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He Yong (Han dynasty)

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262:, as a young man in the 160's he attended the Imperial University, though its status as an educational institution was in decline. However, the University had become a centre for political protest, and he made a reputation for himself as a judge of talent. He made friends with influential figures like Guo Tai (郭泰) and Jia Biao (賈彪), leading talent assessors and opponents of the eunuchs favoured at court. Gaining a reputation, he also made friends with leading anti-eunuch figures at the court, like the Grand Tutor 347:
for the regime. However, He Yong was an ally to his old friend Yuan Shao, helping persuade Dong Zhuo not to kill Yuan Shao after a confrontation but to soothe him with position, from which Yuan Shao would raise forces against Dong Zhuo. Many of those He Yong and his allies recommended would likewise use their position to raise forces against Dong Zhuo.
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His reputation would be further enhanced as he engaged in the growing trend of vendetta's. He Yong had a friend called Yu Weigo (虞偉高) whose father was killed in a vendetta, Yu Weigo planned revenge but fell mortally ill. He Yong visited his friend and, finding him in some distress at being unable to
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seized power. The new controller of the Han admired He Yong's reputation so offered He Yong a position on his staff as Chief Clerk but He Yong refused on grounds of ill-health. Despite the refusal, Dong Zhuo trusted He Yong, and he helped Zheng Tai, Zhou Bi and Wu Qiong in the selection of officers
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causing alarm, Emperor Ling agreed to end the Partisan Prohibitions and, with his exile and ban now over, He Yong was recruited into the office of the Excellency of Works as . He Yong was an active planner, but others serving the Three Excellencies felt his plans could not be implemented. Upon the
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remarking “The Han house will fall. The one who can pacify the empire must be this man.” A useful endorsement for Cao Cao though Carl Leban raises questions about how similar this sort of comment is to other figures about Cao Cao. He would become acquainted with a young
298:, purging their opponents including at the Imperial University via charges of faction. Many would be killed or driven into exile, all accused were banned from office till 184. He Yong was a prominent enough figure that he had to flee to 339:, recruited He Yong to his service. He Yong became Adjutant of the Northern Army, putting He Yong in charge of discipline of the Northern Army, the professional defence force at the capital that was a key part of He Jin's authority. 302:
back in his home Jing Province under a false identity. He Yong was a figure who, wherever he was, built close ties with those from leading families and he quickly built support as he befriended fellow exiles.
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and soon he and his allies sought to remove the eunuchs, but their plot was slow, they were outmanoeuvred, and they were destroyed. In 169 the eunuchs persuaded the young Emperor to restart the
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To Establish Peace Being the Chronicle of Later Han for the years 189 to 220 AD as recorded in Chapters 59 to 69 of the Zizhi tongjian of Sima Guang
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himself, despite the personal risk. However, this gained He Yong the enmity of the adventurer and future warlord
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avenge his father, He Yong carried out the killing and brought the head to the Yu family tomb.
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to run escape lines for those at risk in the capital, often travelling into the capital
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incidents in 169 until 184, he would then serve the Han court. Plotting against
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where he became known for being a well-connected talent spotter. Exiled to
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A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD
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A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD
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A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD
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In 189, He Jin was assassinated and in the ensuing chaos, the general
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He Yong would work with and befriend the wealthy future warlord
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Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23–220 AD
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Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23–220 AD
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Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23–220 AD
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Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23–220 AD
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Xun Xu and the Politics of Precision in Third-Century AD China
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Imperial Warlord: A Biography of Cao Cao 155-220 AD
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Index

Emperor Xian of Han
Dong Zhuo
Emperor Ling of Han
Zaoyang
Hubei
Courtesy name
Chinese name
family name
He
courtesy name
Eastern Han dynasty
Nanyang
Luoyang
Runan
Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions
Dong Zhuo
Nanyang
Jing province
Chen Fan
Cao Cao
Xun Yu
Emperor Ling
Prohibitions
Runan
Yuan Shao
Luoyang
Yuan Shu
Yellow Turban Rebellion
He Jin
Empress Dowager He

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