The Calamity of Eunuchs
Why did the Ming Dynasty say 'death is death'? (4)
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1、 The national system of the Ming Dynasty exhibited the characteristics of a "dual track system": the Ming Dynasty had a civil service system responsible for managing national affairs; There is another eunuch system, whose organizational structure is almost equivalent to that of civil servants.
2、 The eunuch system in the Ming Dynasty was very large, as the civil service institutions in the outer court corresponded to those in the inner court. The important feature of the political system in the Ming Dynasty was the principle of 'internal control over external'.
3、 During the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs were rampant, but among them came Cai Lun, who improved papermaking and invented "Cai Hou Paper", which had a great impact on the development of human society.
4、 Cai Lun is not only included in the "List of 100 Celebrities Who Have Influenced the Process of Human History" (written by an American professor), but also ranks high, second only to Confucius - Confucius ranks fifth, and Cai Lun ranks seventh.
5、 There are three periods in Chinese history when eunuchs caused the most disasters. The first one is the Eastern Han Dynasty (Ten Constant Attendants). The second one is the Tang Dynasty (the calamity of supervising troops during the An Lushan Rebellion). The third one is the Ming Dynasty (eunuchs had already integrated into all aspects of the state machinery).
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