Chinese Lore Podcast

Wu Song receives the best treatment the ancient Chinese legal system has to offer, despite his effort to invite the worst.

Wu Song stops in at a tavern and gets all nitpicky about the food, like the teeniest bit of pubic hair in the bun fillings.

Wu Song is determined to get to the bottom of his brother’s death, by any means necessary.

The murderers’ coverup goes off as planned … until a certain someone gets back in town.

Wu Dalang catches his unfaithful wife in the act, and pays for it.

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Armed with their 10-step plan, Ximen Qing and Mrs. Wang undertake Operation Seduction.

While Wu Song is away, someone keeps hovering around his brother's house, hoping to get a bit of something hot and steamy (no, not Wu Dalang's buns).

Wu Song's happy reunion with his brother hits a snag when his brother's wife is a bit too happy to see him.

Wu Song throws caution to the wind and goes big-game hunting with his fist.

Despite the best efforts of the Yuncheng County justice system, Song Jiang somehow slips through the hands of the law.

Does a multitude of wrongs make a right? We find out this week as an adulterer stands up to a crooked justice system as the authorities try to cover up for one of their own, who runs afoul of the law after being blackmailed by his cheating mistress.

An evening that starts with Song Jiang being offered a big bag of gold goes horribly awry.

As our bandit friends herald the dawn of a new age of prosperity, we check in with their acquaintance back in Yuncheng County.

The last time Lin Chong vented, he cut off three heads. How many will he chop off this time?

Somebody forgot to explain to our heroes that "Lend me your ears" is only a figure of speech.

Which member of the Yuncheng County legal system is NOT trying to help Chao Gai escape? Raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone?

A tip from his no-good brother puts a down-on-his-luck investigator on the scent of Chao Gai and company.

If you can’t beat them, join them. Yang Zhi embarks on his life outside the law with a little dine-and-dash action.

Yang Zhi's approach to convoy duty: Try to rest before I tell you? That's a whipping. Try to get on the road before I tell you? That's a whipping. Look at me funny? That's a whipping. Complain about the excessive whippings? That's definitely a whipping.

Wu Yong reels in some eager helpers for Chao Gai's planned heist.

Chao Gai sends a confidant to a fishing village in search of a few good men with no compunctions about theft.

Our story shifts to rural village life, which apparently includes receiving uninvited visitors from near and far, some of whom hit you up for food and wine in the middle of the night while others come bearing presents, of a sort.

A quick look at currencies, income, and living expenses during the Northern Song.

It slices. It dices. It probably shouldn't be sold on a busy street in the capital. But wait, there's more!