The Political Change And Character In Emperor An To Shun Of East Han-China

As a critical moment in Chinese history, East Han Dynasty presented to be less valued than it exactly deserved by the academic. Especially at the late ages of the empire, Chinese society made a dramatically movement against the old normal standard. Thus, this article takes the Hong-Nong Yang family and its representational member Yang Zhen as the illustration of the political changes during this period. Although Yang used to gain the highest position as one of the three councilors in the An-Di Emperor government, he had to commit suicide because he fights against to the power unruly snatched by the eunuchs.At the very beginning, this article tries to narrative the development route of the Hong-Nong Yang family, from military aristocrat to intelligent aristocrat, which closely combine with the timing development itself. The point person Yang Yun in the family history and his tragedy political career shaped a negative group psychology about input politics of whole family, which results Yang Zhen not going to be an officer until he is fifty. After his mother’s death, he finally start his career in the government in an elder age out of the faith to Confucian’s thought of social participation and the responsibility of the nation’s benefit.Second, this article has an analysis of the structure of the Emperor’advocators party and the Empress’maiden family party, and the competition between them. The essence of their competition is how to snatch the scepter. During the whole An-Di Emperor period, it had had last all along, and gives a strong influence on the current political situation. Yang Zhen’ political career also have an involvement in the matter of the up and down of bilateral party. By the death of grandmother Empress Den, his life could be divided to two parts; in the early period, he win his reputation of justice and honest while he occupy some miner position in local office, and in the late, he keep a long-term struggle against with the Empress’ maiden family and their advocators.At last, Yang Zhen tries to persuade the Emperor to stay away from His Majesty’s harmful eunuch advocators totally five times. But the advice does not accept by the Emperor and Yang has been discharged from his office. Through the way of commit suicide, Yang Zhen has been considered as the leadership of the opponents, which has promote the process of the Qing-Liu and Zhuo-Liu intellectuals’identification, and also give a great influence on the changes of the political situation, the whole society and his own family. Hong-Nong Yang family has become one of the most powerful families and going to become intellectual aristocrats. This development route is the most typical one during the West and East Han Dynasty period.In a nutshell, the unfixed feature of the imperial succession of East Han-China result the throne could always be unruly gained by the Empress’family or the eunuchs. The sense of justice, honest and unbeaten bravery to fight for the legitimate rights of Yang Zhen also means a lot in nowadays.