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Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is

Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is foiled. Also known as the Sweet Dew Incident

Zheng Zhu (鄭注; died December 18, 835), probably né Yu Zhu (魚注), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He became a trusted advisor to Emperor Wenzong due to treatments he provided Emperor Wenzong for the emperor's illnesses, and thereafter plotted with Emperor Wenzong and Li Xun to slaughter the powerful eunuchs. However, after the plot (later known as the Ganlu Incident) failed, Li Xun and he were both killed, along with many other officials that the eunuchs suspected of being complicit.

Historical Significance

Zheng Zhu (鄭注; died December 18, 835), probably né Yu Zhu (魚注), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Zheng Zhu (鄭注; died December 18, 835), probably né Yu Zhu (魚注), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He became a trusted advisor to Emperor Wenzong due to treatments he provided Emperor Wenzong for the emperor's illnesses, and thereafter plotted with Emperor Wenzong and Li Xun to slaughter the powerful eunuchs. However, after the plot (later known as the Ganlu Incident) failed, Li Xun and he were both killed, along with many other officials that the eunuchs suspected of being complicit.
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Zheng Zhu (鄭注; died December 18, 835), probably né Yu Zhu (魚注), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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