As for the origin of eunuchs, China had "eunuchs" as early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties. According to expert research, there are relevant records in oracle bone inscriptions, and the history is naturally longer than that of the West.
Physiological abnormality will inevitably lead to psychological abnormality. In a place called "hidden from the light of day" by Jia Yuanchun, the eunuchs freely vented their abnormal sexual desire, desire for power and greed.
According to Ming Dynasty Zhao Shijin’s "Jiashen Chronicles", before Li Zicheng came to Beijing at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the national treasury of the Ming Empire was less than 4,000 taels! And when Wei Zhongxian was confiscated, he actually copied out There were tens of millions of taels of silver but no treasures, so Chongzhen repeatedly scolded the eunuchs angrily: "My ancestors' savings and hoards of gold and silver, which were passed down from other countries, were completely stolen."
Chongzhen's " "Heartbroken" is both sympathetic and unsympathetic. People sympathize with him because he is the emperor, but he can't do anything to the eunuchs; people don't sympathize with him because he is the leader of the eunuchs, he is a big tree, and eunuchs are birds that build nests in trees. If you sympathize with the emperor, Who could sympathize with eunuchs? However, monarchs still insisted on the eunuch system.
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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, middle officials, internal officials, internal ministers, internal servants, internal eunuchs, etc. Eunuchs, also known as eunuchs, father-in-laws, eunuchs, internal officials, internal servants, middle officials, and middle nobles in Beijing, refer to men in the ancient palace who served the royal family and had their external genitalia castrated.
In the Ming Dynasty, older eunuchs were also called as companions. 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.
Eunuch was originally an official name. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial palace was renamed Zhongyufu, and eunuchs were used as eunuchs and young eunuchs. Only internal eunuchs with higher status were called "eunuchs". Later eunuchs are also commonly known as eunuchs. There were many officials in the Xun and Yuan dynasties. There were great eunuchs in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. "Da" or "Tai" had nothing to do with eunuchs.
There were twelve eunuchs in the inner court of the Ming Dynasty. The chief officials were all called eunuchs and were served by eunuchs. In the early Qing Dynasty, the term eunuch was applied to all eunuchs, and eunuch and eunuch became synonymous. The eunuchs who had been castrated in ancient palaces were eunuchs.
Eunuchs were called "eunuchs" after the Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the central province of the palace was renamed the Zhongyufu, with eunuchs serving as eunuchs and young eunuchs. Later eunuchs are also commonly known as eunuchs. In the Ming Dynasty, as the power of eunuchs increased day by day, people respectfully called all eunuchs "eunuchs", and eunuchs became synonymous with eunuchs.
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