Emperor Liu Hong of han had two sons, Liu Xie, the prince born to Empress He, and Liu Xie, the prince born to Wang Meiren.
Emperor Hanling felt that Liu Xie's demeanor was frivolous and did not have the prestige of the emperor, and he was very dissatisfied, and intended to make Liu Xie the crown prince, but Liu Xie's uncle He Jin held the military power in his hands, and abolished Chang Liyou, and the Qunchen would certainly not agree, and for a while they were uncertain and procrastinating for a long time.
Emperor Ling of Han, Empress Dowager Dong, and eunuchs supported Liu Xie, and He Jin, Empress He, and the scholars' bureaucrats pushed Liu Xie, and contradictions broke out between the two sides, and the disputes were in dispute.
Later, Emperor Hanling was terminally ill and weak-hearted, so he entrusted Liu Xie to Jian Shuo and asked him to help Liu Xie ascend to the throne.
Although Jian Shuo had the power to prohibit the army, he was both jealous and afraid of He Jin, and secretly said: "If you want to establish Liu Xie as emperor, you must first kill He Jin to avoid future troubles." ”
Together with the various attendants, he persuaded Emperor Ling of Han to send He Jin to Liangzhou to quell the bianzhang and Han Sui rebellions, intending to transfer He Jin out of the imperial court before proceeding to get rid of him.
Where did the Han Ling Emperor want to get Jian Shuo and others and these plots, and adopted their suggestions, rewarding He Jin with a hundred military vehicles and a tiger axe, and ordering him to go on a campaign.
Sima Panyin of Jian Shuo, who was an early friend of He Jin and had a close personal relationship with him, secretly told He Jin about Jian Shuo's plot to kill him.
He Jin took the strategy of slowing down the army, and Shangqu asked Yuan Shao to send troops to Xu and Yan'er prefectures to suppress the rebellion, under the pretext of waiting for Yuan Shao to return and send troops to the west to attack Han Sui and delay time.
In April of the sixth year of Zhongping (189), the Han Ling Emperor died.
After consulting with the Ten Permanent Attendants, Jian Shuo did not send a funeral, falsely preached the Holy Will, and after entering the palace and preparing to kill him, he made Liu Xie the crown prince emperor.
He Jin rode into the palace, and Pan Yin went to greet him, signaling with his eyes and secretly leaking secrets.
He Jin understood Pan Yin's warning, and could not help but be alarmed, hurriedly jumped on the carriage, cut a short road and ran back to the military camp, sent troops to guard the official residences of various counties and states in the capital, and put pressure on Jian Shuo and others, while he claimed to be ill and would not enter the palace again.
Jian Shuo and others tried unsuccessfully, and under pressure, they did not dare to act rashly.
Under the influence of He Jin and Empress He and others, the crown prince Liu Wei successfully succeeded to the throne at the age of fourteen, and was the young emperor.
Emperor Liu Of han honored his grandmother Dong Shi as empress dowager, his mother Empress He as empress dowager, and his nine-year-old brother Liu Xie as the King of Bohai, who was later renamed King Liu Liu of Chen.
Empress He presided over the imperial government, pardoned the world, changed her era name to Guangxi, appointed the later general Yuan Kui as a taifu, and co-presided over the affairs of Shangshu with the general He Jin.
Empress Dong relied on eunuchs, and with her nephew Dong Zhong ,the general Dong Zhong (東重), as a party aid, she fought with Empress He and He Jin for power, and tried to interfere in state affairs, but was stopped by Empress He.
Empress Dong cursed angrily, "He Shi, you are arrogant now, but you are just relying on your brother He Jin." If I ordered the Hussar general Dong Chong to cut off He Jin's head, it would be a show of hands, and it would be as easy as a slap in the face. ”
Empress He relayed these words to He Jin.
Since He Jin had already grasped the power of the government, he already resented Jian Shuo and other zhongchang attendants for plotting to kill him, and began to secretly plan the action of killing eunuchs.
He Jin's younger brother He Miao (何苗), also spelled Shuda (叔達), was a half-brother and sister with Empress He, and was prominent because of his sister's favor, and was appointed as the official Yin of Henan.
In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), several thousand thieves in Xingyang rebelled, attacked and burned the county, killed the governor of Zhongmu County, He Miao was ordered to quell the rebellion, defeated the group of thieves, quelled the riot, and was promoted to the rank of cheqi general and the marquis of Jiyang.
In May of the sixth year of Zhongping (189), He Jin and He Miao joined forces with the three dukes, and Shangquan said: "Empress Dong instructed the former Zhongchang servant Xia Yun and Yongle Tai servant Fengchen to collude with the prefecture and county governments to monopolize the gold and silver jewelry in various places, and all of them were looted into the Yongle Palace. According to the past practice, the queen of the domain could not stay in the capital, so please move her back to hejian kingdom. ”
Empress He played accurately.
On the sixth day of the first month of May, He Jin sent troops to surround Dong Zhong's mansion, arrest dong zhong, remove him from his post, and Dong Zhong committed suicide.
Empress Dong was so frightened that she suddenly fell ill and died on the seventh day of June, but the people believed that Empress Dong was killed by Empress He, and they were all upset about Empress Dong, and the people of the He family gradually lost hearts.