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s　then　slew　him　and　brought　in　his　head；　after　which　the　others　submitted。　The　other　leader　Zhang　Ju　saw　that　all　was　lost　and　killed　himself。

Yuyang　being　now　tranquil；　Liu　Bei's　services　were　reported　to　the　Throne；　and　he　received　full　pardon　for　the　insult　to　the　imperial　inspector。　He　was　made　Deputy　Magistrate　of　Xiami；　then　manding　Officer　of　Gaotang。　Then　Gongsun　Zan　praised　Liu　Bei's　former　services；　and　he　was　promoted　to　Magistrate　of　Pingyuan。　This　place　was　very　prosperous；　and　Liu　Bei　recovered　something　of　his　old　manner　before　the　days　of　adversity。　Liu　Yu　also　received　preferment　and　was　promoted　to　Grand　mander。

＇e＇　Regent　Marshal　was　the　highest　military　office；　while　Imperial　Guardian　highest　civilian　office。

In　the　summer　of　the　six　year　of　Central　Stability　（AD　189）；　Emperor　Ling　became　seriously　ill　and　summoned　He　Jin　into　the　Palace　to　arrange　for　the　future。　He　Jin　had　sprung　from　a　humble　family　of　butchers；　but　his　sister　had　bee　a　concubine　of　rank　and　borne　a　son　to　the　Emperor；　named　Liu　Bian。　After　this　she　became　Empress　He；　and　He　Jin　became　the　powerful　Regent　Marshal*。

The　Emperor　had　also　greatly　loved　a　beautiful　girl；　Lady　Wang；　who　had　borne　him　a　son　named　Liu　Xian。　Empress　He　had　poisoned　Lady　Wang　from　jealousy；　and　the　baby　had　been　given　into　the　care　of　Empress　Dong；　who　was　the　mother　of　Emperor　Ling。　Lady　Dong　was　the　wife　of　Liu　Chang；　Lord　of　Jiedu。　As　time　went　on　and　the　Emperor　Huan　had　no　son　of　his　own；　he　adopted　the　son　of　Liu　Chang；　who　succeeded　as　the　Emperor　Ling。　After　his　accession；　Emperor　Ling　had　taken　his　own　mother　into　the　Palace　to　live　and　had　conferred　upon　her　the　title　of　Empress　Dowager。

Empress　Dong　had　always　tried　to　persuade　her　son　to　name　Liu　Xian　as　the　H