Since the eunuchs like to use their power to do things, as long as these servants take care of their own lives, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty will be contented; since the eunuchs can let go of things, as long as these servants change their ways After letting himself have fun, Emperor Han Ling only wanted to make money and have fun. Therefore, during the era of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, some nasty things that were rare in history occurred here. In the third year of Zhongping (186), Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty built thousands of nude tour halls in Xiyuan. Emperor Ling and many of his concubines played naked here. He asked people to collect green moss and cover it on the steps, causing water from the canal to flow around each threshold and circulate throughout the entire naked pavilion. He chose a palace maid with jade-colored skin and a light body to row a boat with a pole and float in the water of the canal. In the scorching heat of midsummer, he ordered people to sink the boat in the water, watch the jade-like and gorgeous skin of the naked palace ladies falling into the water, and then play the song "Seven Words for Merchants" to attract cold air. The lotus planted in the water of the canal is as big as a cover, more than one foot high. The lotus leaves are curled up at night and during the day. There are four lotuses growing on one stem, which is called "Yeshu He". And because the leaves of this lotus unfold only after the moon comes out, it is also called "Wangshuhe". The maids were all aged between 14 and 18 years old, and sometimes the Emperor Ling would swim naked with them. Liuxiang Quling Emperor and his palace maids drank and had fun in the cool hall of the Nude Pavilion, often staying up all night. The Western Regions donated incense, and Emperor Ling ordered people to boil the soup for the palace ladies to bathe in. The water with powder floating on it after bathing was poured into the canal, which was known as "Liu Xiang Canal". He sighed and said: "If this happens for ten thousand years, he will really be a god in the sky." Emperor Ling drank all night until he was drunk and unconscious, and he didn't know it was dawn. The palace chamberlain threw a big candle at His Highness, which woke Emperor Ling from his dream. Emperor Ling also asked the eunuchs in the palace to learn how to crow roosters, and built a rooster hall on the north side of the naked swimming hall, where many chickens were kept. Whenever the Emperor Ling couldn't wake up from his drunken dream, the eunuchs would imitate the crow of a rooster and fake it to wake up the Emperor Ling. The Emperor Ling of the Palace City imitated streets, markets, various shops, and vendors in the harem, and asked some of the palace maids and concubines to dress up as various merchants selling goods, others to dress up as customers buying things, and some to dress up as singers and monkey dancers. wait. And he himself put on the clothes of a merchant and pretended to be a merchant selling goods, walking around in this man-made market, drinking and having fun in the hotel, or quarreling, fighting or fighting with shopkeepers and customers. So lively. Emperor Ling hung out here and had a great time. The goods in the store were all rare and rare treasures, which were stolen one after another by the greedy palace maids and concubines. They even secretly fought over whether you could steal more or not, but Emperor Ling had no idea at all. Emperor Ling also used a donkey to drive a chariot, and he personally controlled the bridle and held the whip as he drove through the gardens. This incident was known by the people in the capital, and they rushed to imitate it. For a while, the price of donkeys, which was originally low, suddenly rose to the same price as horses. The "ling" of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, who sells official posts, is explained in the posthumous law as "chaos without damaging the spirit". Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was indeed an emperor who extremely pursued lust and chaos. The most ridiculous thing is that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty actually opened an official exchange in Xiyuan, clearly marked the price, and openly sold officials. Emperor Ling had experienced similar phenomena before, but he only used this method to expropriate money from the rich in a relatively mild way, occasionally, and the money obtained was generally "for urgent needs of the country." But by the time of Emperor Ling, selling official positions and conferring titles showed the characteristics of expansion, continuity and institutionalization. The public sale of officials lasted from the first year of Guanghe (178) to the sixth year of Zhongping (184), and all the money gained from the sale went into the pocket of Emperor Ling himself. The rules for selling officials are: the price of local officials is twice as high as that of court officials, while the price of county officials is different; officials must also pay according to the price for promotion. Those seeking an official position can place their bids, and the person with the highest bid will win the job. In addition to the fixed price, it also increases or decreases at any time according to the person's worth and property. Generally speaking, the price of an official position is calculated based on the official's annual salary. For example, the price of an official position with an annual salary of 2,000 dan is 20 million yuan, and the price of an official position with an annual salary of 400 shi is 4 million yuan. In other words, the price of an official position is 20 million yuan. Ten thousand times annual income. Although Duan Juan, Zhang Wen and others had great merit and high reputation, they all paid enough money first before ascending to the official position. Later, the changes became more severe, and in the future, officials who were transferred, promoted or took up new positions had to pay one-third or one-fourth of the official price. In other words, when an official took office, he had to pay his legal income equivalent to more than 25 years. Many officials were so frightened that they abandoned their official positions because they could not pay such high "official fees". The example of Cui Lie buying an official position is even more thought-provoking. Cui Lie was born into a prominent family in the north and served successively as county governor and court official.
In March of the second year of Zhongping (185), Cui Lie wanted to be a Situ, so through connections, he spent 5 million to buy a Situ. On the day of worship, the palace held a grand worship ceremony. Emperor Ling came to the palace in person and hundreds of officials stood at the foot of the steps. Looking at Cui Lie's proud look, Emperor Ling suddenly felt that Cui Lie's position as Situ was too cheap. He couldn't help but regretfully said to his entourage: "I regret a lot of Jin, but it can be worth tens of millions!" Attendant Zhongchang next to him said. He interrupted and said: "He can offer five million, which is already very good. How can a Jizhou celebrity like Cui Gong be willing to buy an official position easily? Your Majesty, you don't know how much work I have done!" Afterwards, Cui Lie's son said to Cui Lie Lie said: "Your Excellency, you really shouldn't be the third official. There are a lot of discussions outside, and they all think that this official smells of copper." This is where the allusion of "copper smell" comes from. The official has been sold to the highest official position in the imperial court - Sangong. The dignified emperor greedily discussed the price of Sangong like buying and selling goods. On the one hand, people can feel the greed of Emperor Ling, and on the other hand, they can also see the darkness of the politics at that time. The emperor is like this, and those corrupt and ruthless officials are intensifying their efforts to plunder and exploit the people, squeeze out more "gifts" to give gifts to Emperor Ling, gain greater official positions, and then use their greater power to gain more wealth. Emperor Ling once played with a dog in the Xiyuan playground with a group of scoundrels, and put a crown and ribbon on the dog. The Jinxian Crown of the Eastern Han Dynasty was used by civil servants, with a front height of 7 inches, a back height of 8 inches, and a length of 8 inches. Putting a civil official's hat on a dog is actually an insult to the officials. At that time, some officials oppressed the people and did all kinds of evil, and they were as cruel as evil dogs. Emperor Ling's selling of officials and conferring titles was undoubtedly a way of quenching his thirst by drinking poison and pushed the Eastern Han Dynasty to the abyss of death. Emperor Ling was dissolute and immoral, the eunuchs wielded power in the court, and most of the civil and military ministers did evil. What goes up and down the line has led to a trend of luxury and frivolousness all over the country. In this way, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty enjoyed the desolation of his short life and the collapse of the apocalyptic mansion in the sensuality and lust. He indulged in the joy of amassing wealth and the temptation of beautiful women, forgetting his responsibilities and dignity as an emperor. Under the instigation and guidance of the powerful officials around him, in the enjoyment of fun and greed, the 200-year-old magnificent foundation of the Eastern Han Dynasty was forgotten.