Author: Gantang
When mentioning eunuch , perhaps many people will say it is Zhao Gao . Zhao Gao was not the first eunuch, but Zhao Gao was the first to draw people's attention to the existence of eunuchs and how terrifying they were.
According to history, the original eunuchs did not need to be castrated in such an inhumane way. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that all eunuchs were required to be castrated males. Since then, eunuchs have had a unique form of existence and have existed for nearly a thousand years. continued until the end of the feudal era.
So who was the first eunuch to be castrated? Who was so "brave" to take this step?
(1) I castrated myself
Time has been pushed forward. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period BC, there was a man named Shu Diao .
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many small countries, and there was a man from Qi who was an eunuch in the imperial court at that time. In the beginning, Shu Diao was still a normal man. In order to stand out and win the trust of the then leader Duke Huan of Qi, Shu Diao castrated himself with a knife in the palace. In this way, he proved his loyalty to Duke Huan of Qi. loyalty.
Shu Diao's behavior really made Duke Huan of Qi trust him. As a result, Shu Diao took the power and gradually ignored Duke Huan of Qi. In the end, Duke Huan of Qi, the former master, was no longer taken seriously by Shu Diao. inside.
(2) The death of Duke Huan of Qi was in the hands of Shu Diao
Duke Huan of Qi was seriously ill, and Shu Diao did not allow anyone to deliver food. A generation of monarchs eventually died without food, and Duke Huan of Qi starved to death.
Duke Huan of Qi is dead, but Qi State needs a monarch to make Shu Diao more arrogant and domineering. Duke Huan of Qi had a total of six sons, but before his death, Duke Huan of Qi had promised his son Wugui to be the prince, so Shu Diao supported Wugui as the king, which was somewhat justified.
In order for Wugui to succeed smoothly, Shu Diao teamed up with Yi Ya to kill the opponents. So who is Yi Ya? Yi Ya was the imperial cook when Duke Huan of Qi was still alive. In this way, a eunuch and a cook supported a king and completed the transfer of power.
But Wugui, the puppet king, only lasted three months, because Wugui was killed. Wu Gui died, but Shu Diao was still alive, so the ministers jointly held a banquet to discuss state affairs and deceived Shu Diao. Shu Diao did not believe that he would die at all. Shu Diao went to the banquet and was also going to die.
After Shu Diao died, the civil strife caused by Shu Diao gradually subsided.
(Qi Huangong)
(3) Guan Zhong’s good words
Qi Huangong, during the Spring and Autumn Period, was the first of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, with absolute ability and talent, and the person who made Qi Huangong the overlord must be Guan Zhong . Guan Zhong was Wang Zuo's talent, but Guan Zhong died early. Before Guan Zhong died, Qi Huan Gong's last words were to stay away from Shu Diao.
Guan Zhong believed that the person a person loves the most should be himself, and even he could bear to hurt himself. How could such a cruel person be loyal to him this time?
Faced with Guan Zhong’s advice, Duke Huan of Qi did not listen. Duke Huan of Qi thought that Shu Diao was a non-threatening person, a man who didn't even have any heirs. Who would he fight for?
was such a person who was not taken seriously by Duke Huan of Qi, and eventually died in his own knowledge. And Shu Diao also relied on his cruelty to change the fate of eunuchs for thousands of years.
This is the most disgusting part of being cunning.
(Guan Zhong)
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