Tong Guan's experience is full of legendary tragicomedy. In his life, he created several "best" in the history of China, which of course has become an unparalleled record in the history of the Chinese nation, and may be maintained forever.
These records are:
The eunuch who held the soldiers for the longest time in China history;
The eunuch with the greatest military power in China history;
The eunuch with the highest rank in the history of China;
The first eunuch to represent the country in a foreign country in the history of China;
The only eunuch in the history of China who was crowned king.
Perhaps because of Song Huizong's artistic genius, he trusted and loved intimacy etiquette, and his appearance was generally outstanding. Emperor Hui Zong himself was described in ancient times as jade in face, jade in lips, jade in charm and jade in jade tree. This seems to have little to do with his political fatuity. Judging from his immortal figure painting "Listening to the Qin" and some folk records, Cai Jing's eyes are sparse and handsome, and his manners are elegant and calm, which smacks of a handsome man. Does not prevent him from being cruel and heartless. Another such figure, who is also an official of the Prime Minister, is called Wang Fu. This man is tall and straight, blond and blue-eyed, which is quite different from ordinary people. Nor did it affect this man's despicable behavior.
Tong Guan is another type. According to historical records, this man is tall and burly, with strong skin and iron bones, bright eyes, dark skin and a beard. At first glance, he is full of masculinity, unlike a castrated eunuch. This may be related to his virginity in his late twenties.
It is said that Tong Guan is a man of measurement, who can help the poor and is quite generous, much like those contemporary heroes in the Water Margin. However, the objects of his generosity and wealth saving are highly selective. Concubines, eunuchs, ladies-in-waiting, Taoist priests who can be close to the royal family, and close ministers of the emperor can get a lot of benefits from him from time to time. Therefore, the emperor can often hear good things about him, which can be called rave reviews. More importantly, such a masculine man is smart and cautious and has a strong insight into the emperor's psychology. He can always predict the emperor's interests and intentions in advance, so he seldom speaks and does things, so he is deeply loved.
When Tong Guan entered the palace, he was a disciple of Li Xian, who was also a eunuch. This Li Xian is a famous eunuch of Zongshen Dynasty. He has served as a supervisor in the northwest border for many years, and has made some meritorious military service. Tong Guan studied in a private school for four years, and some classics have roots; It is convincing that following Li Xian into and out of the front line laid a military foundation. In addition, he has visited the northwest ten times and is quite familiar with the local mountains and rivers. This makes him stand out among eunuchs. However, it seems that Li Xian didn't give him special promotion and care, which led to Tong Guan entering the palace for more than 20 years, and he was always frustrated. If a man with a temperament like Evonne had not become an emperor, or in other words, if Emperor Zongshen could have lived twenty years longer, he might have died of old age in obscurity in the palace.
In terms of time, Tong Guan was 48 when Huizong entered Dabao. This age is the peak of life experience, experience and energy. Huizong sent him to Hangzhou to set up Amin Gold Bureau to collect Tam's calligraphy and painting in the name of worshipping officials in the imperial court, which opened the way for his first rise. Generally speaking, the official worship in the imperial court is roughly equivalent to the director of procurement and supply in the palace. It is not a very high position, but a very profitable job. Tong Guan is not content to take advantage. It is far-sighted and meaningful for him to take advantage of this opportunity.
Tong Guan's death.
In the early morning of the first year of Jingkang, Song Qinzong (1 126), Rizo, an army supervisor, rode several times, set off from the government office of Nanxiong Prefecture, took a wooden box with a bloody head inside, passed through Meiguan and galloped away to Bianjing. On the seventh day of September, the head returned by Zhang Cheng was hung high on the head of Bianjing City, causing a sensation in Beijing.
Whose head is this? It turned out to be Tong Guan, who was once prominent and in power, that is, 800,000 troops written in Water Margin went to Liangshan Park to suppress the Sung River rebels, were ambushed on all sides, and were killed by Tong Guan, an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and fled back to Bianjing alone.
Tong Guan "was burly and handsome, with a dozen beards. He is as skinny as iron, not a eunuch. " ("Song History? 6? 1 pass 227 "). Although Tong Guan was demoted, people were still afraid of his fragility and bravery. Therefore, Zhang Chengfeng chasing Tong Guan, dare not treat sth lightly. Rizo chased Nanxiong all the way, first sent someone to "visit" Tong Guan, pretending that there was an imperial edict to give tea and medicine, and asked Tong Guan to return to Beijing as Fu Xuan, Hebei Province. The special envoy will arrive tomorrow and deliver the imperial edict. Tong Guan believed it and smiled: "I am still indispensable!" And leave the people sent by Mr. Zhang. The next morning, Mr. Zhang came, and Tong Guan rushed out with joy and knelt on the imperial edict. Rizo immediately declared that he would apply for the top ten charges in Tong Guan. When Tong Guan realized it was too late, Zhang Chengpa sent someone to cut off his head with a knife.