It hurts. I'll tell you in detail how the eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty led a totally clean life.

For those who want to become eunuchs, the operation of clearing the palace is the most difficult hurdle and a matter of life and death. Before cleaning, there must be a document signed by the cleaning teacher and the parents or agents of the children, stating that cleaning is voluntary, regardless of life or death, to avoid problems in operation, and the cleaning teacher will do it.

Late spring and early summer are the best seasons for cleansing. Appropriate temperature, no mosquito breeding, can better avoid wound inflammation. People who love cleanliness should fast the day before the operation and not defecate for a day or two after the operation. During the operation, the bidet cut off the organ from the root with a knife, and then insert the white wax needle into the urethra. The official dentist in charge of castration has a set of equipment specially designed for body cleaning. The body cleaner has rich experience in surgery, so the success rate is still relatively high, but they have to charge a large amount of surgery fees. Most people can't afford this fee, but the body cleaner is also very kind, asking the child to set up an iou and then deduct it from the "monthly" silver he received after he entered the palace as a eunuch. Some people are desperate to castrate their children because their families are poor. They have neither experience nor equipment, and I don't know how many people died.

Eunuchs called the male characteristics of surgical castration "treasures" and regarded them as treasures, trying to preserve them properly. The general preservation method is to put it in a lime powder box, dry it, then wipe it with a wet cloth, soak it in sesame oil, put it in a small wooden box, seal the package, and then choose an auspicious day to hang on the main beam of your ancestral temple or home, which means "promotion" and symbolizes that castrated people can "rise step by step" in the court. In any case, the eunuch will definitely save or redeem the "treasure" so that it can be put into the coffin when buried. If it is lost for some reason, it will be buried with imitation pottery or porcelain, or rent the "treasures" of other eunuchs. They firmly believe that if they don't do this, the devil will not take them in, and they will have no face to meet their ancestors in the underworld. After the cleaning operation, the eunuch who passed the inspection can enter the palace. After entering the palace, the eunuch has a physical examination once a year. The physical examination room is located in the northern corner of Shandong Province. Not only eunuchs in the palace, but also eunuchs in various palaces will come here for physical examination. If anyone fails to pass the test, all ministers from the Ministry of the Interior to the general manager of the Respect Room will be severely punished.