Chapters 2
Chapters
2. Dong Zhuo Enters the Capital
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Chapter summary
This chapter recounts how, in the late Eastern Han, imperial relatives and eunuchs struggled for power and He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo into the capital. Seizing the chaos, Dong Zhuo deposed the Young Emperor, enthroned Emperor Xian, named himself Chancellor, and monopolized the court, thereafter wielding the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords.