And the eunuchs in the palace, taking advantage of Empress Li's authority, excessively restrained and controlled the young emperor.,All these things left Empress Dowager Li somewhat helpless. She was only a woman of twenty-seven, not even yet of marriageable age.,These ministers, deeply favored by the state, do not consider how to repay their lord with utmost loyalty. They only know how to fawn over powerful officials and despise their ruler. Now, they even offer him a knife!。