Yasuhisa Hara's 'Kingdom 76': Turmoil Runs Through the Court of Xinzheng, Capital of Han
Yasuhisa Hara's 'Kingdom 76'. Click here for the e-book version.
230 BC. The two great generals of Han, Luo Awan and Bo Wanggu. The Qin army, led by General Tou, attempts to invade the capital city of Xinzheng. The two armies clash on the Yingcheng Plains of Han 🇰🇷. First, there is a duel between Bo Wanggu and Deputy General Li Xin. Thanks to Kyoukai's efforts, the battle situation develops in favor of the Qin army. The problem lies in the anxiety and unrest running through the Xinzheng court. With news of the losing battle, senior vassals hold Prime Minister Zhang, who advocated for war, accountable; a faction of the royal family attempts to flee to another country; and General Xiahou Long of the public security forces has quietly taken control of the palace. Meanwhile, the King of Han has become unsure of what to order. The turmoil in the royal palace spreads to the hearts of the people. How do people's hearts move in times of crisis? What kind of decisions are necessary to overcome chaos? Volume 76 shows us this human drama. Perhaps in the future, the Han princess, Ning, will be forced to choose between the question posed by the Qin general Tou: 'Will you take the country, or will you take the people?' In Du Fu's poem 'Spring View' from the Tang Dynasty, it is written, 'The country is broken, but the mountains and rivers remain.' Unexpectedly, we may be looking back at the history encountered by Han in a sense slightly different from the meaning of the poem.
