The last eunuch in the Qing Dynasty didn't take a bath for 20 years. What kind of bitter tears did he shed?

He doesn't want others to see his mutilated body. In ancient times, the eunuch industry always existed, and it didn't really disappear until the demise of the Qing Dynasty. After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, there were still several eunuchs working in the palace. When the last king was driven out of the Forbidden City, these eunuchs really lost their jobs, and then their miserable life really began. When the Qing government existed, eunuchs were still a profession and could support themselves, but with the demise of the Qing dynasty, this profession no longer existed. Because of their physical disabilities, it is difficult for them to get social recognition. Sun, the last eunuch of the Qing Dynasty, didn't even take a bath for 20 years. He told the truth before he died.

He was born at the end of 19, when the Manchu government had lost its former glory. Nevertheless, people in the palace still live a leisurely life, but the life of ordinary people is very difficult. At that time, Sun chose to enter the palace as a eunuch because of his poor family. At that time, there were many children in his family, so it was difficult for parents to choose, so they decided to stay by lot. Sun's luck was very bad, so he chose the lottery, so he had to go to the palace to be a eunuch in order to make a living.

He once said in his memoirs that he really didn't want to be a eunuch in the palace. If he had a choice, no man would do it, but under the pressure of life, he had to be a eunuch in the palace. When you don't have enough to eat and don't wear warm clothes, you don't think about distant ideals at all, but only about the way to live. When Sun Chu entered the palace, he served the old eunuch. Because of his cleverness, he was asked to serve important concubines, and later he even served the king's wife Wan Rong. Because of this, he also made a lot of money. Not long after, the Qing government was overthrown, the dynasty became history, and the eunuch work disappeared. Eunuchs like Sun could not find jobs for a long time.

Since then, he has lived in a temple for 50 years. He originally wanted to spend the rest of his life in this temple, but unexpectedly, something happened. After the founding of New China, he went to look for a job, but because he had no ability, he had to find another temple to settle down. Sun hasn't bathed for twenty years. In his memoirs, he explained why he didn't take a bath, because he didn't want to be seen by others, and he also hoped that he wouldn't take a bath when he was buried, leaving him with his last dignity.