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304:, would create trouble, Li issued an edict ordering Wang's death, and further stated in the edict, "Wang Yan and his entire procession should be executed." Zhang reviewed the edict, and decided by his own to alter the edict to read, "Wang Yan and his entire family should be executed," thus saving more than 1,000 Former Shu officials and palace attendants accompanying Wang. 315:(although he would later claim imperial title himself). Shortly after Li Siyuan claimed the regent title, Zhang begged him for retirement, and Li Siyuan agreed. Zhang thereafter returned to Chang'an, and Li Siyuan gave his adoptive son Zhang Yangui (張延貴) an official position at Chang'an in order to have Zhang Yangui be able to attend to him. He died of illness in 928. 187:), which had fallen under Zhu's control at that time, to try to relieve the pressure on Yichang. Liu sent Zhang and the secretary Ma Yu (馬鬱) with an army to Hedong, to join the attack on Zhaoyi. After the campaign, however, Li kept Zhang and did not return him to Lulong. After Li captured Zhaoyi and put his adoptive nephew 281:, causing Li Shaohong's resentment. Meanwhile, Zhang was said to be careful and not liking to be involved in disputes, so effectively, Guo made all of the important decisions. After Li Cunxu conquered Later Liang later in the year, he gave Zhang a grand general title and put him in charge of the eunuch bureau (內侍省, 285:), but continue to have him serve as a chief of staff with Guo. During Li Cunxu's reign, the eunuchs had substantial involvement on policy decisions, but Guo (not a eunuch) continued to oversee the final policy decisions. Zhang continued to not engage himself in those decisions, for the most part. 227:
arrived to defeat the Later Liang army and lift the siege. After that battle, whenever Li Sizhao accompanied Li Cunxu on campaigns away from Zhaoyi, Zhang would be in charge of Zhaoyi in Li Sizhao's absence. It was said that every spring he encouraged the people to be attentive in growing
255:, who had taken control of the circuit without the approval of Li Cunxu after Li Sizhao's death in battle. As he thought that Li Cunxu summoned Zhang and Ren to prepare to act against him, he thus submitted the circuit to Later Liang's emperor 223:. Shortly after, Later Liang launched an army to put Zhaoyi's capital Lu Prefecture (潞州) under siege. Zhang Juhan aided Li Sizhao in defending the city, until (after Li Keyong's death early in 908) Li Keyong's son and successor 68:(860-874), he was adopted by the eunuch Zhang Congmei (張從玫). (Therefore, it appeared likely that his original name was not Zhang.) Because Zhang Congmei was a eunuch official (director of the office of 72:), Zhang Juhan was able to, through that heritage, become a eunuch official as well. At one point, he served as the eunuch monitor of the army at Rong District (容管, headquartered in modern 288:
By 926, the Later Tang realm was engulfed in various mutinies against Li Cunxu, partly caused by a famine and partly caused by the army's discontent after Li Cunxu killed Guo and
179:). Li agreed, but under the provision that Liu send troops to Hedong so that the Hedong and Lulong troops could jointly attack Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義, headquartered in modern 602: 136:
submitted a petition that Zhang be kept at Lulong, and Zhang ended up staying at Lulong. In 903, when Emperor Zhaozong, then under control of the major warlord
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in command of the circuit, Zhang was made the eunuch monitor of the Zhaoyi army, personally commanding the 3,000 soldiers from Lulong.
235:, and therefore summoned Zhang and the assistant to the military governor of Anyi (安義, i.e., Zhaoyi, changed to Anyi to observe 34: 561: 557: 553: 549: 509: 493: 477: 461: 440: 421: 405: 389: 373: 369: 537: 532: 525: 520: 353: 348: 311:, who had rebelled against him earlier, quickly arrived at Luoyang and took control, initially using the title of 122:), to serve as Lulong's eunuch monitor. Later, when Emperor Zhaozong was set to summon Zhang back to the capital 592: 87:, Zhang Juhan was recalled from Rong District to serve as an assistant at the Hall of Imperial Scholars (學士院, 587: 155:
In 906, Zhu launched a major attack on Liu's domain, attacking Yichang Circuit (義昌, headquartered in modern
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Later in the year, Li Cunxu was himself killed in a mutiny at Luoyang itself. His adoptive brother
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Shortly after, Li Cunxu declared himself emperor of Later Tang. He made Zhang, as well as
91:). He was subsequently made an assistant to the directors of palace communications (樞密承旨, 8: 582: 577: 60:, but it is not known where he was born or how he came to become a eunuch. Early in the 200: 69: 31: 544: 73: 251:). This act caused apprehension in the heart of Li Sizhao's son and successor 571: 137: 20: 293: 268: 236: 289: 278: 256: 164: 133: 123: 297: 232: 208: 37: 308: 296:(Wang Jian's son and successor), the emperor of the defunct state of 277:), but it was said that Guo had recommended Zhang in order to bypass 188: 171:
the military governor of Hedong Circuit (河東, headquartered in modern
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the military governor of Xuanwu Circuit (宣武, headquartered in modern
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vegetables and trees, and he did what he could to aid the farmers.
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In 923, Li Cunxu was planning to declare himself emperor of a new
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In 907, Zhu Quanzhong forced Emperor Zhaozong's son and successor
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In 883, during the reign of Emperor Yizong's son and successor
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to yield the throne to him, ending Tang and starting a new
243:, to his presence at Wei Prefecture (魏州, in modern 207:. Li Keyong and several other regional warlords ( 56:Zhang Juhan was born in 858, during the reign of 569: 292:on false suspicions of treason. Believing that 603:Jin (Later Tang precursor) government officials 106:was in exile at Hua Prefecture (華州, in modern 102:During the time that Emperor Xizong's brother 64:era of Emperor Xuānzong's son and successor 40:state (and Later Tang's predecessor state 453: 451: 449: 432: 430: 499: 343: 341: 339: 337: 335: 333: 331: 329: 327: 318: 570: 483: 446: 427: 395: 51: 35:Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 324: 262: 13: 598:Jin (Later Tang precursor) eunuchs 14: 624: 533:New History of the Five Dynasties 167:. Liu Rengong sought aid from 467: 411: 379: 359: 163:), then governed by Liu's son 126:, Lulong's military governor ( 1: 521:History of the Five Dynasties 349:History of the Five Dynasties 194: 7: 10: 629: 58:Emperor Xuānzong of Tang 271:, his chiefs of staff ( 66:Emperor Yizong of Tang 593:Tang dynasty generals 588:Tang dynasty eunuchs 319:Notes and references 613:Later Tang shumishi 52:During Tang Dynasty 26:(德卿), was a senior 608:Later Tang eunuchs 263:During Later Tang 70:ladies in waiting 19:(張居翰) (858-928), 620: 513: 503: 497: 487: 481: 471: 465: 455: 444: 434: 425: 415: 409: 399: 393: 383: 377: 363: 357: 345: 239:for Li Sizhao), 104:Emperor Zhaozong 628: 627: 623: 622: 621: 619: 618: 617: 568: 567: 516: 504: 500: 488: 484: 472: 468: 456: 447: 435: 428: 416: 412: 400: 396: 384: 380: 364: 360: 346: 325: 321: 265: 197: 54: 12: 11: 5: 626: 616: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 566: 565: 545:Zizhi Tongjian 541: 529: 515: 514: 506:Zizhi Tongjian 498: 490:Zizhi Tongjian 482: 474:Zizhi Tongjian 466: 458:Zizhi Tongjian 445: 437:Zizhi Tongjian 426: 418:Zizhi Tongjian 410: 402:Zizhi Tongjian 394: 386:Zizhi Tongjian 378: 366:Zizhi Tongjian 358: 322: 320: 317: 264: 261: 196: 193: 116:Zhong Changshi 85:Emperor Xizong 53: 50: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 625: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 575: 573: 563: 559: 555: 551: 547: 546: 542: 539: 535: 534: 530: 527: 523: 522: 518: 517: 511: 507: 502: 495: 491: 486: 479: 475: 470: 463: 459: 454: 452: 450: 442: 438: 433: 431: 423: 419: 414: 407: 403: 398: 391: 387: 382: 375: 371: 367: 362: 355: 351: 350: 344: 342: 340: 338: 336: 334: 332: 330: 328: 323: 316: 314: 310: 305: 303: 299: 295: 291: 286: 284: 280: 276: 275: 270: 260: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 229: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 153: 151: 147: 143: 139: 138:Zhu Quanzhong 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 100: 98: 94: 93:Xumi Chengzhi 90: 86: 81: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 49: 47: 43: 39: 36: 33: 29: 25: 22: 21:courtesy name 18: 543: 531: 519: 505: 501: 489: 485: 473: 469: 457: 436: 417: 413: 401: 397: 385: 381: 365: 361: 347: 306: 294:Wang Zongyan 287: 283:Neishi Sheng 282: 272: 269:Guo Chongtao 266: 237:naming taboo 230: 198: 154: 127: 115: 101: 96: 92: 88: 82: 61: 55: 23: 16: 15: 290:Zhu Youqian 279:Li Shaohong 205:Later Liang 165:Liu Shouwen 134:Liu Rengong 17:Zhang Juhan 583:928 deaths 578:858 births 572:Categories 298:Former Shu 233:Later Tang 209:Li Maozhen 201:Emperor Ai 195:During Jin 97:Neifu Ling 89:Xueshiyuan 38:Later Tang 309:Li Siyuan 213:Wang Jian 189:Li Sizhao 169:Li Keyong 548:, vols. 510:vol. 275 494:vol. 274 478:vol. 271 462:vol. 272 441:vol. 266 422:vol. 265 406:vol. 264 390:vol. 263 368:, vols. 274:Shumishi 257:Zhu Zhen 253:Li Jitao 241:Ren Huan 225:Li Cunxu 181:Changzhi 157:Cangzhou 129:Jiedushi 124:Chang'an 62:Xiantong 46:Li Cunxu 538:vol. 38 526:vol. 72 354:vol. 72 302:Luoyang 217:Yang Wo 173:Taiyuan 150:Cui Yin 142:Kaifeng 120:Beijing 112:Shaanxi 78:Guangxi 32:Chinese 30:of the 313:regent 245:Handan 215:, and 185:Shanxi 177:Shanxi 108:Weinan 28:eunuch 24:Deqing 249:Hebei 161:Hebei 146:Henan 74:Yulin 562:275 558:274 554:272 550:264 374:261 370:260 221:Jin 99:). 80:). 42:Jin 574:: 560:, 556:, 552:, 536:, 524:, 508:, 492:, 476:, 460:, 448:^ 439:, 429:^ 420:, 404:, 388:, 372:, 352:, 326:^ 259:. 247:, 211:, 183:, 175:, 159:, 144:, 132:) 110:, 76:, 48:. 564:. 540:. 528:. 512:. 496:. 480:. 464:. 443:. 424:. 408:. 392:. 376:. 356:.

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courtesy name
eunuch
Chinese
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Later Tang
Jin
Li Cunxu
Emperor Xuānzong of Tang
Emperor Yizong of Tang
ladies in waiting
Yulin
Guangxi
Emperor Xizong
Emperor Zhaozong
Weinan
Shaanxi
Beijing
Chang'an
Jiedushi
Liu Rengong
Zhu Quanzhong
Kaifeng
Henan
Cui Yin
Cangzhou
Hebei
Liu Shouwen
Li Keyong
Taiyuan
Shanxi

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