In the history of our country, the end of the imperial system was in the Qing Dynasty. Although in the late Qing Dynasty, it was already in danger at that time, but in the Republic of China period, the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty basically maintained its previous state, condensed into a small imperial palace. At the time of Puyi's succession, due to various problems, the number of handmaiden eunuchs in the palace at that time was no longer as good as before, but the number was still very large. Until Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City, the remaining eunuch maids were dismissed. At that time, Puyi's whereabouts were a matter of concern to many people, after all, it was the last emperor of our country.
However, where the maid eunuchs who served the royal family in the Forbidden City went, and how they survived later, many people do not know. Those former palace girls all returned to their parents' homes or found a good family to marry. But the eunuchs who were dismissed had a much harder life.
Eunuchs, such a group, were an important player in the imperial palace. However, such a group of figures did not only appear in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but also the eunuch system, which has appeared very early in history. For example, in some of the costume TV dramas we watched, eunuchs are an important part of them.
Although these dismissed eunuchs would have a certain amount of money in the palace, and thus would have their own savings, but because the salary was not too high, the amount of this saving would not be too large. Some of them, with their own savings, will choose to go back to their hometown and find a place to retire. But there are also some of them, because they have been in the palace for a long time, suddenly dismissed, do not know how to support themselves, and live a very difficult life.
These dismissed eunuchs, after leaving the palace, did not have their own skills, did not know how to survive, and many people were forced to go out and beg in order to barely survive. And Puyi knew that after these eunuchs left the palace, they were so miserable, or a little unbearable, he wanted to help them, but his own ability was also very limited, he could only take a part of his own relief money to these people and help them live. However, many eunuchs heard the news and came to puyi. After all, the strength of a person is very small, and Puyi's relief fund is very weak in the face of many open mouths.
But what to do at this time? In the past, eunuchs were not respected, and many people looked down on them. Moreover, it is difficult for them to find work in society. Puyi thought that this was always not the way to go, so he thought of letting these eunuchs become monks. Many people also follow Puyi's advice and enter the temple, which is better than wandering and starving to death on the street.
Eunuchs who have no savings can only survive by begging, providing relief, or entering temples, so are some eunuchs with savings doing well? No, eunuchs with savings might leave the palace with a sum of money in their hands and start squandering. Some people quickly lose their savings in just a few years, and eventually end up alone. Because of the special status of eunuchs, sometimes even if they have money, they may not be respected, and some people buy the illusion of money, but when the money is exhausted, they still end up in a tragic situation.