S9E01 The Truth Always Gets Out

The Chinese Sayings Podcast by Laszlo Montgomery

Feb 25, 202408:29Society & Culture

For the Season 9 opener, we bring you a good one that takes place in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Qin Hui, the reviled chancellor of Emperor Gaozong is back again, starring in another Chinese Saying, ins...

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