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A rapid-fire look at a bunch of supporting players in the novel.

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A look at what they ate and drank during the Three Kingdoms era.

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We look at the architect of the Sima clan’s rise to power.

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Sima Yi (Source: Wikipedia)

A dive into the real life of the guy who ran the family business for 50-plus years.

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Sun Quan (Source: Dhugal Fletcher, via Wikipedia)

Meet two statesmen who really mastered the art of saying, “That’s not in my job description.”

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Bing Ji (left) and Chen Ping

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We say so long to the novel’s pivotal player and wonder if he was really the genius the book made him out to be.

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“You know, you two would’ve been nothing without me.”

We delve into the story of the one-armed assassin and the guy who kicked his butt AFTER being assassinated.

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A brief explanation of the story behind the most famous secret crossing in Chinese history.

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Cover of a comic book about the sneak attack on Chencang.

We delve into the life and career of the real Liu Bei to see if he is really as virtuous as the novel made him out to be (spoiler alert: No one can be as virtuous as the novel made Liu Bei out to be).

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Painting at the Summer Palace of Liu Bei declaring himself king. (Source: Wikipedia)