Born in a "poor family", a eunuch must love Wu Chou to play somersaults and tease his children. They never interfere in state affairs, and they are cautious. The old grave is occupied and lives on campus. After meeting, they finally met Li's grandnephew and other younger generations in a quiet yard near the factory bridge. Most of them have gray hair, but everyone has a temperament: polite, polite and methodical. This is the first official interview with the media by grandnephew Li and others. They have too much to say about their ancestor Li and the past history. The protagonist of the story is Li's granddaughter, Li, who is 78 years old and worked in the National Library before she retired. Because of his work, Li got in touch with a lot of historical materials and got a better understanding of family history. Li's grandnephew thinks that Li is just a cautious eunuch in power in the late Qing Dynasty. "Eight Poor Households" were too poor to replace Li Daoguang. In the last years, my great-grandfather Li Yu came to Beijing from Zangtun Township, Dacheng County, Hebei Province, so poor that he took his children begging all the way. The family settled near Qinglong Bridge in Haidian. Great-grandfather earned a little money by sewing shoes and supported six sons and two daughters. Li is the second child in the family. At that time, Qinglong Bridge was desolate and uninhabited, and only eight families, including my great-grandfather, lived there. Some people call it "eight poor households". Li, whose real name is Li Yingtai, is the second child in the family, and my grandfather Li Baotai is his third brother. I should call Li Wei's "Second Grandpa". According to the old man, Li is the most sensible and intelligent one in the family. When Li was seven years old, he lived in a temple with Master Shen. When he was 9 years old, he was sent to Zheng by Qingliu to be a little eunuch and changed his name to Jin Xi. My great-grandmother loves her children very much and resolutely opposes them as eunuchs, but her house is surrounded by walls, and that's it. When Li 13 years old, his master Shen was already the eunuch in charge of the orders of Emperor Xianfeng. Later, a eunuch named Li died in the palace. His master Shen recommended Jin to replace her, and his master renamed her Li. After Li entered the palace, her great-grandmother was very upset and went to visit him. After Li entered the palace, he never complained, but always gave his salary to his family. 13-year-old Li, who went to chengde mountain resort with Cixi and Xianfeng, could only do some work such as picking swill and cleaning the yard. Emperor Xianfeng died in Chengde, and the minister locked the door so that no one could enter or leave. Only little eunuchs can go out and pour swill. At this time, Chengde broke off diplomatic relations with Beijing, and Cixi was anxious. In desperation, Shen decided to take advantage of Li's swill to send a secret message back to Beijing. After Li arrived in Beijing, Prince Gong met him in the secret room. When Prince Gong learned the truth, he was frightened. He put Li under house arrest for the time being. He is not allowed to visit at home, nor is he allowed to talk about it with anyone. Finally, Su Shun was killed, and Empress Dowager Cixi was able to listen to politics. Cixi thought that Li Li had made great contributions, but considering that he was only 13 years old and could not be promoted, she gave him 1200 silver. Poor Li got so much money for the first time and ran home excitedly, giving all the money to his parents. The family bought a big yard in Xicheng Wine and Vinegar House with a silver reward, and life has been better since then. The strictness of family education is similar to that of the palace. Li became the leader of eunuchs in his twenties, and eunuchs and maids called him "uncle". Tongzhi eight years, after the death of An Dehai, Li was promoted to eunuch manager. Li has no wife and no children, and his brothers adopted four sons and a daughter for him. My third uncle, Li, is Li's adopted son. Every holiday, Li often goes out to visit his parents and brothers, and he is particularly distressed by his heirs and other nieces and nephews. Li's family education is very strict. He never allows his descendants to do anything out of line. The rules at home are similar to those in the palace. My grandfather Li Baotai has a bad temper. When a family eats and lives together, there will always be gossip. When he heard the strange story that his children ate too much, his grandfather got angry and had to move out. Just as the family was arguing, it happened that Li was at home. He asked for it again and again. Finally, he couldn't convince his grandfather and said, "Take whatever you want." However, my grandfather didn't take any money and moved to East Cotton Hutong with his family. When I first moved in, I couldn't afford enough paper at home, so I had to make do with prescription paper.