The most wonderful imperial edict in history, why does it stipulate that intellectuals must be stabbed first to be officials?

Because the emperor likes eunuchs very much, and eunuchs are loyal to him because they lack some objects in their bodies, so they can only attach themselves to him, which makes the imperial power supreme. The great emperor made a great imperial edict. If an intellectual wants to be an official, he must go to the palace and get stabbed before he can be an official. It is ridiculous that he thinks that such people will be more loyal to officials. It was Liu Yong, the Empress of the Southern Han Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, who wrote this wonderful imperial edict and put it into practice after he proclaimed himself emperor.

It is said that because of this imperial edict, many scholars, especially those who are keen on tactics, do not hesitate to become eunuchs, but high officials and generous officials, making all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty become eunuchs. This is also a miracle. Liu Yong, the ruler at the end of the Southern Han Dynasty, liked eunuchs very much during his reign. With the deepening of contact with eunuchs such as Chen Yanshou, he felt that these people were particularly loyal and homeless. Because he is a eunuch, he has no family and can only worship the emperor for life. I think this feeling is really good.

So one day, this Liu Yong began to be whimsical. Moreover, in the background of that era, there was chaos everywhere, and no one could be trusted. Only eunuchs were kind to him, so in order to make the world return to the heart, he issued an imperial edict. If you want to be an official, you must first take a knife and chop up your own things. After the introduction of this policy, many people think it is ridiculous, but there are still many people who castrate themselves because of their obsession with power. This is really a shame for intellectuals, but then again, in such a turbulent society, imperial power is supreme, and whoever has power has a chance to survive.

I think what Liu Yong did was good for him. After all, an official can't have a family without his body parts, and he can only be loyal to the emperor. It's really wonderful, but fortunately, this regime didn't last long. According to historical records, Liu Yong later died at the hands of eunuchs. Pity him and believe that eunuchs will be loyal to him until death do us part.