The rarest act in the chronicle: winning, then stopping
This lesson plays out across 1 chapter of the chronicle. Read where it was learned — and what it cost.
- The Founder Who Sheathed the SwordEastern Han — Guangwu (Depth) · 37 AD - 56 AD
Every founder before him purged the men who won his wars. Liu Xiu retired his generals rich, alive, and honored -- and ran the empire through clerks.