Kai Lung’s Golden Hours · Character

Tung Kwei

An enlightened emperor with a minor role.

minor

Also known as Tung, the enlightened Emperor Tung Kwei, the Emperor Tung Kwei

First appearance: kai lung s golden hours

Tung Kwei shows up with force in The Out-Passing Into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-Enduring Two with Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Deposed emperor whose reign ended in treachery; his memory is honored by loyalists.

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Tung Kwei first appears in 0001 kai lung s golden hours.

In The Out-Passing Into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-Enduring Two with Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned: Deposed emperor whose reign ended in treachery; his memory is honored by loyalists.

Later, in The Story of the Loyalty of Ten-Teh, the Fisherman: The enlightened Emperor whose reign ended in treachery; his son Kwo Kam is the rightful heir.

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The Out-Passing Into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-Enduring Two with Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned
Deposed emperor whose reign ended in treachery; his memory is honored by loyalists.
The Story of the Loyalty of Ten-Teh, the Fisherman
The enlightened Emperor whose reign ended in treachery; his son Kwo Kam is the rightful heir.
The Message from the Outer Land
The Emperor Tung Kwei, father of Kwo Kam, mentioned as the previous ruler.

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See Tung Kwei in kai lung s golden hours

See Tung Kwei in The Out-Passing Into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-Enduring Two with Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned