Although these eunuchs have no real power, they still rely on the favor of emperors and concubines to rule others. Zuo and Li Hongzhang were four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty, who made great contributions to the stability of the Qing Dynasty. When I was a foreign official, I was an official for the governor. I was a provincial official on one side and was transferred back to the central government to occupy a high position. But even if the two provincial officials returned to Beijing and entered the palace, they would inevitably be blackmailed by eunuchs.
Zuo Tang Zong
The eunuch dared to ask Zuo for money, but he dared not ask Li Hongzhang for money. This is mainly because Zuo and Li Hongzhang have different personalities. In the draft of Qing history, the evaluation of Zuo is:? Experts are learned, rigid and cultured. ? . While Hu Linyi used four words to describe Zuo's character? Straight and fierce? . Emperor Guangxu praised Zuo. Integrity, loyalty .
So on the whole, the Left is just and upright. And he will never give in to those who threaten him. This can be seen from the left's use of troops. During the recovery of Xinjiang and the Sino-French War, he always had a restless main battlefield. After Zuo returned to Beijing, the janitor eunuch asked him for money, which happened when Zuo recovered Xinjiang and returned to Beijing.
Director Li Qing eunuch
I want to explain here that these eunuchs ask the ministers who entered the palace for money, which is basically a kind of acquiescence in the palace. Many eunuchs point to this to make a small fortune. As I said before, most officials will also curry favor with these eunuchs. So many officials in Beijing usually take care of these eunuchs, so they don't deliberately extort money. After Zuo recovered Xinjiang, he made great contributions. Back in Beijing, it is not difficult for eunuchs to ask him for money.
Eunuchs are just thinking about entering the palace left, and will soon be raised. So it is normal to ask for some money to please. As a result, these eunuchs did not expect that Zuo was a very honest and clean official. He paid no attention to these eunuchs who asked him for money. These eunuchs, who have seen such ministers who don't understand the world at ordinary times, stopped Zuo from letting him in, and the two sides were deadlocked. Fortunately, Li Hongzhang also wanted to enter the palace at this time. I saw Zuo stopped by the eunuch outside the door. He paid Zuo's own travel expenses and left for the palace to remonstrate.
But this matter is not over yet. It is said that Zuo's eyesight is not very good. Empress Dowager Ci 'an asked eunuchs to send Emperor Xianfeng's glasses to Zuo's mansion. Although it is a gadget, it is also a royal gift. Naturally, the eunuch in the palace sent glasses to Zuo. Traditionally, when the palace gives something to the minister, the eunuch will have something to eat. Of course, Zuo is still unwilling to give money. Finally, his subordinate Ceng Jize gave him money, and Zuo got glasses from the Empress Dowager Ci 'an.
Actually, Zuo didn't want to bribe eunuchs. It is understandable that he is leading troops to fight outside. Many troops are not regular troops. These troops have no funds, so they have to find their own way. Therefore, Zuo had to save his money. He also knows that these military expenses are hard-won. But after he entered the palace, eunuchs would extort hundreds to thousands of dollars at will, and he naturally hated it.
Li Hongzhang also wants to woo these eunuchs.
In fact, Li Hongzhang is not much better, but he is much smoother than Zuo. Although Li Hongzhang also hates these eunuchs, he knows that when he works outside and wants to buy things, these eunuchs staying with the emperor and the queen mother will be of great use. Although they have no real power, they can usually help put in a good word, so he usually takes care of these eunuchs, and naturally no eunuch will blackmail him when he enters the palace.
But everyone has different ways of doing things. Like the left character, he made outstanding military achievements, recovered Xinjiang, and was slightly better than France in the Sino-French war. But in officialdom, Zuo is not lovable, and many ministers don't like him. Li Hongzhang was inferior to the Left in military achievements, but he did well in westernization and diplomatic activities. Empress Dowager Cixi, many princes and ministers of Manchu supported Li Hongzhang. Even so, Li Hongzhang was inevitably blackmailed by eunuchs.