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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | Lien was believed to be cursed because she was born in "mourning colors" (albino). Her name may be based on 蓮 ("lotus"; Pinyin ''lián'', Wade-Giles ''lien<sup>2</sup>''). | + | Lien was believed to be cursed because she was born in "mourning colors" (albino). Her name may be based on 蓮 ("lotus"; Pinyin ''lián'', Wade-Giles ''lien<sup>2</sup>''). [Prince Yongxing]] took her as his companion even though it removed him from the Imperial succession. |
=== China, 1775-1806 === | === China, 1775-1806 === | ||
| − | Lien was a dedicated scholar and took the rigorous Imperial Examinations, although her status as a Celestial would have exempted her from that requirement | + | Lien was a dedicated scholar and took the rigorous Imperial Examinations, although her status as a Celestial would have exempted her from that requirement; by doing this, she earned the title of ''zhuang-yuan'' in taking the first place among the ten thousand scholars who took the exams in that year. |
| − | Lien did not accompany Yongxing to England | + | Lien did not accompany Yongxing to England, but they reunited with great affection when he returned with the British delegation. She tried to protect him from [[Temeraire]], who suspected him of repeated attacks against [[Laurence]] in China, but the ensuing duel accidentally killed Yongxing with flying debris. |
===Exile, 1806+ === | ===Exile, 1806+ === | ||
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En route to France, they stopped in Istanbul and persuaded Sultan [[Selim III]] to break his agreement to sell Turkish dragon eggs to the British. She may also have been involved in the deaths of the British embassy staff in Istanbul. | En route to France, they stopped in Istanbul and persuaded Sultan [[Selim III]] to break his agreement to sell Turkish dragon eggs to the British. She may also have been involved in the deaths of the British embassy staff in Istanbul. | ||
| − | In Paris, De Guignes introduced her to Bonaparte. At first, she was unimpressed by him and appalled by the status and treatment of dragons in France (which were still similar to the equivalent British conditions). She did not like the three dragons-- [[Fraternité]], a male [[Grand Chevalier]]; [[Sûreté]], a male [[Chanson-de-Guerre]]; and [[Lumière]], a male [[Flamme-de-Gloire]]-- who were sent to her as "companions", and she was mortally offended on realizing they were intended as prospective mates. However, Bonaparte won her respect by seriously addressing her suggestions and complaints, even dismissing generals who were unwilling to take her advice. | + | In Paris, De Guignes introduced her to Bonaparte. At first, she was unimpressed by him and appalled by the status and treatment of dragons in France (which were still similar to the equivalent British conditions). She did not like the three dragons-- |
| + | [[Fraternité]], a male [[Grand Chevalier]]; [[Sûreté]], a male [[Chanson-de-Guerre]]; and [[Lumière]], a male [[Flamme-de-Gloire]]-- who were sent to her as "companions", and she was mortally offended on realizing they were intended as prospective mates. However, Bonaparte won her respect by seriously addressing her suggestions and complaints, even dismissing generals who were unwilling to take her advice. | ||
Lien's influence on Bonaparte resulted in better treatment of dragons, huge changes in the architecture of Paris, and revolutionary improvements in French military strategy and logistics. She introduced more effective flight formations to the French dragons, utilized them for the efficient transport of troops and equiipment, and integrated them into infantry and cavalry tactics. | Lien's influence on Bonaparte resulted in better treatment of dragons, huge changes in the architecture of Paris, and revolutionary improvements in French military strategy and logistics. She introduced more effective flight formations to the French dragons, utilized them for the efficient transport of troops and equiipment, and integrated them into infantry and cavalry tactics. | ||
