Grand General

The Deadly Game: Imperial In-Laws vs. Eunuchs in the Court [Three Kingdoms]

September 2, 2025

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Juan

Since the reign of Emperor He of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a vicious cycle of alternating dominance between maternal relatives and eunuchs had taken shape. By the time of Emperors Huan and Ling, the eunuch faction led by Cao Jie and Wang Fu (precursors to the Ten Regular Attendants) monopolized court affairs, sold official…
Why Grand Generals Dou Wu and He Jin failed to stop the eunuchs? [Three Kingdoms]

August 27, 2025

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Juan

In the narrative of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dou Wu (mentioned in the first chapter) and He Jin (a core figure in the second chapter), both serving as “Grand General”, aimed to exterminate the eunuchs but were ultimately killed by them.