The Qing Dynasty is the closest to our modern times, and it naturally receives a lot more attention, especially Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty, which is also a popular figure. Mention her, I have to talk about Li Lianying beside her. It is said that Li Lianying's face is ugly, why does the old lady of Cixi favor him alone? What is the "catty" in this?
Cixi was spurned throughout her life, and in addition to her extravagant life, disregarding the lives of the people and plunging the country into a century of humiliation, she also had a lot to do with her private life. Among them, Li Lianying also plays a "negative" role, and even some people say that he is a "false eunuch", but these are wild histories, in addition, what are his strengths?
Li Lianying, born in 1848, in fact, his original name was Li Jinxi, Lian Ying was given him this time, and later was usually called Lian Ying. Xianfeng 5 years, 8 years old he became a eunuch, when he entered the palace at the age of 9. When he waited for the 6th year of Tongzhi, he climbed to the position of second in charge in the palace, and he could serve as the second in command in the palace, which showed that he himself was also powerful.
He spent his life with Cixi for nearly 53 years, and after Cixi finally died, he kept filial piety for his son for 100 days, and then resigned and returned to his hometown, until his death in 1911, at the age of 63. So as the most powerful eunuch in the late Qing Dynasty, what kind of "cat grease" did he hide?
First of all, judging from the name given, we know that he was an extremely intelligent man, Cixi was widowed early, lonely and bored in the palace, and it was good to have such a clever eunuch by his side. What's more, Cixi dreamed of becoming Wu Zetian all her life, and she gave him this name in order to make him his own face, similar to the "small fresh meat" around Wu Zetian.
Second, combing your hair is a great job. It is reasonable to say that small fresh meat is eye-catching, but Li Lianying is just the opposite, such an ugly eunuch, but he has a good hand, that is, combing his hair. Because at that time, foreigners often entered the capital, Cixi saw their foreign hairstyles, and she also wanted them, but the hairstyle that the palace maid combed every time did not meet her expectations. By chance, Li Lianying demonstrated her craftsmanship, and since then he has been favored.
Although some people felt that this reason was not very credible, but later the minister impeached Li Lianying, calling him "Little Grate Li", "Grate" in ancient times is the meaning of comb, which shows that his favor is related to combing hair.
Finally, in Li Lianying's epitaph, it is mentioned that he has been respectful to his superiors and tolerant of those below for many years, for decades, according to the Ichigo Palace Record, this favored eunuch was affectionately called Uncle Li. Being able to do this is also the reason why he has successfully gained favor.
In addition, he was not proud after he was favored, unlike Andehai's arrogance, pampering and arrogance, it was inevitable to be favored, not to mention that he could penetrate the master's mind and curry favor with the master, such a person, Cixi naturally liked.