Before being sent to the palace, the female eunuchs had to go through a process of “purification” full of horror and much more complicated than the male eunuchs.
We are all too familiar with the image of male eunuchs in the ancient Chinese court with many fixed positions such as supporting the royal family or managing affairs in the palace… Even some eunuchs even have very own power, capable of disturbing the forbidden palace, such as An Duc Hai, Ly Lien Anh – eunuchs under the Qing dynasty have been depicted in history books and some films in quite detail.
Through historical records and some works of art, it can be seen that the eunuchs all occupy a very prominent position in the harem, making many people mistakenly believe that in the palace, besides the King and the Princes, eunuch, then only the women are concubines and slaves. However, they do not know that in that “sanctuary, inviolable” place, there is another character with a mysterious and tragic identity, which is the female eunuchs , also known as the female eunuchs. mandarin .
The female eunuch is the leading mysterious figure in the history of feudal China. (Illustration).
With a country from ancient times that has always had the idea of respecting men and disrespecting women, bringing women into the palace to “cleanse themselves” as mandarins is perhaps the most exceptional and confusing thing in Chinese history. . So what specific positions do they hold in the palace, how powerful are they and are they able to dominate the insidious harem like the eunuchs?
In fact, female eunuchs appeared very early in the ancient Chinese dynasties. History books of this country have recorded a few famous characters such as: talented woman Ban Chieu of the Han Dynasty, Lam Dieu Ngoc of the Song Dynasty, Tiet Dao of the Tang Dynasty and Van Quy Nhi of the Ming Dynasty.
The fact that women were brought into the palace to “clean themselves” as mandarins is perhaps the most exceptional and confusing thing in Chinese history. (Illustration).
Even in the regulations on the official regime of the Zhou dynasty 3,000 years ago, there were records of female officials. The book “Zhu Le, Thien Quan” also has a “Female” section, which clearly states: Female is the official position of the queen, holding internal affairs and internal affairs in the palace. The Zhou Dynasty set eight female officials. By the Han Dynasty, there were a total of nearly 200 female officials.
Unlike the concubines and beauties who were brought into the palace for the purpose of maintaining the Royal race, the female officials were not only “not allowed” to be beautiful, but most of them were elderly women, living alone. not married.
Their mission is very complex, which can also be said to be complicated. From holding all kinds of seals, recording work schedules, to managing the life of the harem, reviewing and reporting on the pregnancy status of the concubines.
The work of the female eunuchs in the palace is very complicated, but most of them are to manage the sex life in the harem. (Illustration).
The female eunuchs were forced to “purge themselves” for the sole purpose of ensuring that they could no longer become pregnant and bear children. However, this “guarantee” is not as simple as many people think, just taking fertility drugs like in movies describing the harem war. The female eunuchs will have to go through a process of “purification” that is much more painful and terrifying than the male eunuchs.
The female eunuchs will have to go through a painful and terrifying “cleansing” process. (Illustration).
The female eunuchs usually only fulfill their assigned tasks well and hardly get involved in political matters, as well as the harem’s favor as male eunuchs. Therefore, they are considered by the Emperor as the optimal solution to solve the disturbances in the forbidden place.
However, when female eunuchs are greedy, they can collude with male eunuchs to manipulate the monsters and make the court stir. Chinese history books also have records of shocking cases that the mastermind behind is the female eunuch who is trusted by the Emperor.
History books have recorded the shocking cases that the mastermind behind is a female eunuch who is trusted by the Emperor. (Illustration).
Like the case of the Ming Dynasty, there was a princess who, after getting married, had to live in a separate palace called the Ten Vuong Palace, and this place was assigned by the Emperor to a female eunuch to govern. Without the call of this female eunuch, it would be difficult for the Consort living outside to visit the Princess.
Therefore, Pho Ma had to bribe the female eunuch a lot of money so that he could be with his wife day and night. However, the greed of the female eunuch was growing, making it impossible for Pho Ma to meet. After that, Pho Ma was detained from the Princess and died of mental illness. The princess was also widowed for the rest of her life.
But despite the recorded incidents of formidable female eunuchs, it is pitiful for an ordinary woman to have to go through the painful process of “cleansing herself” to become a servant of the Imperial Palace. .