An Dehai (1844-1869), a native of Qingxian County, Zhili, entered the palace at the age of 10, and was a eunuch in the imperial palace. Because of his wit and decent speech, he won the favor of Empress Dowager Cixi and became a popular celebrity around Empress Dowager Cixi. After that, An Dehai was spoiled and overbearing. Although he is only a six-product blue-ling eunuch, he doesn't even care about the little emperor Zai Chun, Prince Gong Yixin and other DPRK ministers. An Dehai also often gossiped and provoked the mother-child relationship between Tongzhi and Empress Dowager Cixi, which made the little emperor often reprimanded by Empress Dowager Cixi. He overstepped the emperor's authority and acted beyond his authority, which has reached the point where the Tongzhi emperor can't stand it.
In the eighth year of Tongzhi (1869), An Dehai, who had lived in the palace for a long time, wanted to visit the palace and take the opportunity to collect money. Therefore, under the pretext of preparing for the wedding of Emperor Tongzhi, he repeatedly asked Empress Dowager Cixi to send him to Jiangnan to buy dragon robes and prepare wedding things in the palace, and got the permission of Empress Dowager Cixi. With the support of Empress Dowager Cixi, An Dehai led a group of followers to leave Beijing in droves, regardless of the ancestral system that eunuchs were not allowed to leave the palace in the Qing Dynasty.
Although An Dehai claimed to be an imperial envoy, he didn't carry any official documents. It was too imposing all the way. Therefore, when passing through Dezhou, Shandong Province, Zhao Xin, the magistrate of Dezhou, was puzzled: Why didn't he receive "Ming Yu Xia Yu Ming" when crossing the border (as usual, the Qing Dynasty sent ministers out of Beijing, the Ministry of War issued official documents, and local officials greeted him along the way)? Servants disembark to buy goods without showing "passing cards to assemble" (soldiers who were ordered to leave Beijing in the Qing Dynasty were issued with identity documents by the Ministry of War, and they could pass through various places without spending money on things, and they could get supplies supplied by local officials with vouchers). As a precaution, Zhao Xin immediately reported the matter to the Governor Ding Baozhen.
Ding Baozhen has long been very indignant at An Dehai's arrogance. After receiving the newspaper, he secretly issued a statement accusing An Dehai of his "shocking" illegal behavior and his duties. On August 2nd, An Dehai was captured by He Yufu, a magistrate of taian county, and then Chen Yuxiang and his party were personally taken to Jin 'an for trial by Ding Baozhen.
On August 6th, Ding Baozhen received a secret report from the military department, which said, "The eunuch ran away from home without permission and committed various illegal acts. If you don't punish him severely, why take the Forbidden Palace as an example? Ding Baozhen quickly sent a commission agent to check the eunuch named Liu Bianlan Ling 'an for him, and let his entourage and others testify that it was true and was executed on the spot without trial. No quibbling is allowed. If the eunuch heard the news, he turned back to the direct realm, that is, Zeng Guofan was a genus and strictly followed the Dharma. If there is negligence, the governor only asks about those who are closely related to bandits, such as their followers, and tries to severely punish them separately without asking. "
On August 7th, Ding Baozhen personally executed An Dehai on the spot in Jinan, only five days after An Dehai was arrested.
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After An Dehai became the eunuch in charge of power, Cixi wanted to remove Yixin's power. In March of the fourth year of Tongzhi, under the conspiracy of An Dehai, Cixi took an opportunity to impeach the righteous letter of an empire, launched a surprise attack, and personally wrote the imperial edict. On the charge of "although there is no evidence, everything happens for a reason", the president of Yixin and all chores are dismissed, and no interference in all official duties is allowed.
A month later, on the grounds that Yi Xin was "deeply guilty, ashamed and regretful", he ordered Yi Xin to "still be a military affairs minister, and there is no need to reconsider his political name". In this reversal, Cixi not only easily removed the title and power of the "deliberation king", but also continued to use her heart to sweep away the threat to herself.
In the winter of the seventh year of Tongzhi, An Dehai decorated with lanterns and feasted at Tianfu Tang Restaurant outside the front door of Beijing's largest restaurant, and formally married a beauty of 19 years old with a stage name of nine years old. Empress dowager cixi specially gave silver 1200 and satin 100 as a token of affection. The news of eunuchs marrying wives also spread rapidly on the streets of Beijing.
An Dehai can read The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. Exquisite art, knowing books and texts. His greatest ability is to ponder over words and feelings, show no trace of flattery, win the love of Emperor Xianfeng with loyalty, win the favor of the Western Empress with gentle charm, and win the favor and esteem of the Western Empress all his life.
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