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During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Zhi became the protagonist of this era, and although he was not the successor of the emperor, his life was full of twists and turns and drama. Liu Zhi was born in 146 BC, when he was elected the new emperor after the Han emperor Liu Min was poisoned by the general Liang Ji at the age of 15. However, Liu Zhi's rule did not really belong to him at first, in fact, he was only a young puppet, and the power of the court was still held by Liang Ji and the Empress Dowager Liang.
It was not until 149 AD that Liu Zhi, assisted by eunuchs, bravely besieged Liang Ji's general's mansion, causing Liang Ji to choose suicide. This betrayal also marked Liu Zhi's formal assumption of imperial power. Liu Zhi then launched a massive purge campaign that removed Liang's henchmen and executed them, killing dozens of them directly.
After the fall of Liang, Liu Zhi was finally able to become truly pro-government, but the eunuchs also seized the opportunity to regain most of the power in the court. This transfer of power led to the outbreak of the famous "Scourge of the Party" in Chinese history, beginning in 166 AD and lasting nearly 20 years, in which a large number of literati and doctors were imprisoned or executed. The outbreak of the party's calamity almost destroyed the group of scholars, could no longer balance the power of the eunuchs, and weakened the influence of the local gentry.
Under Liu Zhi's rule, the Han Dynasty had a period of prosperity, and he subdued Xianbei, unified the countries of the Western Regions, and brought peace and stability to the country. However, due to his excessive favor of eunuchs, the outbreak of the party calamity almost destroyed the group of scholars, and eventually hastened the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Zhi died in 168 AD after 22 years in power, and his reign left many twists and turns and dramatic events, which also kicked off the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Liu Zhi was an important figure in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and although his reign was full of twists and turns, his ruling experience and decisive actions still left profound lessons for future generations. His life was full of drama and epitomized the change and turmoil of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
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