Episode 038: Cao Cao Triumphant
Cao Cao puts a couple more smackdowns on Yuan Shao, but then gets distracted by a pesky old foe.
Cao Cao puts a couple more smackdowns on Yuan Shao, but then gets distracted by a pesky old foe.
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Man, being a messenger must have been the worst job. You run halfway across China, stopping for nothing, you arrive hungry and exhausted and just when you think you’re about to be given a hot meal and a comfortable bed, you get your head chopped off because some lord didn’t like what you had to say.
I think I might start executing postmen when they bring me bills.
Indeed, Tom. There’s a gentleman’s agreement in ancient China (and you’ll see it referenced here from time to time) that when two factions are at war, they do not execute each other’s envoys. Of course, that is viewed more as a suggestion than rule, and it really depends on the mood of the receiving lord.