The first major public confrontation between an official and a powerful eunuch, foreshadowing many to come, occurs in 153.

Zhu Mu, the governor of Ji Province (modern center and northern Hebei) had discovered that the father of the powerful eunuch Zhao Zhong had been improperly buried in a jade vest—an honor that was reserved to imperial princes, and he ordered an investigation.

Zhao's father is exhumed, and the jade vest is stripped away—an act that angers Zhao and Emperor Huan.

Zhu is not only removed from his post but is sentenced to hard labor.