Speaking of Cixi, people will think that she is a woman with insufficient ability and ambition, but she has no outstanding performance in governing the country, and even under her rule, the Qing Dynasty has become more and more turbulent, but in terms of power struggle, Cixi is very set, she went from a small nobleman to later become the empress dowager of the two dynasties, if she did not have some political means, no one would believe it, and assisting the young emperor "addicted" was one of her political means.
Cixi became the empress dowager, and even the two emperors were constrained by her, and the emperor could not shake her foundation, which showed that after years of deep palace immersion, she had cultivated a deep-rooted political force. Cixi can trust not many people, Li Lianying became one of them, many people are curious about Li Lianying's appearance, when Li Lianying's photo was exposed, he was exposed, he was fierce, a face of, such a look but why is it Cixi's favor?
The family was poor, and the teenager entered the palace
Li Lianying did not call this name, the original name was Li Jinxi, the name is a very festive name, but his origin is not festive at all. Li Lianying's father is an orphan, there is nowhere to go, after growing up to help a distant uncle's family to do chores, this uncle just happened to have no children, he took Li Lianying's father as a righteous son, married a wife for him, and gave birth to four children, Li Father finally became a family man.
It's just that the family is poor, after the death of the uncle they can't survive in the local area, the family came to Beijing to make a living, Li Father will make skins, barely able to maintain his livelihood, but can't withstand the pressure of a family of six people, helplessly, he sent the second li Lianying to be a eunuch, at this time Li Lianying was only eight years old, after experiencing the pain of castration, he became a small eunuch in Duanhua Mansion, Prince Zheng.
Eight-year-old Li Lianying still didn't understand anything, and could only do some of the most inferior rough work in the palace. Probably the children of the poor have been in charge of the family early, and have experienced the inhuman treatment of eunuchs, which makes Li Lianying extra precocious, he says less and does more, is a very well-behaved and obedient little eunuch, no one hates it means that qingyun in the future, after five years of observing the color in the palace and serving the masters with heart, Li Lianying was sent to the palace at the age of 13.
Keep your duty and follow your example
Although Li Lianying has five years of experience as a eunuch, he is still a small eunuch after entering the palace, there are many rules and calculations in the palace, and if he wants to survive, or wants to climb up, he does not have a chance just by serving people with his heart, Li Lianying In addition to doing a good job, he learned a craft from a Liu eunuch, that is, combing his hair. Qing Palace women combing their hair looks simple, in fact, there is a lot of learning in it, many women can't comb their hair well, Li Lianying quickly became his specialty with his youth.
There is a specialty means that there is an opportunity, Cixi cherishes her hair very much, it is said that if you find a hair lost when combing your hair, the light is a cane, the heavy is fatal, the average person does not dare to come close to serve, when Cixi learned that Li Lianying's combing skills are good, he called him over to comb his hair, this comb made Cixi very satisfied, so he left Li Lianying around to comb her hair, at this time Li Lianying was just 16 years old.
Li Lianying was flattered to be able to serve Cixi, the most powerful empress, and he did his best to serve, and at this time he was not favored, because Cixi had the most trusted eunuch An Dehai by his side. An Dehai waited by Cixi's side every day, and Li Lianying usually had no chance to lean forward except for combing her hair, but An Dehai's words and deeds were remembered by him, and he was also thinking about his future climb. When he saw Anderhay beheaded for his involvement in government, it was an example for him.
Witty and clever, interpretive Cixi
By the death of An Dehai, Li Lianying also had the opportunity to ascend to the throne, he carefully served Cixi everywhere, and at the same time took out a set of skills that An Dehai served, he had already found out Cixi's temper, knew Cixi's preferences, and knew what to say and what not to say, his respectful service was given Cixi's special praise, and finally qualified to be given the name Li Lianying by Cixi, at this time he had been in the palace for fourteen years.
Don't think that Li Lianying only got the opportunity and power to serve her by currying favor with Cixi, but more on her own wit and cleverness. Cixi liked to watch drama very much, when Cixi decided to reward after watching the performance of the famous character Yang Xiaolou, Yang Xiaolou asked for grace, hoping to get Cixi's "gift word", so Cixi wrote a blessing word to Yang Xiaolou, did not think that this blessing word was written wrong, "show" next to the word "clothes" next to the word .
Yang Xiaolou did not dare to take this word, how could the typo hang up, but Cixi was embarrassed to admit that she had written the wrong word, the empress dowager's face could not hang, just when the atmosphere was awkward, Li Lianying said: "The blessing of Lafayette is one more 'point' than anyone in the world!" Suddenly, the atmosphere eased, and Yang Xiaolou said, "How dare a slave take this blessing above ten thousand people!" So Cixi went down the stairs to change to the next day, an embarrassment was resolved, and Li Lianying also became Cixi's flower-like existence and was deeply trusted.
A close eunuch, dead without a corpse
Li Lianying's "career" soared, he was named a eunuch of the second grade by Cixi, breaking the ancestral system of the eunuch's highest four pins, which shows Cixi's "favor" for Li Lianying, Li Lianying became a person who won Cixi's trust after An Dehai, and Li Lianying also devoted herself to serving Cixi, but with the lessons of An Dehai, Li Lianying never participated in politics, and the only bad "hobby" was to use Cixi's personal eunuchs to embezzle some money, and Cixi also turned a deaf ear to this.
A eunuch who did not touch the government of the dynasty could not set off any storm in the end, Cixi let Li Lianying covet ink, li Lianying also worked harder to please the master, not only arranged a "Guanyin photo" for Cixi, but also often accompanied Cixi to take pictures to please her, Li Lianying's photo was also left, but what people did not expect was that Li Lianying's photo made people feel a little "unsightly".
Li Lianying in the photo pretended to be the protector of the Dharma god Wei Tao, one-handed folded, horizontal pestle on the wrist, but he did not have the Buddhist atmosphere, but his face showed a fierce face, another eunuch photo is more exaggerated, even a face of, such a good-looking person, it is difficult to imagine that he is actually a Cixi favor person, is Cixi's taste too heavy? Or is Li Lianying's path deeper?
In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, he can explain Cixi in time, so that Cixi's old age life is no longer so lonely, li Lianying became the most powerful eunuch in the palace when Cixi was alive, but his scenery disappeared with Cixi's death. Shortly after Cixi's death, Li Lianying mysteriously disappeared, and it was later found that Li Lianying's tomb had only one head, and it was unknown who made him die in a different place, perhaps he established an enemy family when he gained power.
brief summary
Li Lianying was the last and most powerful palace eunuch in the Qing Dynasty, and when he grew up, he became Cixi's favorite eunuch, and it can be said that he enjoyed the glory and wealth for most of his life, circling around the highest level of power, and becoming a key and mysterious figure.
However, Li Lianying regained power again, and then disappeared, and in the end there was no good ending, standing in the center of power will inevitably make countless enemies, even if he is on guard against all odds, when Cixi's big patron falls, it is also the day of his good life.
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