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This atrocity provoked the fury of the [[Hidden Ones]]. One of their agents, [[Li E]], arrived in [[Chang'an]] on the day of the festival to avenge the slain farmers. He ambushed the last | '''Duling village''' (杜陵村) was a settlement which was home to a group of exquisite flower farms.<ref name="Dynasty special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Special)]]</ref> The livelihood of its villagers was based on the flower market, whose sheer scale at the peak of the [[Tang dynasty]] made it highly lucrative. The demand for the illustrious Duling flowers was further aggrandized by the [[Flower Banquet]],<ref name="Dynasty special 1" /> an annual contest for the most beautiful and magnificent flower procession.<ref name="Dynasty 1"/> | ||
==History== | |||
In preparation for the 754 flower festival, the chancellor [[Yang Guozhong]] hired a gang of thugs to form a competitive team on his behalf and coerce village into providing [[peony|peonies]] for his signature wagon, "[[Shifting Spring Cage]]".<ref name="Dynasty 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref> What followed was a flagrant robbery of the Duling gardens that culminated in the massacre of seventeen villagers.<ref name="Dynasty 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 5)]]</ref> | |||
This atrocity provoked the fury of the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]]. One of their agents, the [[Hidden Ones of the Great Desert|Great Desert Hidden One]] [[Li E]], arrived in [[Chang'an]] on the day of the festival to avenge the slain farmers. He ambushed the last wagon of peonies that was on its way to rendezvous with the rest of its procession, killing all three henchmen in charge of transporting it.<ref name="Dynasty 1" /> The small cart's failure to arrive at the parade drew little suspicion from the team's boss since it was inconsequential for their presentation,<ref name="Dynasty 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 2)]]</ref> and he was then assassinated later that day by Li E at the [[Agarwood Gazebo]].<ref name="Dynasty 5" /> | |||
News of Yang Guozhong's and his henchmens' deaths eventually reached Duling, but the villagers did not believe it until Li E himself visited them some time later, beginning a tradition of visiting every few years when he could. The villagers, thankful for what he had done, considered it their duty to aid others from his group. In the 820s, one of them showed up with a task, and [[Wei]] travelled to complete it.<ref name="Chapter 07">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' – Chapter Seven - Fustat, 824</ref> After Wei's death, [[Roshan]] retrieved a small [[jade]] trinket carved in the shape of a [[peony]] from his body, saving it in the hopes of returning it to Duling and the people who cared about her companion.<ref name="Chapter 11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' – Chapter Eleven - Sinai Peninsula, 824</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:42, 13 May 2026
Duling village (杜陵村) was a settlement which was home to a group of exquisite flower farms.[1] The livelihood of its villagers was based on the flower market, whose sheer scale at the peak of the Tang dynasty made it highly lucrative. The demand for the illustrious Duling flowers was further aggrandized by the Flower Banquet,[1] an annual contest for the most beautiful and magnificent flower procession.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
In preparation for the 754 flower festival, the chancellor Yang Guozhong hired a gang of thugs to form a competitive team on his behalf and coerce village into providing peonies for his signature wagon, "Shifting Spring Cage".[2] What followed was a flagrant robbery of the Duling gardens that culminated in the massacre of seventeen villagers.[3]
This atrocity provoked the fury of the Hidden Ones. One of their agents, the Great Desert Hidden One Li E, arrived in Chang'an on the day of the festival to avenge the slain farmers. He ambushed the last wagon of peonies that was on its way to rendezvous with the rest of its procession, killing all three henchmen in charge of transporting it.[2] The small cart's failure to arrive at the parade drew little suspicion from the team's boss since it was inconsequential for their presentation,[4] and he was then assassinated later that day by Li E at the Agarwood Gazebo.[3]
News of Yang Guozhong's and his henchmens' deaths eventually reached Duling, but the villagers did not believe it until Li E himself visited them some time later, beginning a tradition of visiting every few years when he could. The villagers, thankful for what he had done, considered it their duty to aid others from his group. In the 820s, one of them showed up with a task, and Wei travelled to complete it.[5] After Wei's death, Roshan retrieved a small jade trinket carved in the shape of a peony from his body, saving it in the hopes of returning it to Duling and the people who cared about her companion.[6]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Dynasty (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Special)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Part 1)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Part 5)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Part 2)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One – Chapter Seven - Fustat, 824
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One – Chapter Eleven - Sinai Peninsula, 824