Eunuchs, as a special product of the ancient culture of the mainland, are also the only patent in China! In China's long feudal society, they were everywhere.
Because of their special status, the body has been castrated, can not become a man, can not become a woman, what happens to them also has a special nature. What do you think of eunuchs?
Let's look at the eunuchs and learn the secrets of the eunuchs.
Eunuchs in film and television
01 How did the eunuch go to the toilet?
Those who become eunuchs first have to purify themselves, that is, cut off male genitalia. So, the question is, how does a eunuch without genitals go to the toilet?
The way castration is castrated is very different. Before the Ming and Qing dynasties, castration only removed the male testicles and left the genitals; after the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was to remove all of them.
Before the Ming and Qing dynasties, due to imperfect technology, eunuchs retained genitalia and could urinate; after the Ming and Qing dynasties, technology developed and matured, and at this time, eunuchs completely lost their lives, and some chose to squat on the toilet. But there are also people who like to stand and go to the toilet, so he has to insert a reed tube into the urethral opening to urinate.
After all, the reed tube is added, and many times the urine is not clean. So the eunuchs thought of a way to carry "diapers" with them, which was just a piece of cotton cloth.
Eunuchs in the stage
Therefore, the eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty often had the smell of urine on their bodies. This is historically documented. In order to solve this problem, many eunuchs studied spices very thoroughly. This is one of the reasons why when we watch court dramas, there are always spices.
The eunuch was removed from his genitals, which was the most nerve-intensive part of the human body, and if he was not careful, he would be killed. Therefore, at that time, those who did this business had very strict requirements and must have a professional level. There are two well-known castrated families in Beijing, namely the Bi family in the Accounting Division Hutong on Nanchang Street and the Liu family in the brick hutong outside the Di'an Gate.
This was a big family, and it was very powerful at that time!
The eunuch was stabbed, and the process was probably: a man went to the main knife and said, I want to be a eunuch. The main knife fixed the man on a long board and first fed him some spirits to alleviate his pain. At this time, the main knife boiled water, sharpened the knife, made a cup of tea, and told the man that he was "homesick at this point"; at the same time, the knife flashed, and the knife fell in his hand, and the man's life root was extinguished.
After the excision, the man was dragged to a room, and a white wax tube was inserted into the wound, leaving a special urine opening. Wait until the wound has healed before urinating. If there is no white wax tube inserted, after the wound is healed, it is impossible to urinate.
Generally speaking, people who have just been castrated will pass out, and if they do not pass out, they will be scared half to death. In the days of waiting for the wound to be compounded, the man must bear the huge pain such as fever and coma, and carry it over, and there will be another life path to go. If you can't resist it, then the road of life will come to an end.
Therefore, in ancient times, those who went to be eunuchs were extremely hard at home, to the point of desperation, if they could barely pass, who would want to be eunuchs? Except for a very few, the heart is not sinister!
The eunuch in the new dragon gate inn of the film and television
02 Why did the emperor like eunuchs to serve, but did not use palace women much?
In TV movies, we often see that the emperor in the court uses eunuchs to hand over the chapter, and in the harem, the emperor will be surrounded by many eunuchs. So why did the emperor like eunuchs so much?
Eunuchs have several great advantages compared to palace women.
1. Eunuchs have better physical strength than palace women, and their identity has advantages. If the emperor wants to buy something, or pass on a word, it is done by the eunuch, and if the palace maid is allowed to do it, it will be half the work. After all, the eunuch was a man in the past, and his physical strength was superior to that of the palace women.
2, eunuchs have no family ties, it is easier to make people feel at ease. Eunuchs are less likely to have offspring without a lifeline. They don't want to worry about future generations, they have one less layer of worry.
Once they entered the palace, they stayed in the palace for the rest of their lives and never returned home. The palace women are different, once the people are old and yellow, they must be replaced by a new batch, and these old palace women will be sent out of the palace. The emperor was used to it, but it was also a loss to replace it.
3. The eunuch reassures the concubine in the harem. Eunuchs are no longer men, they will not pose a threat to the harem, so the concubines and concubines prefer to let eunuchs serve. This is an indirect appreciation of eunuchs.
Eunuch image
03 How can a eunuch marry a wife?
Eunuchs marry wives, there is a special term, called "food".
In fact, after the eunuch is clean, he cannot do the things of men and women, but he still has desires, and this desire is the root of marrying his wife.
For example, Wang Zhen, the great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, married several wives. Wang Zhen was the first generation of power traitors in the Ming Dynasty, and his power was in the sky, and he was deeply trusted by Emperor Ming Yingzong. Wang Zhen instigated Emperor Mingying to personally conquer Walla, which eventually led to the change of Tumu Fort. The decline of the Ming Dynasty began with the change of Tumu Fort.
There was also the great eunuch Xiao Dezhang of the late Qing Dynasty, who was three wives and four concubines. Because he was deeply appreciated and used by Empress Dowager Cixi, his life was luxurious and corrupt, and in order to show off his status and honor, he married several wives.
Eunuchs marry wives, which are psychologically necessary at first, and gradually after they are unable to achieve childbearing, they will become distorted. So the eunuch abused his wife, and it happened. Later, some of them escaped, and some committed suicide, which caused many tragedies.
Eunuchs and palace maidens
Eunuchs are a special group in the mainland tradition, and many wonderful stories have happened to them. And their own particularity, to our traditional culture, smeared with a different color, but also added a bit of mystery!