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Following the death of Emperor Ling of Han, military authority within the imperial court was effectively controlled by General-in-Chief He Jin. Originally a butcher by trade, He Jin unexpectedly rose to power after his sister entered the imperial palace. As his entire family rose to prominence, He Jin became the General-in-Chief, establishing himself as…
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In the third chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo’s entry into the capital sets the stage for a covert struggle of power and courage. As heroes and villains begin to reveal their true colors, one cannot help but wonder: who would emerge as the true hero in this turbulent era?
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To eliminate the threat posed by Liu Bei and Lü Bu’s control of Xuzhou, Cao Cao adopted a step-by-step strategy proposed by Xun Yu. First, he used the “Feeding Two Tigers to Fight” stratagem, petitioning the court to appoint Liu Bei as Governor of Xuzhou while secretly ordering him to execute Lü Bu. This…
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He Lingsi came from a humble background, born into a butcher’s family. She later entered the palace through the imperial selection process and eventually became empress.
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In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, both Liu Bian and Liu Xie were princes and competitors for the imperial throne. Why did He Jin, when supporting Liu Bian as emperor, not kill the competitor Liu Xie, while Dong Zhuo, when supporting Liu Xie, killed the competitor Liu Bian?
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In the second and third chapters of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, He Jin, as the Grand General and Imperial Uncle, held the initiative to exterminate the eunuchs but consistently hesitated and vacillated. Ultimately, he was killed by eunuchs but what’s worse, by summoning external troops to the capital, he ignited the chaos in…
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In the third chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo received He Jin’s secret edict and dispatched troops to the capital to eliminate the eunuch faction. However, instead of entering the city directly, Dong Zhuo’s forces stationed themselves at Mianchi, approximately 150 kilometers west of Luoyang.