In ancient times, why did the emperor only let eunuchs serve him, instead of young and beautiful maids?

The emperor waited on himself with eunuchs to save trouble and for the sake of physical and mental health. The emperor himself had three thousand harem beauties and countless beautiful women, but he didn't have much love for the harem concubines, but for the sake of harem balance, which also contained the relationship between the former dynasty and the harem. In order to stabilize the situation, the emperor usually dipped in rain and dew for the concubines in the harem and went for a walk in each palace. So the emperor here is also very tired. Emperors serve themselves with beautiful women, and there are three kinds of troubles. First, the confusion caused by the harem rivalry.

If all the people who take care of themselves are beautiful ladies-in-waiting, it is inevitable that the emperor can't help but do charming things with ladies-in-waiting. It is true that the emperor dotes on ladies-in-waiting, but there are not many cases, mostly because a lady-in-waiting is particularly beautiful and makes the emperor move. But when the people around the emperor are all beautiful women, the probability of such a thing will increase, which will inevitably cause a lot of trouble.

Because if a favored palace maid can give birth to a boy and a girl, she needs to be given a birthright, which may bring instability to the harem due to competition for favor. It is also possible for a maid-in-waiting to be framed in the middle of pregnancy, and there is no chance to give birth to a child at all. This is also a sad accident caused by competition for favor. As an emperor, I should not want to see this result. Second, it causes confusion in the candidates for the harem.

In the harem draft, most beautiful or powerful women can be selected and become the empresses of the emperor. Those who are less qualified may be chosen as ladies-in-waiting, and those who serve concubines or princesses generally have less contact with the emperor. If the emperor is served by beautiful ladies around him, then maybe all the girls in the draft are looking forward to the success of the ladies around the emperor.

After all, ladies-in-waiting around the emperor can see the emperor every day, while concubines in the harem can only wait for the arrival of the emperor every day. Some concubines may never see the emperor, such as the beautiful Wang Zhaojun. In this way, as a maid-in-waiting to serve the emperor in close quarters, the advantages are much greater. If the emperor is tempted by a little means, the harem will be useless. In this way, everyone may struggle to be a maid-in-waiting, but no one wants to be a concubine. Isn't this a problem for the emperor? Third, let the emperor have no personal soothing space.

Isn't it often said in the news that many modern men would rather sit in a daze in the car after work than go home early? Why, because the pressure is too great, they need a space of their own to relieve the pressure of the day or for a long time. This space is not a home, let alone a company, but a small undisturbed space, allowing them to vent their personal joys and sorrows, or cry or laugh.

The emperor is also a man (Wu Zetian is not). He deals with the country and cares about the harem. Naturally, he will be moved and tired. At this time, he doesn't want to be disturbed, or sometimes he wants to talk to someone. At this time, the person around him is a beautiful woman, which not only can't alleviate this kind of trouble, but will multiply it.

But it's different when you are surrounded by a eunuch. You can let him go away and be alone, or you can ignore himself and think about life. Or talk to eunuchs about their troubles. As a special group, eunuchs won't laugh or look down on them, and maybe they can comfort the fragile emperor. This is good for the emperor to release pressure and relieve his body and mind.

Therefore, the ancient emperors would rather serve themselves with eunuchs than beautiful maids, not only to save trouble, but also for their physical and mental health.