Chapter 4: Not Ideal Party Guest

Steve and Jude joined are by Benjamin, known as Archlich on tumblr and also his three kingdom wordpress articles in The Classical Amateur. The episode is to discuss chapter 4 of the novel as the Han is now firmly in dangerous hands: Dong Zhuo’s use of power now he has the Empire in his grasp, treatment of the royal family including the formidable Dowager He and a poem from the once Emperor (from Yang Zhengyuan’s translations in Last Emperor) and how Cao Cao’s plots really put him off Steve’s guest list.

Transcript

Timings:

02:51 Dong Zhuo in control

20:41: What to do with an Emperor

31:05 Cao Cao Intervenes

51:33 End Phase

Artwork by Zhaolie

Music is Sao Meo Orchestral Mix by Doug Maxwell/Zac Zinger