There is a Dong Fangbubai in the legendary swordsman, and a Yue Buqun behind him says that he is a master in Jianghu, wielding a knife from the palace, but this is just a classic. The eunuchs in ancient China didn't come like this. In ancient China, eunuchs had to lead a totally clean life first, which meant to cut off their male reproductive organs, but it was illegal to do it themselves. Eunuchs in past dynasties were tested by people from specialized institutions. Later, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people who specialized in cleaning eunuchs were called swordsmen, and they formed a monopoly in an area. Before cleaning, they must sign a voluntary cleaning agreement to avoid regretting all kinds of things. They must also prepare 30 kilograms of grain, a bundle of firewood and some money.
There is a TV series called The Last Eunuch in China. Fu Yi gave each eunuch a small box and sent them out of the palace. Guanzhong was another name for the eunuch in ancient China, so Guanzhong Village was the place where eunuchs lived. But then I thought the name was not very nice, so I thought about changing it for him. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, I renamed it Zhongguancun. Eunuchs, as a special group in ancient China culture, have existed for thousands of years.
Eunuchs are also graded. "Eunuch" is the highest title among these four grades. The eunuch who just entered the palace is called Shi Tong, who does chores for people to wait on children, and then he is called Cheng Jian at the next higher level, Shao Jian at the next higher level, and eunuch at the next higher level. Eunuch is the highest rank here. This is an honorific title.
However, the eunuch had a hard time in the palace. If they want to get ahead, they must be proficient in all kinds of etiquette in the palace. There are many rules for kilometers. How to worship the queen is different from how to worship the emperor. People in different positions have different names. These full sets of etiquette have special people to train you.
This is the most basic etiquette for eunuchs to learn, and then you have to learn the rules. There was a great eunuch in An Dehai in Qing Dynasty, who was Cixi's favorite eunuch. He was loved by Cixi and later bossed around. Why did he get the favor of Cixi? Because he dared to devote himself to Cixi, Emperor Tongzhi was still very young after the death of Emperor Xianfeng. On the one hand, the party does not trust Cixi, on the other hand, it does not trust its six brothers. Therefore, the main policies of the court have been put in place.
The history that everyone has seen. In order to continue living in the harem, Cixi discussed with Prince Gong to send An Dehai, the closest eunuch around her, back to Beijing overnight, and discussed with Yi. This was a matter of laying down his life, because the background at that time was in the hands of eight ministers, and if he was caught, his head would definitely fall to the ground, so later An Dehai could have such a big right to be arbitrary. Finally, An Dehai was killed by eunuch Ding Baozhen when he left Gongbaoshan.