In the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, consorts came to power, and the abolition of the emperor was often decided by descendants. Since Emperor Zhangdi of the Han Dynasty, six empress dowagers came to power. In order to hold the power for a long time, the queen mother and her clan made young children emperors.

In 146 AD (the first year of the early Han Dynasty), Liang Ji took control of the state affairs. On July 26 (the first day of the sixth leap month, {sys: (year (now)-146)} years ago), Liu Zuan, the nine-year-old Emperor Zhi of the Han Dynasty, saw Liang Ji when he was at the court meeting and jokingly called him "The domineering general", and Liang Ji held a grudge. That night, he asked left and right to put poison in the cooking cake to poison the emperor, and made his brother-in-law Liu Zhi, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, emperor. Since then, Liang Ji has become more powerful in the ruling and opposition parties.

In 159, Emperor Huan relied on a group of eunuchs to kill Liang Ji and confiscate his whole family. "All the people celebrated it".