Everyone must be curious about the relationship between eunuchs and the workplace. For example, we often watch the TV series "Walking on Thin Ice" and "The Queen of the Palace has no eunuchs". You will find that eunuchs are often in a very delicate relationship in the harem. Both the struggle between ministers in the former dynasty and the struggle between concubines in the harem were related to eunuchs. What eunuchs face most is the struggle of harem, and the most difficult relationship for eunuchs is the relationship between the queen mother and the emperor. Historically, this relationship was called the imperial party and the post-party, and the two political forces were in conflict with each other. How eunuchs deal with the relationship between the former party and the latter party is best handled by the great eunuch Li Lai. Empress Dowager Cixi affectionately called him Xiao Lizi, and Emperor Guangxu called him Li Anda. ?
It can be said that the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by Empress Dowager Cixi. How many ministers often hate their guts, but as the most favored eunuch around Empress Dowager Cixi, he can get away with it after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, which is due to his sober self-awareness, absolute non-participation in politics and absolute loyalty to his master.
Li has served the people since he was a child. He is also a child from a poor family. He entered the palace at the age of nine and became a leader eunuch at the age of 26. It can be said that his official career is smooth and his promotion is particularly fast, which is mainly attributed to his high emotional intelligence and modesty, and he always puts himself in the position of a slave, rather than relying on the favor of the queen mother. This is also the reason why he was able to get away with it after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi.
Why is his EQ high? We can see from the following story.
1. When Li accompanied Prince Chun to inspect Beiyang Navy, he was appointed as a deputy imperial minister. If it were another eunuch, he would have swaggered, made a fortune and accepted bribes, but he didn't. He personally served the alcohol prince every day and kept vigil for him when he slept at night, completely putting himself in the position of a slave. This shows that he is very clear about his position and absolutely does not participate in politics, which can make the former ministers.
When I was in Eight-Nation Alliance, Empress Dowager Cixi fled with the emperor. One day, it rained heavily, and the queen mother's carriage got stuck in the mud and couldn't get out. Li leaned against the carriage and his back hurt, but his first sentence was: Is Lafayette all right? This shows that he really regards the Empress Dowager Lafayette as his master. A person who is so loyal to the leader and puts leadership first in everything will definitely be reused and appreciated by the leader. ?
3. After the Empress Dowager and Emperor Eight-Nation Alliance fled, they passed Baoding on their way back to the palace in late autumn and stayed outside. After serving the Empress Dowager in the evening, Li saw that the emperor's room had no heating and no quilt, so he gave his quilt to the emperor and kept vigil for Emperor Guangxu. The emperor coughed at night and brought him water. This made Emperor Guangxu attach great importance to him and called him Li Anda, which means brother in Mongolian. Emperor Guangxu confessed two things when he finally died. One is to kill Yuan Shikai and the other is to be kind to Li Anda.
After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, Li gave the Empress seven boxes of jewels that Empress Dowager Cixi gave him in those years, saying that they were all palace items and should not be scattered among the people. And he applied for a three-year mourning period for Empress Dowager Cixi. It can be said that he is very clever. Although these things are valuable, they can protect his life. He is also a very greedy person. He has real money in his pocket, not less than these seven jewels.
As can be seen from the above details, he has absolute loyalty to his leadership, is very clear about his career orientation, and has a clear understanding of what he can and cannot do in his post, what he can and cannot say.
This is also the reason why he can be loved by Cixi for more than 30 years and still get away with it.