Li Lianying, formerly known as Li Jinxi. After Andehai was killed, he successfully became the first popular person around Cixi.
Li Lianying accompanied Cixi for 53 years, and was named by Cixi as the chief eunuch of Zheng Erpin (a normal eunuch who stood up to the heavens with four pins), and even the name "Lianying" was given by Empress Dowager Cixi.
From this point of view, the relationship between Li Lianying and Cixi is indeed extraordinary.
As a result, all kinds of lace news spread randomly, and some people even said that Li Lianying was not a real eunuch. Guys, this is simply blockbuster news, definitely grabbing the front page headlines. Unfortunately, the person who said this was completely sensational and groundless!
Li Lianying was indeed a eunuch, but he was too good at being a man, and he was conscientious in this life, so he was much better than ordinary eunuchs. There are not many people who are red, and it doesn't matter if Li Lianying is happy and comfortable.
First, Li Lianying learned a lesson from An Dehai.
Who wants to enter the palace as a eunuch until the last resort? It can only be said that li Lianying entered the palace under the compulsion of life, in fact, it was purely for a mouth. The family could not feed him, and if he wanted to eat enough, he had to go down this path.
However, Li Lianying did not initially enter the palace as a eunuch, but entered the palace of Duanhua the Prince of Zheng as a eunuch. But why was he sent to the palace by Duanhua later?
There is a lot of folklore about this. One of the more reasonable ones is that Li Lianying has a unique skill in her hand, that is, combing her hair well!
This was a great way to live to Empress Dowager Cixi, and it was simply too much to use! Therefore, after Li Lianying arrived at Cixi's side, she immediately got Cixi's attention, but for a long time, she still mainly combed her hair, in addition, Li Lianying also did some chores.
At that time, Cixi's most important eunuch was not Li Lianying, but his compatriot An Dehai. Anderhay is too powerful, and he is more agile. In the process of Cixi and Prince Gong seizing power, An Dehai was an important figure in conveying news on both sides.
Therefore, Cixi attached great importance to Andehai's talent, and after Cixi gained power, An Dehai was naturally more arrogant. In order to make money, An Dehai even used the sign of Cixi to go out of the palace to the local area to swindle.
Everyone was afraid of An Dehai, after all, he was a cixi person, so he blindly tolerated it. But when An Dehai reached the shandong boundary, he was immediately slaughtered by Ding Baozhen, the inspector of Shandong. Almost didn't kill Cixi.
But what about Cixi? After all, An Dehai violated the palace rules, and it was reasonable to leave the palace without permission and be killed. This frightened Li Lianying, who realized for the first time that a person who was arrogant to the extreme would be punished.
Therefore, after being favored, Li Lianying has always been cautious and cautious. He also analyzed his own life experience: treat leaders with respect, treat subordinates with tolerance, as long as these two points are adhered to, there will be no major disasters.
Second, Li Lianying is particularly good at being a person, which is a place that Cixi values very much.
Li Lianying, who had a number in mind, even if she had achieved the chief eunuch of Zheng Erpin, was still very modest and cautious. But it is not enough to be careful, it is necessary to be measured. Li Lianying's measure was very well grasped.
First, there are a little more blessing words.
Yang Xiaolou sang very well, and Cixi was very happy to see it and planned to reward him with something. Yang Xiaolou didn't want anything, so he had to let Cixi give him a word.
Cixi was even happier when she heard this, and quickly wrote a "Fu" character to Yang Xiaolou. But at this time, someone whispered to Cixi: The word Fu is next to the word "show", not next to the word "clothes", so it is a little more written!
Cixi's face also changed when she saw it, and it turned out that she had accidentally written a typo. The scene was once very embarrassing, but this thing is going to be passed down through the ages, this is going to be given to Yang Xiaolou, and he must be laughed at to death by posterity!
At this time, Li Lianying's eyes were fast, and she smiled and said: Lafayette's blessing itself is "a little more" than everyone in the world. Yang Xiaolou also quickly laughed: Lafayette's blessing, where dare the villain to receive it!
Cixi smiled at this, accepted the wrong "Fu" word, and promised to make up a copy for Yang Xiaolou the next day. You look at Li Lianying's level.
Second, left and right.
Li Lianying was a big red man around Cixi, but there was still a Guangxu Emperor in the world at that time. In case Cixi dies one day and the Guangxu Emperor is in power, will Li Lianying still have a good life? This is bottomless, so Li Lianying began to plan for herself early.
For example, when the Eight-Nation Alliance came, Cixi ran away with Guangxu. On the way back, Cixi slept soundly, the quilt pillows were all commodities, and Li Lianying's futon pillows were also high-end goods.
But Li Lianying left a heart eye, he ran to see the Guangxu Emperor, that was called a miserable ah, actually did not even have a basic bedding. This made Li Lianying anxious, and he hugged the Guangxu Emperor's leg with tears in his eyes and cried.
After crying, Li Lianying hurriedly moved her futon to Guangxu's place and let Guangxu sleep. Guangxu could not forget this matter for a long time, and often said to others: If there is no care for Li Lianying along the way, I will definitely not live now!
Third, know where you are.
After the Beiyang Marine Division was completed, Prince Shuo wanted to go to the parade, and by the way, he brought Li Lianying, the spokesman of Cixi. Surrounded by such big names as Li Hongzhang and Prince Alcohol, where is Li Lianying's share of speaking?
Therefore, after Li Lianying came, she did not even board the ship, and could only watch from a distance, which could be regarded as being able to supervise Empress Dowager Cixi. After all, if you desperately want to review it, it will be too much to give Prince Alcohol and Li Hongzhang face.
Since then, many people have impeached Li Lianying on this matter, believing that he has befriended local officials. And Li Lianying did not refute it, but still very low-key, closely following behind Prince Alcohol, busy with him, without complaint.
From the above few examples, we can see that Li Lianying's level in dealing with the world is really much higher than That of Andehai. No wonder he was able to laugh to the end.
III. How good is the relationship between Cixi and Li Lianying?
Cixi couldn't do without Li Lianying, that was true. They seemed to be a master-servant relationship on the surface, but in fact, after decades of getting along, Cixi had long regarded Li Lianying as her confidant and her own good friend. So how did Cixi treat this confidant friend?
First, for Li Lian Yingla's partial frame.
When Li Lianying returned from the Beiyang Marine Division, she was impeached in a series. In particular, the inspector Yushi Zhu Yixin slammed Li Lianying for accepting bribes and making friends with local officials all day long.
Supposedly, is this something to be checked? But after Cixi learned of this, she knew that Zhu Yixin was full of food and support, and there was nothing to look for! Therefore, Cixi immediately demoted Zhu Yixin from supervising imperial history to the main task.
Second, "block the knife" for Li Lianying.
After the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War, in addition to Li Hongzhang being spurned by thousands of people, Cixi, the number one, naturally also suffered. But everyone knows Cixi's means, and they don't dare to say that Cixi's is not.
Therefore, they aimed all their spearheads at Li Lianying, who was beside Cixi, and even thought that the Beiyang Marine Division and Li Lianying were colluding. This is a big thing to be found out, and the person who broke the news of this matter is The Inspector of Fujian Province, Yu Shi'an Weijun.
After Cixi saw it, she was furious again, and without saying a word, she removed An Weijun from her post and filled the army. When others saw the situation, they did not dare to talk about it.
Third, turn a blind eye.
Everyone loves money, and Li Lianying is no exception. In addition to blackmailing officials along the way while Cixi was running, Li Lianying also designed to blackmail local officials who had entered the DPRK to do things.
No way, this is the tradition of the eunuch industry. If you refuse to accept the money, that is not to give other eunuchs a way to live, do you see what choice Li Lianying can have?
If Cixi wanted to find out, it was simply too easy. But Cixi turned a blind eye to this matter, which could be regarded as shielding her confidant and friend Li Lianying.
Summary: Cixi is gone, and Li Lianying is laid off.
In 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi was gone. This year, Li Lianying was also 61 years old. After completing Cixi's funeral, Li Lianying did not lie in the palace and refuse to leave, but left the palace where she had lived for 52 years.
Perhaps his confidant was gone, or perhaps the person he had sworn to protect for a lifetime was gone, and Li Lianying quietly left with infinite regret and helplessness. As for his ending, in fact, there are many opinions, and it is no longer important.