The eunuchs in ancient times cut the male genitals.
The reason for this is that a large number of handymen are needed inside the palace, but many things are not completed by the palace maid, but the palace does not allow the presence of other males, which will ensure the purity of the emperor's bloodline. In the ancient relatively backward medical technology conditions, *** the mortality rate of surgery is quite high.
The first method of *** in ancient times was to remove the male genitals with a sharp metal blade. The Old Tang Book - An Lushan biography has recorded an example of ***: "pig out of the Khitan tribes, ten years old thing (An) Lushan, very crafty. Lushan held the blade to the end of its potential, blood flow several liters, want to die. Lushan to ash fire Fu, all day and Su."
The second method of *** in ancient times is mainly divided into two steps, the first step is to cut off the testicles first; then the second step is to cut ***.
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In China, there are specialists who specialize in *** surgery for those who want to become eunuchs, known as "knife maker". The "knife maker" does not have a fixed salary, but are *** recognized experts. The occupation of the "knife maker" is to make eunuchs.
Ordinary "knife maker" surgical fee is six taels of silver per *** a eunuch, responsible for the complete cure. But accept *** people are often poor, most do not have cash, so there should be a guarantor, surgical fees can be paid afterward, but in any case, there is no guarantor, "knife smith" is never willing to do it.
In the late Qing Dynasty in the capital city of Beijing *** manufacture of eunuchs in the industry, there are two monopoly: South Chang Street, accounting division of the hutong of the "Bi five" and Di'anmen Square Brick Hutong of the "knife Liu".
Some records say that the head of these two families are the Qing Dynasty's seventh-grade officials, while others say that "Dagger Liu" is the sixth-grade top. They sent 40 finished eunuchs to the Chief Household Office every quarter, and 160 eunuchs four times a year, which was their occupation.
To prepare to be eunuchs of small children purification of a class of "formalities", all by the "Bi five" and "small knife Liu" their two families to do. They have many years of experience, and have a complete set of equipment. The company's technology is highly skilled and clean, so the casualty rate of those who are *** is very low.
Therefore, at that time, want to send their children to the palace as eunuchs, first of all to the Bi family or Liu family to "hanging scoop", that is, to enroll. Then after a series of reviews, look at the appearance, listen to the speech, test cleverness and a full set of checks. Until they think they are qualified, they can only take in these children.
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Top 10 Famous Eunuchs: Zhao Gao, Zhang Jean, Gao Li Si Shi
Ten famous eunuchs: Zhao Gao, Zhang Jean, Gao Li Shi, Li Fuguo, Cai Lun, Wang Zhen, Wei Zhongxian, Liu Jin, Zheng He, Li Lianying.
Zhang Jean: (? -September 24, 189) was a eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a native of Yingchuan. During the reigns of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, he served as a small yellow door and a permanent attendant of the central government, and was awarded the title of Liehou (Marquis). In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), He Jin plotted to execute eunuchs. When the matter was leaked out, he and the rest of the several standing attendants designed to ambush and kill He Jin. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other people heard that He Jin was killed, into the palace to kill all the eunuchs, Zhang Jean desperate, threw himself into the water.
Gao Li Shi: (684 - 762), real name Feng Yuanyi, ancestry Panzhou, the famous eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty. He entered the palace at a young age and was adopted by Gao Yanfu as his foster son, so he changed his name to Gao Lishi and was appreciated by Wu Zetian. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, his position reached its peak. As he had helped Emperor Xuanzong to pacify Empress Wei and Princess Taiping's rebellion. He was known as "the first virtuous eunuch in the ancient times" because of his faithfulness and loyalty. In March of the first year of Baoying (762), he learned of the death of Li Longji and died of vomiting blood. He was posthumously awarded the title of Governor of Yangzhou and was buried with him at the Taileung Mausoleum.Li Fuguo (李辅国) : (704-762), a eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, was the first eunuch to become prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, whose real name was Jingzhong (静忠), and later changed to Fuguo (輔国), and whose appearance was extremely ugly. Li Fuguo did nothing until he was forty years old. During the An Shi Rebellion, he persuaded the crown prince Li Heng to succeed the throne. Afterwards, he stopped Empress Zhang's attempt to abolish Crown Prince Li Yu, who had been established by Emperor Suzong of Tang, in favor of King Li of Yue, and protected Crown Prince Li Yu's accession to the throne. Emperor Daizong of Tang abrogated Li Fuguo's power, and then sent his men to assassinate Li Fuguo. Posthumously awarded too Fu, posthumous title for ugly.
Cai Lun: (? -121 ) word Jingzhong, East Han Dynasty Guiyang County people. Cai Lun summed up the past experience of people making paper to innovate the paper-making process, and finally made the "Cai Hou paper". In the first year of Yuanxing (105 A.D.), Cai Lun reported to the court, and Emperor He of the Han Dynasty ordered to popularize his papermaking method. In the first year of Jianguang (121 AD), Cai Lun committed suicide due to a power struggle. Cai Lun's papermaking is listed as one of the "Four Great Inventions" of ancient China, and he is regarded as the originator of papermaking and the "God of Paper" by papermakers.Wang Zhen: Ming Dynasty people in Weizhou, history says that Wang Zhen "cunning", is the first generation of authoritarian eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. In the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), Wala invaded the country. Wang Zhen encouraged the emperor to march, and invited King Yingzong fortunate his house in Weizhou, so that the delay in the trip, line to the Tumu Fort (now east of Hebei Huailai), was chased by the Warat soldiers, the whole army was wiped out, King Yingzong was captured, Wang Zhen was killed.
Wei Zhongxian : (1568 - December 11, 1627), northern Zhili Suning people, Han Chinese, eunuchs at the end of the Ming Dynasty. After changing his name to Li Jinzhong, the emperor gave the name Wei Zhongxian. During the period of Ming Xi Zong, known as "nine thousand nine hundred years old", exclude dissenters, dictatorship, so that people "only know that there is Zhongxian, but do not know that there is the emperor". After succeeding to the throne, Zhu Yujian hanged himself. Liu Jin: (1451-1510), a native of Xingping, Shaanxi, was the 62nd grandson of Liu Bang. His mother's name was Tan, and at the age of six he was adopted by his eunuch uncle Liu Shun, who later purified himself and became a eunuch in the palace. In August, 1510, Liu Jin was sentenced to death by lynching.Zheng He : (1371-1433), Ming Dynasty eunuchs, originally surnamed Ma, name and, nicknamed Sanbao, also known as Sanbao, Yunnan Kunyang (now Jinning Kunyang Street) Baoshan Township Zhidai village people. Chinese Ming Dynasty navigator, diplomat.
Li Lianying: Han Chinese, born in 1848, formerly known as Li Jinxi, Xianfeng five years as a eunuch. Tongzhi six years, was appointed second governor. Empress Dowager Cixi gave the name Lian Ying, commonly known as Lian Ying. Cixi period of the Qing dynasty eunuch in charge, is the most powerful eunuchs in the late Qing dynasty, is the first to call the Empress Dowager Cixi for the "old Buddha" people. He was the first to call Empress Dowager Cixi "Old Buddha". When he was 61 years old in the first year of the Xuantong reign, he retired after 100 days of mourning for Cixi. He died at the age of 63 in the third year of Xuantong.
Eunuch (tài jiàn) originally referred to the eunuchs in the senior officials, now refers to the ancient *** genitals after the loss of sexual ability, exclusively for the ancient capital of the royal family to serve in the male officials, also known as eunuchs, eunuchs, eunuchs, temple people, eunuchs, officials, officials, internal ministers, internal service, the internal supervisor, the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and then called the older eunuchs for the accompanying companion.
And eunuchs living with the palace people called the pair of food.
The highest position of the eunuchs is called
The highest position of the eunuchs is called the Chief Eunuch, which is the first grade.
The list of eunuchs:
The first grade: the chief eunuch
From the first grade: three eunuchs in front of the Royal Court
The second grade: two eunuchs in front of the temple
From the second grade: the chief eunuchs a
The third grade: two eunuchs in charge of the affairs
From the third grade: three eunuchs in the lead
The fourth grade: the inner ministers eunuchs
The fourth grade: the inner ministers. Four
From the fourth rank: one grand eunuch
From the fifth rank: unlimited eunuchs
From the fifth rank: two chief eunuchs
From the sixth rank: two eunuchs in front of the imperial court
From the sixth rank: four eunuchs in front of the temple
From the seventh rank: one chief eunuch
From the seventh rank: one eunuch in charge of the affairs of the court
The eighth rank: Extended Information:
The eunuch was originally an official name, when Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, he changed the Palace Ministry into the Imperial Household, and eunuchs were appointed as eunuchs, eunuchs, and eunuchs, and only the eunuchs with a higher status were called "eunuchs". After the eunuchs are also commonly known as eunuchs. In the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs were added to all eunuchs, and eunuchs and eunuchs became synonymous. In ancient times, eunuchs were the ones who were tortured in the palace.
Eunuchs called "eunuchs", after the Sui and Tang dynasties. When Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, he changed the Palace Ministry into the Imperial Household, and eunuchs were appointed as eunuchs and young eunuchs. Later, eunuchs were also known as eunuchs. In the Ming Dynasty, the power of eunuchs increased, and all eunuchs were honored as "eunuchs", and eunuchs were also known as eunuchs.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were three eunuchs in the palace, namely, the State Eunuch, the Imperial College of Qin Tianjian, and the Shanglinyuan Eunuch. Guozijian is the highest school of the country, Qintian Supervision is the management of meteorological weather department, Shanglinyuan Supervision is the management of animal husbandry planting department.
In addition to the three outside monitor, there are twelve within the monitor, the Secretary of the Palace, the Imperial Supervisor, the straight temple monitor, the Indian Ribbon Supervisor, Shangyi Supervisor, all know the supervisor, the Divine Palace Supervisor, the Shangbao monitor, etc. This is twelve within the monitor are managed by eunuchs. The so-called monitor is equivalent to the eunuch's department and duties, twelve monitor consul general is called the governor of the eunuch, twelve monitor in charge of things eunuchs called eunuchs, eunuchs in the fourth rank.
The eunuchs were formerly known as eunuchs, and "eunuchs", the name of the constellation, the eunuchs of the four stars in the west of the throne, because the name used for the emperor near the fortunate. Also known as eunuchs, in the official, the official, the official, the minister, the chamberlain, the inner supervisor and so on. Eunuchs, also known as eunuchs, eunuchs, temple people, the inner official, the inner minister, in the official, in the nobleman, refers to the ancient court for the royal service and *** off the external genitalia of the male.
The Ming Dynasty began to call older eunuchs companions. Eunuchs are responsible for the palace chores of servants, may not be involved in national politics, but because of the royal family in the capital day and night, so can win the trust or have the opportunity to take advantage of, so in some dynasties there are eunuchs in charge of the national political power. Early eunuchs in the Chinese capital were not always eunuchs, and it was only after the Eastern Han Dynasty that eunuchs were used exclusively as eunuchs.
References: If you're asking about just eunuchs, there's no specific time for this; there was an early Chinese punishment that involved the removal of male genitalia. The phrase "this book is too much" means that the author gave up writing the book for some reason. Eunuchs were called "eunuchs" after the Sui and Tang dynasties. When Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, he changed the province of the Imperial Household into the Imperial Household, and eunuchs were appointed as eunuchs and young eunuchs. After that, eunuchs were also known as eunuchs. In the Ming Dynasty, the power of eunuchs increased, and all eunuchs were honored as "eunuchs", and eunuchs became synonymous with eunuchs. Eunuchs appeared very early in China, according to the available information, about as early as the Xia and Shang court may have eunuchs. Eunuchs were officials in the ancient Chinese capital who were dedicated to the service of the emperor, the monarch, and his family. The pre-Qin and Western Han periods were not all eunuchs. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, they were all men who had lost their sexuality after being ***. Expanded Information: Famous eunuchs in history: 1. Cai Lun (蔡伦), Eastern *** , Cai Lun was a generous and prudent person who cared about the interests of the country, and once "a number of offenses Yan Yan", Kuangbuti government. Diligent and studious, dedicated to do their best. Queen Dou buried with the sword and other items, also by its design, supervision and production, "nothing is not fine work, firm and dense, for the future of the law". Yongyuan four years (92 years), Cai Lun served as the Shangfang order, made a plant fiber paper. People call this paper "Cai Hou paper", the country "no one from the use of Yan". Cai Lun's invention became one of the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China and made great contributions to human civilization. American Mike Hart in the "influence on the course of human history 100 celebrities list", Cai Lun ranked seventh. 2. Zheng He, a native of the Ming Dynasty. Zheng He seven times to the West refers to the early Ming Dynasty Zheng He was ordered to make seven trips to the West. Zheng He went to the West Ocean for a long time, the scale and scope are unprecedented. It not only reached the peak of the world's navigation activities, but also made a great contribution to the development of friendly relations between China and Asian countries in politics, economy and culture. 3. Zhao Gao, a native of the Qin Dynasty. Being nurtured by the corrupt officialdom, he fantasized that one day he would become a eunuch of power and influence. In order to realize this ambition, he used his skills of observing people's words, acting on opportunities and acting against their will to gain his master's trust. Zhao Gao later took over the power of Qin, and killed the brothers Meng Ten and Meng Yi under the false pretense of Weng Zheng's decree. The idiom of "pointing at a deer as a horse" is derived from Zhao Gao. We won't talk about the story of "pointing at a deer as a horse", so we can see how big Zhao Gao's power was at that time. 4, Wang Zhen, Ming Dynasty. Wang Zhen was the first eunuch in the Ming Dynasty to dictate power. He was originally a failed teacher, but castrated himself into the palace, got the favor of Ming Yingzong, began to trespass on the power, party camping, interference in the dynasty, opened the prelude to the eunuch empire. In order to establish the so-called great achievements, simply do not know what combat for him, encouraging the emperor to personally conquest of the incoming Yixian, the result is that the emperor made a captive, their own life. 5, Wei Zhongxian, Ming Dynasty. Wei Zhongxian was originally a rascal big gambler, since the cut scrotum into the palace for gambling. A talentless, unethical, trouble-making scoundrel gambler can be around the world, woe to the people to such an extent, which can not be said to be the ills of the feudal authoritarian system, it is worth reflecting on. References:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Eunuchs
Can you please tell me why eunuchs *** ?Because eunuchs are servants responsible for palace chores, they often go in and out of the harem, and this is to protect the chastity of the harem, the royal lineage, and to cut off the harem chaos.
The eunuch is the name of the official, when Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, changed the temple in the province for the Imperial Household, eunuchs as eunuchs, eunuchs, only the higher status of the eunuchs known as "eunuchs". After the eunuchs are also commonly known as eunuchs.
Circuit, the Yuan official department to its principal officials, Sui, Tang has a large monitor, "big" or "too", but also has nothing to do with eunuchs. Ming court has twelve monitors, the chief official are called eunuchs, by the eunuchs, the chief official of the following eunuchs, no eunuchs of the name. Qing began to eunuchs added to all eunuchs, eunuchs and eunuchs are synonymous.
Eunuchs called "eunuchs", after the Sui and Tang dynasties. When Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, he changed the central province of the palace to the central government, and eunuchs were appointed as eunuchs and eunuchs. Later, eunuchs were also known as eunuchs. In the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs' power increased, and all eunuchs were honored as "eunuchs", and eunuchs were called synonymous with eunuchs.
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The largest eunuch is "Governor Leader Service" equivalent to the court of the second grade, eunuchs are the court service personnel.
The Qing Dynasty official rank sign is to show in the python robe outer covering the azure-colored lab coat embroidered on the text of the birds and animals of the military to show the patch. Eunuchs do not have official status, can not wear complementary clothing, can only wear arrow-sleeved python robe.
The end of the Kangxi stipulated that the highest eunuch official position for the 5, the lowest for the 8, the Qianlong seven years the highest eunuch official position for the 4 and always customized, the Empress Dowager Cixi because of the favor of Li Lianying, breaking the custom of the ancestors, sealed Li Lianying for 2 products. This is also the highest grade of eunuchs in the history of the Qing Dynasty.