YMMV / Qiang Jin Jiu

• Alas, Poor Scrappy: the death of Li Jianheng, who is far from a force for good, but certainly less malicious harmful and malicious than other players in the political game.
• Portmanteau Couple Name: "Cezhou" for Shen Zechuan/Xiao Chiye. It's derived from their courtesy names, Shen Lanzhou and Xiao Ce'an.
• Moral Event Horizon: Xue Xiuzhuo's attempts to cripple, murder, and poison Yao Wenyu
• Strawman Has a Point: The military families end up doing exactly what Qudu had feared: Libei turning on Dazhou and Qidong (passively) allying with them over Qudu. The Xiao family is also set to take the Qudu throne.

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