In 189 AD, the sixth year of Emperor Zhongping of the Han dynasty.
That year!
Emperor Ling of Han died, and his eldest son, Liu Bian, ascended the throne as the Young Emperor. Empress Dowager He appointed her brother, General-in-Chief He Jin, and Grand Tutor Yuan Wei to jointly oversee the affairs of the Secretariat, placing the court under the control of the He clan and its imperial in-laws!
That year!
Following the advice of Yuan Shao, a colonel in the Central Army, General-in-Chief He Jin planned to exterminate the eunuchs. But eunuchs led by Zhang Rang struck first. They forged an imperial decree in the name of Empress Dowager He, summoned He Jin to the palace, and killed him. He Jin’s allies then slaughtered the eunuchs!
That year!
General-in-Chief He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo to the capital. Dong Zhuo immediately set out for the city, but He Jin had already been defeated before his forces reached Luoyang. Hearing that the Young Emperor was at Beiman Mountain, Dong Zhuo led his troops there to escort him back to the palace!
That year!
Dong Zhuo took control of all the troops commanded by He Jin and his younger brother, General of Chariots and Cavalry He Miao. He also induced Lü Bu, a commander under Ding Yuan, the Commandant of the Capital, to kill Ding Yuan and join him. His forces grew formidable, and he set about deposing and installing emperors!
That year!
Dong Zhuo deposed the Young Emperor, Liu Bian, and made him Prince of Hongnong. He then enthroned the nine-year-old Prince of Chenliu, Liu Xie, as Emperor Xian. Dong Zhuo soon had Empress Dowager He killed and took control of the court. He appointed himself Chancellor, demanded to be announced by name during court greetings, walked into court without hurrying, and wore his sword and shoes into the palace hall, showing none of the deference expected of a subject!
That year!
Yuan Shao raised an army in Bohai, Yuan Shu in Luyang, and Sun Jian in Changsha. The warlords east of the Passes rose up one after another, all issuing proclamations against Dong Zhuo. The Han dynasty was teetering on the brink, and the realm plunged into chaos!
That year!
A young man from a later age, Liu Xing, transmigrated into the body of the Young Emperor, Liu Bian. The good news was that he was the emperor. The bad news was that Dong Zhuo had already deposed him, and he did not have long to live. In this life, Liu Bian refused to accept his fate. He wanted to live, punish traitors and evildoers, take control of his own destiny, and raise his seven-foot sword to reclaim the throne!
As a newcomer, I have had the idea of writing a novel for a long time, but I have not actually started writing it until now. Before writing this book, I did a lot of preparation work. I think I like historical articles, so I chose this type of subject. Although the late Han Dynasty was in a period of turmoil, it did not prevent heroes from emerging in large numbers. People such as Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Zhuge, Zhou Yu, etc. All left a mark in history. The main reason why this period is used as the background of the novel is because of the admiration for the heroes of this period! The protagonist of this article is Liu Bian, the penultimate emperor of the Han Dynasty who was transformed by later generations. He escaped from Luoyang on horseback, then subdued the Yellow Turban Suigu, persuaded Zhang Yang to help capture Bingzhou, and then defeated the White Wave Yellow Turban Guo Tai in three battles. This article is unsystematic and is dedicated to the direction of refreshing writing. As a newcomer, there may be some aspects of writing for the first time that may not satisfy readers, so I ask readers to bear with me! No matter what, I will stick to it and hope to bring good articles to all readers.