Speaking of ancient Chinese history, it is a history of emperors. In ancient China, the system of monarchs was adopted, and every dynasty and every generation had an emperor who ruled the people of the world. If there are emperors, there must be eunuchs! Although I can't understand why every emperor has a caring eunuch serving him, the role of eunuch has been passed down from generation to generation with the history of ancient Chinese kings.
In the long history of ancient China, the beginning is The First Emperor The great talent and strategy of unifying the six and eight deserts, and the end is The emperor of the Ming Dynasty guards the country's gates, and the king dies in the country.
has many heroes in the process of changing generations, which are very eye-catching, leaving unlimited imaginations for future generations. With the change of dynasties, the eunuch group has also given birth to many more prominent existences. Today, let’s take a look at the most well-known and famous eunuchs in ancient China!
- Zhao Gao
We know that Qin Dynasty is the first unified country in Chinese history. When it comes to the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Gao has to be mentioned. Zhao Gao started his career as an eunuch. Relying on the favor of Qin II, Hu Hai, Hu Hai, to the top, and thus accelerated its demise.
As we all know, Qin Shihuang originally intended to let youngest son Fusu inherit his throne, but for his own selfish interests, Zhao Gao launched the sand dune coup . He and Prime Minister Li Si conspired to forge an edict, forcing Qin Shihuang's eldest son Fusu suicide, and made First Emperor youngest son Hu Hai the emperor; Zhao Gao, who was able to monopolize the power, formed a clique for personal gain, was the emperor hidden behind the scenes at that time. Later, Zhao Gao killed Prime Minister Li Si and inherited Li Si's position and became Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty. In the third year, Zhao Gao coerced Qin Ershi to abdicate and appointed Ziying as King of Qin . However, good and evil will be rewarded in the end. Ziying, who had long hated Zhao Gao, knew that Zhao Gao wanted to treat himself as a puppet. When Ziying ascended the throne, he led Zhao Gao into the palace and killed him, and issued an order to break the three tribes!
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can make the emperor call him his father, only Zhang Rang in China's history!
Zhang Rang was a great eunuch during the Han Ling Emperor period. During the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, he trusted Zhang Rang very much and even said shocking words like "Zhang Changshi is my father." When Zhang Rang was in power, he took advantage of his position change and Emperor Ling of Han's trust in him, and was greedy and plundered people's wealth everywhere. The general at that time, He Jin, wanted to execute Zhang Rang, who was in trouble with the court, but was killed by Zhang Rang. Yuan Shao , , Yuan Shu and others heard that He Jin was killed and decided to go to the palace to kill all the eunuchs in the palace. Zhang Rang was also forced to go to the desperation and ended up having to jump into the well and commit suicide. was also caused by Zhang Rang's chaos, which led to the demise of in the Han Dynasty, causing chaos in the Three Kingdoms in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
- Galix
The eunuch of the Tang Dynasty period was the sixth generation grandson of the famous military and political leader in Lingnan who was praised by Premier Zhou as "the first heroine in China" - Lady Xian . During the Tang Xuanzong's governance, Gao Lishi's status reached its peak. Because Gao Lishi had helped Emperor Xuanzong to quell the rebellion between Empress Wei and Princess Taiping, he was deeply favored by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Finally, he became the General of the Cavalry and entered the Kaifeng Prefecture Yiyi Tongsansi.
The difference between the two above is that Gao Lishi was loyal throughout his life, and he remained loyal to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and was hailed as "the first wise official in the ages." Gao Lishi was quick-witted, cautious, and had no ambition for power. A famous historian of the Ming Dynasty said: "Gao Lishi is really a loyal minister. Who said that there is no eunuch?" Finally, after hearing the news of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Gao Lishi cried sadly, and vomited blood and died.
- Zheng He
Speaking of Zheng He, everyone knows that Zheng He voyages to the West seven times brought countless wealth to Ming Dynasty . When Zheng He was young, he served as the King of Yan Zhu Di . He was wise and skilled, and knew how to practice war.Later, he made contributions in the Jingnan Battle and was promoted to eunuch internal official supervisor.
1405 to 1433, Zheng He voyaged seven times in the West and completed a great feat in Chinese history. In the sixth year of Xuande , Qin appointed Zheng He as the eunuch of the Three Treasures. And two years later, Zheng He died in Guli, the west coast of India.
- Wei Zhongxian
is the first eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, known as 9,900 years old, and the only eunuch who almost became emperor. He is Wei Zhongxian. There are two different records in historical records about Wei Zhongxian's birth. One is that he was originally a rogue and was bored because of losing gambling, so he decided to castrate himself by wielding his sword; the other is that he was poor in his family, so he had no choice but to castrate himself by wielding his sword and entered the palace to be a eunuch.
During his tenure, Wei Zhongxian gradually grasped the power of the government and monopolized the power for decades. He was once respected as 9,900 years old, resulting in the fact that only Wei Zhongxian was known in the court and the country, but not in the Xizong Emperor.
- Li Lianying
has the same experience as most eunuchs. Because of the miserable childhood experience, Li Lianying resolutely swung her sword into the palace.
After Li Lianying entered the palace, during her time in the palace, she was highly valued by Empress Dowager Cixi. The Empress Dowager even broke the royal ancestral system of "eunuchs with the fourth rank" and was named the eunuch in charge of second rank , and commanded all eunuchs in the palace. Li Lianying accompanied Empress Dowager Cixi for nearly 53 years. She was the most powerful eunuch in the late Qing Dynasty and the first person to be called Empress Dowager Cixi " Lafayette ".
Cixi The relationship formed by Li Lianying over the past few decades is extraordinary. Cixi was a politically powerful dictator with a strong desire for power and a cruel and ruthless dictator, but she was also an elderly person with fragile feelings and fear of loneliness.
For decades, the servants around Cixi have changed one after another. The only ones who are considerate except An Dehai are Li Lianying. The eunuch Liu Xingqiao and others recalled that the relationship between Cixi and Li Lianying was very deep, and the only one who could resolve Cixi's troubles and serve her the best was Li Lianying.
After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Lianying was also heartbroken. After the mourning period expired, she left the palace despite the retention of Empress Dowager Longyu .
Eunuchs are not unique in Chinese history. In fact, eunuchs exist throughout Asia, but eunuchs occupy a certain weight in Chinese history. There are good and bad things. The demise of the Han, Tang and Ming dynasties was directly related to eunuchs.
