太监和太监制度是封建社会的一种畸形产物,一般都称太监为老公、宦官。其实宦官与太监在词义和作用上是有区别的。宦官是侍奉帝王之官,太监是侍奉内宫之官,且必定是阉人。太监约始于辽代,元、明、清三代沿袭不变。明朝太监专权乱政,以至使国政日渐势衰,最终导致了明朝的灭亡。所以清太祖立国之初,不设宦官。清世祖入关后,仿效明制设立宦官但人数不多,且宫中铸铁牌以戒宦官干预朝政。同时制定了爱新觉罗祖训,谕曰:“……以为有犯法干政,窃权纳贿,嘱托内外衙门,交结满汉官员,越分擅奏外事,上言官吏贤否者,凌迟处死。”这可能是清朝初始太监们不敢兴风作浪的主要原因吧! Eunuchs and eunuchs system is a deformity of feudal society, generally referred to as eunuchs for her husband, eunuchs. In fact, eunuchs and eunuchs in the meaning and role are different. The eunuch is the official who serves the emperors, the eunuch who serves the palace and must be an eunuch. Eunuch began in the Liao Dynasty, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties followed the same. Ming dynasty eunuchs arbitrary power, as well as the growing deterioration of state affairs, eventually led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, when the Qing Taizu founded the nation, there was no eunuch. After the Qing ancestors entered the customs, emulating the establishment of eunuchs under the system of rule of law but not many, and cast iron in the palace to disrupt the government. At the same time developed Aixinjueluo Zu Xun, encyclical said: “... that there is a law-breaking government, robbery bribery, exhorted internal and external Yamen, handed over Manchurian officials, the more playing in foreign affairs, the officials on behalf of those who died too late. ”This may be the main reason why the original eunuchs in the Qing dynasty did not make trouble.