Kangxi\'s first problem had been the power of the eunuchs. They developed the taste for politics during the Ming Dynasty. And nothing seemed to get done without bribing them. Kangxi turned them into servants again. All the emperor\'s eunuchs were volunteers; all had been given a last ch...
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Some eunuchs, however, must still have been drawn to court intrigue. Otherwise the following decree would have been unnecessary. "From now on, anyone who is guilty of interfering with government affairs, misappropriating power, accepting bribes shall promptly be put to death by slicing." N...
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The emperor\'s 60th winter was the most traumatic of his reign. The problem was Yingreng, his favorite son. It had started with rumors and court intrigue. It soon became an unquestionable fact. By way of the secret intelligence network, the emperor had discovered that his son was unfit to ru...
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