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Emperor Shao of Han was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
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- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Served
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Book of Later Han, Chapter 76Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He · 6 passages
惟受恩累世，今當遠離宮殿，情懷戀戀，願復一入直，得暫奉望太后、陛下顏色，然後退就溝壑，死不恨矣。」
I have enjoyed imperial favor for generations, and now that I must leave the palace, I cannot bear to go. I ask to serve one final watch and look once more upon the empress dowager and Your Majesty. Then I can withdraw to die in obscurity, without regret."
讓等入白太后，言大將軍兵反，燒宮，攻尚書闥，因將太后、天子及陳留王，又劫省內官屬，從複道走北宮。
Zhang Rang and his confederates burst in on the empress dowager with a tale that He Jin's men had mutinied, torched the palace, and stormed the secretariat; they then seized the empress dowager, the emperor, and the Prince of Chenliu, rounded up palace staff, and fled along the elevated walk to the Northern Palace.
張讓、段珪等困迫，遂將帝與陳留王數十人步出穀門，奔小平津。
Cornered, Zhang Rang and Duan Gui fled on foot through the Grain Gate toward Little Ping Ford with the emperor, the Prince of Chenliu, and a few dozen followers.
公卿並出平樂觀，無得從者，唯尚書盧植夜馳河上，王允遣河南中部掾閔貢隨植後。
The high ministers had all gone to the Pingle Lodge and had no escort for the emperor; only Lu Zhi of the secretariat rode through the night toward the river, and Wang Yun sent Min Gong, a clerk of Henan, on his heels.
明日，公卿百官乃奉迎天子還宮，以貢為郎中，封都亭侯。
The following day the court escorted the emperor home, named Min Gong a gentleman attendant, and enfeoffed him as Marquis of the capital guard post.
董卓遂廢帝，又迫殺太后，殺舞陽君，何氏遂亡，而漢室亦自此敗亂。
Dong Zhuo then deposed the emperor, forced the empress dowager to her death, executed the Lady of Wuyang, and wiped out the He family—after which the house of Han slid into ruin.