Jin Ying (; 1394–1456) was a

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

eunuch, who served as Eunuch Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial () during the reign of the

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. 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

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, 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 The Jingtai Emperor (21 September 1428 – 14 March 1457), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Daizong of Ming and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Jing of Ming, personal name Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh List of emperors of the Ming ...

later changed the sentence to life imprisonment and banned him from ever holding a government position again.

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