I have been polishing this sword for ten years;

Its frosty edge has never been put to the test,

I hold it and present it to you now, sir:

Is there anyone suffering from injustice?

-Jia Dao (Tang Dynasty)

TRIALS OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: BOOK TWO

CLASH OF ALLIANCES

Previously...

The winds of change blew strongly across the Middle Kingdom, and there was not a place where it could not be felt. Along with it ...