honest advice, liu bang, proverb, qin dynasty

Honest Advice Grates on the Ear

Even for a great general like Liu Bang, honest advice could grate on the ear. During the last year of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang (256-195 B.C.) brought his troops to fight all the way to Qin’s capital city of Xianyang. Emperor Ziying turned pale with fright. Knowing that there was no way he could ...

Emma Lu

Liu Bang.