On this day 564 years ago, on August 7, 1461 (July 2, 1461 lunar calendar), Cao Jixiang, the great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty in China, launched a rebellion and failed. On August 7, 1461, Cao Jixiang, the great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, launched a rebellion and failed. On August 7, the fifth year of Tianshun in the Ming Dynasty (1461), Cao Jixiang, the great eunuch of the chief eunuch of the chief eunuch, tried to become emperor and launched a palace coup. Cao Jixiang, because of his contribution to the restoration of Ming Yingzong, was appointed to be in charge of the chief eunuch, the governor of the three battalions of the capital, and held the military and political power of the capital. His power was monstrous and evil (the famous minister Yu Qian was killed by him). Therefore, the Eunuch Cao had a "lofty" dream that a eunuch could also In order to achieve great things, Cao Jixiang's adopted son, Cao Qin, once asked his protege Feng Yi: Since ancient times, has there been a son of eunuchs who has become the son of heaven? Feng Yi replied: Yes, Cao Cao. After Cao Jixiang heard this, he was deeply gratified. To this end, the father and son chose a zodiac auspicious day to raise their troops to rise up, which was August 7th. On the evening of August 6th, Cao Qin hired a thug Mongolian Ta Guan (who was attached to the Mongols of the Ming Dynasty and had a strong combat effectiveness) at a banquet at his home. Cao Qin never expected that there was a "anti-bone boy" mixed in the Mongolian Ta Zi. During the banquet, a person named Ma Liang sneaked out and ran to the room to tell Wu Jin who was on duty. It really happened that there was a general named Sun Yoring who spent the night in the room. Wu Jin and Sun Yoring discussed and decided to report to Yingzong first, and then find reinforcements. Therefore, an emergency memorial with only six words - Cao Qintian, Cao Qintian - was sent to Ming Yingzong. The first move was strong, and Ming Yingzong ordered the immediate arrest of Cao Jixiang who was responding in the palace; at the same time, he strictly ordered the palace gate to be closed to prevent death. At the same time, Sun Yoring and the two began to look for reinforcements. Cao Qin and the others led the Mongolian officials to attack Chang'an Gate. Because Yingzong was prepared and could not attack for a long time, Cao Qin turned to attack Dong'an Gate, and was also unable to break through the gate. Sun Yoring, who was looking for reinforcements outside, was unable to mobilize the army because he did not have a soldier talisman in hand, so he came to win. He called his two sons and went to the outpost of the Praetorian Guards who were preparing for the Western Expedition to shout: There are prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment who have escaped from prison, and those who catch them will be rewarded! At one time, more than 2,000 soldiers went to "catch the fugitives". When they arrived at Chang'an Gate, these soldiers found that "catching the fugitives" was originally to "kill the traitors". This was a major counterinsurgency event, and Sun Yoring shouted a reward, so more than 2,000 people formed an army to quell the chaos. After all, it was the regular army of the state. Under the command of Sun Yoring, the children of the Cao family suffered heavy casualties. Cao Qin retreated, killing Wu Jin, who was still looking for reinforcements, on the way, and was then surrounded by a group at home. In the end, Cao Qin threw himself into the well at the end of the road, and In the palace, Cao Jixiang was executed by Ling Chi, and the relevant henchmen were either killed or exiled. A palace coup was aborted like this. Comment: A rare case of eunuchs rebelling and trying to become emperors in Chinese history.