WCCBC: Water Margin Ch 8, Ling Chong has a very bad day 水浒传Book Club第八章：被发配边疆的仕途失意者林冲和被当作家具，没有名字的林冲娘子

With Chinese Characteristics

English - February 13, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
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In this short chapter we deal with the sentencing of Lin Chong after he is framed by Gao Qiu.

Despite the best intentions of the local Magistrate, personal power and political connections is always greater than the law in imperial China.

We also discuss the finer points of Imperial chinese punishments.