Yang Guozhong's flower delegates - Revision history

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	The '''delegates competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature "[[Shifting Spring Cage]]" flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village~~\|Duling~~]] flower farm.		The '''delegates competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature "[[Shifting Spring Cage]]" flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village]] flower farm.

	==History==		==History==
	The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by Duling village, a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Special)]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering ~~seventeen~~ of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp~~#In Chinese culture~~\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>		The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by Duling village, a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Special)]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering 17 of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a "{{wiki\|Asian carp\|carp}} {{Wiki\|zh:鯉躍龍門\|leaping}} over the {{Wiki\|Longmen (mythology)\|dragon gate}}"—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>

	===The day of the Flower Banquet===		===The day of the Flower Banquet===
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	Into the evening they waited until, at the [[Agarwood Gazebo]], they encountered the lone Assassin Li E waiting for them. The stranger's threats and then allusion to the seventeen lives lost at Duling tipped them off. At their boss's command, all five thugs drew their [[short blade\|daggers]] and charged at Li E. When they were all swiftly slain, the boss fled in a panic but was intercepted and executed with a [[Hidden Blade]] before he could get even a few paces away.<ref name="Dynasty 4" />		Into the evening they waited until, at the [[Agarwood Gazebo]], they encountered the lone Assassin Li E waiting for them. The stranger's threats and then allusion to the seventeen lives lost at Duling tipped them off. At their boss's command, all five thugs drew their [[short blade\|daggers]] and charged at Li E. When they were all swiftly slain, the boss fled in a panic but was intercepted and executed with a [[Hidden Blade]] before he could get even a few paces away.<ref name="Dynasty 4" />

	Before the night was out, their corpses were discovered by Guozhong's servant who had returned to check on them. The servant fearfully reported this to Guozhong, who remained outwardly unperturbed, referring to the gang as nothing more than base ruffians of the city whose violent temperaments would naturally incur some individual's vengeance. Nonetheless, he ordered his servant to call upon the [[Feathered Forest]] to secretly hunt for the killer, with express instructions not to raise the alarm or alert even the Emperor, lest they ruin the festivities.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref>		Before the night was out, their corpses were discovered by Guozhong's servant who had returned to check on them. The servant fearfully reported this to Guozhong, who remained outwardly unperturbed, referring to the gang as nothing more than base ruffians of the city whose violent temperaments would naturally incur some individual's vengeance. Nonetheless, he ordered his servant to call upon the [[Feathered Forest]] troops to secretly hunt for the killer, with express instructions not to raise the alarm or alert even the Emperor, lest they ruin the festivities.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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Appearances

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	===Celebrations cut short===		===Celebrations cut short===
	Into the evening they waited until, at the [[Gazebo ~~of Submerged Fragrance~~]], they encountered the lone Assassin Li E waiting for them. The stranger's threats and then allusion to the seventeen lives lost at Duling tipped them off. At their boss's command, all five thugs drew their [[short blade\|daggers]] and charged at Li E. When they were all swiftly slain, the boss fled in a panic but was intercepted and executed with a [[Hidden Blade]] before he could get even a few paces away.<ref name="Dynasty 4" />		Into the evening they waited until, at the [[Agarwood Gazebo]], they encountered the lone Assassin Li E waiting for them. The stranger's threats and then allusion to the seventeen lives lost at Duling tipped them off. At their boss's command, all five thugs drew their [[short blade\|daggers]] and charged at Li E. When they were all swiftly slain, the boss fled in a panic but was intercepted and executed with a [[Hidden Blade]] before he could get even a few paces away.<ref name="Dynasty 4" />

	Before the night was out, their corpses were discovered by Guozhong's servant who had returned to check on them. The servant fearfully reported this to Guozhong, who remained outwardly unperturbed, referring to the gang as nothing more than base ruffians of the city whose violent temperaments would naturally incur some individual's vengeance. Nonetheless, he ordered his servant to call upon the [[Feathered Forest]] to secretly hunt for the killer, with express instructions not to raise the alarm or alert even the Emperor, lest they ruin the festivities.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref>		Before the night was out, their corpses were discovered by Guozhong's servant who had returned to check on them. The servant fearfully reported this to Guozhong, who remained outwardly unperturbed, referring to the gang as nothing more than base ruffians of the city whose violent temperaments would naturally incur some individual's vengeance. Nonetheless, he ordered his servant to call upon the [[Feathered Forest]] to secretly hunt for the killer, with express instructions not to raise the alarm or alert even the Emperor, lest they ruin the festivities.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref>

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	===Celebrations cut short===		===Celebrations cut short===
	Into the evening they waited until, at [[~~Chenxiang Pavilion~~]], they encountered the lone Assassin Li E waiting for them. The stranger's threats and then allusion to the seventeen lives lost at Duling tipped them off. At their boss's command, all five thugs drew their [[short blade\|daggers]] and charged at Li E. When they were all swiftly slain, the boss fled in a panic but was intercepted and executed with a [[Hidden Blade]] before he could get even a few paces away.<ref name="Dynasty 4" />		Into the evening they waited until, at the [[Gazebo of Submerged Fragrance]], they encountered the lone Assassin Li E waiting for them. The stranger's threats and then allusion to the seventeen lives lost at Duling tipped them off. At their boss's command, all five thugs drew their [[short blade\|daggers]] and charged at Li E. When they were all swiftly slain, the boss fled in a panic but was intercepted and executed with a [[Hidden Blade]] before he could get even a few paces away.<ref name="Dynasty 4" />

	Before the night was out, their corpses were discovered by Guozhong's servant who had returned to check on them. The servant fearfully reported this to Guozhong, who remained outwardly unperturbed, referring to the gang as nothing more than base ruffians of the city whose violent temperaments would naturally incur some individual's vengeance. Nonetheless, he ordered his servant to call upon the [[~~Yulin~~]] ~~royal guards~~ to secretly hunt for the killer, with express instructions not to raise the alarm or alert even the Emperor, lest they ruin the festivities.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref>		Before the night was out, their corpses were discovered by Guozhong's servant who had returned to check on them. The servant fearfully reported this to Guozhong, who remained outwardly unperturbed, referring to the gang as nothing more than base ruffians of the city whose violent temperaments would naturally incur some individual's vengeance. Nonetheless, he ordered his servant to call upon the [[Feathered Forest]] to secretly hunt for the killer, with express instructions not to raise the alarm or alert even the Emperor, lest they ruin the festivities.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by Duling village, a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[~~Assassin's Creed: Dynasty~~ Special ~~1\|Special 1~~]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>		The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by Duling village, a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Special)]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>

	===The day of the Flower Banquet===		===The day of the Flower Banquet===

imported>Sol Pacificus at 21:46, 7 July 2021

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	Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] Li E, who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />		Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] Li E, who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />

	The absence of this wagon at the meeting spot did not go unnoticed by the boss, but he brushed aside his men's concerns that trouble had befallen it, reasoning that those transporting it were only running late. Their worries further evaporated when the the imperial city gates opened, signalling the commencement of the festival. At the completion of the opening performance, [[butterfly\|butterflies]] soared to the balcony of [[~~Hua'e~~ Pavilion]] just as the host [[Yang Yuhuan\|Yang Guifei]] appeared before the city. She redirected a butterfly towards Guozhong's chief delegate as a signal to her announcer, who thereupon declared "Chancellor of the Right, Yang Guozhong" as the victor.<ref name="Dynasty 2" />		The absence of this wagon at the meeting spot did not go unnoticed by the boss, but he brushed aside his men's concerns that trouble had befallen it, reasoning that those transporting it were only running late. Their worries further evaporated when the the imperial city gates opened, signalling the commencement of the festival. At the completion of the opening performance, [[butterfly\|butterflies]] soared to the balcony of the [[Flower and Calyx Pavilion]] just as the host [[Yang Yuhuan\|Yang Guifei]] appeared before the city. She redirected a butterfly towards Guozhong's chief delegate as a signal to her announcer, who thereupon declared "Chancellor of the Right, Yang Guozhong" as the victor.<ref name="Dynasty 2" />

	The elated team was invited into ~~Hua'e~~ Pavilion to be honoured and rewarded with the grand prize,<ref name="Dynasty 2" /> but this ultimately failed to come to fruition.<ref name="Dynasty 4" /><ref name="Dynasty 3" /> Rather, the boss and five of his men were kept waiting in a courtyard by [[Yang Guozhong's servant\|one of Guozhong's servants]] while [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang\|Emperor Xuanzong]] partied above with his court, having received his favourite ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] instead. Guozhong, himself fuming over the powers and accolades An Lushan had just been frivolously granted by the Emperor, did not bother to meet with the delegates to discuss their own rewards.<ref name="Dynasty 3" />		The elated team was invited into the Flower and Calyx Pavilion to be honoured and rewarded with the grand prize,<ref name="Dynasty 2" /> but this ultimately failed to come to fruition.<ref name="Dynasty 4" /><ref name="Dynasty 3" /> Rather, the boss and five of his men were kept waiting in a courtyard by [[Yang Guozhong's servant\|one of Guozhong's servants]] while [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang\|Emperor Xuanzong]] partied above with his court, having received his favourite ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] instead. Guozhong, himself fuming over the powers and accolades An Lushan had just been frivolously granted by the Emperor, did not bother to meet with the delegates to discuss their own rewards.<ref name="Dynasty 3" />

	===Celebrations cut short===		===Celebrations cut short===

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	The '''delegates competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature [[~~Yichunkan~~]] flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village\|Duling]] flower farm.		The '''delegates competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature "[[Shifting Spring Cage]]" flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village\|Duling]] flower farm.

	==History==		==History==
	The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by [[Duling village]], a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1\|Special 1]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>		The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by Duling village, a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1\|Special 1]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>

	===The day of the Flower Banquet===		===The day of the Flower Banquet===
	Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Li E]], who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />		Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] Li E, who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />

	The absence of this wagon at the meeting spot did not go unnoticed by the boss, but he brushed aside his men's concerns that trouble had befallen it, reasoning that those transporting it were only running late. Their worries further evaporated when the the imperial city gates opened, signalling the commencement of the festival. At the completion of the opening performance, [[butterfly\|butterflies]] soared to the balcony of [[Hua'e Pavilion]] just as the host [[Yang Yuhuan\|Yang Guifei]] appeared before the city. She redirected a butterfly towards Guozhong's chief delegate as a signal to her announcer, who thereupon declared "Chancellor of the Right, Yang Guozhong" as the victor.<ref name="Dynasty 2" />		The absence of this wagon at the meeting spot did not go unnoticed by the boss, but he brushed aside his men's concerns that trouble had befallen it, reasoning that those transporting it were only running late. Their worries further evaporated when the the imperial city gates opened, signalling the commencement of the festival. At the completion of the opening performance, [[butterfly\|butterflies]] soared to the balcony of [[Hua'e Pavilion]] just as the host [[Yang Yuhuan\|Yang Guifei]] appeared before the city. She redirected a butterfly towards Guozhong's chief delegate as a signal to her announcer, who thereupon declared "Chancellor of the Right, Yang Guozhong" as the victor.<ref name="Dynasty 2" />

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	The '''~~team~~ competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature [[Yichunkan]] flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village\|Duling]] flower farm.		The '''delegates competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature [[Yichunkan]] flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village\|Duling]] flower farm.

	==History==		==History==
	The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by [[Duling village]], a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1\|Special 1]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the ~~Yichunkan team~~ resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>		The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by [[Duling village]], a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1\|Special 1]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Guozhong's delegates resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>

	===The day of the Flower Banquet===		===The day of the Flower Banquet===
	Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Li E]], who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />		Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Li E]], who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />

	The absence of this wagon at the meeting spot did not go unnoticed by the boss, but he brushed aside his men's concerns that trouble had befallen it, reasoning that those transporting it were only running late. Their worries further evaporated when the the imperial city gates opened, ~~signaling~~ the commencement of the festival. At the completion of the opening performance, [[butterfly\|butterflies]] soared to the balcony of [[Hua'e ~~Tower~~]] just as the host [[Yang Guifei]] appeared before the city. She redirected a butterfly towards ~~team leader of the Yichunkan~~ as a signal to her announcer, who thereupon declared Right ~~Chancellor~~ Yang Guozhong victor.<ref name="Dynasty 2" />		The absence of this wagon at the meeting spot did not go unnoticed by the boss, but he brushed aside his men's concerns that trouble had befallen it, reasoning that those transporting it were only running late. Their worries further evaporated when the the imperial city gates opened, signalling the commencement of the festival. At the completion of the opening performance, [[butterfly\|butterflies]] soared to the balcony of [[Hua'e Pavilion]] just as the host [[Yang Yuhuan\|Yang Guifei]] appeared before the city. She redirected a butterfly towards Guozhong's chief delegate as a signal to her announcer, who thereupon declared "Chancellor of the Right, Yang Guozhong" as the victor.<ref name="Dynasty 2" />

	The elated team was invited into Hua'e ~~Tower~~ to be ~~honored~~ and rewarded with the grand prize,<ref name="Dynasty 2" /> but this ultimately failed to come to fruition.<ref name="Dynasty 4" /><ref name="Dynasty 3" /> Rather, the boss and five of his men were kept waiting in a courtyard by [[Yang Guozhong's servant\|one of Guozhong's servants]] while [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang\|Emperor Xuanzong]] partied above with his court, having received his ~~favorite~~ ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] instead. Guozhong, himself fuming over the powers and accolades An Lushan had just been frivolously granted by the Emperor, did not bother to meet with the ~~Yichunkan team~~ to discuss their own rewards.<ref name="Dynasty 3" />		The elated team was invited into Hua'e Pavilion to be honoured and rewarded with the grand prize,<ref name="Dynasty 2" /> but this ultimately failed to come to fruition.<ref name="Dynasty 4" /><ref name="Dynasty 3" /> Rather, the boss and five of his men were kept waiting in a courtyard by [[Yang Guozhong's servant\|one of Guozhong's servants]] while [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang\|Emperor Xuanzong]] partied above with his court, having received his favourite ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] instead. Guozhong, himself fuming over the powers and accolades An Lushan had just been frivolously granted by the Emperor, did not bother to meet with the delegates to discuss their own rewards.<ref name="Dynasty 3" />

	===Celebrations cut short===		===Celebrations cut short===

imported>Sol Pacificus: Sol Pacificus moved page Yichunkan flower wagon team to Yang Guozhong's flower delegates: Better conjectural name since they are referred to variously as "花魁使者", "夺得花魁的護花使者們", but I'm still not 100% sure how best to render 花魁 into English.

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Sol Pacificus moved page Yichunkan flower wagon team to Yang Guozhong's flower delegates: Better conjectural name since they are referred to variously as "花魁使者", "夺得花魁的護花使者們", but I'm still not 100% sure how best to render 花魁 into English.

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	The '''team competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower ~~Festival~~]] were registered with Guozhong's signature [[Yichunkan]] flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village\|Duling]] flower farm.		The '''team competing on [[Yang Guozhong]]'s behalf''' in the 754 [[Flower Banquet]] were registered with Guozhong's signature [[Yichunkan]] flower wagon exhibit. Owing to Guozhong's penchant for cheating in the contest, this team consisted in reality of a [[gang]] of common thugs hoping to be rewarded with riches beyond their imagination. Although they managed to win the competition as planned, they failed to receive an audience with Guozhong and the court and, on the same night of the festival, were assassinated by [[Li E]] in revenge for their robbery of the [[Duling village\|Duling]] flower farm.

	==History==		==History==
	The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower ~~Festival~~ was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by [[Duling village]], a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1\|Special 1]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Yichunkan team resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>		The employment of petty criminals to serve as his team in the 754 Flower Banquet was not a first for Chancellor Yang Guozhong who had won the previous year by hiring a different gang.<ref name="Dynasty 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 3)]]</ref> According to the poet [[Li Bai]], his annual streak of victories owed not only to his immense wealth but also to the reluctance of even those who had the means to contest him to do so.<ref name="Dynasty 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> At the time, the most famous and exquisite [[peony\|peonies]] were cultivated by [[Duling village]], a community of farms which specialized in the flower trade.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1\|Special 1]]</ref> Unwilling to spend money on the expensive peonies, the Yichunkan team resorted to seizing them by force,<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> murdering seventeen of the villagers in the process.<ref name="Dynasty 4">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 4)]]</ref> Their boss dreamed of a triumphant entry into high society—to be as a {{wiki\|Asian carp#In Chinese culture\|"carp leaping over the dragon gate"}}—at any cost.<ref name="Dynasty 2">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref>

	===The day of the Flower ~~Festival~~===		===The day of the Flower Banquet===
	Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Li E]], who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />		Unbeknownst to them on the morning of the festival, that cost would prove to include their lives. The massacre at Duling village incited the wrath of the [[Hidden Ones\|Hidden One]] [[Li E]], who ambushed the last wagon of peonies seized from Duling that was on the way through the streets of [[Chang'an]] to meet up with the rest of the team. Two of the three men transporting it were felled immediately while the last was interrogated for the whereabouts of his leader. Despite answering honestly that his boss had already entered the palace grounds, Li E refused to spare his life, pointing out that he and his colleagues had not spared those of Duling.<ref name="Dynasty 1" />