In 41 AD, the Eastern Han Dynasty Founding Emperor Liu Xiu abolished the queen Guo Shengtong who followed him to conquer the world, and instead made Yin Lihua, the woman he had longed for, the perfect end to this period of love in his youth.
Who is Yin Lihua? Why did Emperor Guangwu of Han make Liu Xiu so obsessed with insisting on abolishing the queen?
It is said that Yin Lihua is extremely beautiful and has a prominent family. She is a well-known woman in the area of โโ Xinye . Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu admired her very much before he became rich. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Queen's Chronicle" mentioned Liu Xiu's positioning for himself: officials should be held as Jinwu, and they should be Yin Lihua to marry!
When Liu Xiu first heard about Yin Lihua, she was still an innocent little girl, nine years younger than him, and she was not yet married, but just listening to this name made Liu Xiu think a lot.
The acquaintance of the two is due to Liu Xiu's sister Liu Yuan and brother-in-law Deng Chen .
Back then, after Liu Yuan married Deng Chen as his wife, Liu Xiu, as his younger brother, often went to his sister's house to stay for a few days. After a while, he got along very well with his brother-in-law. It just so happened that Deng Chen met Yin Lihua's brother Yin Shi again. By chance, when Liu Xiu followed Deng Chen to visit Yin Shi, he met the person who had already silently recited his name in his heart thousands of times - Yin Lihua.
After that, Liu Xiu became even more unforgettable to Yin Lihua.
But he also knew in his heart that in addition to being the name of , the ninth generation grandson of the Han Emperor Gaozu , the family had long lost its former glory after several generations of changes. As a local clan, how could the Yin family easily marry their precious daughter to this person without wealth and name?
Let me say that, Liu Xiu is also a famous handsome man among the emperors of all generations. He is absolutely in line with Yin Lihua in terms of appearance, but he knows that a pair of stinky skin alone will definitely not win the hearts of a beautiful woman. So he secretly swore in his heart: We must do our own career first!
Just do it! Wang Mang In the late period of his reign, domestic wars broke out, and Liu Xiu also joined the uprising team. He and his brother Liu Yan merged his rebel army with Green Forest Army led by Liu Xuan , and then, Liu Xuan was elected as "Gengshi Emperor ".
But Liu Xiu's brother Liu Yan could not stand what Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan did. The two sides were always disagreeing. After the army conquered Wancheng in the fourth year of the Emperor Xinmang (23 AD), the conflict between the two sides completely intensified, and Liu Yan was eventually killed by Emperor Gengshi.
After learning that his brother died tragically, Liu Xiu felt sad, but in order not to make Emperor Gengshi suspicious, he had to pretend to be a playboy and married Yin Lihua, whom he had long been thinking about for many years, in June of the same year.
, but the good times did not last long. After only three months of marriage, Liu Xiu was sent to Luoyang by Emperor Gengshi, and he and his beloved wife Yin Lihua had to temporarily separate. After that, Yin Lihua returned to Xinye's parents' home, while Liu Xiu went to Luoyang first and then traveled to Hebei.
The Hebei region's regime was in chaos at this time, including the Handan regime of Wang Lang , the 100,000 army of King Liu Yang of Zhending, and the peasant uprising army represented by bronze horses. Liu Xiu, the "uninvited guest", seemed to have not come at the right time.
But now Liu Xiu is also in a difficult position to get off, and it is not right to leave, nor is it stay.
Fortunately, he heard that King Zhending Liu Yang had not expressed his position yet, and everything had a turning point.
So, Liu Xiu sent his subordinate Liu Zhi to Zhending Mansion to lobby. In the end, the two reached an agreement: as long as Liu Xiu married Liu Yang's niece Guo Shengtong as his wife, Liu Yang would send a hundred thousand troops to support him.
That's it. Liu Xiu, who had been married for only a few months, married his second wife, Guo Shengtong. Relying on the power behind Guo Shengtong, Liu Xiu destroyed the Handan regime in one fell swoop and became the most powerful figure in Hebei. In 25 AD, he established the Eastern Han regime in Baixiang, Hebei, and set the capital in Luoyang, which was known in history as Emperor Guangwu of Han.
At this time, Liu Xiu can finally bring his beloved Yin Lihua to his side.
, but Yin Lihua's arrival made Guo Shengtong very dissatisfied. How could she, who was a delicate family, endure her husband's love for other women all day long? Her jealousy is becoming increasingly apparent.
Liu Xiu seemed to have also noticed Guo Shengtong's jealousy. For him, the only one he loved the most was Yin Lihua, but now he still has to rely on the power behind Guo Shengtong, and no one can offend him! Therefore, when it comes to choosing the position of queen, he could only temporarily slow down and first give both wives the nobles.
Fortunately, Yin Lihua is understanding and not only has no complaints about Liu Xiu's decision, but also acts particularly friendly to this woman who snatches her husband.
Especially after Guo Shengtong's uncle - the former Zhending King Liu Yang rebelled.
Simply put, the reason why Guo Shengtong was able to marry Liu Xiu was that Liu Xiu, who was clearly inclined to Yin Lihua, could not directly sign Yin Lihua as queen by his heart. It was her uncle Liu Yang who relied on her uncle Liu Yang, but now that Liu Yang rebelled, he undoubtedly gave her a fatal blow.
As expected, Liu Xiu was also trying to take this opportunity to make Yin Lihua the queen.
However, Yin Lihua resolutely rejected Liu Xiu's wishes.
She is reasonable and knows what Guo Shengtong means to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Most of the soldiers of the Eastern Han Dynasty started from Hebei. In their hearts, they have long regarded Guo Shengtong as a veritable queen. If Liu Xiu made herself the queen now, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among these generals and cause turmoil in the court.
After learning about Yin Lihua's thoughts, Liu Xiu was extremely moved. Although he made Guo Shengtong the queen, he gave all his love to Yin Lihua and accompanied her every day. Even when he went to war, they also took her with him. The two of them gave birth to five sons and three daughters.
Guo Shengtong, who was neglected every day, had a more irritable temper. Later, he thought that Liu Xiu loved Yin Lihua's eldest son Liuzhuang and did not like the prince he gave birth to him. He often made a big fuss with him, which made Yin Lihua feel wronged and went back to her parents' home to "hide".
Finally, in 41 AD, Liu Xiu couldn't bear it anymore and broke out completely. He directly issued an edict to abolish the queen, in which he compared Guo Shengtong to a vicious woman like Empress Lรผ, believing that she could no longer continue to be the mother of a country, so he abolished her and established Yin Lihua as queen.
At this point, Liu Xiu also fulfilled his wish to establish Yin Lihua for many years.
Since becoming the queen, Yin Lihua not only did not treat the deposed queen Guo Shengtong who slandered her many times, but often advised Liu Xiu to treat her kindly. Liu Xiu did so. Not only did Guo Shengtong not be as miserable as the deposed queen of all generations, but instead got the title of " Empress Dowager Zhongshan " and lived in the fiefdom with her son.
And her brother, nephew, cousin, etc., even her uncle's son-in-law were given the title. As the saying goes, "One person is enlightened and the chicken and dog are ascending to heaven."
Since then, Guo Shengtong has lived a leisurely life in his son's ban until his death.
And Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, the relationship between them began in troubled times. After walking through the thirty years of love, they were buried together in Yuanling.
