Since it's summer and I just reread a short story that my brother wrote on his laptop during his 4 years in college (I guess listening to lectures can be really boring). Basically he wrote about the lectures and put characters into the history. The original story is written in Chinese. With my lack of Chinese over the years, I resorted to using a program to translate (I then edited it to make sense). I translated the first part--if anyone is interested I will translate more with your support. Hopefully, it isn't boring because of the history. My bro gave me the story and said I could change some of the stuff so it would make sense. Please help if there are errors especially grammar, pinyin, etc.
Author:
Kevin Hei (not full name--he doesn't want his full name on here)
Translated by
hkopinions (me)
Title: The Lost Era: Retrieval of the Dragon
Prologue
The civil war that brought the short-lived Ch’in dynasty down led China on a different path allowing China to establish a stable dynasty. However, this new era of harmony fell into discord and then again into a new harmony of social, economical, and cultural splendor. During this long era of the aristocratic age, a small class of great families held onto much of the wealth, politics, and military power. The “Han people” rose to a new caliber and social distinguish differentiating others who had not assimilated into “the new Chinese cultural order.”
The “Exalted Progenitor,” Kao-tsu—a commoner gained control through his strong character and took China into a new order. Heeding the words of his advisor: “You may have conquered the empire on horseback, but you cannot rule it on horseback.,” Kao-tsu established a strong central government where trusted advisors enacted policies with thorough consultation of the court. More or less, Kao-tsu created an imperial familial administration and bureaucracy. With the accession of Emperor Wu-ti, the seven princes of China were stripped of power and decreed equal distribution of wealth to all generations creating a much weaker princedom with few attaining nobility status. Beginning his military conquests, Wu-ti expanded China to a new splendor and greatness. However, with Wu-ti’s death in 87 BC, the court became overrun by child emperors—leading to the rise of power of Wang Mang. Wang Mang, with the support of many, became the Duke of Chou and established “Xin.”