Why did the ugly-looking Li Lianying get favored by Cixi ? Why did the Empress Dowager Cixi, who always relied on her superb aesthetics, only love Li Lianying? Is it really because he has no energy? First of all, Li Lianying is absolutely certain that he is a 100% eunuch and will not make any mistakes. Because by the time of the Qing Dynasty, the eunuch castration system had been developed for thousands of years. The technology in this area can also be said to be extremely proficient. Moreover, during the Qing Dynasty, the inspection of eunuchs was still very strict, so it was impossible to get through. The reason why adultery between eunuchs and queen mothers occurred in the previous dynasties was mostly because these people were not castrated, or they were arranged through other means. During the Qing Dynasty, this phenomenon did not exist at all.
When Li Lianying entered the palace, she was only six or seven years old. Li Lianying, who entered the palace at a young age, would definitely be castrated. Moreover, the palace would conduct physical examinations on these eunuchs every year. Once any unclean castration or sudden growth was found, they would be castrated a second time. Therefore, Li Lianying can be sure that he is a real eunuch, and he is also an eunuch with an unflattering appearance. The reason why he was able to stay with the Empress Dowager Cixi all the time was due to several of his unique tricks. So what kind of ability does the ugly Li Lianying have to coax Cixi into submission? What made him promoted from an unknown little eunuch to the chief eunuch?
Li Lianying was able to make Cixi obey his words and control Cixi properly. In fact, it was inseparable from several of his unique skills. The ugly-looking Li Lianying has a pair of very beautiful hands. His fingers are slender and very soft, especially suitable for combing the hair of the elderly. When Li Lianying first entered the palace, she received the guidance of an old master and learned to comb the hair of the ladies in the palace. After Li Lianying learned a good craftsmanship, the master was also very moral and recommended Li Lianying to the Empress Dowager Cixi. At that time, Cixi had a very arrogant temper. As long as someone else combed her hair and a hair fell out, the other person would be severely punished. Therefore, many people dare not comb the hair of Empress Dowager Cixi, but Li Lianying is different. He has his own unique way. After trying to comb Cixi's hair once, Cixi found that there was not a single hair on the ground.
From then on, Cixi appointed Li Lianying to comb her hair. Even if Li Lianying had something to go home on weekdays, she had to report it to Cixi in advance. From this point of view, Cixi couldn't put it down for Li Lianying's craftsmanship. The reason why Li Lianying was able to prevent Cixi from losing her hair was because she would put a piece of cat hair on her comb every time. The static electricity generated by the cat hair can successfully take away some of the hair on it. Even when the sleeves hang down, she can use the cat hair to absorb the fallen hair. Therefore, Cixi had no way of seeing hair on the ground during inspection.
In this way, Li Lianying successfully grasped Cixi's mentality. Cixi also felt that it was Li Lianying's arrival that made her more youthful and energetic. After all, she no longer lost her hair, which pleased her very much. After that, Li Lianying began to stay with the Empress Dowager Cixi. But if you want to stay with Cixi for a long time, just being able to comb your hair is not enough. What other special skills does Li Lianying have?
So Li Lianying began to study and figure out the various psychology of Empress Dowager Cixi. When the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to lose her temper, he would deliberately divert the Empress Dowager Cixi's attention so that she could calm down before making a decision. When the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't sleep at night because of unbearable loneliness, he would go out to learn ventriloquism , tell Cixi bedtime stories, and perform his own ventriloquism to relieve Cixi's boredom. When Cixi was worried about the rhythm of many national affairs, he would wait silently by the side, but never participate in the discussion of these matters. When the Empress Dowager Cixi had conflicts with Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu, he could always be a peacemaker and mediate the relationship between the two parties.Who wouldn't love a slave with such high emotional intelligence and understanding of organization?
As an eunuch, all Li Lianying can do is to be absolutely loyal to his master. He has no other choice. Once he breaks away from Cixi's favor, he will fall from heaven to hell. Therefore, absolute loyalty became the reason why Cixi liked him so much. In addition, Li Lianying knew how to measure, knew what to say and what not to say, and was very tactful in dealing with things. Whether it was dealing with those ministers Cixi didn't want to see or dealing with unnecessary interactions, Li Lianying was easy to handle. Therefore, Li Lianying, who was able to stay with Cixi for 53 years, was by no means an ordinary person. On the contrary, he had super high emotional intelligence and very meticulous observation skills. Otherwise, she would not have been able to understand Cixi's thoughts, which made Cixi feel at ease with him and keep her by his side.
