Since Emperor Muzong of Tang Dynasty, eunuchs have controlled the military power of the imperial guards and controlled the government. Even the destruction of the emperor was often decided by eunuchs. W     w      w                                                                                            

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CoM There were seven emperors at the end of the Tang Dynasty, including Muzong (reigned from 821 to 824), Wenzong (reigned from 827 to 840), Wuzong (reigned from 841 to 846), Xuanzong (reigned from 847 to 859), Yizong (reigned from 86o to 873), Xizong (reigned from 874 to 888), and Zhaozong (reigned from 889 to 93) were all established by eunuchs.

Wenzong was established by eunuchs Wang Shoucheng and others. After ascending the throne, Wang Shoucheng was promoted to General of the Cavalry and was appointed as the lieutenant of the Right Shence Army. He was powerful in the court and the country. On the surface, Wenzong favored the eunuchs, but he was very jealous of them in his heart.

In 831 AD (the fifth year of Taihe), Emperor Wenzong conspired with Prime Minister Song Shenxi to eliminate eunuchs. However, due to the leak, Emperor Shenxi was demoted to Sima of Kaizhou. Since then, Emperor Wenzong was controlled by eunuchs everywhere. He wanted to rely on court officials to eliminate eunuchs, but court officials were only busy with flirting.

Li Xun and Zheng Zun were both Wang Shoucheng's confidants. They pointed out the shortcomings and crux of politics, which attracted the attention of Wenzong. In addition, they were both Wang Shoucheng's confidants, so they would not arouse the suspicion of eunuchs. Wenzong conspired with them to get rid of eunuchs.

Both advocated taking advantage of the conflicts between eunuchs to separate and disintegrate, and defeat them with poison. They suggested that Emperor Wen appointed Qiu Shiliang as the lieutenant of the Zuo Shence Army and divided part of Wang Shoucheng's military power. He also adopted the strategy of promoting openly and surrendering secretly to remove Wang Shoucheng's real power and poisoning him to death.

In order to eliminate the eunuchs in one fell swoop, Wenzong asked Zheng Zhu to serve as the governor of Fengxiang and organize his army to be foreign aid. At the same time, Luo Liyan was appointed as the Yin of Jingzhao and Han Yue as the General of Jinwu Guard, controlling key points such as the capital and the Daming Palace.

Li Xun and Zheng Zhu agreed that when Wang Shoucheng was buried, he ordered all eunuchs and lieutenants to concentrate on the funeral in the water. Then Zheng Zhu led his personal soldiers to chop all the eunuchs, leaving no one left.

However, Li Xun temporarily changed his plan without notifying Zheng Zhu. He, Prime Minister Shu Yuanyu, Jinwu General Han Yue and others decided to take action in the Daming Palace in advance and kill the eunuchs, which led to the "Nanlu Incident".
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