Why does the emperor like to keep eunuchs?

Today, Bian Xiao brings you why the emperor likes to keep eunuchs. I hope I can help you.

In the history of China, the appearance of "eunuch" as a "profession" always seems to be accompanied by the decline of imperial power. Such as Gao Lishi in Tang Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian in Ming Dynasty and Li in Qing Dynasty.

Let's not discuss whether the eunuch is a "loyal minister" or a "traitor". Eunuchs can do tasks such as transmitting information, supervising the army and supporting the elderly, while "female men" seem to be able to accomplish these tasks easily. Didn't the emperor want to raise some "women" instead of "eunuchs"?

Miss Jie will talk about this problem today.

Objection: Both men and women are safe and easy to use!

Let's start with the objection of supporting adopted daughters.

Compared with eunuchs, women have many advantages:

No need to "castrate":

In ancient medical conditions, after castration, the risk of infection was great. If not handled properly, the "loss rate" is relatively high.

The emperor doesn't have to worry about being cuckolded;

Instead of worrying about the eunuch being cuckolded, the emperor might as well raise several women directly. Isn't it safer for women to have no "driving" tools?

Women and men also have the value of power:

Eunuchs are not necessarily better than women. Women's groups like Mulan and Sister Rong are valuable. If women have never received foot-binding martial arts training since childhood, these "female men" can completely replace eunuchs.

Since women have many advantages, why didn't a dynasty in ancient China use women to serve the royal family on a large scale?

Positive view: eunuchs have advantages that women can't learn!

In fact, the appearance of eunuchs in the history of China can be traced back to a very early time, but in the pre-Qin and Western Han dynasties, eunuchs were not necessarily "eunuchs" but also normal men. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the custom of "eunuchs must castrate" was implemented. Look at the historical data:

: "At the beginning of ZTE, eunuchs used eunuchs, and it was not complicated to transfer others."

Since then, the profession of "eunuch" has been formally defined and formed a scale. In fact, there were eunuchs not only in China, but also in the Byzantine Empire. Compared with women, this group of "special people" left by the "survival of the fittest" in history has its own great advantages.

Outstanding representatives of eunuchs-factory director Dong and factory flower.

"One knife", cut off contact with family.

First of all, we all know that "one knife" is the "entry" condition for eunuchs. The exchange of "one knife" is not only a job to serve the royal family, but also a "one knife" to cut off the blood relationship with the "family".

The ancients said: "There are three kinds of unfilial, and the biggest one is not the last one." In the final analysis, the inheritance of family rights is the inheritance of blood. Eunuchs, on the other hand, have no "tools" for bearing children. A sterile person cannot complete the blood line of the family and will inevitably be rejected by the family. Eunuchs who leave their families are already "disabled" that everyone dislikes. The only "master" they can rely on is the royal family.

It is even more dangerous for a woman to have a "family", "marriage" or an underground romance.

So as far as loyalty is concerned, eunuchs with no retreat are more reliable than women.

Without descendants, the imperial power will not be usurped.

You can understand this. Eunuchs have no legal "heirs". Even if the eunuch has the ambition to usurp the imperial power, he will not put it into action because he has no successor.

The power of eunuchs comes from the royal family, which guarantees the legitimacy of their power, so eunuchs can only be completely loyal to the royal family. Even if the eunuch is in power, it won't last long. Who can he pass it to? In ancient times, the confusion of rights was very dangerous. For example, the "ruler succession system" implemented by the ancients in past dynasties stipulated that the courtiers must be loyal to the new emperor appointed after the death of the old emperor. Who should the eunuch appoint? Although he has an adopted son, people look down on eunuchs, and he has lost his potential in public opinion. The eunuch's adopted son was not only not recognized by the royal family, but also respected as the emperor by the people.

Women are different. Girls can have children. A woman with children, if in the same position as a eunuch, is likely to become the top scholar.

So no family to take care of, no children. It is obviously safer to use eunuchs than women.

If the maid-in-waiting and the eunuch were in the same position, I'm afraid she would get the title.

There is no "inconvenient" period such as physiological period.

No matter how strong a woman is, she will get into trouble at the physiological stage, but the eunuch will not. If not at home, such as the army, anti-Japanese, eunuchs are much more convenient than women, and there is no taboo for women.

Eunuchs belong to a very obvious group. If you want to find them in the crowd, it will be relatively convenient, and it is difficult for them to pretend to be normal people.

Therefore, in terms of practicality, eunuchs are stronger.

There is no absolutely safe "startup" tool.

This woman hangs around the palace all day, so it is hard to say when the emperor will be "interested". You know, the imperial power does not allow unclean blood.

Eunuch: Confiscate the "driving" tools directly. W: Don't use the "driving" tool.

Which is safer? I'm sure you can tell without my sister's explanation.

Although some people say that "being is reasonable", the appearance of "eunuch" has brought physical and mental trauma to countless men.

Existence is reasonable, but not necessarily reasonable. Fortunately, with the progress of society, we gradually bid farewell to darkness and restored freedom and equality.