Comrade Liu Wei is a calligrapher.

His calligraphy is a vein of its own, the penmanship is vigorous, and the gesture is vigorous, and the world calls it "chapter grass".

The Eastern Han Dynasty, like the vigorous and powerful calligraphy of the emperor's pen, officially opened his prosperous era.

This emperor was a diligent and accomplished man all his life, and like his father, he was a very good emperor.

Also like his father, Comrade Liu Wei is very unknown.

In the front, there were Qin Emperor and Han Wu, after Cao Liu and Sun Sanjia, in front of the Western Han Dynasty, and in the back there were the Three Kingdoms in trouble.

When people mention the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is often the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Liu Jing's queen Dou is a very scheming woman. She started the atmosphere of the Eastern Han Dynasty empress ruling the dynasty, and she was also the first empress to brazenly compete for power with her son. Because of her, the Eastern Han Dynasty became the first dynasty in which eunuchs intervened in politics. Making Dou the empress of Emperor Liu Wei of the Han Dynasty was probably the only mistake made by Empress Dowager Ma.

Dou Rong was a good friend of Han Guangwu, and he was also one of the heroes of Wang Mang's last years of separating all parties, because he admired Han Guangwu, he automatically gave up his territory.

Dou Rong's grandson, Dou Xun, married Princess Yuyang, the daughter of Liu Qiang, the king of the East China Sea. Empress Dou is the eldest daughter of Dou Xun and Princess Yuyang.

In 59 AD, Dou Rong's nephew Dou Lin was imprisoned and died on charges of "bullying the king and perverting the law for bribes". Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty dismissed Dou Rong from office for not disciplining his children strictly, and issued several edicts and punishments.

In 62 AD, at the age of 78, Dou Rong died. Someone played a proclamation, saying that Dou Mu and Dou Xun father and son often complained that the emperor was ungrateful, so Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty drove all Dou Mu and his son back to their hometown Fufeng Pingling. Dou Xun's wife, Princess Yuyang, was able to stay in the capital because of her royal status, and Queen Dou was still very young at that time, so she stayed in the capital with her mother.

In order to return to the capital, Dou Mu bribed the eunuchs. After Emperor Ming knew about it, he put all the men of the Dou family such as Dou Mu and Dou Xun in prison, and Queen Dou's grandfather Dou Mu, biological father Dou Xun, and uncle Dou Jia all died in prison. The Dou family suddenly fell from the sky to the bottom, and this encounter became the shadow of Queen Dou's childhood.

However, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and under the care of Princess Yuyang, Queen Dou was born beautiful and can make a fuss at the age of 6, and she has been a prodigy since she was a child.

In 77 AD, Empress Dou and her sister were elected to the palace together, because of the reputation of talented women and beautiful women, Emperor Zhang of Han repeatedly inquired before seeing them, and when he saw the two sisters, he was overwhelmed. When Empress Ma saw it, she couldn't help but praise it again and again.

The Dou family has a good family background, is beautiful, and has the reputation of a talented woman, she almost won the love of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty and the Empress Dowager Ma in a glamorous way. In order to compete for the queen's throne, the Dou family got along very well with the harem concubines, and the reputation of having both ability and political integrity gradually spread.

Empress Dowager Ma and Liu Wei were deceived by Dou's illusion, and Dou made her queen in the second year of entering the palace, and her sister was made a nobleman.

In 78 AD, Empress Dowager Ma died. This is definitely a happy event for Queen Dou, which means that she can be in charge of the harem alone.

Although Emperor Zhang of Han liked the Dou family, he also liked the Song nobles and Liang nobles who entered the palace with the Dou family. If it weren't for Queen Ma setting a precedent that a concubine could be a queen without a child, the queen's throne would not necessarily be the turn of the Dou family.

Song Guiren and Liang Guiren are also from famous families, and they can both have children. Song Gui gave birth to the third son Liu Qing, and Liang Gui gave birth to the fourth son Liu Zhao, only Queen Dou had no children. Empress Dou was very jealous of them and often spoke ill of them in front of Emperor Zhang of Han.

In 79 AD, the third son of the emperor, Liu Qing, was only 1 year old, and Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty made him the crown prince. But Liu Qing not only did not bring glory and wealth to Song Guiren, but became her life-threatening talisman.

In order to deal with the Song nobles, Empress Dou and her mother, Princess Yuyang, colluded to frame and slander the Song nobles and set up a witch curse. Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty could not withstand the successive provocations, and gradually alienated the Song nobles and the crown prince Liu Qing.

In 82 AD, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty abolished Liu Qing's crown prince and renamed Liu Zhao, the fourth son of Empress Dou, as the crown prince.

Losing the favor of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dou arranged for the little eunuch to torture and interrogate the Song nobles in the name of Song Guiren's witchcraft, and the Song Guiren, who could not bear the torture, committed suicide by drinking medicine.

Let's talk about Liang Guiren. The Liang family and the Dou family are world friends, and Liang Guiren's grandfather Liang Tong and Empress Dou's grandfather Dou Rong are good friends. Therefore, Liang Guiren and Queen Dou knew each other before entering the palace, and they were even good friends. But Queen Dou covered the sky in the harem with one hand, beautiful and ruthless, and Liang Guiren knew that she was not her opponent, so she gave her son Liu Zhao to Queen Dou as an adopted son.

Emperor Zhang of Han is the adopted son of the Empress Dowager Ma, and Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty and the Empress Dowager Ma have been filial since childhood, and only recognize the Ma family as their uncle's family, and almost ignore their biological mother Jia Guiren. Liang Guiren gave his son to Queen Dou, which can be said to be an example to follow.

But Liang Guiren is too naïve, Queen Dou and Empress Ma are completely different people. In 82 AD, Empress Dou forced Song Guiren to death, and in 83 AD, Liang Guiren and her sister were both forced to die.

Since then, Queen Dou has favored the harem, and she has been in the limelight for a while. The Dou family has made a comeback, and they are even more arrogant than before.

There are too few people in the world who are as desperate as Empress Ma to oppose the sealing of her mother's family, and it is the norm in the world for a person like Queen Dou to ascend to heaven by a single person.

After Empress Dou was favored, the Dou family, which was suppressed by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, made a comeback. Her brothers Dou Xian and Dou Du both held important positions and became the confidants of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty.

But the arrogance in the genes of the Dou family cannot be changed. Dou Xian was pampered and arrogant, he fell in love with the pastoral garden of Princess Qinshui, the sister of Emperor Zhang of Han Zhang, and had to "buy" it. Princess Qinshui was afraid of the power of the Dou family and did not dare to refuse. Emperor Zhang of Han was furious when he found out and wanted to belittle Dou Xian. Empress Dou cried and tore her clothes to die for her brother, and in the face of Empress Dou, who was crying into tears, Emperor Han Zhang had no choice but to pardon Dou Xian's sins, but he was not given a heavy responsibility since then.

In 88 AD, Emperor Zhang of Han fell ill and died (Dou Gu also died in this year). He was emperor for thirteen years and was only thirty-one years old when he died. When the crown prince ascended the throne, he was Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, and the empress Dou of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty was honored as the empress dowager. Emperor Han He was not born to Empress Dowager Dou, and his mother Liang Guiren was killed by Empress Dowager Dou. Emperor Han He was only ten years old when he ascended the throne, and Empress Dowager Dou came to court for him. Because her son was not born by herself, she can only rely on her own family. Empress Dowager Dou's elder brother Dou Xian was in power. The power of the Han Dynasty's relatives became strong again.

Dou Xian's figure is not tall, but his face is big and his neck is thick, and he looks very powerful, and the horizontal flesh under his cheekbones can shake up and down, and anyone who sees the horizontal flesh is afraid when he sees it. After Dou Xian took power, the first major thing was to abolish the decree prohibiting private salt boiling and iron smelting. In order to gain the support of the big clans and rich people in the country, Dou Xian gave them the benefits of salt and iron.

Empress Dowager Dou is unwilling to be a puppet of her brother. There were also conflicts of opinion between Dou Xian and the Empress Dowager Dou's siblings. Empress Dowager Dou is in power, and she is really in power.

After the death of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chang, the marquis of the capital, came to Beijing to mourn, Liu Chang was Liu Yan's grandson, and the emperor's uncle, Liu Chang and the Empress Dowager Dou were very good, with this relationship, Liu Chang was able to enter the Changqiu Palace.

Dou Xian was afraid that Empress Dowager Dou would reuse Liu Chang to divide his power, so he sent assassins to assassinate him, and Empress Dowager Dou ordered Dou Xian to arrest the murderer. He would definitely not arrest himself, so he put the crime of murder on Liu Chang's brother Liu Gang, saying that their brothers were not in harmony and killed each other, and Dou Xian sent Yushi and Qingzhou Assassin Shi to investigate Liu Gang and torture him. Shangshu Han Liang wrote to the Empress Dowager Dou that Liu Chang was killed in Beijing, and Liu Gangyuan was in Qingzhou, so the murderer should be arrested in Beijing. Taiwei He Chang personally investigated. As a result, the Empress Dowager Dou was furious and closed Dou Xian in the inner palace.

Dou Xian knew that he was angry with the Empress Dowager, so he asked to attack the Xiongnu to atone for his death penalty. At that time, the Xiongnu were divided into two parts, the southern Xiongnu were pro-Han, and the northern Xiongnu were anti-Han. It happened that the Southern Xiongnu asked the Han Dynasty to send troops to defeat the Northern Xiongnu. The imperial court appointed Dou Xian as the general of the chariot and cavalry, wore a purple ribbon with a gold seal, and Geng Bing, who was in charge of Jinwu, as his deputy, and sent the five colonels of the Northern Army and the Qianghu soldiers out of the fortress.

After two major wars between Dou Xian and the Northern Xiongnu, the main force of the Northern Xiongnu was completely annihilated, and the whereabouts of its remnants in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty were said to be "unknown to the end". And according to the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, "these fleeing Huns" adopted a strategy of "turning to the west". They traveled long distances to the Black Sea and the Danube in Europe, and then westward with the native Goths until the city of Rome, where the ancient empire fell under the pressure of numerous 'barbarians'. From this point of view, it can be said that Dou Xian's campaign against the Northern Xiongnu not only affected Chinese history, but also promoted the historical process of Europe.

After Dou Xian returned from the victory, he was promoted to general and was named Marquis of Wuyang.

After Dou Xian pacified the Xiongnu, he became famous. So with Geng Kui and Ren Shang as minions, and Deng Die and Guo Huang as henchmen, he occupied the key positions of the government. For a while, there were many officials such as assassins and orders. Shang Shufu shot Zhi Shou and Le Hui committed suicide one after another because of their dissatisfaction with Dou Xian. The courtiers were shocked and looked forward to the wind. Dou Du carries the position of special advancement, Dou Jing is the ruling Jinwu, Dou Gui is Guangluqing, the brothers are in the dynasty, and the noble and prominent tilt Kyoto. They abused civilians and plundered goods, usurped sinners and robbed women. The merchants in Kyoto were closed as if they were avoiding revenge, and the officials in charge were silent, swallowing their anger and not daring to play. Situ Yuan An was deeply worried when he saw the dictatorship of the young relatives of the Son of Heaven, and often whimpered and shed tears when talking about national affairs. Helplessly, the Dou clan is too powerful, and the father, son and brother are in high positions and fill the court.

In 93 AD, the powerful Dou Xian wanted to be the emperor himself, and he and his son-in-law Guo Ju conspired to assassinate Emperor He, but the news leaked. Emperor Han He was only 15 years old at the time, and the harem of the former dynasty was the power of the Dou brothers and sisters, and there were no ministers of the humerus, so Emperor He could only discuss with his henchman Zheng Zhong and decided to kill Dou Xian.

Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, was the son of the Song nobles, and Liu Zhao, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was the son of the Liang nobles. The relationship between the two of them has always been very good, and they both hate the Queen Mother and the Dou family brothers. As soon as the two discussed, Liu Qing had to do it with his life. Emperor He had Liu Qing as a helper, and soon got in touch with Situ Dinghong and Sikong Ren Kui.

Considering that Dou Xian was stationed outside, he was afraid that he would raise troops into chaos, and he endured it after conspiring with the emperor. On the occasion of Dou Xian and Deng Die's class returning to Beijing, he was overjoyed with the emperor, and issued an edict to let Dahonglu go to the suburbs to greet him, and reward the officers and soldiers in the army according to their ranks, so as to calm their hearts. Dou Xian stationed the army outside the city and entered the city himself. By this time it was already dark. Dou Xian decided to rest at home for the night and meet the emperor again the next morning. At this time, Emperor He came to the North Palace in person and ordered Situ and Guard Ding Hong to send guards to close the city gate, and then arrested Deng Die, Deng Lei, Guo Ju, and Guo Huang, and sentenced them to death.

Dou Xian fell asleep without stopping, and when it was dawn, the door was full of soldiers. The envoy of Emperor Han and Emperor knocked on the door and entered, saying that an edict had arrived. Dou Xian hurriedly lay on the ground to receive the edict. The edict dismissed General Dou Xian from his position, renamed him the title of Champion Marquis, and urged him to leave the General's Mansion immediately and return to his fiefdom. Soon after they returned to the fiefdom, Emperor He forced Dou Xian, Dou Du, and Dou Jing to commit suicide. Among the four Dou brothers, only Dou Huan, who did not participate in the rebellion, escaped death.

With the assistance of Zheng Zhong and other eunuchs, Emperor He eliminated the Dou brothers who controlled the government in one fell swoop, and began to take charge of the government. After the emperor and the emperor became pro-government, he issued an edict to promote Zheng Zhong to Da Changqiu, and canonized him as Zheng Xianghou, which was also the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty eunuch marquis. Under the trust and protection of Emperor He, the power of the eunuchs became strong. Emperor He used the power of eunuchs to eradicate the Dou family, ending the era of the first dictatorship of foreign relatives in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but also opening up the situation of eunuch dictatorship.

Ban Gu of the Central Protector Army was also a party of Dou Xian, and Emperor Han He only dismissed him, but his enemy Luoyang ordered him to be a public servant, put him in prison, and asked the prison officials to constantly whip him. Ban Gu could not stand this torture and committed suicide in prison. Luoyang ordered the Ming Han and Emperor to say a lot of Bangu's crimes. Emperor Han He issued an edict to remove the official position of Luoyang Ling, and condemned the hapless prison official to death.

Emperor Han He made a beautiful counterattack, and Empress Dowager Dou was placed under house arrest in the palace and was not allowed to participate in political affairs.

A vigorous struggle for power ended with Liu Zhao's complete victory. A 14-year-old child was able to quietly regain power from a group of powerful ministers, and Liu Zhao's intelligence and courage are beyond doubt.

After the death of Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Zhao's biological mother, the Liang family, had been relegated to Jiuzhen (present-day Vietnam) by this time, but Liang Guiren's sister had already married and remained in the capital. After the death of the Empress Dowager Dou, this aunt immediately wrote to inform the Empress Dowager Dou of the seizure of the son, and the fact that Liang Guiren was forced to commit suicide, Liu Zhao knew his life experience, and the ministers asked the emperor to degrade the honorific title of the Empress Dowager Dou, and said that it was not appropriate to bury her with Emperor Zhang of Han.

Liu Zhao is a generous person, the Empress Dowager Dou has the grace of nurturing him, he wrote the edict with his own hands, although the Dou family does not follow the law, and the Empress Dowager often derogates from herself (the Empress Dowager Dou was very low-key and simple later), don't say it anymore. In the end, Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Zhang of Han were buried together in Luoyang Jingling.

The Liang family was rehabilitated, Liang Guiren was posthumously named the queen mother, and the Song Guiren family was also rehabilitated.

In the process of regaining power with Emperor He, Zheng Zhong, a regular servant, directly participated in the planning and implementation, and Zheng Zhong was naturally the first to make meritorious contributions. So Zheng Zhong was promoted to Da Changqiu. "Changqiu" is the palace name of the empress of the Han Dynasty, also used as an official name, referring to the head of the queen's close attendants, generally filled by the emperor's cronies, responsible for announcing the will, managing the affairs of the palace, and its official office is called "Changqiu Temple". In the process of rewarding the merits, Zheng Zhong resigned more and received less, and his humility and benevolence were very appreciated by the emperor, and the emperor often discussed national affairs with him, and the history books said that "the eunuchs used their power from then on", and since then the Eastern Han Dynasty has entered the era of alternate rulers of relatives and eunuchs.

After sweeping away the power of his relative Dou in one fell swoop, Liu Zhao began to personally manage political affairs, listening to politics every day, reviewing and reading chapters late at night, and never neglecting political affairs, so he was known as "Lao Qian has the end". Liu Zhao has repeatedly issued edicts to help the victims, reduce or reduce taxes, resettle displaced people, and refrain from violating the agricultural season, and has repeatedly issued edicts to recruit talents, and also advocated leniency in the legal system, and restored the protection of the Western Regions in the Western Regions.

Empress Dowager Dou's birth year is unknown, she and Emperor Zhang of Han have been husband and wife for 11 years, empress for 10 years, regent empress dowager for 5 years, and have been imprisoned for 4 years. She was in her thirties when she died.

In her short life, known for her beauty and intelligence, she forced two rivals to death, but also made a lot of political achievements, and was shaped like a saint Yin Lihua, Queen Ma compared to Queen Dou is more like a living person, she has obvious advantages and disadvantages, and finally fell, so that history has a lot of reality.