As a special product of the feudal imperial power era, the eunuch group has had a great influence in the history of our country. Among the many dynasties, the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty is probably the most impressive. In various film and television dramas, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty showed great power, especially the Dongchang and Xichang controlled by the eunuchs, which left a very bad impression on people. However, what many people don't know is that the eunuchs of the Eastern Han and Tang dynasties were also very powerful. The Eunuch Group in the Eastern Han Dynasty had a great influence on the political affairs of the country, and it was able to influence the direction of national policies. The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty can not only influence the direction of the government, but even the emperor can be replaced! It can be seen that the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty are powerful! So why are the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty so strong? Why would the emperor condone the power of the eunuch?
The Tang Dynasty left a deep impression on people. Huge territory, super military power, open foreign policy, the grand occasion of all nations coming to North Korea. Many great achievements have made people remember the Tang Dynasty. But what many people don't know is that the Tang Dynasty also left a bad impression on later generations, especially its powerful eunuch power. Many people have no intuitive impression of the power of the eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty. Here the author lists a set of data and everyone understands it. Among the 13 emperors in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, 11 emperors were established by eunuchs. In other words, the succession to the throne in the late Tang Dynasty was already in the hands of the eunuch. They want which prince to come to power, which prince can be emperor.
In order to ensure its own power can last longer, the eunuch group tends to choose those incompetent and weak princes as emperors. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Datang to reproduce a promising emperor. Perhaps many people will have questions. Could it be that the Tang Dynasty clan and ministers of civil and military affairs should let the eunuch group hold the power? Why don't the ministers of civil and military affairs oppose the eunuch? Having said this, I have to mention the Shence Army that played an important role in the direction of the late Tang Dynasty. After the main military forces of the Tang Dynasty reached the middle stage, important changes took place. In the early period of the Tang Dynasty, the main components of the Tang army were government soldiers, Beiya imperial army, recruits, border guards, etc. The Tang Dynasty's powerful soldiers were realized by these soldiers. After the Anshi Rebellion, the military power of the Tang Dynasty changed. In this turmoil, a new military power emerged, the Shence Army.
In the late Tang Dynasty, the main military reliance of the center of the Tang Dynasty came from the Shence Army. In fact, the Shence Army has repeatedly rescued the emperor during the war and successfully suppressed the army's rebellion. Among these several military rebellions, the military rebellion that broke out during the Tang Dezong years was the most serious, and even Chang'an was captured by the rebels. At that time, most of the civil servants and generals ran away, only the eunuch and the Shence army followed the emperor and played a key role in helping the emperor successfully reverse the situation. After this incident, Tang Dezong had a new understanding of the eunuchs. He believed that only the eunuchs and the Shence Army were the real support, and the civil servants and generals outside were unreliable. As a result, the leadership of the Shence Army was handed over to the eunuch, and the direction of the Tang Dynasty was fundamentally changed. Starting from Tang Dezong, the eunuch has taken charge of the Shence Army, which means that the eunuch group has controlled the most powerful military force in Chang'an! With the passage of time, the power and courage of the eunuch group became more and more powerful, so that later emperors were powerless to the eunuch group, let alone the ministers in the court.
