Back then, you could have a bunch of wives and butloads of consorts. » Super Dian Wei - The multiple wife thing in China - There is also the matter of consorts. » Solace - to firsthanddeath's query - at this point Dong Zhuo has not yet met Diao Chan Just because the novel doesn't mention it specifically doesn't mean he wasn't. He was a pretty powerful general and possibly had already married. » JiaGai - Just because Dong Zhuo lusted after Diao Chan doesn't mean he didn't have a wife or two or three.

» firsthanddeath - son-in-law? - if dong zhuo had a son in law, then he had to be married.

Dong Zhuo took with him a huge army and four generals-Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou. He left a son-in-law, Imperial Commander Niu Fu, to look after the affairs of Xizhou and set out for Luoyang. So when he received the summons to the capital, he rejoiced greatly and lost no time in obeying it. But Dong Zhuo was treacherous and disloyal at heart. Later, through connections in the capital, he obtained rapid promotions from General to General of the Front Army, to Lord of Aoxiang, to Imperial Protector in the western region of Xizhou and Commander of an army of two hundred thousand troops. He would have been punished if he had not bribed the Ten Eunuchs heavily for their protection. » guanping - Well considering what one guy said about you and chaos, you should be glad, Cao Cao.Ĥ Then He Jin sent swift, secret letters far and wide to several bases.ĥ It must be recalled that Dong Zhuo had failed in his attempt to destroy the Yellow Scarves rebellion. I don't like He Jin, but I don't trust Cao Cao in the slightest.ģ Cao Cao left the meeting, proclaiming, 'The one who throws the world into chaos is He Jin!' Cao Cao ALWAYS LOOKS OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. » chrisdalby - Maybe no butthole but He Jin is damn right. » WUuuu - Hey, Take the events straight up as fact, Cao Cao still wouldn't be a butthole. Think of this, and take the events in the novel with a grain of salt. Please try to realize that the author was a Shu supporter, and thus added an Anti Wu/Wei spin. apparently, you were taken in by the obvious Shu prejudice in this book. » Shokyo - OK, first thing, tell me why Cao Cao is a butthole, then I'll tell you why he's not. » lufengxianorkongming - why does everyone like cao cao? he's a butthole » Shokyo - Gotta love our 'crafty hero.' ^-^ Thus while an emperor might fear his advisors and generals - eunuchs were harmless.Īs we have seen this is untrue - their harm is merely more subtle, and is not seen but for over time.Ģ 'Then, Cao Cao, you have some scheme of your own to further,' said He Jin with a sneer. Not so for eunuchs - by their very definition incapable of usurping a dynasty. If a minister or general were to seize power, they could instate themselves as emperor and destroy the dynasty - hence handing them power was a gamble. There are instances where in delicate political situations eunuchs were quite useful for one simple reason. Loyal eunuchs used properly could lend an emperor great power. They were often used as the eyes, ears and hands of the emperor outside the court. » LittleFool - Eunuchs often served purposes.

I say it Yoo-nuch, how you got a 'i' sound from a 'u' i do not know :p » LiaoHua - Pronunciation - how do u pronounce eunuch? Some officials always wants inside info, the eunuchs become very useful tools. This however, doesn't mean words are not passed about. There were many occassions when a imperial edict was passed that NO eunuch may be allowed on be involved in matters of state. A lot of emperors were too stupid to know the difference. As the emperor and his family's own personal servants, they hear a lot and tend to have the emperor's ear in many matters. » Rahonavis - Eunuch - Almost in every era of Chinese history, the court is constantly plaged by eunuchs. » SnakeX - :D - Would've been more 'suspency' if what he said came a few paragraphs after, not at the beginning. » _SimaYi - There ya have it, the suspense is over. Why increase confusion by summoning troops from the regions? Any desire to slay all of them will speedily become known, and the plan will fail.' But a gaoler would be ample force to employ against this kind of evil, and getting rid of the main culprits is quite enough. In Wenming Garden, Dong Zhuo Denounces Ding Yuan ġ What Cao Cao said was this: 'The eunuch evil is of very old standing, but the real cause of the present trouble is in the improper influence allowed them by the emperors and the misplaced favoritism they have enjoyed. Romance of Three Kingdoms - Luo Guanzhong - Chapter 3

Chapter 26 the three kingdoms of heaven