Assertion: eunuch | /r/CapableOf | block the access of officials
Facets:
value: to their ruler
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Advising the emperor from within the palace and blocking the access of officials to their ruler, the eunuchs were eventually able to acquire noble titles themselves, form a bureaucracy to rival the state’s and even select and remove emperors of their choosing.