Recommendation: In ancient Chinese history, the status of eunuchs was very low, and others looked down on them. Although there have been many castrations in the history of thousands of years, most people have a low evaluation. However, there are always exceptions, and the eunuch to be introduced today can be said to be the most respectable one in this industry. When he read the Emperor's holy will, he deliberately mispronounced a person, and it was such a move that saved the lives of thousands of people! He is Zhang Juhan.
Zhang Juhan
Speaking of Zhang Juhan, in the history of eunuchs in ancient China, his fame was not so great, at least not at the same level as people like Wei Zhongxian. He was born at the end of the Tang Dynasty, because he could observe the color and do things well, so he was deeply trusted by the emperor at that time. Because he saved Li Ke, the king of Jin, from danger, he was given the title of overseer, with the command of three thousand soldiers and horses under his name.
Although he is a big red man on the side of the emperor and has a lot of power in his hands, this person's reputation in history is very good. He never abused his power to oppress the people, and even sympathized with the poor people, often inquiring about their living conditions. Therefore, he has a very high status in the minds of the local people, after all, he is a high-powered person.
Although it is highly powerful, it is very upright
From this, it can be concluded that Zhang Juhan is a very capable person, and he is a person who sympathizes with the vast number of peasants and is very upright. It was for this reason that later the emperor promoted him out of the ordinary and made him a privy councillor. This reward was too heavy, and Zhang Juhan directly became the supreme official of the Privy Council and became one of the most powerful people in the dynasty at that time, which showed the emperor's trust in him.
At that time, it was the era of Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang, he established the Later Tang, and in order to unify the great cause, he sent troops to attack Former Shu. Because the Later Tang state was strong and prosperous at that time, it was in its heyday, so the emperor of Former Shu could only surrender when he saw that he could not fight. However, Tang Zhuangzong believed that the latter was a fraudulent surrender, so in order to avoid the consequences, he decided to cut the grass and remove the roots. At that time, he issued a holy decree to kill all 1,000 of them.
Change one word to save a thousand people
At that time, the person who received the holy will was Zhang Juhan, who was a kind person who was unwilling to kill innocents indiscriminately. Therefore, he decided to make a very bold decision, that is, to change the holy will privately. At that time, the general idea of the holy will was that the former Shu Emperor Wang Yan and his entourage should be killed. However, under Zhang Juhan's modification, the group became a family, that is to say, only Wang Yan's family was killed. In this way, thousands of lives were saved in a single word.
After the emperor received this news, he did not blame Zhang Juhan, but gave up. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang was killed, and Zhang Juhan resigned his post to the new emperor with permission. According to historical records, he died in 928 at the age of 72, which was already a high life expectancy at that time.
Summary: In the evaluation of later generations, many people praised Zhang Juhan's behavior. In fact, Zhang Juhan's behavior must not only have kindness, but also have courage, to know that it is a holy will, and to change it is a major sin of losing his head! Without the courage to see death as a homecoming, how can it be done?