The story of the Five Emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty: The extravagant and decadent life of the Five Emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty was sealed by Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty on the same day. The Five Emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty refer to the five great eunuchs, namely, Shan Chao, Huang Xu, You Ai, Zuo Xian and Tang Heng, during the reign of Emperor Huan (146 ~ 167). They made great contributions to the elimination of the Wei Group headed by the Western Wei Dynasty. On the same day, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty named them Hou, which was called "Five Hou" in history. & gt& gt "Five Emperors" had a great influence on China's politics in past dynasties, and they were typical of eunuch's interference in politics. The poet Han Xu wrote a poem "Cold Food": "The spring city is full of flowers, and the east wind is cold and the willows are oblique. At dusk, candles were passed in the Han Palace, and light smoke was scattered into the Hall of the Five Emperors. " It describes the luxurious and decadent life of the five emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty. & gt& gt I >> Shan Chao (? ~ 160), a native of Luoyang, Henan Province, was a constant servant in the palace during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. He was named Xinfeng Hou because he actively participated in the eradication. He was deeply loved by Emperor Huan, and later served as a cycling general. Yan Xi died of illness for three years. & gt& gt Huang Xu (? A 164) Today, a native of Pixian County, Jiangsu Province, spent a lot of time in the palace when he was emperor. Because of his meritorious service in extermination, he was named the former marquis of Wu. He used his power to collect money desperately and condone his relatives to do evil. He was notorious and died in Yan Xi for seven years. & gt& gt Yes, the date of birth and death is unknown. Today, he is a celebrity in Hebei Province. When he was Emperor Huan, he served as a regular servant. He and ChanChao, * * * together to eradicate Liang Ji, sealing the Wuyang Hou. Later, his brother was impeached because of his arrogance, corruption and evil deeds. He pleaded guilty in prison and was banished to his hometown by Emperor Huan. Later, he died at home because of fear and depression. & gt& gt Zuo Xian (? ~ 165) He was born in Mengjin County, Henan Province. He was a courtier of Xiaohuangmen during the reign of Emperor Huan. Because of his active participation in the extermination of Jiliang Wai Wei Group, he was promoted to Zhong Changshi and named Cai Hou. He was arrogant and extravagant, and through his relationship, his brothers got high-ranking officials such as secretariat and satrap. Brothers were insatiable, plundered the people, were impeached, and Yan Xi committed suicide for eight years. & gt& gt Tang Heng (? ~ 164) He is from Yuxian County, Henan Province. Emperor Huan was the official of Xiaohuangmen. Because of his achievements in overthrowing the Wei Group in Jiliang, he was promoted to Zhong Changshi and was appointed as the Hou of Ruyang. Doing evil for officials and conniving at many illegal acts of relatives. Yan Xi died of illness seven years later. A posthumous gift for the general on horseback. & gt& gt During the Eastern Han Dynasty, imperial power declined. The consorts and eunuchs intervened in politics in turn, causing political turmoil. When Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was in power, he encountered one of the most intractable problems, that is, the exclusive rights of the Wai Wei Group headed by Liang Ji. & gt& gt The Liang family has three queens, married three princesses, seven were made princes, seven daughters were concubines, two generals, and 57 people were officials in the court at the same time. This family is powerful and controls the whole court. They can depose the emperor at will, and even the life and death of the emperor are in their hands. & gt& gt Liang Ji is a dude, uneducated, arrogant and unruly, relying on family power to do whatever he wants, and built an emperor-worshipper, a quality emperor and an imperial city. At that time, Emperor Zhi, who was only nine years old, was ordered to be poisoned for saying that Liang Ji was an "overbearing general". He also established his brother-in-law, Wu Lihou, as Emperor Huan. & gt& gt Liang Ji never took the emperor seriously. He sent someone to monitor his words and deeds and reprimanded him if he was a little unhappy. The oppressed Emperor Huan dared to be angry, and his heart was full of hatred, looking for opportunities to get rid of it. Queen Liang, the wife of Emperor Huan, is also evil. She can't have children by herself, so other concubines are not allowed to have children. If she is pregnant, killing her will further anger Emperor Huan. Emperor Huan knew that his life would be in danger after a long time, so he quickly looked for the power he could use. Unable to contact others, he began to look for courageous and capable eunuchs in the palace. & gt& gt One day, Emperor Huan took advantage of the unattended toilet to call his trusted eunuch Tang Heng to him and asked, "Who among my eunuchs has a problem with Liang Ji?" Tang Heng replied, "Shan Chao and Zuo Xian have been to Liang Yin before, so it is a little thoughtless to bow down. Liang Yi arrested their brother and put them in Luoyang prison. The two men had no choice but to apologize to Liang Jia, and it was settled. They hold a grudge against Liang Jia. Then Huang Xu and You Ai often secretly resent the bullying of their consorts, but they dare not speak out. " After hearing this, Emperor Huan exulted and knew that someone was available around him. & gt& gt Emperor Huan immediately asked Tang Hengxian to quietly summon Shan Chao and Zuo Xian to the inner room and whispered to them: "The general brothers have been firmly controlling the affairs of state for a long time, and all officials in the Manchu Dynasty, from top to bottom, have to look at his eyes because of their * * *. I'm determined to get rid of him now. What do you think? " Shan Chao Zuo Xian replied with one voice: "Liang Ji is indeed a traitor, and it should have been eradicated a long time ago. We are one of the few people with weak strength and low talent. I wonder what the emperor thinks. " Emperor Huan said, "In that case, make a plan and let's play it by ear." & gt& gt Emperor Huan arranged for Shan Chao and Zuo Xianmi to call Huang Xu and Ai Ju, and six of them conspired. Emperor Huan also personally bit Shan Chao's arm and saved him with blood as the alliance. & gt& gt Second >> Liang Ji has eyes and ears all over the palace. They found that the eunuch in the palace was a little abnormal recently, so they sent their close friend Zhang Yun to be on duty in Shangshu Province in case something happened. & gt& gt Shan Chao and others also think that things are not good. If things get out, someone will fall to the ground, so they decide. Ai sent someone to arrest Zhang Yun, saying he was up to no good. & gt& gt When Emperor Huan heard the news, he immediately went to the temple, called his ministers, and ordered Yin Xun, the minister, to lead the officials of the ministers' province, take up arms and guard the ministers' province, and concentrate all kinds of commands on Jeff's ministers' province. Command with ai with royal orders will be Liang Yusheng's collection of general print. This let Liang Ji unexpected. Knowing that I was finished, I committed suicide with my wife. After & gt& gt's death, Liang's family members, regardless of their age, were all executed, and more than 300 senior and middle-level officials were implicated and dismissed. Dozens of people were executed, and the court hall was almost empty. & gt& gt wiped out Liang Ji, completely wiped out foreign groups, and eliminated the troubles in Emperor Huan's heart. He immediately rewarded meritorious personnel, especially five eunuchs who colluded with him, such as Shan Chao, and directly sealed Hou. Emperor Huan issued a letter, promoting Zuo Xian and Tang Heng as the constant attendants; Ce Feng Shan Chao is the Hou of Xinfeng (county name, located in the northeast of Lintong, Shaanxi), with 20,000 restaurants; Huang Xu was appointed as Wuyuan Hou (county name, located in the northwest of suburban counties in Jiangsu Province) and Wuyang Hou (county name, Wuyang County, Henan Province), and each food city/kloc-0.5 million households, with a reward of/kloc-0.5 million yuan; Zuo Xian was appointed as the Hou of Shangcai (county name, located in the northwest of Shangcai County, Henan Province), and Tang Heng was the Hou of Ruyang (county name, located in the northwest of Shangshui County, Henan Province), with 13,000 food markets and 13 million grain prizes. Because these five people were sealed on the same day, they are called "Five Hous" in the world. & gt& gt Third >> Shan Chao and others killed their consorts and did a good thing objectively, but they didn't have the talent to govern the country. Eunuchs come from the lower classes, and they have neither the status of doctors nor the systematic education of traditional ideas. Unlike spouses, they have sound bodies. People with mental and physical defects often go to extremes and take advantage of people's danger to exhaust resources, which is extremely cruel. The trajectory of their life is naturally that the greater their power, the more crimes they commit to society, and finally they end up in a sad end. & gt& gt Mr. Wang said: "The eunuchs in China in past dynasties were many times more cruel and dangerous than ordinary people." From Yan Xi's punishment of Liang Ji in the second year to Yan Xi's suicide of Zuo Xian in the eighth year, the "Five Emperors" monopolized the imperial court, persecuted courtiers, poisoned the people with tea, exploited and made a fortune, and were extremely vicious, which was a reflection of this cold, dangerous and vicious character. Shan Chao is the most powerful of the "five waiting periods" and the most favored by the emperor. Compared with the other four Marquis, Shan Chao is cautious, values fame and works more secretly. His greatest misdeeds before his death were the murder of the fifth kind of Yanzhou secretariat. & gt& gt Shan Chao's nephew, Shan Kuang, relied on Shan Chao's strength to become the satrap of Yin Ji (now Dingtao, Shandong Province, where he ruled), and thought that he had a hard background, was corrupt, bullied the weak and feared the hard, and was evil. Yanzhou secretariat of the fifth type sent Yu Wei to check the property of Dankuang, and found out that there were 560 million embezzled money. The fifth kind immediately played in the imperial court and impeached Shan Chao. Shankuang felt very embarrassed and sent an assassin to assassinate Wei Yu. Wei Yu found the assassin and treated him tactfully as a VIP. The assassin was moved and told the truth. Wei Yu learned more facts about Shan Kuang's corruption from the assassin, and made them public, shocking the ruling and opposition parties. & gt& gt From then on, Shan Chao hated the fifth kind, bent on finding an excuse to frame the fifth kind. In the name of the fifth kind of "thief" who could not make peace in Yanzhou, he first withdrew his official position, and then exiled the fifth kind to Shuofang (the county is now in the north of Orange Mouth, Inner Mongolia), hoping that Sun Dongyuan of Shuofang would kill the fifth kind in the future. After learning about it, the fifth master chased Taiyuan all the way, killed the official who escorted him, and rescued the fifth master. The fifth kind must be hidden for several years, and it will not dare to come out until it encounters Amnesty. & gt& gt In the second year of Yan Xi 10 month, Shan Chao was seriously ill. Emperor Huan sent envoys to his home to send a letter, appointing him as "general riding a bike". In the spring of the third year of Yan Xi, Shan Chao passed away. & gt& gt Fourth >> Shan Chao's glory in his later years made the other four seasons even more unruly. At that time, the society used nursery rhymes to describe them as: "Left is the sky, right is sitting alone, crouching tiger, hiding dragon, falling in the Tang Dynasty." (Roughly meaning: "Zuo Quan is extremely arrogant, Huang Xu is a tiger, and Tang Heng and have it both ways are both sides." )>& gt These four people have become more unscrupulous and greedy, occupying fertile land, competing for wealth and building luxurious government gardens. Their "Houfu" pavilions are beautifully carved and painted. They live in luxury, and their extravagance is not enough to show their wealth, so they decorate their dogs and horses with gold and silver, precious hides and feathers to show off their wealth to the society. Their servants rode horses when they went out, followed by a cavalry guard. They adopt the son of a relative or buy the son of a servant as their adopted son, pass on their territory and property to them, buy an official for them and let them inherit the title. They are psychopathic and bohemian. As eunuchs, they forced many good women to be concubines. These concubines are extremely well dressed, imitating the clothes of the palace concubines. In a word, the "Five Hous" used to be extremely rich and extravagant, but they were not punished and were relegated to their hometown. A few days later, Ai Yu died at home. & gt& gt Because the families and relatives of the Five Emperors did all the bad things, officials condemned that the resentment among the people was so great that it had endangered the rule of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Huan had to order that the heirs of titles such as Shan Chao, Tang Heng and so on be reduced to township heads, and the tax revenue be reduced to three million. Their children's titles and territories were taken back. At this point, a six-year historical farce of the Five Emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty came to an end.