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This book tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than 30 years from Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty to the early years of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. It takes Dong Zhuo's official life as the main line of the story and tells the story of the power disputes between the royal family, relatives, eunuchs, party members, aristocratic families, and soldiers in the late Han Dynasty. The book is divided into four parts. The first part tells the story of the Han Dynasty Emperor Huan's time. Dong Zhuo was recommended as an official in Liangzhou. With his outstanding performance and outstanding military exploits, he continued to be promoted. Finally, he was promoted to Beijing as a Yulin Lang and rose to prominence. The second part tells about the early years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo was first dismissed, and then relied on Duan Jiong to revive him. He fought against the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, but failed and was dismissed. The third part tells about the last years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and the alternation of Shaoxian. War broke out in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo stood firm in Guanzhong to resist the rebels and became the most powerful of all the troops stationed abroad. Finally, he took advantage of the chaos and entered Luoyang to seize power and established Liu Xie as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The fourth part tells the story of the era of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, when the interests of the great clans and Dong Zhuo were in conflict, and the anti-Dong sentiment in the imperial court was growing day by day, triggering the "Eighteen Route Princes to Revolt against Dong"; Dong Zhuo retreated to Guanzhong and was eventually assassinated by the Bingzhou Group.