Why was the eunuch's autocratic power so serious in the Eastern Han Dynasty?

It may be that Emperor Guangwu is too lucky and too perfect. All of a sudden, the fate of the whole plane was exhausted, which led to the later generations not being blessed, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was in chaos.

This is a joke, of course, but since the Han and Emperor, that is, the fourth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the chaotic political succession of consorts and eunuchs has been staged, and the imperial power has been seriously overhead, which is quite rare in various dynasties.

One of the biggest reasons is that the emperor's life span is short. In the Eastern Han Dynasty 14, except for Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, Han Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang and Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie, none of the emperors lived to be 36 years old.

The early death of the emperor was accompanied by a problem, that is, Chu Jun succeeded to the throne at a young age. As a result, there was a situation in which the mother listened to politics.

Although in the Western Han Dynasty, from Lv Hou and Dou Taihou to Wang Mang, many lessons showed the harmfulness of consorts' autocracy, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Han Ming also defended consorts' autocracy from time to time, it was not implemented as a system after all, but entirely depended on the emperor's ability.

Fat water does not flow from outsiders, and the mother faces the court. Naturally, she is looking for her family. For example, the first concubine in charge of state affairs in the Eastern Han Dynasty was Dou. Dou is the queen of Emperor Zhang of Han Zhao. After the death of Emperor Zhang, she succeeded to the throne with him, and Dou Taihou lived in the palace. The Dou Shi family headed by Dou Taihou's younger brother Dou Xian seized power from then on.

Of course, the emperor would not agree to the violation of the exclusive rights and imperial power of the consorts. I was fooled when I was young and ignorant. Once the emperor grew up and began to advocate his own will, contradictions and conflicts between the emperor and his consorts were inevitable.

Considering that consorts are often famous for their exploits-take Ma, Dou, Deng and Liang, the four most important consorts in the Eastern Han Dynasty, for example. Ma Huanghou, the Emperor of Han Dynasty, is the daughter of Ma Yuan, a great hero. Queen Dou of Zhang Han is the great granddaughter of the great hero Dou Rong. Empress Deng of Emperor Gaozu was the granddaughter of the hero Deng Yu. Emperor Liang of Hanshun is a descendant of Liang Tong, a hero.

There are ancestors' shadows, mostly the minions of consorts above the imperial court today. If the emperor wants to break the power of consorts, the first thing he thinks of must be eunuchs who live together day and night.

It can't be said that eunuchs are synonymous with bad people, but in a big probability, because they are different from normal people in body and mind, they have a low level of knowledge and education and have no moral self-discipline. Once the salted fish turns over, it often reveals its ugliest and most vulgar side.

Occupy land, seize people's wealth, take women a little, and run amok. Whether it is the power of consorts or the chaos of eunuchs, ordinary people are victims.