Back To The Capital
After Emperor Wu's death in 290, Zhang was summoned back to the capital to serve as the teacher of his grandson (the son of his son Emperor Hui), Crown Prince Yu, but without actual powers. After Empress Jia Nanfeng overthrew Empress Dowager Yang and her father the regent Yang Jun in a coup d'état, she became convinced that Zhang was capable but non-threatening, and so entrusted him with power. During the next few years, with Empress Jia in power, Zhang was able to use his skills to keep the various competing political forces in check, in conjunction with Empress Jia's cousin Pei Wei (裴頠). For his contributions, he was created the Duke of Zhuangwu.
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