Author: John Zhu

3 Kingdoms Episode 149: We Ain’t No Fortunate Sons

A Shu commander tries to live up to his father’s legacy, while a Shu prince refuses to follow his father’s example.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 017: Sun Quan, Fact and Fiction

A dive into the real life of the guy who ran the family business for 50-plus years.

3 Kingdoms 148: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

While Jiang Wei scrambles to mount a last-ditch defense, his old nemesis searches for a way to go around his roadblock.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 016: Learning to Delegate

Meet two statesmen who really mastered the art of saying, “That’s not in my job description.”

3 Kingdoms 147: The Empire Strikes Back

Tired of Shu’s perpetual encroachment on its borders, Wei decides to take the fight to its nemesis.

3 Kingdoms 146: Pyrrhic Victory

Jiang Wei finally gets the better of Deng Ai, but even that ends up backfiring.

3 Kingdoms 145: Even More Chaos at Court

Discord between lord and vassal simmers in the court of Shu, while things boil over in the court of Wei.

3 Kingdoms 144: Chaos at Court

While the Shu and Wei continue to slug it out in the West, the kingdom of Wu deals with internal unrest at the highest level.

3 Kingdoms 143: How the Southeast Was Won, Again

Sima Zhao takes the emperor on a buddy road trip to put down another insurgence in a particularly troublesome part of the kingdom.

3 Kingdoms 142: Mildly Wild West

Oh look: Another Northern campaign by the kingdom of Shu. Yawn.