Li Yan-shi, the ruler of Luoyang, is slandered and summoned to the capital for investigation. But he is so poor (because of honesty) that he asks the moneylender to lend him 10 silver coins on the road. Moneylender Liu Yan-min agrees if Li's daughter, Yu-ying, signs a receipt and the Taoist nun Liu becomes a surety. Ruler ...

Han First Minister Xiao He speculates that the Qi Wang Han Xin, who has too much power, can become dangerous for the state. He consults with the commander Fan Quai. He, clearly envious of the merits of Han Xin, offers to eliminate him. Xiao He decides to call Han under false pretext ...

The Sun dignitary, Fan Tian-zhang, invited the nobles — Han Qi, Lu Yi-jian and Liu-yanei, to his council. In Chenzhou, famine is due to the drought. The sovereign ordered to open warehouses and sell rice to the people at an affordable price. To do this, send two honest officials. Liu offers his son Liu Dae-jung ...

Wang Fu, ruler of Chang'an. sends daughter Liu-mei to Julunchi Park for a walk. The girl refuses, referring to the fact that she has never left the house (she is 18 years old). But the emperor commanded the wives and damsels of all classes to go, and she can only obey. Scientist He Ji-Zhang appears. He's looking for ...

Song Jiang, the leader of the Liangshan-bo rebels, reports that he gave his subordinates a month of vacation. One of them, Yan Qing, returned 10 days later. For this, be subject to execution, but other military leaders beg him forgiveness. He gets off with 60 sticks, but as a result of flogging he loses his sight. Regretting ...

In Nanjing, the capital of South Tan, the Tung Gu dignitary of the Sun arrives in order to persuade the emperor to submit to the Sunam. Minister Sun Qiqiu, under various pretexts, does not admit him to the sovereign. According to his advice, the governor Han Xi-zai sends the famous songwriter Qin Zho-lan to Tao Gu. However, Tao Gu doesn’t even look ...

In the village of Belaya Tsaplya, a rich widow of Han Khun-tao brings his brother's widow with two sons to demand the division of property. Han, who raised his nephews, does not mind. During the division, the sons of the widow force the “head of the clan” to give them nine-tenths of the property. Han does not argue here. Only his own oppresses him ...

In ancient times, a son, a young man of extraordinary talents, grew up in the family of a noble dignitary. Father was proud of him. It's time to go to the state exams in the capital. The young man entered Chang'an through the gates of the entertainment quarter and immediately noticed a beauty near one of the houses. It seems that ...

Not so long ago a student named Zhang lived, a young man of rare virtues, with a refined soul. He was already thirty-three years old, and he still did not have a lover. When friends marveled at his modesty, he said in response that he simply did not meet until one that responded to his feelings. once ...

Frightened by the misfortune predicted by him, the young merchant Wang Wen-yun says goodbye to his father and wife and leaves for a hundred days to peddle. Things are going well with Wang. On the way to Sizhou, he stops at an inn where he dreams that a robber is killing him. And indeed, the following ...

Ruler of Luoyang Chen Quan-chong meets nephew Chen Shi-in, who is going to the capital for an exam. At night, when a young man indulges in wine and music, the heavenly (living on the Moon) virgin Cinnamon flower with his friends comes to him. She fell in love with the young man because his music saved her from evil stars during a lunar eclipse....

During the sermon of Buddha, one of the holy arhats indulged in vain dreams. Hellish torment relied on this, but the Buddha mercifully sent the offender to earth to be reborn in human form. Now his name is Liu Junzuo, he is unstable in faith, he can deviate from the righteous path. In order to instruct ...

The rich voluptuary Zhou Jr. liked the songwriter Song Yin-zhan (vaidan). Mother did not want to marry her. But here is the consent received. Previously, the girl was courted by shutsai An Xiu-shi. He turns to Zhao Pan-er's older girlfriend for help. Pan-er is trying to convince a friend that they ...

A talented poor man, Zhang Hao, educates children on a farm of a wealthy peasant whose name sounds the same as his, although it is spelled a little differently. There Zhang is found by a friend, a dignitary Fan Zhong-yan. He convinces him to seek happiness in the capital and gives him three letters of recommendation - to a merchant in Luoyang, to an official ...

The leader of the northern nomads brought one hundred thousand soldiers to the Great Wall to call himself a tributary of the Chinese sovereign, to whom he sent an ambassador with rich gifts. The ambassador should also ask the Chinese princess to marry the nomadic lord. Meanwhile, the cunning and treacherous dignitary, Mao Yanshou, has fallen ...

Only two of his sincere friends should come to the merchant Sun Rong's birthday, two scoundrels - Liu Longqing and Hu Zizhuan. The wife who set the festive table bitterly reproaches her husband for not inviting her younger brother, Sun Chunyar. According to the slander of two rogues, he was excommunicated, he lives in an abandoned ...

Pevichka Li Soo-lan for a walk gets acquainted with the syutsay Li Bin, nicknamed Jade Vase. Bin takes Su-lan for maintenance. Hangzhou official Tao Bo-chan calls in on his friend Lee Binh and persuades him to think about a career. But he cannot part with the sweetheart. Then Tao takes his composition to the capital....

The unlucky merchant Li Xiao-xian owed the rich man Pan Yun. Fear of punishment, he fell ill. Pan Yun, who came to visit him in horror: does it mean that, thinking of helping people with money, he plunges them into torment? He forgives the debt, gives money for treatment and tells the accountant to bring all the debt receipts. In the presence ...

The peasant son of Xue Ren-gui is fond of martial arts. Upon learning that the emperor (Tang) declared enlistment in the army, he says goodbye to his father, mother, wife Liu and leaves, promising to write. Korean van sends his commander on a campaign in China, in the expectation that all the famous Tang commanders are old ...

King Wu consults with his dignitaries Sun Wu, Wu Zi-shu and Bo Xi on how to return a magic sword that flew into the kingdom of Chu. Dignitaries recommend starting a war, counting on an easy victory. Chu king Zhao also consults with his brother Qian-xuan, whether to give the sword. And decides not to give back, as it ...