He Jin makes his officers bang their heads against walls with his pathological inability to dispose of the eunuchs. Meanwhile, a bit character from episode 1, Dong Zhuo, drops by the capital with 200,000 of his best friends, just to say hi and see what’s up.

Transcript

He Jin has eunuch troubles.

Key Locations Mentioned in Episode 3

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Graph of Characters and Relationships

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Additional Resources

We’ve spent a lot of time in the first few episodes of the podcast talking about eunuchs, so I figured I’d point you to a couple links if you want to learn more about the role they played in ancient China and why, as troublesome as they were, almost no one entertained the thought of doing away with the whole system until the whole imperial system ended in the early 20th century.

* Hidden Power: The Palace Eunuchs of Imperial China

* Video: Eunuchs of Imperial China (warning: includes some potentially grimace-inducing segments)

* Top 10 Notorious Eunuchs in Ancient China