#wei tang clan

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

"In historical context though-"

This book has potatoes and chilis in supply and demand when these were not traded until the late 15th century... and not used for cuisine and a foods crop cultivator in China well into the 17th and 18th century almost 200 years later. Folding fans that are seen abundantly were not popularized until the 13th century. Taoism was at its largest during the Warring States period of 450 BCE–c. 300 BCE with the epigram of Tao Te Ching. Confucianism became the abundant practice as of 206 BCE to 220 BCE with the authoring of The Analects. It uses fabricated province names for real world Chinese provinces that are relegated to a simple five, when there are of 22 (claimed) and have been the most stable to survive since the Yuan dynasty 1271-1368. Idioms used vary through the centuries and are still a staple of modern day vernacular. The version of futou Jin Guangyao alone wears was a wushamao (乌纱帽), used in the Ming dynasty 1368-1398. Futou was made a part of ministerial and court attire during the reign of Emperor Wu 560 BCE.

The author has said it has no standing Imperial Dynasty it takes place in and has borrowed aesthetics from the Han, Wei-Jin, Song, Tang, Ming and even Qing. All of which had seen several turns of dynasty from Han to Mongol to Han divine rulings. So no, there is no historical context to take in regard when it comes to Madam Yu's overt abuse, to Jiang Cheng's abuse, the clan's classisms and hypocrisy.

It was written in an alternate fantasy of China without this context of real world history and through the lens of modernity of its author. Do not use a history that does not pertain to a novel that is not has not and was never called historical.

[paganimagevault]

Yang Guifei by Uemura Tsune 1922. Shohaku Art Museum, Nara, Japan.

Yang Guifei was one of the Four Beauties of China. She was also one of the victims of the era of the An Lushan rebellion, an eight year civil war that radically transformed China from a tolerant nation to an anti-foreigner one. An Lushan was a Turkic rebel that had served as a general in Tang China. He bore a Sogdian name, likely due to childhood adoption by a Sogdian step-father that had wed his Turkic mother from the elite Ashide clan. He was also adopted by Chinese consort Yang Guifei. Though, because Yang Guifei's cousin feuded with An Lushan prior to his rebellion the Tang emperor's soldiers sought her execution. They accused her cousin of causing An Lushan to rebel and also accused him of treason via conspiracy with the Tibetans. The Tang emperor sat idle while the soldiers killed his favorite consort, fearful they would depose him if he defended her too fiercely. Her family was also killed, regardless of their innocence:

"When tourists go to Huaqing Springs in Xi’an today, they can bathe in hot water as she allegedly did when the aging Emperor first saw her among the court women. She is said to have formed a friendship with An Lushan, who became a general of Chinese troops despite his Central Asian origins; she may have even adopted An Lushan as a son. Both Yang Guifei and An Lushan are described as dancing the “whirl,” a Central Asian dance which can be seen in pictures of the Tang court preserved in Dunhuang’s caves on the Silk Road. The Emperor is believed to have been so in love with Yang Guifei, he neglected his duties. The location of Yang’s death is as famous as that of her bath; guidebooks will tell you exactly the location of Ma Lei Station, the place where she was throttled, hanged, or forced to commit suicide by the Emperor’s disgruntled associates." (taken from Columbia.edu)

"In this tense situation, soldiers of the imperial guard declared that Yang Guozhong was planning treason in collaboration with the Tibetan emissaries. They killed Yang Guozhong, his son Yang Xuan (楊暄), Consort Yang's sisters, the ladies of Han and Qin, and Wei Fangjin. (Wei Jiansu was severely injured and nearly killed, but was spared at the last moment.) Yang Guozhong's wife Pei Rou (裴柔) and his son Yang Xi (楊晞), along with Consort Yang's sister, the Lady of Guo, and her son Pei Hui (裴徽) tried to flee, but were killed. The soldiers then surrounded Emperor Xuanzong's pavilion and refused to leave, even after the Emperor came out to comfort them and ordered them to disperse. Emperor Xuanzong then sent Gao Lishi to ask General Chen Xuanli for his advice. Chen's reply was to urge the Emperor to put Consort Yang to death." (taken from Wikipedia)

[bookofjin]

Accounts of Qiuci and Yutian (LS54)

The state of 龜茲, Middle Chinese *Khjuw-dzi, Standard Chinese Qiūcí, now Kucha, was located on the northern side of the Tarim basin.

The state of 于闐, Middle Chinese *Hju-den, Standard Chinese Yútián, now Hotan or Khotan, was located on the south-western of the Tarim basin.

Beside their central locations on the Silk Road, both kindoms were centers for Buddhist learning and served a key role in that religion's spread into China.

Pictures ambassadors taken from Song copy of the Portraits of Periodical Offering of Liang (Beiti and Qiuci), Tang The Gathering of Kings (c. 650 AD) (Beiti, Qiuci, and Yutian), and the Southern Tang Entrance of the Foreign Visitors of Emperor Yuan of Liang (mid 10th century)(Beiti, Qiuci, and Yutian)

(Scans taken from Wikipedia)

The various Rong of the North-west, during the Han period, Zhang Qian first went out on the tracks of the Western Region, Gan Ying then approached the Western Sea. Sometimes they dispatched attendant sons, sometimes they offered displays of tribute. At that time, though they were destitute in troops, they were extremely martial, and they were only just overcome and vanquished. Compared to previous eras, their plundering was far reaching. In the time of Wei, three regions were [like] legs of a tripod, with daily matters of opposing halberds, When the Jin clan pacified Wu and afterwards, and they for a little while obtained a little tranquillity and rest, they merely set up the office of Wuji. The various states likewise were not yet retainers and followers. Continuing on with the Central States' destruction and disorder, Hu people rose up one after the other. The Western Region was separated and blocked from Jiangdong and difficult translations were not exchanged. Lü Guang's expedition to Quici was more like barbarians invading barbarians, and no idea of the Central States. Since that point, the various states have divided and united, been victorious or defeated, strong or weak, and it is difficult to obtain a thorough record. Bright gems and blue feathers were only familiar in the rear palaces, Pushao and Longwen [horses] rarely entered the outer offices. At Liang accepting the mandate, they who served the correct calendar and were in the court's palaces and courtyard, were the states of Chouchi, Dangchang, Gaochang, Dengzhi, Henan, Quici, Yutian and Hua. Now [I] patch together their manners and customs, and as an Account of the North-western Rong as follows:

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The state of Hua is a branch of Jushi. Han's 1st Year of Yongjian [126 AD], Bahua accompanied Ban Yong to strike the northern villains and had merit. Yong elevated Bahua to Marquis Friendly to Han of the Rear Section. From Wei, Jin, and onwards, they did not communicate with the Central States.

…

The state of Baiti, the King's family name is Zhi and his personal name Shijiyi. His ancestors perhaps were Hu from a branch of the Xiongnu. When Han's Guan Ying fought with Xiongnu, he beheaded one Baiti cavalryman. Now it is east of the state of Hua. The distance to Hua is six day's travel, furthest west is Persia [Bosi波斯]. The land produces millet, wheat, and melons. The food is roughly similar to Hua.

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Qiuci is an old state of the Western Regions. In the time of Guangwu of Later Han [r- 25 – 57 AD], their King was named Hong. He was killed by the King of Shache, Xian, who wiped out his family. Xian sent his son Zeluo to be King of Qiuci. The people of the state also killed Zeluo. The Xiongnu installed a notable man from Quici, Shendu, as King, and because of this they belonged to the Xiongnu. However Qiuci in the Han period was regularly a great state, the capital was called Yan City.

When Emperor Wen of Wei begun his reign [r. 220 - 226], they dispatched envoys with tribute to present. Middle of Jin's Taikang era [280 -289], they dispatched sons to enter [court] in attendance.

7th Year of Taiyuan [382 AD], the ruler of Qin, Fu Jian, dispatched general Lü Guang to invade the Western Region. He arrived at Qiuci. The King of Qiuci, Bochun, loaded up the treasure, set out and ran. Guang entered his city. The city has three layers. The outer walls are comparable to the walls of Chang'an. The rooms and buildings are huge and magnificent. For decoration they use gemstones, gold, and jade. Guang installed Bochun's younger brother Zhen as King, and then returned home. Since then they have been cut off from the Central States and not communicated.

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The state of Yutian belongs to the Western Regions. At the end of Later Han's Jianwu era Jianwu [25 – 56 AD], King Yu was routed by the King of Shache, Xian. He moved him to be King of Ligui, and used his younger brother Junde as King of Yutian. He was violent and cruel, and the hundred families were troubled by him. Middle of Yongping [58 – 75 AD], a man of their kind, Dumo, killed Junde. A nobleman, Xiumoba also killed Dumo, and installed himself as King. Ba died, and his older brother's son Guangde was installed. He afterwards struck and captured the King of Shache, Xian, to return home, and killed him, and thereupon he made a strong state. The various small states of the north-west all yield and follow.

In their land there are many rivers and rainstorms, sand and rock. The air is warm and suitable for rice, wheat, and rose apple [putao 蒲桃]. There is a river which produces jade, it is called the Yu He [“Jade river”, 玉河]. People of the state are good at casting copper vessels. Their government seat is called Xishan City, it has roofed houses, markets, and wells. The fruit and vegetables are comparable to the Central States. They are particularly reverent of Buddhism. The building where the King dwells has cinnabar drawings applied to it. The King's headgear is a golden head-wrap, similar to the present Hu-style hat. He sits side by side with his wife when welcoming guests. Within their state, the married women all braid their hair and wear fur trousers. Their people are respectful. When they see each other, they kneel, and when they kneel, one knee touches the ground. For writing they use wood for brush and slips, and jade for stamps. When the people of the state obtain a letter, they wear it on their head, and then afterwards open up the slips. In the time of Emperor Wen of Wei, King Shanxi presented famous horses.

[nicky-if]

Same anon as before, just thought of this question just after I sent the ask, so: Su De's event gave us a glimpse to the Su Clan history and important members. It amused me to think that their obsession with the spear was already present in Su Wanye, so I wanted to ask—

What were the personalities of the Nine Celestials / the women Tang Wei chose to be the progenitors of the nine clans?

Their personalities are reflected in how the clans are known today. Su - dedicated spearmen, Yang - brash and impulsive, He - schemers etc

[irithnova]

My headcanon on Mongolias age and origins

I gave Mongolia the age of being around 1700. The first major nomadic confederation was the Khunnu (Xiongnu) from the 3rd BCE to 1st century AD which later became conquered by the Xianbei who then established their Empire in the 1st to 4th century AD. Mongols and Mongol scholars consider the Xiongnu and Xianbei to be their ancestors. In 2011, the 2,200th anniversary of Modun Shanyu's establishment of the Khunnu state was decreed by Mongolia's president at the time, Elbegdorj as the "founding state" of the Mongols. I do not make Mongolia as old as the Xiongnu however I wanted to make it clear that it's important to acknowledge what Mongols hold close to their heart when it comes to their own history and their ties to previous nomadic Empires.

The Mongolian State, Mongols, Mongols scholars and scholars of North East Asia  consider Mongols to be descendants of the Xiongnu and the Xianbei, the original term for the Mongols that the Chinese gave them being "Mengwushiwei", Shiwei are descendants of the Xianbei. It has been said that the intermixing between the Xiongnu and Xianbei was the genesis of the Mongolic/Mongolian people.

This is because the Yuwen, being descendants of the Southern Xiongnu , assimilated with the Xianbei in 89 CE (when the Xiongnu were heavily weakened but not yet defeated), thus creating the Shiwei Xianbei branch. The Shiwei Xianbei branch which included 19 other Shiwei clans other than (present) Mongolia who was called the "Mengwushiwei" at this time descended from the Xianbei assimilated Yuwen.

Mongolia originally was labelled "Mengwushiwei" by the Chinese in the 10th century book "The Ancient book of Tang", and he has relations to the previous Xiongnu through the Xianbei assimilated Yuwen (Southern Xiongnu) and was "born" a little before the Xiongnu were finally defeated in the early 4th century.

I justify this by using the Shiwei's relation to the Khitans and the records of the Shiwei during the Northern Wei period/"Tuoba dynasty" (Northern China) 386–535. The Tuoba dynasty was founded by the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei.

The Book of Wei (written 551-554 and was a historical text written by Wei Shou which aimed at recording the details of the Northern Wei period of 386-536) suggests the Shiwei and Khitan shared the same language, the Book of Sui says they were of the same kind of people, and both the New Book of Tang and Old Book of Tang claim the Shiwei were a collateral branch of the Khitan. Historian Wan Guowei described the Shiwei as a Khitan tribe, indicating some ethnic similarities between them. The Khitan were Xianbei tribes who became independent after 234 CE after the Xianbei state dissolved and from the 4th century, lived in the areas which is now modern day Mongolia, Russia (far East) and Northern China.

Both Khitans and Shiwei spoke a Mongolic language. Both Khitan and Shiwei (also Tuoba)were Xianbei tribes and and so their emergence could have very well been around the same time period , perhaps early Shiwei tribes emerging a little later after 234 CE (after the Khitan first emerged and a little before the Xiongnu were finally defeated, which is why I'm giving Mongolia the birth date of early 300 CE) considering how it was speculated how the Shiwei were a branch off of the Khitan or were even the same as the Khitan. The latter is not true but it goes to show that they probably emerged during similar times.

Also as previously mentioned, the Khitans lived in the areas of Mongolia, China and Russia in the 4th century/300 CE before their claim to fame in the 10th century when they founded the Liao dynasty - similar to how Mongolia was also around during this time as a random Shiwei rep before his claim to fame in the 13th century.

Further, in the year 443, the Wuluohun, a tribe of Shiwei (this is not Mongolia but one of his "siblings" I guess as the Wuluohun Shiwei were one of the 20 other Shiwei tribes other than Mongolia/Mengwushiwei), presented evidence of a Xianbei ancestral cave called the Gaxian cave in northern Inner Mongolia to the Tuoba Xianbei court. This discovery supports the belief that the Shiwei preserved early Xianbei traditions better than the Tuoba did and justifies their Xianbei origins. It also further justifies my headcanon of the Shiwei clans/at least some of the 20 Shiwei clans being born around 300 CE because it's not like they turned up out of nowhere in 443 CE.

So I'm using a mix of historicity and some commonly agreed hetalia-verse rules of nations emerging before gaining a stronger identity, and my own personal predestination headcanon that whatever is the most likely to happen in the foreseeable future will begin to seep through into the present for some nations - so for example if the fall of a kingdom is bound to happen or is very likely to happen, the nation itself will somewhat become physically or mentally weaker.

If in the future, a nation will be in the spotlight as a very powerful nation, if the nation already exists, even before their claim to fame, they'll already experience better strength and whatnot. If the nation does not exist, they could be "born" a little earlier. Which is what I did for Mongolia to an extent however I've also heavily used historicity to justify his birth date for my headcanons.

Mongolia's early life/life before the rise of Genghis Khan he was quite weak and it wasn't until the rise of Genghis Khan, when he brought the other Shiwei/Mongol clans under one name/banner, that Mongolia rose above other Shiwei personifications who could have potentially become the next big thing.

The birthplace of the the Mongols is the East Bank of the Erguna river and they gradually began to move westwards around the 7th century (Mongolia migrated 300 years after his "birth". Coincidentally this is also around the time the Tang dynasty started which probably explains Mengwushiwei being recorded in a historical book about the Tang dynasty). By the 12th century they were living around the Onon, Kerulen and Tola rivers which was East to the Kent mountains.

Because of this, I think Mongolia's "birth" was literally him crawling out of the Erguna river as a small child.

I remember seeing this headcanon years ago but it was that the first sighting ever of Mongolia by another living being was him as a child asleep on a horse and I think that's so cute and I have adopted that into my own headcanon about him.

I believe he was relatively weak during a lot of his early life (not weak to the point he was bedridden/couldn't do anything but just physically not strong and got iIl easily).

In the 10th century, in the Chinese book "The Ancient book of Tang", was when "Mengwushiwei" was first mentioned/recorded as having existed during the Tang period (618-907) so as an entity not only was he gaining stability and a stronger sense of identity, but he was gaining some attention, too. So he stopped getting ill as easily but he definitely wasn't powerful at this point. He wasn't just some random young looking immortal Shiwei clan rep who would eventually fall off/die off once another young looking immortal Shiwei clan rep became the next big thing - he was the next big thing. Or was going to be anyways. It was really quite contentious at first when there were 19 other Shiwei clans other than himself but the contentiousness is what helped kept him afloat at first rather than dying off.

This justification of his age is both from researching the lineage of the Mongols (they trace their lineage to the Donghu, Xianbei, Xiongnu) and taking into account what Mongols consider their own history (the Mongolian State celebrating the anniversary of the establishment of the Xiongnu state) and also hetaliaverse nation rules of nations "emerging" as their own entities before they gain a stronger identity. So to an extent I have used commonly agreed on hetaliaverse rules to justify his age but it's nothing too insane I don't think.

He wouldn't be classified as an ancient I don't think but he's definitely old.

[creativeafterdark]

Chapter 9 and 10

Heyo folks taking a @journeythroughjourneytothewest

Had to take a break from book club last week, burn out was very bad. But I've had a week to relax, celebrated my birthday and slept most of the day lol. Let's get back into Journey to the West

First: Chapter 9.

We finally meet our Monk and learn the story of his family!

We don't spend a lot of time learning about them (minus his Dad, gets a thumbs up from me. Kind to all and easy going enough to be like "I got hit by a ball-- oh I'm married now? Okay cool". Like talk about a shotgun wedding), but we do see little bits that remind me of our Monk. He does share his kindness with his Dad, and I genuinely think his anxiety is from his mom. I'll talk about her in a minute because she is a whole other thing.

My one question is... wouldn't other officials notice that Liu Hong, essentially becoming Chen E, had no idea what he was doing??? He went on business trips, did no one recognize he wasn't who he said he was????? I mean you would think anyone who took the exams with him who got positions would be like "uh... that's not him tf??". Or they just did not care. Who knows at this point. Apparently he had Six Eared Macaque level disguise skill, rolled a nat 20 in bullshitery.

Now. Lady Yin. The poor lady went through hell for over 18 years. She had to watch her husband get murdered, had to abandon her baby, and had to play wife to a murderer. Even when her husband came back... I'm not surprised she still ended up passing. That's a lot of guilt (and I'm sure Liu Hong was not kind to her) on her mind for a LONG period of time, nearly two decades. I wish there was a happy ending for the family but I get why it ended how it did, knowing what depression and anxiety can do to people.

Now our baby Monk. Our Xuanzang. I am so proud of him for being as brave as he was. This recently turned 18 year old did everything he could to help his family. Licking his grandma's eyeballs was...a choice. But it was for a good cause so good on him. I can see why he was a good choice as the Scroll Pilgrim.

And as promised, a sketch of Xuanzang

And as a bonus baby Monk with a doggo

But now we move to Chapter 10.

...I legit got annoyed going thru the debate between the fisherman and woodman. Like it went on far longer than it should have. I'm sure there was a profound moment that we're supposed to glean from it but I just wasn't receptive to it. Maybe I'll read it again.

Anyway.

I have been doing some looking into of Chinese historical heroes (I desperately want to read Romance of the three kingdoms, and I need more reading material about folk heroes and heroines) so seeing some references to the stuff I learned made me happy. There was mention of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and the painting of The Emporer's Generals on the doors (supposedly the Tang dynasty is where this practice was first used. A few three kingdom folks also get this treatment as door gods, or menshen, along with other important heroes and deities. Makes me wonder if the Emperor essentially deified his Generals and Wei Zheng. How does Heaven handle that?)

Fun fact! In my jttw x mythology story Wukong will work with Asena, mythical wolf mother of the Ashina Clan of Gokturks. Guess which dynasty of China had to deal with them a lot? :)

Anyway.

I've also come to the conclusion that Dragons just like to fuck around and find out. Like, the Dragon King just goes against heaven's orders to spite a very accurate fortune teller, does not even THINK of the consequences, and is surprised Pikachu face when he gets in trouble. Also not sure why he thought appealing to an earthly emporer would save him from THE SUPREME DAOIST DEITY'S JUDGMENT. Like, y'all, I'm beginning to think dragons just don't give a crap or just don't think. Got what he deserved for being dumb. Did the emporer make promises he shouldn't have? No doubt, you don't promise supernatural beings anything because it will make you want to die if they catch wind of you breaking promises, regardless of nationality. Did he deserve what he got? .... I mean historically probably but in the sense of this story, no.

I find the Tang dynasty interesting (because it gave us a certain Empress and had some fun female warriors, like Taizong's sister, who helped her father found the dynasty) and I can definitely thank jttw for getting my attention about it.

I think that's all I have as far as thoughts. And I apologize if my rambles just jumped around too much lol.

Over and out ✌️

[craftercat]

How would you rank the Northern wei dynasty emperors for their talents and capabilities?

Tuoba Gui: 8/10. He founded Northern Wei and greatly expanded its territory and defeated the Rouran. He consolidated his power by abolishing independent tribal chiefs and encouraged agricultural development. However, he became cruel and paranoid at the end of his reign, executing officials for minor reasons, and this led to corruption and rampant crime.

Tuoba Si: 8/10. He was a good administrator, less cruel than his father or his son, and started the idea of Northern Wei emperors actually listening to their advisors. He frequently inquired about the people's hardships and also encouraged agriculture, and fixed the problems of Tuoba Gui's late reign. He was able to fend off Rouran attacks and took lands to the south when Liu Yu died, however he did have a few military failures which bring his rating down.

Tuoba Tao: 8.5/10. He actually reunified the north for a period of time that wasn't 5 minutes. He was also a good administrator and did his best to deal with corruption. However, like his grandfather, he became cruel at the end of his reign. This led to factionalism and political intrigue that caused the death of his crown prince and trusted minister, and was eventually assassinated.

Tuoba Yu: ?/10. I'm not even sure if he counts as an emperor or not, as he was only honoured as a prince. He was a puppet of Zong Ai and killed by Zong Ai when he wanted power for himself.#

Tuoba Jun: 7/10. He allowed the people to rest after the military campaigns of Tuoba Tao, and was more lenient than his grandfather, taking more after his great-grandfather Tuoba Si. He had some success with Rouran, but mixed results with Liu Song, and there was a lot of political intrigue during his early reign over his regency.

Tuoba Hong: 8/10. During his actual reign, he encouraged honesty in officials and was more involved in criminal cases. He did manipulate these cases a few times, however the overall effect was fairer application of laws. He abdicated to his son at 17 to pursue his philosophical interests.

Yuan Hong: 8/10. His sinicisation reforms shaped the culture of the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties. However, it did face a lot of backlash that led to division and conflict during his actual reign. He likely had a role along with Empress Feng in the creation of the successful equal-field system and Three Elders system, which took power away from powerful magistrates and ensured more land was worked.

Yuan Ke: 3.5/10. During his reign, there was a lot of conflict between the powerful and corrupt Gao Zhao and the imperial clan. This fighting further weakened the Northern Wei, especially as his successor was five when he died. He abolished the "子贵母死" system, however this led to the regency of Consort Hu.

Yuan Xu: ?/10. He was a puppet of his mother Empress Hu and the regent Yuan Cha due to being a child. Neither regent was any good and their corruption led to revolts throughout Northern Wei. Empress Hu eventually poisoned him.

Yuan Ziyou: 5/10. He seemed to have talent himself, but ended up a puppet of Erzhu Rong. He killed Erzhu Rong in a coup, however he was killed by Erzhu Rong's relatives.

Yuan Gong: 5/10. Like Yuan Ziyou, he tried to exert influence himself, but the Erzhus were still very powerful. Their corruption led to Gao Huan rebelling and got poisoned.

After this it's just puppets of Gao Huan or Yuwen Tai.

[ao3feed-chaleigh]

Drift Incompatible

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by Hypropheni_a

He leaned forward, “There’s nothing left for me at the PPDC, Marshal. I’m hardly the man you want.”

“On the contrary, you’re the only option I have.”

“And what would I be piloting? Last I checked, all the Jaegers have teams.”

Stacker Pentecost turned his attention back to Raleigh. “We have an old Mark-III in restoration. You may know her.”

He straightened, “The Lady?”

“Yes, but that’s not why I’m here. Gipsy Danger won’t be ready for action until December. The damage from its last encounter was…heavy. I need you for something else in the meantime.”

Raleigh raised an eyebrow.

“Haven’t you heard the news, Mr. Becket? Striker Eureka needs a new pilot.”

 Or: Herc is injured two months before Mutavore, and Raleigh happens to be his replacement. At least until Gipsy Danger is repaired. The only issue? Chuck Hansen.

Words: 2608, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Pacific Rim (Movies)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: Raleigh Becket, Chuck Hansen, Mako Mori, Stacker Pentecost, Hercules Hansen, Sasha Kaidonovsky, Aleksis Kaidonovsky, Hermann Gottlieb, Newton Geiszler, Wei Tang Clan | Wei Triplets (Pacific Rim), Jaeger Pilot Characters (Pacific Rim)

Relationships: Raleigh Becket/Chuck Hansen, Raleigh Becket & Mako Mori

Additional Tags: Everybody Lives, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, this only applies to the main cast not minor characters, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Chuck Hansen Lives, Jaegers (Pacific Rim), The Drift (Pacific Rim), Pre-Movie: Pacific Rim (2013), Movie: Pacific Rim (2013), Post-Operation Pitfall (Pacific Rim), Post-Movie: Pacific Rim (2013), Fix-It, Stacker Pentecost Lives, Enemies to Lovers, Rivals With Benefits, Angst with a Happy Ending, Miscommunication, Falling In Love, Love Confessions

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☆ Never your friend (Fang Duobing/Li Lianhua/Di Feisheng) ☆ Coming Home (Fang Duobing/Li Lianhua/Di Feisheng) ☆ Nothing’s Like Home (Fang Duobing/Li Lianhua/Di Feisheng) ☆ Homesick  (Fang Duobing/Li Lianhua/Di Feisheng)

    ★ 盗墓笔记 | The Lost Tomb ★

☆ Read my Lips (The Lost Tomb Restart: The Grave in the Abyss, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Saving Grace (The Lost Tomb Restart: The Grave in the Abyss, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Never Again (The Lost Tomb Restart: The Grave in the Abyss, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Like Real People Do (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Ugly Heart (The Mystic Nine: Qing Shan Hai Tang, Yan Sanxing) ☆ The Storm (The Lost Tomb Restart: The Grave in the Abyss, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Unstoppable (The Lost Tomb Restart: The Grave in the Abyss, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Someone you loved (The Lost Tomb: Sand Sea, Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling) ☆ Someone you loved (ver.2) (The Lost Tomb: Sand Sea, Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling) ☆ My Clan (The Lost Tomb & The Mystic Nine: Zhang Family tribute) ☆ The Anthem (The Lost Tomb: Sand Sea, Su Nan) ☆ The Kill (The Mystic Nine: Qing Shan Hai Tang, Yan Sanxing) ☆ Poker Face (The Lost Tomb, Zhang Qiling) ☆ Material Girl (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, Hei Xiazi) ☆ Always been you (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Kan Jian/Liu Sang) ☆ With Iris (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Iron Triangle) ☆ A Thousand Years (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Kan Jian/Liu Sang, Reincarnation AU) ☆ Say Goodbye (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Wu Xie & Wu Sanxing) ☆ Two (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Pangzi) ☆ Runaway (The Lost Tomb, Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling) ☆ Stay Alive (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling) ☆ I will not bow (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Liu Sang) ☆ Counting stars (The Lost Tomb: Sand Sea, Liang Wan/Zhang Rishan) ☆ Seven Wonders (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Flatline (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ I’ve been blind (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Rock Bottom (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua) ☆ Where do lovers go? (The Lost Tomb: Reunion, Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling) ☆ King and Lionheart (The Mystic Nine: Fo Ye & Zhang Rishan)

  ★ 镇魂 | Guardian ★

☆ Favourite Song (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ Eternity (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ Shallow (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ Come to me (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ I’ll wait (Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng) ☆ Alone (Ye Zun) ☆ Die for you (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ We won't be falling (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ Fear of the Water (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ Silence (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ We found love (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ Enough to go by (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ All the love that I ever needed (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) ☆ These old wheels (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan)

     ★ S.C.I.谜案集 | S.C.I. Mystery ★

☆ True Love (Bai Yutong/Zhan Yao)

               ★ 天官赐福 | Heaven Officials’s Blessing ★

☆ Coming Home (Xie Lian/Hua Cheng)

     ★ 苍兰诀  | Love between Fairy and Devil ★

☆ I used to rule the world (Dongfang Qingcang & Xunfeng)

    ★ KinnPorsche ★

☆ Half a Man (Vegas/Pete) ☆ Poison (Vegas/Pete) ☆ Would you come home (Vegas/Pete)

     ☆ﾟ･:*:･｡★ﾟ You can always send an ask! ★ ｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ☆

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hi! any suggested faces for clan heymaey?

hi anon ! of course, here you ago and as always if you'd like more suggestions, do lmk ! cate blanchett, michelle yeoh, aishwarya rai bachchan, anna shaffer, charlize theron, daniel henney, harold perineau, hiroyuki sanada, hülya avsar, lucy lawless, claire forlani, gong yoo, jessica chastain, kasia smutniak, kelly reilly, kerry washington, lee pace, liv tyler, myanna buring, nurgul yesilcay, rachel weisz, rosamund pike, shelley conn, tang wei, barry keoughan, archie renaux, callum turner, dev patel, dylan wang, gentry white, gong jun, jacob anderson, jack wolfe, lee jaewook, ni hanjin, woo dohwan, xiao zhan, zhang zhehan, zhang chenxiao, adelaide kane, alicia agneson, aslihan malbora, bia arantes, choi yewon, dilraba dilmurat, eleanor tomlinson, ellie bamber, esther yu, go yoonjung, jing tian, ju jingyi, li landi, lily sullivan, marina ruy barbosa, millie brady, naomi scott, phoebe dynevor, poppy drayton, sun yi, tian xiwei, xu jiaqi & zhu yilong.

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Blood of Youth recap - episode 24

Xiao Se says it was a coincidence but also like it was arranged in advance.

As they wait for the ceremony, Lord Chi makes fun of Lord Bai for being blind. The marquis attends with the State Preceptor. The emperor comes out then collapses with a heart attack.

The emperor is mostly in a coma for three days and wakes three times to issue three edicts: Marquis Lanyue and Grand Preceptor Dong Zhu are in charge; officials below second rank may not enter or leave Tianqi and those above second rank may not leave their residences; and the third is a secret decree delivered to Ye Xiaoying by Jinyan, the Director of Seal.

General Ye says the secret decree should have been issued secretly, then finds out it’s blank. His soldier confirms Xiao Se is back in Xueyue and Ye Ruoyi is with him.

A doctor tells the marquis and Dong Zhu the emperor may not wake for months.

Sikong Changfeng asks if Ji Ruofeng has returned to Baixiao Sect. The disciple says there’s a new head and asks why Baili Dongjun and Mo Yi haven’t returned from Penglai island.

Xiao Se remembers his father being angry because he wanted to travel in the jianghu. Qianluo comes to him and asks if he’s going back to Tianqi and whether she can go with him.

Xiao Lingchen, the younger Lord Langya, joins them and laughs at Xiao Se for not answering. Qianluo leaves and Xiao Se asks where Xiao Lingchen’s been. He says they were stopped by White Tiger but he was allowed to go after his father surrendered and he’s been in hiding. He says Xiao Se should return to Tianqi but it isn’t time for him yet.

Marquis Lanyue visits Hua Jin to command her to treat the emperor.

Xiao Se tells Sikong Changfeng he doesn’t know the answer to Qianluo’s question. Sikong Changfeng says he hates the emperor but he’s tried to be a good ruler and a good father.

Zang Ming reports to Lord Bai that Tang Lian faced punishment but Tang Lianyue defeated Tang Huang, Tang Xuan and Tang Qisha, there was an internal fight and Tang Lianyue is now the leader. He won’t ally with Lord Bai.

Tang Lian asks Tian Lianyue whether Tang clan will ally with Lord Bai or Xueyue. Tang Lianyue says he won’t get involved. Tang Lian says he’s decided to follow his heart and has been studying the book of liquor. Tang Lianyue tells him how Lord Langya entered the Insouciant Phase after drinking Seven Starry Nights.

Hua Jin says she can cure the emperor but it will take a month.

Marquis Lanyue asks the guard captain how an assassin got into the palace.

Wuxin disguises himself as an official/eunuch and gets caught by the chief eunuch, who injures him. He wonders when Xiao Se will come back.

Yin Luoxia tells Sikong Changfeng Xiao Se has left. Sikong Changfeng starts mapping out Xiao Se’s enemies:

General Chen Luoying receives message from Lord Chi.

Wushuang sends Lu Yuzhai on a mission.

Dark River will come from the southwest.

Xikong Changfeng tells Yin Luoxia to issue the emergency Qiancheng token.

Qianluo comes in the Vermilion Bird’s robes to say goodbye.

Sikong Changfeng says he’s going to take on Luo Qingyang.

Tang Lian sees the Qiancheng token and leaves.

Lei Wujie sees it with Li Hanyi and she tells him to leave Sword Heart Tomb to protect Xiao Se.

Li Wei (Ye Battalion commander) hears General Ye can’t leave his residence. Ye Ruoyi passes on General Ye’s order to protect Xiao Se.

The State Preceptor tells Marquis Lanyue Xiao Se has left Xueyue. The marquis calls Li Changqing and says he needs eight hundred tiger soldiers to accompany him out of the city.

The marquis makes a speech to rally the soldiers to protect Lord Yong’an.

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$21K BUY-IN $500 - $1500 HANDS Good Action with a Nice Comeback and Tons of 스윗포인트s

It describes Princess Tongchang, daughter of Emperor Yizong of Tang, playing the "leaf game" in 868 with members of the Wei clan, the family of the princess's husband.Caribbean Stud Poker will be played with one deck having 52 cards without jokers, with backs of the same colour and design and one cutting card. These requirements are meant to keep the game fair (preventing switching the dice or making a "controlled shot"). If, however, you have a playable hand, perhaps a pair or straight, and you believe that you might beat the Dealer's hand, it's time to place an additional bet. In the box marked Bet, you must wager twice the amount of the Ante bet.

We’ve included some tips for playing online, too, and even recommended the most suitable casinos for certain games.To enhance gameplay, modern machines have integrated several aspects not possible in vintage machines. Eventually, Chinese immigrants introduced keno to the US in the 19th century,[7] where the name was Westernized into boc hop bu[6] and puck-apu. The period between the two world wars was marked by the construction of the church, the bridge, and the town hall (1924).

Manitoba initially deployed them at rural locations only, but expanded them to Winnipeg in 1993, and the Assiniboia Downs race track.There are many variations of street craps. The simplest way is to either agree on or roll a number as the point, then roll the point again before you roll a seven. In American history, early gambling establishments were known as saloons. The creation and importance of saloons was greatly influenced by four major cities: New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco. It was in the saloons that travelers could find people to talk to, drink with, and often gamble with. During the early 20th century in America, gambling was outlawed by state legislation. However, in 1931, gambling was legalized throughout the state of Nevada, where America's first legalized casinos were set up. In 1976 New Jersey allowed gambling in Atlantic City, now America's second largest gambling city. In most tarock games, the rule is f,t,r. This means that you must follow suit if you can. If you can't follow suit, you must play a trump if you can. Only if you can neither follow suit nor play a trump, you may play any card.

Variations are available that pay different amounts for the quad "deuces", such as Double Deuces (2000), Loose Deuces (2500), Triple Deuces (3000), and Royal Deuces (4000).Each side bet made is added to the large progressive jackpot which keeps on increasing when players contribute a $1 progressive side bet to the jackpot. Typically, the amount you’ll be able to win is displayed on the progressive jackpot meter. The French, however, introduced different suits, which ultimately dominated the European style and was eventually accepted in American card production.If the dealer's hand is not Ace-King or better, the player is paid even money on the ante and nothing (i.e., a push) on the bet. If the dealer's hand is Ace-King or better it is said to "qualify" (for play against the player).

If your hand is greater than the dealer’s, you’ll get paid out 1:1 on your ante bet and you’ll get paid out according to the pay schedule for your Call bet. The higher your hand, the more real money you’ll earn.If the dealer does not have at least an Ace/King, you’ll automatically win. However, you’ll only get paid out for your ante.In the early frontier gambling saloons, the house would set the odds on roulette tables at 27 for 1. The government claimed it would save $200,000 a year by removing the system.Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years.

Craps attracts the big bettors in American casinos, most of which demand an advantage no greater than 1.4 percent and some only 1 percent or less.Surprisingly, this doesn’t mean passing your dealer a joint in the casino. Passing your toke to a dealer is a gambling term that refers to tipping the dealer – and it’s good manners in most places, especially when you’ve won the hand. A possible origin for the word is that it’s short for tokens (of appreciation). Set a time limit for your visit to the casino. 스윗포인트 The player is paid based on how many numbers were chosen (either player selection, or the terminal picking the numbers), the number of matches out of those chosen, and the wager.

One card is dealt from the red deck and one is dealt from the blue deck. The shooter throws the "cubes" and the color of the cube that is higher selects the color of the card to be used to settle bets.The object of the game is to beat the dealer. Casinos that reduce paytables generally have to increase promotions to compensate and attract customers.However, generally, blackjack dealers are considered reliable and do not cheat.

It then goes on to describe the layout with, "…two betting spaces containing the bank's two numbers, zero and double zero".These are bets that the number bet on will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. The same is true, to a smaller extent, of dog racing. The emergence of satellite broadcasting technology has led to the creation of so-called off-track betting facilities, in which bettors watch live telecasts at locations away from the racetrack.Blackjack has one of the best odds from all the casino games with the house edge being anywhere from 0.5% up to 1% in a single deck of cards.

[nicky-if]

Are the clans Hundreds of thousands year old according to the game?I thought Tang Wei only came 6000 years ago.

No, clans are 6000. Does it state somewhere otherwise?

[3fluffies]

Fic Complete:  Character & Fitness (Pacific Rim)

Finale of my Generation K series: After Operation Pitfall, our heroes face a world who wants answers along with their own demons, and try to figure out what happens after canceling the apocalypse.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13578582/chapters/44777947

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12824625/21/Character-Fitness

Epilogue:  War and Remembrance:   The surviving Rangers reunite with the pair who started it all - Caitlin Lightcap and Sergio D'onofrio, and decide it's time to break their silence and tell the whole story of the Jaeger Program.

Closing Note:  And thus, my sprawling, 5-year, 4-month mammoth Generation K series is finally complete, nearly 600,000 words, and a love, labor, and frustration unmatched in anything I’ve ever done.  Thank you to all my beloved readers for your reviews, support, criticism, and discussion on this long journey, and please let me know your thoughts now that this series is finally finished!

Here are the links to my blog entries about the headcanons that make up my  Generation K fanfic series:

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Mark-4 Jaegers.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Mark-3 Jaegers.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Mark-2 Jaegers.

Fanon/Side-Story:  Yankee Star, America’s Mark-2 Jaeger.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  Talon “Tango” Tasmania.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Shatterdome Commanding Officers

Generation K: Original Character Master List.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2013-2015.

Pacific Rim Headcanon: The Early Years Timeline, 2016-2017.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2018.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2019.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2020.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2021.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2022.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2023.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2024.

Pacific Rim Headcanon:  The Early Years Timeline, 2025.

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Rating: Teen and up Words:  31,024

The journey of Hu, Cheung, and Jin Wei from orphans living on the streets of Hong Kong to Jaeger pilots.

[craftercat]

Your recent posts about Empress Zhangsun have gotten me curious as to her involvement in politics. How influential do you think she was? What incidents are visibke to historians were one can either see or assume that her influence had resulted in certain decisions? Love your account hope to see more posts! Sorry for bombarding you with questions!

It's okay. I love to talk on the Northern/Southern dynasties or the Sui-Tang dynasties. I don't mind being bombarded with questions!

I think that Empress Zhangsun was influential, but she wasn't as influential as more famous empresses or regents like Wu Zetian, Empress Dowager Feng, or Dugu Qieluo.

Part of the reason is that empresses tend to be less influential than empress dowagers. Empress dowagers who are powerful take advantage of being either the emperor's biological mother or legal mother (嫡母), and due to filial piety sons are supposed to listen to them. While the emperor is the most powerful man in the country, he's still a son, and has to listen to his mother due to filial piety. The empress doesn't have this loophole, and is expected to support and submit to her emperor husband. It's a different scenario.

Therefore, many empresses like Empress Lu Zhi, Empress Dowager Feng, etc. became powerful as empress dowagers rather than empresses, for this reason. This makes influential empresses less common, but women like Dugu Qieluo, Empress Zhangsun, Wu Zetian and Empress Wei still did it.

What these women had in common was that their husband allowed them to influence him politically. Without the loophole of filial piety, the emperor allowing them influence made it much easier to have a political role. Most emperors didn't want their wives to influence them in politics, however some did. Li Zhi, for example, trusted Wu Zetian more than anyone else.

I think Li Shimin allowed Empress Zhangsun to influence him because of her role in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. When he was Prince of Qin, Empress Zhangsun had worked to cover up his mistakes in front of his father Li Yuan. During the actual Incident, she helped Fang Xuanling outline it and encouraged the soldiers to support Li Shimin shortly before the coup.

Due to contributing to his rise to power, he allowed Empress Zhangsun to influence him in political affairs. There are a few political decisions that are attributed to her. The most well-known one is that she seemed to have a large role in clan affairs. She kept Zhangsun Wuji out of major posts and spared Zhangsun Anye's life. On her deathbed, she told Li Shimin to not put her clan in high positions.

Another of her political contributions is encouraging Li Shimin to listen to criticism. She is known for calming down Li Shimin's anger at Wei Zheng, but she encouraged criticism many times. When he asked for her opinion on Princess Changle's dowry, she told him that he must listen to loyal advice, even if he didn't want to hear it. She also reminded him to call back Fang Xuanling and listen to honest advice on her deathbed.

As well, she was able to prevent injustices within the palace. When her servants were unjustly accused of crimes, she convinced Li Shimin to get rid of the injustice. Li Shimin once blamed his horse breeder for his horse's death and wanted to execute him, but Empress Zhangsun persuaded him not to. She also frequently discussed historical examples with Li Shimin and the Zizhi Tongjian states that she was of great benefit to him.

I think her last words give a good insight into her political contributions and her policies. Her main contributions were keeping watch of her clan and encouraging honest advice and honest ministers. Li Shimin actually spoke of her in political terms, once saying she was good at handling "common affairs" and that she was able to correct his mistakes.

However, she wasn't as influential as women like Dugu Qieluo or Wu Zetian. Even in the constraints as being empress rather than empress dowager, she wasn't as influential as Dugu Qieluo. This seems to be because she wouldn't go as far as to find out about government meetings between Li Shimin and his ministers. Despite this, she is still quite influential. She was politically influential and highly praised by historians, which is a rare feat for women in this era.