Biography
Dong was one of the four chancellors of Shu Han, the other three being Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, and Fei Yi. He was known to be modest and fair, and had even administrated audiences with the ruler Liu Shan before. Even the eunuch Huang Hao, who was one of the causes of the fall of Shu Han, was kept under control when Dong was still living.
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