— Li Yi The swallows’ twitter seems to grieve over the old dynasty’s spring; To dust have returned palace flowers on the wing. Since the overthrown dynasty closed its splendid scene, They have come many times but nobody is seen.
In the late Eastern Han dynasty, imperial power had weakened dramatically. Eunuchs and imperial relatives held real authority, while regional warlords began to assert their independence. After the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion(Yellow Scarves Uprising), the entire social order was on the brink of collapse.