In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was such a person who could be called the beginning of Tianhu. He was the eldest brother-in-law of Emperor Ling of Han, the elder brother of Empress Lingsi of Han, and the eldest general He Jin . He Jin was the largest relative of the Han Dynasty in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He held heavy troops and forced the emperor to set up the "Hiyuan Eight Captains in Xiyuan" to disperse his military power. After Emperor Ling of Han died, he smashed the plan of the ten eunuchs to "depose the eldest and establish the young", so that the son of Empress He, Han Shaodi, successfully ascended the throne. Because the young emperor was young, after that, He Jin even assisted the government as his uncle, and for a while was powerful.
He Jin's history of making a fortune is legendary. His father was an ordinary butcher. Later, because his sister was chosen as a nobleman, He Jin also worked as a doctor. His career was very smooth, and he was promoted to the prefect of Yingchuan ; then his sister He was appointed as the queen, and He Jin's official position became bigger and bigger. Finally, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, He Jin was appointed as a general to suppress the rebellion, holding heavy troops. During the period of Lingdi, eunuchs in the court were in power. " Ten Constellations " manipulated the regime, and the emperor was played in their hands, so that the rebellious words of Lingdi said that "Zhang Changshi is my father, Zhao Changshi is my mother" were rumored. They sold their officials and made money, and the court had no officials dared to control it. Then, when Lingdi died, the ten Constellations asked Lingdi to issue an order to abolish the eldest and establish the youngest, hoping to make Liu Xie , who had no strong backer, and turn it into a new puppet emperor. In the end, the conspiracy was shattered by General He Jin. Here, the foreign relatives who held military power and the eunuch group that manipulated the regime became rivals.
Because Shaodi is his nephew, and he has great power, so He Jin has no idea about the throne, but he really doesn't like the eunuchs of the Ten Eunuchs. Since ancient times, eunuchs have been in power, not to mention the traitors like the ten eunuchs. So under the suggestion of Yuan Shao , He Jin began to do something that he would definitely regret even if he died, that is, contact Bingzhou Mu Dong Zhuo to go to Beijing to kill traitors. This matter was Chen Lin and Boss Cao, who was the eighth lieutenant of at that time, both advised him. Cao Cao said: Why should you lead Dong Zhuo into the capital if you kill a jailer in evil eunuchs? Yuan Shao and He Jin did not listen.
last ten regular attendants learned about He Jin's plan to kill He Jinzhao in the palace under the pretext of summoning the queen mother. Then Yuan Shao brought people into the palace to kill all the ten regular attendants. Within three days after He Jin's death, Dong Zhuo entered the capital. Seeing that He Jin died, all the eunuchs were eliminated, Dong Zhuo, who should have left, ignited his ambitions and thunderous means to eradicate the He family's forces, and the deposed Shao Emperor and established Emperor Xian, which opened the curtain of troubled times.
He Jin's death is very controversial in history. Some people think that at the last moment of planning, how could a person like He Jin who could get into a general casually place himself in a dangerous place; others think that He Jin's life was too smooth, and his relatives entered the court as an official, and finally became a real power faction that even the emperor was afraid of his military power. People like him were not so thoughtful, and it was understandable that he died suddenly. But no matter which view it is, He Jin made Dong Zhuo enter Kyoto, undoubtedly, to kick off the chaos and form the beginning of the Three Kingdoms.
finally records in history that He Jin had a granddaughter-in-law and grandson who were retained in the world, and was finally taken into the harem by Cao Cao, and his grandson was also adopted by Cao Cao as his adopted son. He is the legendary famous handsome man in the Three Kingdoms - He Yan . By the way, Dong Zhuo also has another identity as a disciple of the Yuan family of Runan.
That’s all about He Jin. Do you think he is a capable real power person or a lucky person who has gone too far? Looking forward to everyone's opinions.
