He was one of Cixi and Guangxu's favorite eunuchs, and often did this kind of thing behind Cixi's back
We are not unfamiliar with Empress Dowager Cixi, on the contrary, we are very familiar with it, in our impression, he is the culprit who destroyed the Qing Dynasty, and it is precisely because of this woman, the dictatorship is chaotic, weak and incompetent, and finally defeated by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Today we are not talking about Empress Dowager Cixi, but a red person next to her, this red person is also very famous in history, he is Li Lianying, a very powerful eunuch, deeply loved by Empress Dowager Cixi! At that time, it was also known to foreigners.
Li Lianying was born poor, and at that time, people born poor, if there is no grand ambition, generally choose to enter the palace as a eunuch, at that time, this will not feel that this is a shameful thing, but will feel very honored, to be able to serve the emperor this true dragon, is simply a blessing cultivated for eight lifetimes, under the spread of this idea, Li Lianying entered the palace after castration.
Li Lianying entered the palace for a long time, from a small teenager to an old man, he experienced a lot, but also saw a lot, from a jerky, nothing to do anything little eunuch into a seasoned old eunuch, able to observe the color, see Cixi look at the cold food in front of him frowned, he knew that Cixi came to menstruation, eyesight is very good.
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Why does Cixi love Li Lianying so much! There was a reason for that, the person who was next to Cixi before was An Dehai, but An Dehai was too arrogant, and he acted arbitrarily because of Cixi's favor, and was eventually killed, so Li Lianying went to Cixi's side and took care of Cixi's living. He has a very good set when taking care of Cixi, in order to comb Cixi's hair, he will even find time to practice combing her hair, and finally comb Cixi's hair neatly, very good-looking, from this time on, Cixi will let Li Lianying come to her when she is fine, let Li Lianying help comb her hair, and by the way, know some things about the court, Li Lianying has also become his eyeliner.
Not only Cixi, but even Guangxu had great respect for Li Lianying. When Guangxu supported the Change of Law, Cixi locked him up, and at that time it was already a cold winter, at that time Guangxu was wearing only a thin dress, and that night Li Lianying was worried about Guangxu, so he rushed to the place where Guangxu was imprisoned, at this time Guangxu's face had been frozen red, seeing this scene, he quickly opened the door, took the quilt in his hand to Guangxu, and at the same time fell to his knees, wanting Guangxu's forgiveness, but did not know that Guangxu did not have the slightest sense of anger, but was very moved.