In the first year of Zhongping (184), the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, although this uprising finally failed, but it shook the foundation of the entire Han Dynasty, and at the same time sounded the death knell for the eunuchs' autocratic power step by step.

Historically, the Yellow Turban Rebellion dealt a very profound blow to the eunuchs, and it was the turning point of the eunuch group in the late Eastern Han Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

【The Black Cauldron That Can't Be Escaped】

The scale of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was huge, and it dealt a heavy blow to the Han Dynasty, and many people of insight at that time were greatly shaken by this, and began to look for the reason, hoping to correct it, and at that time, this pot could only be carried by eunuchs.

The root cause of the outbreak of the Great Uprising was the political, economic, and military decline of the Han Dynasty in all aspects, and many people were responsible for this, including emperors, relatives, scholars, and eunuchs.

Emperor Ling of Han, as the head of the Han Dynasty, was first responsible for the Yellow Turban Uprising, but at that time, the majesty of the imperial court was still there, and Emperor Ling was still the actual master of the country, so no one could hold him responsible, so the pot of the Yellow Turban Uprising could only be carried by the people below.

In terms of relatives, at that time, it was mainly the Dong faction of Emperor Ling's maternal line and the He faction of the wife line, the most famous of which was the general He Jin, but after Dou Wu, the power of relatives was suppressed very strongly, and even He Jin was only Henan Yin before the uprising, so although Empress Dowager Dong also once called her son Emperor Ling to sell his official position and destroy the government, but in general, the power of relatives had not turned over at that time, and it was not strong or conspicuous.

As for the scholar class, they are definitely responsible, but they are definitely not the main responsibility, and they are mainly literati, and it is difficult for them to reflect on themselves, not to mention that there was such an obvious target at that time.

Therefore, the pot of the Yellow Turban Rebellion could only be carried by the most powerful and arrogant eunuch group at that time. Why? It is this group of villains who faint on the Lord, it is this group of villains who suppress Zhongliang, and it is this group of villains who cause trouble to the government, so this pot is not carried by them who are the most guilty, who will carry it?

So after the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the eunuchs were quickly pointed out by the Qianfu.

[Blows from multiple sides]

The Yellow Turban Rebellion dealt a multifaceted blow to the eunuch group headed by the "Ten Standing Servants", and it can be said that it almost brought them back to the pre-liberation period overnight.

In order to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, Emperor Ling was not allowed to appoint He Jin as a general to preside over the battle against the Yellow Turban Army, and He Jin also became the third general of the Wai Qi after Liang Ji and Dou Wu in the Hengling Era, and He Jin was therefore considered to be the leader of the new generation of the Wai Qi Group, whose power grew rapidly, and had faintly threatened the eunuch group.

Moreover, after the outbreak of the uprising, at the suggestion of the Emperor Pu Song and Lu Qiang, the Taishou Emperor of Beidi, Emperor Ling, in order to prevent the "party people" from throwing themselves to the side of Zhang Jiao and merging with him, ordered the end of the party policy that had been implemented for many years, and the party members were able to return to the political arena in a righteous and bright manner, which also marked the revival of the power of scholars.

Zhang Jiao's troubles led to the resurgence of the eunuchs' foreign relatives group and party group that had been suppressed for more than ten years, and the eunuchs were of course very unwilling, and they adopted a policy of wooing the more neutral foreign relatives group, and hoped to suppress the hostile party forces through the hands of Emperor Ling, and even fantasized about launching a third party rebellion.

But soon the eunuchs were directly affected by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, making them unable to suppress the party members any longer.

The first wave of impact was launched by Zhang Jun, Xiang Xu and others, who pointed the finger at the eunuch group after the outbreak of the uprising, believing that they were the culprits of the disaster to the country and the people, and wanted the "Ten Standing Servants" to be responsible for the uprising.

The second wave of impact was mainly initiated by Wang Yun and others. Historically, after Wang Yun successfully suppressed the Yellow Turban Army uprising in Yuzhou, he discovered the correspondence between Taiping Dao and the eunuchs in the palace, and then reported these letters to the imperial court. Emperor Ling was furious because of this, and at that time the eunuchs were slandering the party and actively striving to launch the party again, although most of the people in the Zhongchang service relied on the trust of the Ling Emperor again to successfully pass the test, but there were also Zhongchang Shi Feng Zhen and Xu Feng were killed for colluding with the Taiping Dao.

After this incident, not only were the eunuchs basically reimbursed for the party affairs they were seeking, but they were also forced to rein in their relatives and children who were serving as state and county officials outside the country. Of course, Wang Yun was also cleaned up very badly by the eunuchs for this reason, and almost hung up.

【The Beginning of the Reversal】

The outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion not only had a certain impact on the authority of Emperor Ling, but also dealt a heavy blow to the power of the eunuchs, causing the re-emergence of relatives and the return of the party. Moreover, in the process of quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the power of the gate valve family has also been fully developed, and it can be said that the great era of eunuch supremacy has passed.

Yuan Shao also chose to re-emerge at this point in time, when the imperial court had canceled the party and granted amnesty to the party members of the world, after He Jin became a general, in order to get rid of the suppression of the eunuchs, he actively sought the support of the family gatekeeper, so he chose to recruit Yuan Shao and others.

And Yuan Shao also hopes to get rid of the eunuchs with the help of his relatives, which coincides with He Jin, plus the Yuan family is prominent, and Yuan Shao himself is very good, so He Jin trusts Yuan Shao very much.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the power of the eunuch group weakened, the power of the scholar group increased, and the situation has changed, but it is still difficult to pose a fatal threat to the eunuchs if only the scholar group alone, so it is particularly important to obtain the support of foreign relatives at this time.

The position of the foreign relatives group at that time was close to neutrality, although He Jin had a lot of opinions about the eunuch group, his sister Empress Dowager He and his younger brother He Miao were more inclined to eunuchs. After He Jin became a general and took control of power, Yuan Shao's biggest task was to strengthen He Jin's idea of fighting against the eunuchs.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, although the power of the eunuchs declined, it was still not to be underestimated, after all, there was Emperor Ling as their patron saint, as long as Emperor Ling did not die, it would be difficult for others to defeat the eunuch group in the real sense, and the fate of Xiang Xu, Zhang Jun, Fu Xie, and Wang Yun could prove this.

Therefore, if Yuan Shao and others want to eradicate the eunuchs, relying on the joint efforts of the foreign relatives group and the scholar group is still insufficient, and they still lack an "east wind", an "east wind" that can make the eunuchs' umbrella disappear.

For the sake of this "east wind", some people are passively waiting, but there are also people who want to take the initiative to create.