明代是中国历史上除汉、唐而外宦官为祸最厉害的朝代。但历代史家和学者在谈及明代宦官问题时,一般多认为其祸皆源于成祖朱棣,而对朱元璋制驽宦官之法却十分称道,认为其对宦官的制驽是成功的。至今论者亦多持此种看法。这种看法是否正确?明代宦寺之祸到底始于何时?本文拟通过对这一问题的考究,探求洪武时期宦官问题的历史真相,并论及明代宦寺之祸的起源。 The Ming Dynasty was the dynasty of the worst evil in the history of China except the Han and Tang dynasties. However, when historians and scholars of past dynasties talked about the Ming Dynasty eunuch question, they generally believed that their mischief was originated from the founding of Zhu Zudi, and that the law of the Zhu Yuanzhang scribe eunuch was very commendable and considered its success on the eunuch system. So far, theorists hold the same view. This view is correct? The Ming Dynasty official temple curse in the end when? This paper intends to elaborate on this issue to explore the historical truth of the eunuch question in Hongwu period, and on the origins of the curse of Ming Dynasty Huan Temple.