The Forbidden City is a "shura field" where everyone will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
The same is true of the special group of eunuchs, who are usually the children of poor families, who come to the palace in order to survive, and if they can be appreciated by the "master", they may be able to live a better life.
For example, most of the eunuchs in the TV series are the right-hand men of the "master", and they have done a lot of shady things behind their backs.
It can be said that eunuchs influence the situation, and the power of this group cannot be underestimated.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, Li Lianying was one of the most topical figures after Cixi and Guangxu.
Not only that, this person looks ugly, full of pus, sharp-billed monkey cheeks, but it is such an "ugly person" who coaxes Cixi to smile.
Many people wonder, is there really a master-servant relationship between Li Lianying and Cixi? Why is he so favored?
Li Lianying, whose original name was Li Jinxi, was born in a small mountain village in Hebei Province, and he entered the palace in 1856, when he was only eight years old.
In fact, most of the little eunuchs who enter the palace are children of poor families, and they have to face life alone at a young age.
At this time, Li Lianying had no patron, no status, and was cautious everywhere, cautious in words and deeds.
Fortunately, this child works well and will please the people around him, so Li Lianying's childhood life has passed without any danger.
In 1867, Li Lianying was promoted from a small eunuch to the second chief eunuch, so what was his ability?
It turned out that before entering the palace, Li Lianying's parents were shavers, and he inherited his own art of shaving his head, and he was particularly attentive to the empress's hair.
Li Lianying has her own secret for hair, first of all, in the hair care, he did experiments with pig hair, and found that adding vinegar in the water will make the hair very soft.
Second, he can hold a lot of broken hair together to make the hairstyle look neat and tidy.
Finally, there was a headache of hair loss, but Empress Dowager Cixi never lost a single hair through Li Lianying's hand.
Using the principle of static electricity generated by the horn comb and fur, he hid a piece of leather in the cuff, so that the combed hair could be taken away, creating the illusion that the hair would not fall out.
After observing Empress Dowager Cixi's habit of combing her hair, Li Lianying still thought of using her own craftsmanship to make her master happy.
So, he read a lot of books on this subject and studied various combing techniques.
In the end, his craftsmanship did not disappoint Cixi, and gradually Li Lianying became a red person around Cixi.
Later, An Dehai was beheaded, and Li Lianying was promoted to grand master, and he was only 21 years old this year.
The grand master means to be more careful in handling things in the future, and Anderhay's death made him understand that the master is the master, and the next person is always the next person.
Therefore, Li Lianying is walking on thin ice, knows how to read the master's heart, and can take good care of the master's emotions.
Not only that, Li Lianying has a good temper, and he is also very kind to the little eunuch Xiao Gongnu, he is not as rampant as Andehai, and he will not bully people.
In a book called "Memoirs of a Palace Girl", it was written that the more the empress dowager appreciated her father-in-law, the more humble her father-in-law became.
At this time, the relationship between Cixi and Guangxu was not good, and later Guangxu was placed under house arrest by Empress Dowager Cixi, and Li Lianying quietly took care of the emperor, so Guangxu was somewhat grateful to Li Lianying.
Therefore, the same eunuch, the biggest difference between An Dehai and Li Lianying is that An Dehai is too ostentatious, while Li Lianying is low-key everywhere and can grasp the measure.
Although he was very greedy for money, but everything had a "degree", Cixi was very fond of Li Lianying, even if he knew that he coveted a little favor, he would turn a blind eye.
It is precisely because of the favor of Lafayette that few people have given Li Lianying a nickname, "Buddha sees joy".
It is said that there was a kind of pear in the palace called "Buddha See Joy", although it did not look good, but the taste was very sweet.
When Cixi first tasted this fruit, she was full of praise for it.
This is very similar to Li Lianying herself, although she looks ugly, she is humble and thoughtful. After all, I grew up living in the palace, I was used to seeing eryu and cheating, and I also tasted the cold and warmth of the world.
If you put it to today, I think Li Lianying must be a man who is deeply loved by women.
In 1908, Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi died one after another, and Li Lianying did three very clever things.
First, return the treasures given to him by Cixi to Empress Longyu;
Second, to keep filial piety for Cixi for a hundred days;
Finally, say goodbye to the old people.
Leaving the Forbidden City where she had lived for half a lifetime, Li Lianying was very low-key, until three years later, Li Lianying died suddenly, at the age of 63.
Because li lianying was not a "complete body", Li Lianying could not be buried in the ancestral tomb, and Empress Longyu prepared a grand funeral for Li Lianying and buried him in a separate courtyard.
Until 1966, Li Lianying's tomb was excavated, but the scene in the tomb stunned everyone's eyes.
Inside the coffin, there was only one skull with three-foot-long braids dragged on it, and there was no body, that is, Li Lianying's body was in a different place after death.
Experts have looked through the history books and have not found any records of his cause of death, let alone where his body is.
From this, it is inferred that his death should not be simple.
Li Lianying in the work is mostly a cunning villain.
But in history, he is not a bad person, on the contrary, he is not only capable, but also good for others.
"Respect in matters, leniency in matters, if there is a year, do not try to slacken off."
This may be the secret of Li Lianying's success.
Author: Lollipop
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