In this Season 3 finale, Laszlo closes with one of the classics from the Three Kingdoms era, featuring the famous Battle of Red Cliff.

Although Zong Que’s achievements on the battlefield weren’t written about in most history books, the old Book of Song included his story and how we got this episode’s featured Chinese Saying.

Although Zong Que’s achievements on the battlefield weren’t written about in most history books, the old Book of Song included his story and how we got this episode’s featured Chinese Saying.

This week’s Chinese Saying features the heroic Liu Xiu, better known as the Guangwu Emperor who gave us this useful idiom when he praised the star of our episode.

When the Han Emperor Xuan had a headache out in west China he called on Old Reliable, General Zhao Chongguo, to deal with it. From this, we get one of the most useful Chinese Sayings ever!

This episode of the CSP concerns the early years of the Warring States period between Kings Goujian of Yue State and Fuchai of Wu.

In this episode, we meet Chen Sheng, whose origins couldn’t have been more humble. Hear his story and how he aspired to be to become the Hong hu Zhi Zhi concealed away in his heart.

Before he engaged Zhang Han in battle, Xiang Yu shouted a four-syllable order to his troops. This episode explores that phrase.