He Jin 何進/HHS translation

= 《後漢書》卷六十九 = = 竇何　列傳　第五十九 = Biographies of Dou [Wu], He [Jin] 竇武　何進

Biography of He Jin
He Jin was a successful man from Nanyang commandery in ancient China. The sister of his stepmother was selected to enter "Yet Ting" - the back palace as a concubine for the king. She spoiled the king. He Jin became a government official, then he became a military official, and later he further advanced to become the chief executive of Wing Chuen Province. In the second year of Guanghe, He Jin’s sister-in-law was chosen to be empress, and He Jin was appointed to become the assistant to the Prime Minister of the regime, a senior Cheong Jok official in Henin.

In year 184, Yellow Turbans chaos broke out, He Jin was appointed as the General, and lead the Hulin Army to station at five camps in the Pavilion, to repair equipment for protecting the capital. Ma Yuanyi, assistant to Jinjiao, head of the the Yellow Turban, planned for a conspiracy in the Luoyang uprising, He Jin cracked this conspiracy, so he was appointed as the Sanhou Official.[1]

[1] City and Province are in the south.

In the fourth year, several thousand Xing Yang thieves tried to attack and set fire to Province Kwan, killed the chief executive of Zhongmu County, He Jin was assigned to team up with Miu and went to Henan to fight the war. The thieves were defeated, and the army returned safe and sound.They were greeted by a government representative in Xingyang, there Miu was brought to the Senior General, and he was appointed as Jiyang Hu.

In the fifth year, everywhere was in a mess, some people predicted there would be a war and two palaces would be bleeding. Great Generals Xima Xuliang and Xima Wudang said, “Taigong Six Military Teachings [1] can settle all the regions.”Their ideas were presented to the king.Then the king ordered many soldiers to keep the order of the society. A big altar was built, it had 12 levels with a colourful roof, the height was 10 feet. A small altar was built in the north-east of the big one, and it had nine levels, with a height of nine feet. There was an infantry with tens of thousands knights camping at a site. The king went to meet the army. He visited the Dahua cover and Xiaohua cover. After the ceremony, the king laid an armour onto the horse, [2] and called them “Supreme Generals,”and walked three rounds. He Jin was asked to lead a team of soldiers. It was time to appoint eight captains. Jian Shuo, at the Small Yellow Door, was appointed as Senior Captain of the army; Huben Zhonglang appointed Yuan Shao as the Military Lieutenant; Yilang Cao Cao was appointed as Code Army Captain; Zhao Rong was appointed assistant military captain; Chunyu Qiong was appointed as the Sau Jun Captain; and there was also a Zuoyou Captain. The king considered Jian Shuo to be strong and strategic, so he appointed him as Marshal. Governor Shili and the Local Ombudsman are great generals, yet, they belong to the same group.

[1] Taogong Six Tao Articles: the first Power Book, Literary Theory; the second Teacher, Martial Art Theory; the third Longtao, the Lord; the fourth Futao, Pianbi; the fifth Paotao, Captain; the sixth Huentao, Sima. Longtao said, “King Wu said, “To be a leader of the armed forces, you have to be close to the generals like parents, be angry hearing the golden sound, be happy hearing the drums, but how?”” [2] In original Chinese text, 擐 is pronounced as “huan”. 介 is the same as 甲.

Although Jian Shuo held the military power, he was afraid of He Jin. He and other teammates persuaded the king to send He Jin to hit the western side, Hansui. The king agreed and sent out hundreds of chariots with knights, axes and swords. He Jin knew about his plot, and requested Xuzhou to hit Xuyan Two-states soldier in the east. This action had to continue until it was time to end. 〔1〕　Word meaning: “佻” means light Now, the queen of He Jin gave birth to Prince Bian, the concubine gave birth to Prince Hip. The officials held a princes establishment ceremony, the king thought that the princes were so young and naive, and could not be leaders yet. [1] And, the queen was spoiled by He Jin, and he was holding great authority, so it took a long time for him to make decisions.

In the sixth year, King Ling was sick and he handed Liutoh to Jian Shuo. As Jian Shuo was assigned, and he was doubtful. After the king died, Jian Shuo would like to kill He Jin followed by assigning Liuhip as the emperor. But, there was something between his assistant Sima Pan and He Jin, and Sima gave an eye signal to He Jin but it failed. It was a scary move, they returned to the camp by a route, leading soldiers to the Bak Office [1]. He Jin claimed that he was sick and did not enter the office. The plot was unsuccessful, and Prince Bian came to office. The queen of He Jin came to the court, and worked together with Taifu, as recorded in history. [1] Kwong Ah said, “儳 means sickness”

Su knew that the officials were hated by the people, she didn’t care and continued to interfere with the sovereignty, and considered it a plot. Jian Shuo was also strategic, and said to Zhangjin, “Yellow Door is a place of authority, and he committed adultery with the queen, [1] General Yigan was wise and powerful, he settled down the society in a good manner, and got rid of the bad elements of the country.”He Jin heard this. Jian Shuo was spoiled, and he was committed to the country, [2] and he was good at training talented people, for the sake of good work. His brother Jianglan knight was open-minded, and he treated him well. These wise men worked together wholeheartedly for the country: Pang Ji, He Yong, Xun You, etc.

[1] King Ling’s mother - Queen Mother Tung lived in Ever Happiness Palace. [2] Yuanan, Sikung, Suangtong were all students, together with Taiwai and Tongzi, these five men were Five Palace Officials. They were the jewel of the generation.

Jian Shuo was anxious and doubtful, and wrote to official Chiaochung, “Great General brothers managed the country well, and tried to grab positions of the previous king, and to kill Cao. However, soldiers were forbidden in Yisek Palace, and they were not allowed to fight there.” Chungseung Situngsing, from Jiangtung Province, was loved by the queen mother and He Jin, and was powerful. He Jin was trusted, and he discussed with Jiaochung and others, and presented their ideas in writing. This was the story of the Yellow Door and the related soldiers.

Jian Shuo said, “The previous Dou Wu Yuju was spoiled and was a victim, his words were leaked to the outside world. The hundreds of officials in the Five Camps respected him. Now the General played a heavy role, and his brothers were leading great soldiers, their names appeared in the hall of fame. They worked their lives, grasping all the events, and they were sent from up above. General Yiyat tidied up the country, and was remembered by the generations. The Sinba case is not to be mentioned. [1] Now the big walk was in the front palace, [2] General Yisau Sau lead the forbidden soldiers, in and out of the palaces.” He Jin implied this, he was unwell and did not want to go to the funeral ceremony, and did not go to the mountain burying ceremony. Instead, he worked with Chao to do some planning, against the queen mother. The queen mother did not listen to them, and said, “Regarding forbidden soldiers, it has been like this since the beginning of time and is an old story, and life goes on. The previous king gave up his kingdom, why should I have to deal with them?” [3] He Jin disobeyed the queen mother, and became out of control.”Chao treated the middle official closely, gave orders every day, and did not cancel it. It became a problem later. And, the queen mother was bribed by some officials, and it became a mystery. It was said to the queen mother, “The Great General is killing others to build up his own authority.” The queen mother thought so. The middle officials were there for a few decades, and became important people for internal and external affairs. They were assigned heavy responsibilities, and were respected. There were famous outside and, inside, they worked their lives, and the story goes on and on.

[1] Sinba, father of Chou Sin Hou. Sidai Ah said, “ Things are good, and they are so good.” [2] The king died and it was not a big deal. A book once said, “The great man keeps going.” [3] In the Choh book, “Choh Choh” means fresh and clear. The poem says, “The clothes are gorgeous.”