the theory of the five elements: fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. (五德終始說) It was believed that the royal house of the previous dynasty Zhou had ruled...

"葛嬰為陳涉將軍，有功而誅，孝文帝追錄，封其孫諸縣侯，因幷氏焉。此與吳書所說不同。" Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 52.1232 n. 1, biography of Zhuge Jin. Xi, Xiangyang Ji: "[龐]德公子山民，亦有令名，娶諸葛孔明小姊。" Cited in...

亮表平曰：「自先帝崩後，平所在治家，尚為小惠，安身求名，無憂國之事。臣當北出，欲得平兵以鎮漢中，平窮難縱橫，無有來意，而求以五郡為巴州刺史。去年臣欲西征，欲令平主督漢中，平說司馬懿等開府辟召。臣知平鄙情，欲因行之際偪臣取利也，是以表平子豐督主江州，隆崇其遇，以取一時之務。平至之日，都委諸事，群臣上...