Five Dynasties · Eunuch

Lin Yanyu 林延遇

Attested AD 950 - AD 958

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lin Yanyu was an eunuch.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 950 to AD 958 晟末年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 141

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65: Hereditary House of Southern Han · 2 passages

宦者林延遇、宮人盧瓊仙，內外專恣為殺戮，晟不復省。 The eunuch Lin Yanyu and the palace woman Lu Qiongxian wielded unchecked power inside and out to kill at will; Sheng no longer attended to affairs.

晟性剛忌，不能任臣下，而獨任其嬖倖宦官、宮婢延遇、瓊仙等。 Sheng was harsh and jealous by nature, could not employ his ministers, and relied solely on his favorites — the eunuchs and palace women Yanyu, Qiongxian, and the rest.