The ancients had clouds: "Since the ancient eunuchs are chaotic, the source is deeper than the female calamity." Female, color only, the harm of the eunuch, not one end also. The meaning of this sentence is that since ancient times, eunuchs have caused more trouble to the country than those beautiful women, because women are only seducing monarchs and emperors in beauty, and eunuchs will affect rulers in many ways. It can be seen that the attitude of the ancients towards eunuchs was mostly full of contempt and disgust.
However, under the rule of the feudal dynasty, many people were forced to become eunuchs, after all, no man could calmly accept the painful process of "purification", and "passing on the generations" was extremely important for the ancients. If anything is more important than male dignity, it may be to live, and for some, being a eunuch may be the best way to live.
In fact, most of the eunuchs did not cause chaos like Wei Zhongxian and Zhao Gao, and they were just ordinary people who wanted to survive, such as the last eunuch in China, Sun Yaoting. As a eunuch, what was his reason for entering the palace? How is his life different from that of ordinary people?
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the family's poverty changes a lot</h1>
In 1902, Sun Yaoting was born as the second eldest in the family, when the family was not rich, there was already an older brother in the family, and his parents were poor farmers who worked for others. Soon after, his parents added two more younger brothers to him, making the family even heavier. Fortunately, his parents worked for a gentleman in a private school, and Sun Yaoting still read books for free at mr. Sun Yaoting for several years with this relationship. Although the family of six has a very difficult life, they can still live on.
However, God is ruthless, and there have been many changes in Mr. Private School, which has made Sun Yaoting's father and mother both unemployed, and Sun Yaoting has no books to read. What is even more tragic is that the parents can not find a job for a long time, and the small land in the family is still occupied by the village bully, and the family has become a beggar.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > helpless to enter the palace to be appreciated</h1>
At that time, there was a person in their county who entered the palace as a eunuch, and when he returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, the leftovers that could not be eaten made poor children like Sun Yaoting envious, not to mention the meals that the eunuch usually ate, so Sun Yaoting had the idea of entering the palace as a eunuch.
At this time, the family really could not open the pot, and there was no strong suppression of the idea that the second brother wanted to be a eunuch, and he quickly agreed after weighing the pros and cons. However, if you want to become a eunuch, you must go through the process of "purification", at that time, it is also necessary to ask others to purify yourself, it is also necessary to spend a lot of silver, Sun Yaoting's family naturally can not come up with money, helpless, had to be done by the father himself.
The young Sun Yaoting lost the most precious thing of a man in this way, and he lay in bed for two months before he eased up, and left some sequelae. However, his way to the palace as a eunuch was not very smooth, because in 1912, the last emperor of China had announced his abdication, and the Republic of China period began, so the previous eunuchs were dismissed.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to Sun Yaoting, but at this time, feudal ideas had not been completely eliminated, and some princes and nobles of the former Qing Dynasty were still using eunuchs. Sun Yaoting was all purified, naturally unwilling, he was introduced to a prince's mansion as an errand boy, and later he went around, serving Grandpa Belle, the deputy governor, and the concubines in the Forbidden City.
During his service in the palace, Sun Yaoting gradually learned to observe and observe the color, flattered, and was appreciated by the emperor and the imperial concubine, so he was slowly promoted from a small eunuch and served the imperial concubine and empress Wanrong successively. Because of the special status of eunuchs, their usual work is different from that of the palace guards. Eunuchs like Sun Yaoting who served the empress, in addition to some daily living, also waited for her to take a bath.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the collapse of the imperial system four drifts</h1>
But this kind of worry-free eating and drinking did not last long, and the rule of the feudal dynasty would eventually be replaced. In 1924, the last emperor, Puyi, was still driven out, along with the eunuchs in the palace. However, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, Puyi can still find a place to live, poor these eunuchs have no craftsmanship, can not find a place to go, but also by the ordinary people sneered.
Sun Yaoting also had to wander around, he first stayed with Puyi in the original regent's palace for a short time, and then went to the Wanshou Xinglong Temple where the eunuchs gathered in the palace, where the eunuchs mostly had the same fate, and everyone could barely survive together, but the days did not settle down.
Puyi became a puppet emperor in 1932, and remembered Sun Yaoting, a eunuch who had been a good eunuch, so he summoned him to the palace to serve. It was not until 1945, when Japan announced its surrender, that there was no longer any puppet emperor, and Sun Yaoting finally ended his days as a eunuch.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the liberation of the whole country to enjoy human rights</h1>
With the victory of the Liberation War, people's old feudal ideas were gradually replaced, and the view of eunuchs was no longer so contemptuous and disgusting. Sun Yaoting's life is also facing a turning point, he can enjoy the right to live equally with ordinary people, and he no longer has to rely on people all day to live a hard life.
He himself once said: "After liberation, we eunuchs have a happy life." It can be seen that the impact of liberation on China is really in all aspects, from the status and policies of a country to a small person who has been persecuted by feudal rule, everyone has started a new life, and eunuchs have the dignity of human beings.
Sun Yaoting lived in The Guanghua Temple after the special period and enjoyed his old age in peace. In 1996, Sun Yaoting, the last eunuch in China, died. He had witnessed the last feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty, and had also experienced a turbulent and chaotic life of war, and at the time of death, the new century was coming. It is no exaggeration to say that Sun Yaoting was a witness to the Qing court, and although his experience was bumpy and difficult, it was a valuable asset.
We now live in an era of peace, a powerful nation, and we have to remember history while being grateful. Fortunately, the great party leadership and the unrelenting sacrifices of the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army for peace won the victory in the War of Liberation and completely smashed the exploitation of the common people by the feudal system. Fortunately, with the collapse of the feudal system, the special group of "eunuchs" was also liberated, and they no longer had to tremble and serve their masters.
Looking back at Sun Yaoting's life, in addition to the sensitive identity of the eunuch, he, like many ordinary people who want to survive, did not become a rebellious eunuch who was reviled by people in history, nor did he have the ability to be an extremely popular subject and affect the fortunes of a country. So when we look at people, don't look at them with colored glasses because of their origin and identity, everyone's life is not easy, even if you can't understand, try not to hurt those who work hard to live.
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