All Dong's deeds aroused strong protest from the courtiers and many local officials. With full political power in his hand, Dong Zhuo dethroned Emperor Shao and put Emperor Xi'an on the throne.
During the chaos caused by the fighting between the eunuchs and generals, Dong Zhuo, a treacherous court official of the Eastern Han drove his army into Luoyang. Resenting the manipulation of eunuchs, two generals Yuan Shao and He Jin plotted to murder them. In 189 when Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han dynasty died, a young emperor - Emperor Shao was put on the throne.