Most of the ancient eunuchs were illiterate, so why were they able to read the holy decree?

Because the emperor's decree can only be read by the eunuchs, this is what they should do, but it is their basic skill.

Some eunuchs must be literate, otherwise how can they read the holy decree, but ordinary eunuch positions are not allowed to be literate.

Because most of the emperors announced the oracle, the holy decree was written by the people in the palace later, and the eunuch was always by the emperor's side, so he could naturally hear the emperor's dictation, so he did not need to be literate to read the holy decree.

That's all the plot in the TV series, and those who really read the decree are the ones who pass the decree, and there are no eunuchs to pass the decree.

The ancient edict was a yellow scroll, and the ancient eunuchs were illiterate, but they would have people give them how to read the words before they read the edict.

Eunuchs are mostly illiterate, but the eunuchs who go to read the holy decree are generally the king's personal eunuchs, this kind of people are the best among the eunuchs, not only literate but also have read books, and even can talk about state affairs with their mastersIn addition to serving by the master's side every day, this kind of personal eunuch also needs to help the master draw up the holy decree, so although most of the eunuchs are illiterate, the eunuchs who go to read the holy decree are still somewhat literate and literate.

1. There are two kinds of eunuchs: one is that the poor family voluntarily enters the palace, and the other is that the family is forced to enter the palace.

Although eunuchs were a disrespected profession in ancient times, there was never a shortage of people in this type of profession, and some poor families had to choose to enter the palace as slaves in order to be able to eat wellBecause if they continued to wander outside, they might starve to death one day because they had no food to eat, so in order to survive, they would choose to voluntarily enter the palace and become eunuchs.

There is another kind of people, that is, because there is no way to be sold into the palace and forced to become a eunuch, this kind of person has a good education when he was a child, is familiar with poetry and books, and has extraordinary literary talents, but because the family has no economy, the family can only live by begging,The advantage of this kind of life is freedom but hunger and contention, so some people will be sold to the palace to serve others, and such people will generally rise to become the king's right-hand man.

2. The eunuchs who went to read the decree were generally the king's personal eunuchs, and such eunuchs were literate.

The decree is usually read by the person most trusted by the king, and whether it is good or bad, he will send someone he trusts, and this type of personal eunuch is generally literate and hyphenated, that is, those people who were forced to become eunuchs in the middle of the road mentioned above, this kind of people are not only talented, but also intelligent, and can quickly understand the intentions of their masters, so they are deeply liked by them.

This kind of more faceless errand will generally send them out, after all, the master knows what kind of person they are in his heart, and he can rest assured that he will leave things to them, so he doesn't have to worry about the eunuchs being illiterate when they go out to read the holy decree.

Because the eunuchs would discuss it with the emperor before they made the decree, and he knew most of the content very well, so they could still pronounce the decree. And it's not that the eunuchs don't know a word, and there are also places in the palace to train eunuchs to read and write.

For the illiterate eunuchs, they didn't have to read. The emperor had already told them the main meaning, because there were not too many words in the holy decree, and they could easily understand it. They will memorize what the emperor said to them, and then relay it to others!

Many eunuchs in ancient times were illiterate, but it doesn't mean that all eunuchs were illiterate, they were also literate, so only those who let these eunuchs specifically refuse to come to read the holy decree, not that they can read the holy decree by just finding a eunuch.

Most of the eunuchs were illiterate. But above the eunuchs, there are also literate and knowledgeable people, and those who can generally proclaim the decree are not ordinary eunuchs.

Because the eunuchs who can pronounce the decree must be those few eunuchs who can read, otherwise there is no way to stay by the emperor's side.

In ancient times, eunuchs were not allowed to read and write, so the fact that they could still read the holy decree was fake, and it was just a fictional scene from film and television dramas.

In fact, the status of eunuchs in ancient times was very low, and eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics like the harem, let alone read the holy decree, they had no such qualifications at all, once they really did such a thing, they would be killed. In fact, we have seen such a scene in film and television dramas, that is, if the king wants to write a holy decree, he will shout "proposed decree", and then the king only reads it, and there is a ** next to him who is responsible for helping the king record. Then after the writing is done, it will be reviewed by the king, and if there is no problem, the king will stamp the jade seal and seal, and then take it to the decree.

But in history, it is definitely not the eunuch who can pronounce the decree, but there is a special ** to be responsible.

Of course, the people responsible for the decree in different dynasties are also different, take the Tang Dynasty as an example, if the king wants to promulgate a new decree, first of all, it is necessary to draft a decree by the ** in the Zhongshu Society, and then hand it over to the superior Zhongshu order to be modified, and after the completion of the king, it will be stamped if the king feels satisfied that there is no problem, and if he is not satisfied, he will send it back for revision. After the king seals the decree, it will be issued to the ministry of Monshita, but if the ministry of the ministry thinks that this content is not good, even if the king approves it, it can be rejected.

Although it is a holy decree approved by the king, as long as it is not passed and sealed by the province, then this holy decree is not legal, and they can not recognize it.

If both the king and the province of Menxia have passed, it will continue to be handed over to the province of Shangshu, and then the province of Shangshu will lead the six departments to complete the matters assigned by the king according to the content of the holy decree. Therefore, the issuance of a decree is a very complicated process, and it is not that the king alone has the final say, and he can proclaim whatever he wants, which is also not allowed.

If the holy decree issued by the king needs to be read outside the palace, then there will be a ** called Hanlin Chengzhi who is responsible for this work, and it is not just a eunuch who can read it. Moreover, there is also a very strict procedure when the decree is read, not only to notify the recipient in advance, but also to choose a good day, and the recipient must bathe and change his clothes in advance in order to receive the decree.

The eunuch who can read the holy decree should have grown up with the emperor since childhood, and all kinds of etiquette have to be learned, so it is impossible to say that he is illiterate.

In many historical documents, there is no official rule that eunuchs were not allowed to be literate. Moreover, many eunuchs are found from the people, some of these people have experienced a good education since childhood, and they chose to become eunuchs because their families were too poor. Therefore, we can't simply think that the eunuch group is an uneducated group, and the eunuchs have also given birth to many good literati, but after all, they are a minority.

Most of them were quite literate, and it was not difficult for them to read the decree.

In fact, the decree on TV is essentially a mistake, because in ancient times in our country, the will was generally conveyed by the eunuchs, and the content was relatively short, and it was passed on by word of mouth.

We all know that in ancient times in our country, some eunuchs were illiterate, but we all know that the emperor sometimes sends some holy decrees first, so how do eunuchs read these holy decrees?

I think there may be a very important reason because they have been by the emperor's side, they must have learned a certain number of words, and they must know some words more or less, and we all know that the number of words on the emperor's decree is very small, if you can easily read these words, in fact, it is also very easy, as long as you know some common words, you don't need to recognize all the words, in fact, the real situation I think maybe the eunuch is also literate, They may also accompany the emperor to learn some words, but they don't have many uses for these words, they will only be used for some holy decrees, although they don't know many words, but they can still read the words on the holy decrees, I think it's also very simple.

So I think there is nothing to make a fuss about when the ancient eunuchs read the holy decree, this is also a relatively simple question, there is no need to dwell on the end, how difficult it is to write the words on the holy decree, but they must be able to read it, I think the real situation is like this, in any case, the eunuchs must also be real words, after all, some eunuchs have been with the emperor since childhood, and they must have learned some when the emperor is learning to write.

So we don't have to worry about whether they know whether they know how to read or not, as long as they can read the holy decree, in fact, even if they are a good eunuch, after all, they follow the emperor to accompany the king like a tiger, there must be many things that need to be learned slowly, and they don't necessarily have to ask the eunuch to make a lot of words, but they must also be relatively smart and wise, and they will definitely learn some things by the emperor's side to assist their work.

The eunuchs in ancient times were literate. In real circumstances, eunuchs are not completely illiterate, after all, they are people who serve in the palace, if they really don't know a word, it's really a disaster, and they don't know where they are going, then it will definitely not work. In addition, "eunuchs" and "eunuchs" are not completely equivalent to "eunuchs", only after the Eastern Han Dynasty, all eunuchs were handed over to eunuchs, and at that time they were not called "eunuchs".

Although the ancient eunuchs were illiterate. But he can remember that the emperor transferred his will. In fact, it is possible to convey this holy decree to the following ** according to the will.

It's a TV series that plays like this, but in fact, many holy decrees are not read by eunuchs, but have to go through many ways. After the content is finalized, it will be read by a special department, and it will be notified in advance before the reading, and it will be read out after the work of arranging noodles, burning incense and bathing.