1. Eunuchs were formerly called eunuchs. The eunuch system originated in the pre-Qin period. There are records about eunuchs in the Book of Songs, Rites of Zhou, and Book of Rites.
2. Eunuchs were formerly called eunuchs, and "eunuch" is the name of the constellation. The four stars of eunuch are in the west of the throne of the emperor, so it is used as the name of those who are close to the emperor. Also known as eunuchs, eunuchs, eunuchs, middle officials, neiguan, eunuchs, eunuchs, eunuchs, eunuchs, etc. Eunuch, also known as eunuch, father-in-law, eunuch, eunuch, neiguan, eunuch, zhongguan, zhongjuan, neishu, zhongguiren in Beijing, refers to the male who served the royal family in the ancient palace and had his external genitals castrated. Eunuchs were servants responsible for court chores and were not allowed to participate in state affairs. However, because they lived with the royal family in Beijing day and night, they could gain trust or take advantage of opportunities. Therefore, in some dynasties, eunuchs had the power to control state affairs. In the early days of the Chinese capital, all eunuchs were not necessarily eunuchs. It was only after the Eastern Han Dynasty that eunuchs were fully used as eunuchs. To this day, eunuch culture has become a major feature of the Chinese capital, no less than calligraphy, Beijing accent and other cultures.
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China appeared in the early Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou Gongdan used eunuchs in the court for the first time. In Fengshen Yanyi, there were incidents of palace servants messing with the harem.
The methods of the Qing Dynasty were not necessarily the same as those of previous dynasties.
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"The second is to use a sharp blade to cut open the scrotum and peel off the testicles. Castration by this method obviously does not require complete removal of the reproductive organs, but it can still achieve the goal. This method is recorded in Volume 8 of "Yi Jian Zhi" written by Hong Mai. According to other records, in ancient times, there were so-called "rope tying method" and "kneading method". The former was used when boys were young. A hemp rope is tied from the root of the "testicle" of the genitals, which does not affect the urine, but hinders the normal development of the genitals. Over time, the boy's genitals will lose their function. The latter occurs when the boy is young. People who are familiar with this method should gently knead their testicles every day. After gradually getting used to it, they can increase their strength until the testicles are crushed. However, cutting off or crushing the testicles can be completely avoided if they are already developed. Insemination, but the sexual desire and the ability of the court will still exist for a certain period of time, and some people will even become stronger and more durable because of it."
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Men are affected by it. Castration is generally understood to mean cutting off the penis from the roots, but according to ancient records, there are also cases of destroying the scrotum and testicles. For example, the book "Yun Hui" says: "The external kidney is the force, and the male is cut by castration. The external kidney refers to the scrotum and testicles. If they are destroyed, the human gonads will no longer develop, the penis will not be able to erect, and sexual ability will be lost. .
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“In addition to public marriage, concubinage, and eating in pairs, fornication between eunuchs and maids, and between eunuchs and concubines was also common. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Queen Feng had a lewd temperament. When Emperor Xiaowen Yuanhong led his army on the southern expedition, Feng had an affair with Bodhisattva Gao, a middle official. The Queen Hu of Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan of the Northern Qi Dynasty also had an affair with the eunuch. These are recorded in official history. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch Liu Rong had an affair with many maids. The incident was exposed and he was deposed. During the Tianqi period, the eunuchs Wei Zhongxian, Zhao Jinjing, and Xu Yingyuan became prostitutes and committed adultery in the palace. At the same time, Wei Zhongxian and another eunuch Wei Chao had an affair with the Hakka family, the wet nurse of Emperor Xizong Zhu Youxiao. This was even more scandalous and well-known.
In the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs raped women from time to time. In the late years of Hongwu, when Shi Yun was in charge of inspecting the affairs of Henan Province, he once went to the private sector incognito and heard sad cries coming from a family. When he inquired about it, it turned out that the daughter of this family was forced to rape by an eunuch because of the humiliation. And committed suicide. Shi Yunchang reported this matter to the court, and Zhu Yuanzhang accurately reported it and arrested the eunuch and sentenced him to death. In the first year of Jingtai (1450), Xu Gui, the right-hand general of Datong, reported that Wei Lizhuan, the eunuch who was overseeing the army, took advantage of his power and raped the wife of an officer. When the wife refused, Wei Lizhuan beat the officer to death with a cane. Emperor Daizong Zhu Qiyu asked the censor to inquire, but there was no result. In the first year of Tianshun (1457), Huo Xuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, also reported that whenever Wei Lizhuan held a banquet, he would find prostitutes to accompany him, and he would also forcibly marry the daughters of his officers as concubines. Yingzong was very angry, so he sent people to arrest Wei Lizhuan and punish him according to law.
Those who were able to marry, keep wives, eat in pairs, have fornications with concubines, or use their power to rape women were mostly eunuchs with a certain status and eunuchs with a certain amount of power. Those lower-status eunuchs or eunuchs who served as low-level servants in the palace often went out to visit prostitutes. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a place called "West Courtyard" in the brothel school of the capital, which was specially designed to receive eunuchs and ordinary eunuchs in the palace. Such prostitutes are despised by their peers in fireworks. Most of the people who come here are dismissed eunuchs or young eunuchs. Not only do eunuchs with a certain status refuse to go to the "West Courtyard", but if they hear that any eunuch goes to prostitutes, they are severely punished, and some are even punished. Tortured to death. After the trend of eating in pairs became popular in the palace, some eunuchs fell in love with a prostitute outside and officially married her back home. During the Wanli period, one day a woman disguised as a man was discovered in the palace, acting suspiciously. When she was caught and interrogated, it turned out that she was a prostitute. A eunuch took possession of her, but he did not pay her the full amount of money he owed her for the night. She did not dare to go out in the palace, so the prostitute had to disguise herself and sneak into the palace to ask the eunuch for payment. Emperor Shenzong Zhu Yijun knew about this and sent a decree to hand over the eunuch to the Supervisor of Ceremonies for punishment, and to hand over the prostitute to the Justice Department for investigation, but it is unknown what the outcome was. During the Chongzhen period, the imperial court issued an edict prohibiting inmates from marrying wives and sleeping in prostitutes outside the home, but in the end they were not able to ban it.
Some eunuchs behaved more obscenely and even had anal sex with other men. When eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty purified themselves before entering the palace, they only removed their testicles and did not cut off their penises. During the Wanli period, there was an eunuch who had an affair with a singing boy. The eunuch inserted the penis that could not erect into the boy's anus. Unexpectedly, he could not pull it out. The penis swelled bigger and bigger inside, and the boy was sent away in extreme pain. He died, and the eunuch was also sentenced to death. The Qing Dynasty accepted the lessons of the Ming Dynasty and cut off the penis and testicles of the selected eunuchs when they purified themselves before entering the palace. During the Qianlong period, an official reported to Emperor Gaozong Hongli that although the eunuch's penis was cut off, in many cases it would still grow to a certain length. Therefore, he suggested that a general inspection should be carried out immediately to eradicate the eunuchs who had grown penises again. Emperor Gaozong agreed to his suggestion, and many eunuchs were forced to undergo a second castration. It is said that the official who made the suggestion came up with this method to take revenge because the eunuch offended him. ”
It can be seen that the complete and clean cutting, annual inspection, review, and “stubble washing” began in the Qianlong period, and foreigners recorded the methods after Qianlong. Historically, only the Manchu and Qing Dynasties did it The newly found information shows that when the Manchu Qing Dynasty compiled the Twenty-Four Histories, it made a large number of revisions to historical materials from the Jin Dynasty, and destroyed a large number of original folk books through literary inquisition. For example, some of the #Yongle ceremony, Tiangong Kaiwu, Wu Jingzong, etc. have been lost. Another example is the slander that there are 100,000 eunuchs (the Forbidden City has only 9999.5 rooms, and there are no royal family members, maids, or offices at all. may live), Zhang Xianzhong killed 100 million people in Sichuan (how many people were in China at that time?), and the Qing emperor's randomness in historical records (the emperor was absolutely not allowed to read the actual records, let alone change them, because the historical records were written like Iron. The first emperor to read the record was Li Shimin. Li Shimin killed his brother and forced his father to abdicate, so he read the record. But after all, he didn't dare to change it, so he just found someone else. It beautified him a lot, so there are two Tang histories among the twenty-five histories, and they are completely different. The first one to change is Zhu Di. Zhu # Di Jing was difficult to get started, and his reputation and reputation were worse than Li Shimin's. So he changed the record and regarded Empress Ma as his biological mother because his biological mother did not want it. However, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who followed him did not change it. It was not that he did not want to, but that he did not dare. A large number of civil servants were watching closely. Just say it casually, #If you really use your brain, it's no exaggeration to scold you. The Qing Dynasty was very different. The emperor was the master and the officials were all slaves. Take a look at "Kangxi". Emperor", "Emperor Yongzheng" and other # books, the emperor often said: "Don't record this #, just take that one out of the file." What is this file? actual record).
Author: Qianya
Where is the ancient eunuch #castration$?
Eunuch# culture is a special culture in ancient China. I won’t say much else. I think everyone is interested in which part of the eunuch is castrated. Qian Ya checked a lot of information and sorted it out. Anyone who is interested can take a look. hehe.
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The more consistent saying is that for eunuchs in ancient times, during castration, the penis and balls were mostly castrated together. Like said above.
However, the above situation is for eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty.
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Qianya will give you a summary.
In fact, the methods and parts of castration were different in different dynasties. It also varies depending on the age of the castrated person.
In general, it is rare to castrate the penis without castrating the balls. The situation of castrating the eggs but not the penis was more common in earlier dynasties. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the technology of castration improved, and castration was basically done all at once.
Eunuchs are usually young people or children. If you castrate even one penis, you will have urinary incontinence and a foul odor all over your body. If you only castrate the balls, this is a common practice. Firstly, the penis will not grow bigger, and secondly, it will not affect urination. The only disadvantage is that it affects lifespan. As for the castration of Eggy and JJ together, that is a perverted practice with a very high mortality rate. By the Qing Dynasty, castration technology had reached a certain level, and there were endless examples of eunuchs committing adultery in the harem, so the system of castration together was implemented.