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Ji Ping at once bit off a finger as a pledge of his faith.
Wtf
misses were to pay a forfeit of drinking a cup of cold water.
Hardcore
The objector bowed his head and wept. Then approaching nearer, he seized hold of the Imperial Protector’s robe with his teeth to hinder him. Liu Zhang angrily shook his robe and rose from his seat, but Huang Quan still held on till two of his teeth fell out. Then the guards forced him away, and he retired, still crying.
Wtf #2
they removed the bells from the horses end put gags in their own mouths to prevent talking, and all-silently the army stole out of the camp just as the other party were eating their breakfast.
Wtf #3
When Xun You heard of Cao Cao’s anger, he was grieved and fell ill, so that in a few days he died.
How does this happen
The terrible slaughter at this battle put such fear into the minds of the people of the South Land that the name of Zhang Liao kept the very children quiet at night.
I hope one day that my name will have this effect
The executioner smote Geng Ji on the mouth with his sword, so that the blood gushed out, but he continued to shout as long as he could. Wei Huang, his fellow-conspirator, dashed his temples on the ground, crying, “How I hate him!” and ground his teeth till he broke them to fragments. And they both died of hatred and exhaustion.
Youth’s vigor may be lesser worth than age’s powers, we know.
With a yell Zhao Zilong dashed at the encircling ring, thrusting this way and shoving that, so that everyone shrank and recoiled before him. The mighty spear laid low his opponents like the whirlwind scatters the petals of the wild pear tree till they lie on the bosom of the earth like snowflakes.
Cao Cao at once involuntarily replied, “Chicken tendon.”
while he went outside to beat off Guan Yu.
Heh
Thereupon Lu Meng fell over dead, with blood gushing from the seven orifices of his body.
Wtf
Your Majesty should not lose yourself in the pursuit of mean things, quoting phrases to confound the eternal principles of rectitude, and so preventing remonstrance from honest people. One rule applies to the palace of the Emperor and the residence of a courtier; there must be one law rewarding the good and punishing the evil. Evil-doers and law-breakers, as also true and good people, should be dealt with according to their deserts by the officers concerned in order to manifest Your Majesty’s impartial and enlightened administration. Partiality is wrong, as is one law for the court and another
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Zhao Zilong was set on it, saying, �If you, O Prime Minister, do not let me lead the van, I will smash my head on the floor and die at your feet.�
