garrison and

The rain weakened, and Xiao Chiye withdrew toward the gates of Duanzhou. The garrison troops immediately began clearing the battlefield

The capital of Que was lush with greenery, and both sides of the open space in Mingli Hall were lined

At the hour of You, Li Jianting went to stroll in the garden; this was her leisure time of the

Shen Zechuan was bedridden and unable to rise, so Xiao Chiye remained in Duanzhou without leaving. After mid-month, the Biansha

The Crown Prince led the hundred officials to pray for rain, but the rain in Yong City still did not

When Li Jianting arrived, the imperial physicians in the hall were trembling, prostrated on the ground. Aunt Liuxiang knelt at

“Reward,” Li Jian Ting thought rapidly, closed the memorial, “Helian Marquis has merit in gathering grain. I will heavily reward