《General History of China》Episode 46 Synopsis
Dilemma in the Middle and Late Tang Dynasty
The corruption of eunuchs is also shocking. Eunuchs were originally people who were spared from punishment, but some great eunuchs competed to marry wives and concubines, adopt adopted sons, and establish eunuch families that were passed down from generation to generation.In order to find backers, the civil and military officials of the imperial court bribed the eunuchs one after another. In order to obtain the position of Jiedushi, some generals of the Forbidden Army did not hesitate to borrow money from wealthy households at very high interest rates to bribe the eunuchs., at that time, the folk joke called him "Debt Handsome%".
