What was the cause of the chaos in the world at the end of the Han Dynasty?

If we want to boil down to it, we can get the answer from two levels, one is philosophy and the other is reality. From a philosophical point of view, it is because of the greed of the human heart that promotes the selfishness of human nature, which leads to the occurrence of strife. From a practical point of view, it was because the eunuchs interfered in politics and wantonly persecuted the party members who served the country, which caused the resentment of the party members, so the struggle inevitably occurred.

There is such a record in the history books: After He Jin grasped the power of the court, he resented Jian Shuo for wanting to kill him, so he secretly planned to get rid of Jian Shuo.

Through this narrative, we can disclose a very important information, that is, He Jin's mentality is not generous enough, and he is not a person who can really achieve great things. If you can change your mentality and negotiate with Jian Shuo with an upright attitude, you said: "As long as you can keep to yourself in the future, do your part well, do your part, do not interfere in the government, and do not violate the law and discipline, our past grievances can be written off." If He Jin handled the relationship between himself and Jian Shuo and a group of eunuchs with this mentality, then how could the situation in the court and government be chaotic in the future, how could Dong Zhuo, a careerist, have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to seize power and govern, and how could the world be in chaos again?

This is the reason why people of my generation always say that "mentality is the first, mentality determines success or failure". People with a good attitude may not be able to achieve 100% success; However, people with a bad mentality will definitely not be able to achieve 100% success.

He Jin wants to kill Jian Shuo, whether Jian Shuo knows this matter in his heart, we don't know. But most of him also knows what He Jin is like, and he won't let go of old grudges and reconcile with him so easily. So Jian Shuo planned to strike preemptively and plot to get rid of He Jin. Jian Shuo's plan is to get rid of his own troubles; The second is to carry out the last order of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty before his death-to support Liu Xie as emperor. However, because of the lack of secrets, it was discovered in advance by He Jin, and then because of the disharmony within the eunuchs, Jian Shuo was killed by He Jin.

Speaking of which, after Liu Wei ascended the throne with the support of He Jin's brothers and sisters, the eunuchs wanted to re-establish Liu Xie as the emperor, which is probably a bit hanging. Even if Jian Shuo can successfully murder He Jin, relying only on the forbidden army in his hands, it is difficult to say that he will definitely succeed. This is also the root cause of the discord between the Ten Standing Attendants and Jian Shuo's will, and even the final infighting. Many things cannot be just superficial, the grudge between the eunuchs and the party members has been accumulating deeply, and sooner or later a major war will break out, which is a process that must be experienced due to oppression. As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there will be resistance, and I think many people understand this truth.

He Jin got rid of Jian Shuo by a coincidence, and then incorporated the forbidden army under Jian Shuo, so he completely controlled all the military power inside and outside the palace.

Speaking of which, we have to ask a question, should the eunuchs be eliminated or not, and whether there are any pros and cons to getting rid of them?

There is no one absolutely accurate answer to this question. In fact, in my opinion, there seems to be no difference between dividing and not exchanging. Even if it is eliminated, it will only ensure the interests of foreign relatives and party members, but will not guarantee the interests of the broad masses of the people. And the people are the foundation of a country, and if the stability of the foundation cannot be guaranteed, then it is only a matter of time before the country's sovereignty is subverted. This seems to have nothing to do with the existence of eunuchs.

The question of the eunuch was put aside for the time being, and a conflict suddenly arose between relatives. The Dong family began to fight with the He family for power. The Dong family is the Empress Dowager Dong and her brother Hussar General Dong Chongyi. It has been proven that even without the presence of eunuchs, the fighting will not stop. The result is due to the greed of the human heart. The Dong family's struggle for power was only a flash in the pan, and it was defeated by the He family in less than ten days.

However, does the defeat of the Dong clan mean that the internal peace of the imperial court is here? The answer is no. Because the eunuchs are still there, and the party's grudges against the eunuchs are still there, how can those party members be willing to let the eunuchs live a peaceful life like this? As a result, the struggle between people's hearts and minds continued.

At this moment, another question is in front of us. If He Jin does not die, and all the eunuchs are removed, will the world be peaceful?

The answer to this question is clearly impossible. It is true that the eunuchs have been removed, but the oppression of the common people by the bureaucracy is still there, and the contradictions between the classes are still there, so the struggle will still inevitably occur. This is also the reason why Cao Cao and some others will not take it seriously for the killing of eunuchs. Whether the world is peaceful or not, and whether to kill or not to kill eunuchs has no major relationship at all, the eunuchs' interference in politics is only secondary, and the primary reason lies in the mechanism of the state and the policy of governance at that time.

He Jin's skill in dealing with things is not iron enough, and he always procrastinates in doing things, so that after procrastinating for several months, not only did he fail to get rid of the eunuch, but he put himself in. In fact, there is a reason why He Jin hesitated. First, the first reason why the He family can have today's status and power is that due to the promotion of the eunuchs at the beginning, He Jin will inevitably have a certain so-called "gratitude and retribution" mentality. The second is that He Jin's sister Empress Dowager He and her brother He Miao, including Empress Dowager He's biological mother, did not agree to the removal of the eunuchs, and He Jin was inevitably somewhat constrained by their opinions.

He Miao, who was the general of the chariot cavalry at the time, persuaded He Jin, thinking that even if the eunuchs were eliminated, they would not necessarily be able to change the current situation, after all, national affairs are not as easy as words, in case something goes wrong, I am afraid it will be difficult to recover. Although He Miao's words were considered out of their own interests, they could not be said to be unreasonable, and the facts also proved that He Jin's insistence caused the eunuchs' dogs to jump over the wall.

He Miao's admonition to He Jin occurred after He Jin adopted Yuan Shao's suggestion to "summon the fierce generals of the Quartet to threaten the Empress Dowager". Prior to this, Chen Lin, the chief bookkeeper, Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, and others had successively put forward their own opinions, and it can be seen from what they said that they all thought that Yuan Shao's idea was really a bad idea.

On the surface, this incident was due to Yuan Shao's suggestion, which led to the occurrence of Dong Zhuo's rebellion later, but in fact, the tragedy of Dong Zhuo's rebellion was just an accident, not an inevitable trend of history. In other words, if He Jin does not die, the later regime of the imperial court may not be subverted by Dong Zhuo. After all, Dong Zhuo is just a foreign warlord, if He Jin does not die, the power of the government is still in the hands of He Jin, and he Dong Fat is just a former general, and he still has to accept He Jin's moderation in the situation, and basically he can't turn it over. It really didn't work, so he gave Dong Zhuo to Mingsheng and secretly surrendered, cutting his military power. In this way, a Dong fat man who has no actual military power is just a Dong fat man.

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