This was the period during which Ho-ti was the emperor and the court began to be influenced by family members seeking to extend their own power. Zhang, who had been born into an important family, was educated in the moral and political philosophy of Confucianism.
Ito ay ang panahon sa panahon na kung saan Ho-ka ay ang emperador at ang hukuman ay nagsimulang ay naiimpluwensyahan ng mga miyembro ng pamilya na naghahanap para i-extend ang kanilang mga sariling kapangyarihan. Zhang, sino had been ipinanganak sa isang mahalagang pamilya, ay edukado sa moral at pampulitikang pilosopiya ng Confucianism.