Jin Ying (eunuch) explained

Jin Ying
Native Name:zh|金英
Office:Seal-holding Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial
Term:1449–1450
Predecessor:Wang Zhen
Successor:Xing An
Birth Date:1394
Death Date:1456
Occupation:Eunuch

Jin Ying (; 1394–1456) was a Ming dynasty eunuch, who served as Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial during the reign of the Xuande Emperor.

During the reign of the Xuande Emperor, he served as Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial, and was a trusted confidant. In 1432, he and Fan Hong were both granted a pardon from death. When Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne, he and Xing An were both favored and trusted. However, as Wang Zhen gained more power, he gradually lost his influence. In 1449, there was a drought in the summer and Emperor Yingzong ordered him to oversee the Ministry of Justice. He sat in the middle with the ministers ranked below him on both sides, and they would review cases every six years. In the autumn, Emperor Yingzong was captured by the Mongols during the Tumu Crisis, and Zhu Qiyu, Prince of Cheng, requested that he and Xing An to gather the court officials to discuss state affairs. However, when Reader-in-waiting Xu Chen suggested moving the capital south, he and Xing An criticized him. In November 1450, he was imprisoned and sentenced to death for embezzlement. The Jingtai Emperor later changed the sentence to life imprisonment and banned him from ever holding a government position again.[1]

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  1. Book: Guo, Chao. Siku quanshu jinghua, shibu. zh:四库全书精华 史部. 3. Chinese Literature and History Press. 1998. 7-5034-0924-X. Beijing. 2993. zh.