Dong Zhuo (?May 22, 192), the name Zhongying, a native of Lintao (now Minxian County, Gansu), was born in Yingchuan. He was a famous warlord and powerful minister in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and served as the Taishi and the Marquis of Yi.
Dong Zhuo was born in a wealthy family in Longxi, he has liked to act chivalrous and righteous since he was a child, has great courage, and has a strong sense of justice.
According to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", his father was Yu Lin Lang, and he himself was appointed as Yu Lin Lang in the last years of Emperor Huan. After that, he held various positions in the army in the northwest border area, including Jun Sima, Langzhong, Guangwu Ling, Northern Governor of Shu County, Captain Wuji of the Western Regions, Assassin of Bingzhou, and Taishou of Hedong.
He traveled to the Qiang inhabited areas and had great fellowship with all the Qiang chieftains.
Once, one of the Qiang leaders missed Dong Zhuo and came to visit him, Dong Zhuo returned home with these former friends, but Dong Zhuo was poor and had no good wine and meat to entertain his guests. The leader of the Qiang people was moved by Dong Zhuo's sincerity and boldness, and after returning home, he collected more than 1,000 heads of various livestock and gave them to Dong Zhuo to express his friendship.
Dong Zhuo's martial arts are strong and powerful, and he can carry double bows and arrows and shoot left and right on a galloping horse.
He was appointed as the military commander of Zhang Huan, the general of Zhonglang, and followed Zhang Huan to conquer and make military exploits in the state, and the imperial court appointed him as Langzhong, giving him 9,000 silk horses. Dong Zhuo gave all these silks to his soldiers, showing his boldness and generosity.
Dong Zhuo later entered the political center, and then in 161 AD, he was appointed governor of the northern part of Shu County, a sign of his beginning to participate in the politics of the Central Plains.
He successively served as the commander of Guangwu County, the governor of the northern part of Shu County, and the lieutenant of Wuji in the Western Regions, and was later dismissed.
Later, the imperial court was in urgent need of employing people, so Dong Zhuo was recruited again, appointed him as the assassin of Bingzhou and the Taishou of Hedong, promoted to Zhonglang General, led the army to crusade against the Yellow Turban Army, and was dismissed from office due to defeat.
Han Sui and others raised troops in Liangzhou, and Dong Zhuo was appointed as a Zhonglang general to lead the army westward to resist Han Sui. In the north of Wangyuan Kip, Dong Zhuo's army was surrounded by tens of thousands of Qiang people, and the army was cut off from food. Dong Zhuo pretended to want to fish, and built a dam in the river that needed to be crossed on the way back to the army to intercept the flow, so that the water flow of ten miles was still, and finally succeeded in breaking through.
Dong Zhuo's ambition was particularly evident in the deposition of the emperor. In 184 AD, Dong Zhuo began the pinnacle of his political career, and after the death of Emperor Ling of Han, he went straight to Luoyang despite the edict issued by the imperial court to prevent him from marching into the army, and began his career of rebellion.
Then in 189 A.D., the young emperor Liu Wei was abolished, and Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, was appointed as the emperor, and he served as the minister of the country and monopolized the power. He also proclaimed himself a prince, and his status was extremely noble, and he didn't even take the emperor seriously.
His series of actions caused the world to be shocked, and the princes of the Eighteenth Route united to crusade against him, and finally on May 22, 192, Dong Zhuo was beheaded by Lü Bu, ending his chaotic political career.
Dong Zhuo is a complex and controversial figure. His military and political brilliance, as well as his boldness and generosity, left a deep mark on his life. However, his ambition and ** also gave him a bad reputation in history.