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Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties

by Pei Yin

One of the most popular Chinese Classical Novels by Chu Renhuo. It is a fictionalized account of the turbulent transition from the collapse of the Sui dynasty to the rise of the Tang dynasty. One striking and unique aspect of the novel is that it tells the stories of the women of the era as much as the men: different walks of life, various colours and stripes, from loyal wives, to devoted daughters; from martial women to romantic heroines; from political manipulators to cunning queens, such as Mulan, Wu Zetian and Yang Guifei and so on. All had their own stories, the good, the bad and the ugly. The novel dramatizes how personal ambition, loyalty, love, jealousy, and moral choices, men and women alike, tangle in karmic cycles and shape history.**AI Contribution: Courtesy of Google NotebookLM**

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  1. Chapter 100(Finale): The Karmic Cycles of Sui and Tang Courts

    Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels

  2. Chapter 99: Consort Mei Fei Passed Away with Her Magic Flower While the Political Infights of the Tang Court Went On

    Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels

  3. Chapter 98: The Old Emperor Is Back to Chang'an But Remains Haunted by Tragic Memories

    Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels

  4. Chapter 97: Cousin Qin Found His Lost Lover While Cousin Luo Found the Old Emperor's Lost Concubine

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  5. Chapter 96: The Legendary and Savvy Li Bi Knows When to Quit Politics

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  6. Chapter 95: Heaven Aids Tang Court Restore Its Art. its Culture and Its Land as Well

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  7. Chapter 94: An Lushan Is Killed by His Own Son and the Tang Force Fights Tooth and Nail in Defence

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  8. Chapter 93: An Lushan Realized That He Didn't Have the Right Stuff to Be an Emperor and Fled Chang'an

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  9. Chapter 92: The Crown Prince Proclaimed the Throne on His Own to Rally Troops, Xuanzong, Instead of Upset, Felt Relief Big Time.

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  10. Chapter 91: The Emperor Fled the Capital and Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei Were Killed by Angry Soldiers

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  11. Chapter 90: The Gateway to the Capital, Tongguan, Is Lost Due to the Corrupt Tang Court

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  12. Chapter 89: The Qin Brother, Returned to the Court

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  13. Chapter 88: The Emperor Realized He Has No Power Left Against An Lushan's Rebellion

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  14. Chapter 87: The Emperor IS Shocked and Shamed Upon Knowing An Lushan's True Nature

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  15. Chapter 86: The Emperor Blindly Trusts His Yes Man Neglecting State Affairs

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  16. Chapter 85: Emperor Xuanzong Was Easily Fooled by An Lushan

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  17. Chapter 84: Emperor Xuanzong Became Obsessed with Daoist Supernatural Power

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  18. Chapter 83: An Lushan Was Appointed Military Commander Away From the Capital

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  19. Chapter 82: After All, the Officialdom Was Not Where Li Bai Belonged

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  20. Chapter 81: The Emperor's Venerability Regarding Yang Guifei Became a Time Bomb

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  21. Chapter 80: The Dark Secrets Behind Xuanzong's "Double Zhuangyuans"

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  22. Chapter 79: Emperor Xuanzong Is Dominated by His New Concubine, Yang Guifei

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  23. Chapter 78: Li Longji Became Emperor Xuanzong and Tang Court Reached Its Peak

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  24. Chapter 77: Empress Wei Murdered the Emperor and Li Longji Rises to Set the Tang Court Straight

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  25. Chapter 76: The Tang Court Is a Mess With Epress Wei in Control and Emperor Zhongzong as a Mascot

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  26. Chapter 75: Wu Zetian Died But the Tang Court Is Not Restored Yet

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  27. Chapter 74: Wu Zetian Showed Leniency to Qin Shubao's Family

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  28. Chapter 73: Wu Zetian Is Old and the Imperial Court Warms up to the Eventual Return of Her Son, Prince Luling,From Exile

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  29. Chapter 72: Wu Zetian Made Herself the Only Woman Emperor in Chinese History

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  30. Chapter 71: The Empress Sidelines the Emperor

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  31. Chapter 70: Taizong Passed Away, the New Emperor Brings Wu Meiniang From the Nunnery Back to His Palace

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  32. Chapter 69: Taizong Invites Former Empress Xiao to a Banquet

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  33. Chapter 68: Taizong Died and Came Back Alive With 20 Extra Years to Live

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  34. Chapter 67: Former Empress Xiao Continues Her Journey

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  35. Chapter 66: Prince Qin's Been Targeted Repeatedly and Finally Fights Back at Xuanwu Gate

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  36. Chapter 65: Former Sui Empress Xiao Takes A Painful Trip Down the Memory Lane

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  37. Chapter 64: Suddenly, Prince Qin,Li Shimin,Finds Himself Living Dangerously in the Tang Court

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  38. Chapter 63: A Group of Greenwood Vigilante Unsung Heroes Killed Wang Shichong

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  39. Chapter 62: A Grand Parade of Emperial Arranged and Endorsed Weddings

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  40. Chapter 61: The Marriage Drama Between Luo Cheng and Dou Xianniang Reached the Tang Court

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  41. Chapter 60: Mulan Kills Herself For Integrity and Her Sister, Youlan, Is as Noble as Her

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  42. Chapter 59: The Tang Court Spared the Two Former Rival Kings, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong

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  43. Chapter 58: Dou Jiande,King of Xia, Was Captured By Tang Force

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  44. Chapter 57: Out of Love and Gratitude Dou Xianniang Made a Huge Sacrifice...

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  45. Chapter 56: Among All the Chaos There Is This Young Woman Called Hua Mulan...

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  46. Chapter 55: At Last the Wei Generals and Troops Join the Tang Camp With Dignity and Honour

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  47. Chapter 54: Cheng Zhijie Became a Loyal Tang General While Li Mi Got Killed on a Suicidal Escape

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  48. Chapter 53: Li Mi's Wei Army Is Defeated at All Fronts and Now He Ends up Surrendering to Li Yuan of Tang

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  49. Chapter 52: The Tang Camp Wants to Recruit Qin Qiong So Much That They Lure His Family Out of Wangang and Escort Them Back to Camp

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  50. Chapter 51: Prince Qin, Li Shimin, Was Captured, Jailed and Rescued

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

One of the most popular Chinese Classical Novels by Chu Renhuo. It is a fictionalized account of the turbulent transition from the collapse of the Sui dynasty to the rise of the Tang dynasty. One striking and unique aspect of the novel is that it tells the stories of the women of the era as much as the men: different walks of life, various colours and stripes, from loyal wives, to devoted daughters; from martial women to romantic heroines; from political manipulators to cunning queens, such as Mulan, Wu Zetian and Yang Guifei and so on. All had their own stories, the good, the bad and the ugly. The novel dramatizes how personal ambition, loyalty, love, jealousy, and moral choices, men and women alike, tangle in karmic cycles and shape history.**AI Contribution: Courtesy of Google NotebookLM**

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