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	In 1510, during one of his lessons, Liwei heard a disturbance outside and gathered the girls to go and observe the commotion. Outside, they witnessed the public execution of [[Liu Jin]], a traitorous eunuch who had been sentenced to ''[[lingchi]]'' ("death by a thousand cuts").<ref name="ABTO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref>		In 1510, during one of his lessons, Liwei heard a disturbance outside and gathered the girls to go and observe the commotion. Outside, they witnessed the public execution of [[Liu Jin]], a traitorous eunuch who had been sentenced to ''[[lingchi]]'' ("death by a thousand cuts").<ref name="ABTO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref>

	In 1521, [[Wang Yangming]], the [[Mentor]] of the Chinese Assassins, ordered a retreat of all of the Brotherhood's allies from the Forbidden City in response to the [[Eight Tigers]]' takeover of the Imperial court.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref> Liwei helped ~~Shoa~~ Jun to escape the palace,<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> but was caught shortly after by [[Soldier\|soldiers]] led by the Tiger [[Wei Bin]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1521, [[Wang Yangming]], the [[Mentor]] of the Chinese Assassins, ordered a retreat of all of the Brotherhood's allies from the Forbidden City in response to the [[Eight Tigers]]' takeover of the Imperial court.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref> Liwei helped Shao Jun to escape the palace,<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> but was caught shortly after by [[Soldier\|soldiers]] led by the Tiger [[Wei Bin]].<ref name="Database" />

	Aware of Liwei's association with the Brotherhood, the Tigers had him imprisoned in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], a former Assassin stronghold which the [[Templars]] had converted into a secret prison.<ref name="Homecoming" /> There, he was tortured for the following five years, until Shao Jun, now an Assassin, found him in 1526. After eliminating a [[crossbowmen\|crossbowman]] who held the key to his cell, Shao Jun gave the key to Liwei, allowing him to escape.<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>		Aware of Liwei's association with the Brotherhood, the Tigers had him imprisoned in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], a former Assassin stronghold which the [[Templars]] had converted into a secret prison.<ref name="Homecoming" /> There, he was tortured for the following five years, until Shao Jun, now an Assassin, found him in 1526. After eliminating a [[crossbowmen\|crossbowman]] who held the key to his cell, Shao Jun gave the key to Liwei, allowing him to escape.<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>

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	~~\|active = 1510–1526<br>[[Ming dynasty\|Great Ming]]~~
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	'''Hong Liwei''' (洪立威) was a low-rank [[eunuch]] of the [[Forbidden City]] who taught calligraphy to the [[Zhengde Emperor]]'s [[concubine]]s~~, and~~ an informant and ally ~~for~~ the ~~[[China\|Chinese]]~~ [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] ~~living during the early 16th century~~.		'''Hong Liwei''' (洪立威) was a low-rank [[eunuch]] of the [[Forbidden City]] who taught calligraphy to the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]]'s [[concubine]]s. He was also secretly an informant and ally of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In ~~1510~~,~~<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' –~~ [[~~Database: Liu Jin~~]]~~</ref> Hong Liwei was teaching~~ calligraphy to the [[Zhengde Emperor]]'s concubines, ~~among his pupils was~~ [[Shao Jun]]~~. Upon hearing a disturbance outside~~, ~~Liwei gathered the girls and went to observe~~ the ~~commotion. The traitorous~~ eunuch ~~[[Liu Jin]]~~ was ~~being sentenced to ''[[lingchi]]'' ("death by a thousand cuts"). Liwei, the concubines, and many others witnessed his public torture~~.<ref name="~~Blade~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Blade of Shao Jun~~]]'' – [[~~The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order~~]]</ref>		In the early 16th century, Hong Liwei worked at the Forbidden City in [[Beijing]], where he taught calligraphy to the Zhengde Emperor's young concubines, including [[Shao Jun]], whom the eunuch was particularly fond of.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Hong Liwei]]</ref>

	~~Fond~~ of ~~the Assassin Shao Jun~~, ~~he helped his former pupil~~ and the ~~Assassins during~~ the ~~[[Great Rites Controversy]]~~, ~~but was caught by~~ the [[~~Templars\|Templar~~]] ~~[[Wei Bin]] and~~ sentenced to ~~life imprisonment.<ref name="Database">''Assassin~~'~~s Creed Chronicles: China~~'~~' –~~ [[~~Database: Hong Liwei~~]]~~</ref> Hong was then imprisoned~~ by ~~the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], the former headquarters of the Brotherhood turned into~~ a ~~secret prison~~.<ref name="~~The Escape~~">''[[Assassin's Creed ~~Chronicles~~: ~~China~~]]'' – [[The ~~Escape (China)\|~~The ~~Escape~~]]</ref>		In 1510, during one of his lessons, Liwei heard a disturbance outside and gathered the girls to go and observe the commotion. Outside, they witnessed the public execution of [[Liu Jin]], a traitorous eunuch who had been sentenced to ''[[lingchi]]'' ("death by a thousand cuts").<ref name="ABTO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref>

	In ~~1526~~, Shao Jun ~~let herself be~~ imprisoned in the ~~grottoes to eliminate~~ the ~~Templar~~ [[~~Gao Feng~~]]. ~~After escaping captivity~~, ~~she~~ found ~~Hong~~ in ~~his cell and assassinated the~~ [[crossbowmen\|crossbowman]] who held his ~~key.~~ Jun ~~then passed~~ the key ~~onto Hong~~, allowing him to escape.<ref name="The Escape" />		In 1521, [[Wang Yangming]], the [[Mentor]] of the Chinese Assassins, ordered a retreat of all of the Brotherhood's allies from the Forbidden City in response to the [[Eight Tigers]]' takeover of the Imperial court.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref> Liwei helped Shoa Jun to escape the palace,<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> but was caught shortly after by [[Soldier\|soldiers]] led by the Tiger [[Wei Bin]].<ref name="Database" />

			Aware of Liwei's association with the Brotherhood, the Tigers had him imprisoned in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], a former Assassin stronghold which the [[Templars]] had converted into a secret prison.<ref name="Homecoming" /> There, he was tortured for the following five years, until Shao Jun, now an Assassin, found him in 1526. After eliminating a [[crossbowmen\|crossbowman]] who held the key to his cell, Shao Jun gave the key to Liwei, allowing him to escape.<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>

			As he made his way out of the Maijishan Grottoes, Liwei was found by Wang Yangming, who had travelled there to pick up Shao Jun following her assassination of the Tiger [[Gao Feng]]. Yangming allowed the eunuch to ride with him in his carriage and, after picking up Shao Jun, Liwei thanked both Assassins for saving him. The trio then headed to a village housing several surviving Assassin allies, who looked after Liwei.<ref name="ABTO" />

			==Behind the scenes==
			Hong Liwei was originally introduced as a minor character in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. His role was significantly expanded in the game's 2019 manga adaptation, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'', which explores more of his history with Shao Jun, as well as his fate following his rescue from the Maijishan Grottoes.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACC China DB Hong Liwei.png\|Database image of Hong Liwei		ACC China DB Hong Liwei.png\|[[Database]] image of Hong Liwei
	ACC China DB Shao Jun's Memories 01.png\|Hong Liwei with Shao Jun		ACC China DB Shao Jun's Memories 01.png\|Hong Liwei with Shao Jun
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' ~~{{C\|non-canon}}~~
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty]]'' ~~{{C\|non-canon}}~~		===Non-canonical appearances===
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty]]''

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	In 1510,<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref> Hong Liwei was teaching calligraphy to the [[Zhengde Emperor]]'s concubines, among his pupils was [[Shao Jun]]. Upon hearing a disturbance outside, Liwei gathered the girls and went to observe the commotion. The traitorous eunuch [[Liu Jin]] was being sentenced to ''[[lingchi]]'' ("death by a thousand cuts"). Liwei, the concubines, and many others witnessed his public torture.<ref name="Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref>		In 1510,<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref> Hong Liwei was teaching calligraphy to the [[Zhengde Emperor]]'s concubines, among his pupils was [[Shao Jun]]. Upon hearing a disturbance outside, Liwei gathered the girls and went to observe the commotion. The traitorous eunuch [[Liu Jin]] was being sentenced to ''[[lingchi]]'' ("death by a thousand cuts"). Liwei, the concubines, and many others witnessed his public torture.<ref name="Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref>

	Fond of the Assassin Shao Jun, he helped his former pupil and the Assassins during the [[Great Rites Controversy]], but was caught by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Wei Bin]] and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Hong Liwei]]</ref> Hong was then imprisoned by the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], the former headquarters of the Brotherhood turned into a secret prison.<ref name="The Escape">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>		Fond of the Assassin Shao Jun, he helped his former pupil and the Assassins during the [[Great Rites Controversy]], but was caught by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Wei Bin]] and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Hong Liwei]]</ref> Hong was then imprisoned by the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], the former headquarters of the Brotherhood turned into a secret prison.<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>

	In 1526, Shao Jun let herself be imprisoned in the grottoes to eliminate the Templar [[Gao Feng]]. After escaping captivity, she found Hong in his cell and assassinated the [[crossbowmen\|crossbowman]] who held his key. Jun then passed the key onto Hong, allowing him to escape.<ref name="The Escape" />		In 1526, Shao Jun let herself be imprisoned in the grottoes to eliminate the Templar [[Gao Feng]]. After escaping captivity, she found Hong in his cell and assassinated the [[crossbowmen\|crossbowman]] who held his key. Jun then passed the key onto Hong, allowing him to escape.<ref name="The Escape" />
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