I should be writing about Tasmania, or Sha's parents in Australia, or work, or something. Instead, I've been inspired by the book that I'm reading "Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History - Volume 1" to write a story. Here goes:
After King Huai of Chu was defeated at the hands of King Chu of Huai, King Zhaoziang of Qin decided to search for a capable man. However King Zhaoziang of Qin's son, Gongzi Zilan, disapproved of this idea. He therefore killed his father, King Zhaoziang of Qin and went to a meeting in Wuguan (southeast of Danfeng County in Shaanxi Province). At the meeting, Gongzi Zilan met King Zhao of Yan who tied daggers to the horns of his 1000 bulls and set fire to their tails. This led to King Zhaoziang of Qin abdicating in favour of his son, Yue Yi, who was subsequently renamed King Gou Jian of Yue. He knew that alone he couldn't conquer Qi and therefore formed an alliance with King Fu Chai of Wu and his advisor Ping. King Min of Qi was scared by this alliance and therefore invited his prime minister, Meng Changjun and favourite concubine, to plan their defence. Unfortunately, the defence failed and they all had their noses cut off. King Fu Chai of Wu was deeply touched by all he saw.
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I may not have the history completely correct, but that seems to be the gist of early Chinese politics.
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