An Dehai's ancestral home is Nanpi County, Hebei Province. When he was a grandfather, he moved to Tangzhuangzi Village, Qingxian County, Hebei Province. He was born in a poor family in Tang Zhuangzi, Qing County, Hebei Province. He is the second child in the family. Forced by life, he entered the palace as a teenager. After entering the palace, he was the eunuch around Emperor Xianfeng. An Dehai saw that Huang Chengen, the eunuch general manager, won the favor of the emperor, so he tried to get close to him and worshipped him as his teacher.
Because of An Dehai's cleverness, he soon got the favor of the lucky Jane of Xianfeng Emperor and Ye He Na. After Xianfeng's death, An Dehai made great contributions and became the confidant of Cixi. In the eighth year of Tongzhi, she was ordered by Cixi to buy clothes in the south of the Yangtze River and went to Shandong, where she was captured and executed by the Governor Ding Baozhen.
An Dehai's character evaluation:
An Dehai, a man with great political wisdom, is good at reading words and senses, and can accurately grasp the intentions of Empress Dowager Cixi, so he has a very high position in the imperial court. During his tenure, An Dehai handled many important government affairs and made great contributions to the country. An Dehai's talent and wisdom won wide acclaim from the imperial court. In the face of difficulties and challenges, An Dehai can always bravely stand up and take responsibility. This spirit won An Dehai a high reputation in the imperial court.
An Dehai's behavior and personality won the respect of some people in the imperial court. An Dehai's greatest skill is his mind-reading, unobtrusive flattery, which won the love of Emperor Xianfeng with loyalty and won the favor and esteem of the Western Empress Dowager all his life.