Tu-Yang K O: A Moot Or A Hero

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An assassin or a hero
It is always about the perspective, the way people look at the matter defines how people judge the character involved under every circumstance. One character in question will be judged differently from the opposite perspective of people, one side says an assassin and the other says a hero. Some stories tell the sacrifices made by determining individuals in history to pursue a cause, although they must surrender their life to the hands of death. Nevertheless, the determination and the motivation will define who the person is at the finale, an assassin or a hero.
In the history of China, since the ancient time during the Warring States period, an attempt of assassination toward an emperor in the history is a common act.
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Succeed with his method, Ch’ing K’o is invited for a banquet with the king and the plan sets in motion. Anyhow, Ch’in Wu-yang, a man who supposedly brave turns to cowardice and tremble with fear before the king. Ch’ing K’o comes with an excuse that relieves them from suspicion.
When the king of Ch’in requests for the map of Tu-k’ang region of Yen from Ch’ing K’o grabs the dagger from the map container and strikes the king of Ch’in before Ch’ing K’o has a second thought that gives a pause of moment to the king to escape. Those series of actions create a chaotic and suspenseful atmosphere in the palace, because it is so not expected to happen in the palace where nobody is allowed to bring any kind of weapon when entering the palace chamber. Anyhow, Ch’ing K’o fails and killed by the king’s attendants.
Ch’ing K’o is not a skillful swordsman compare to the portrayal of Nameless in the movie “Hero”, it stated by Lu Kou-chien close to the end of the story, “What a pity that he never properly mastered the art of swordsmanship!” At the other hand, Nameless is a very skillful swordsman, in one of the scenes he is appraised after successfully blocked gazillions of shooting arrows, “Hao jian

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