stackyFACTSEmperors thought castrating their advisors would brilliantly prevent them from starting rival dynasties. Instead, it just created an incredibly tightly-knit, hyper-ambitious political class of eunuchs who effortlessly manipulated the imperial family and practically ran the empire themselves.
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