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'''Hong Liwei''' (Chinese: '''洪立威''') was a low-rank eunuch of the [[Forbidden City]] who taught calligraphy to the [[Zhengde Emperor]]'s | '''Hong Liwei''' (Chinese: '''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. | ||
==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 | 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]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]</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">'' | 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" /> | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 7 March 2021
Hong Liwei (Chinese: 洪立威) was a low-rank eunuch of the Forbidden City who taught calligraphy to the Zhengde Emperor's concubines, and an informant and ally for the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins living during the early 16th century.
Biography
In 1510,[1] 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.[2]
Fond of the Assassin Shao Jun, he helped his former pupil and the Assassins during the Great Rites Controversy, but was caught by the Templar Wei Bin and sentenced to life imprisonment.[3] Hong was then imprisoned by the Chinese Templars in the Maijishan Grottoes, the former headquarters of the Brotherhood turned into a secret prison.[4]
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 crossbowman who held his key. Jun then passed the key onto Hong, allowing him to escape.[4]
Gallery
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Hong Liwei with Shao Jun
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: Liu Jin
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Chapter 2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: Hong Liwei
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – The Escape