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Episode 012: But You Said They Were GOOD Omens …

Dong Zhuo learns that broken chariots, wild horses, and melancholy songs are, in fact, not auspicious signs.

Dong Zhuo learns that broken chariots, wild horses, and melancholy songs are, in fact, not auspicious signs.

Quick Explanation of Another Omen

In this episode, Dong Zhuo encountered a Taoist priest holding a sign on his way to court. The sign is a 10-foot-long cloth, with the Chinese character for “mouth” written on the top and bottom. So it looked something like this:

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Coincidentally, the character for Lü Bu’s last name looks like this:

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7 thoughts on “Episode 012: But You Said They Were GOOD Omens …

  1. Very well done. I have been wanting to read this book for a while now. Your podcast makes it easy and to follow and understand. I enjoy listening to your storytelling and look forward to each episode. Keep up the goods work!

  2. wang yun is over reacting… what an understatement… dong Zhuo commuted al those crimes, but this self-centered arrogant too old to be alive put the nail in the coffin of the ham dynasty.

  3. Hi John. I’ve just started to listen to your podcasts. I’ve always wanted to find a good book version in English, but this is better. I’m having a great time. Thanks very much!

    p.s. I’m a Dukie, so I guess we’ve got a Carolina connection. Btw, I published a novel a while ago, in English, delving partly into the Qin Dynasty. Perhaps you might care to have a look someday?

    1. Hi J. Thanks for listening and commenting! I actually work at Duke, so there’s another connection. Happy to check out the novel if you can point me in its direction.

  4. Thanks John for creating this podcast! I’m really enjoying it so far. I’m chinese American and thought I’d never get around to reading this story, but thanks to this podcast I can understand it so effortlessly.

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