In the first year of Gengshi in the Han Dynasty, after many wars, the power had gradually grown. The troops and horses were strong, and the reputation was very high. Liu Xiu finally fulfilled his wish for many years. His dream came true. He married the descendants of the famous doctor Guan Xiu. He was beautiful, kind, intelligent and virtuous. At that time, Liu Xiu was 29 years old and Yin Lihua was 19 years old.
After marriage, Yin Lihua was kind and polite, tolerant and generous, open-minded, humble and polite, and helped Liu Xiu resolve problems and reconcile conflicts many times, which moved Liu Xiu very much and felt extremely happy to marry such a satisfactory wife. So what did Yin Lihua do to touch Liu Xiu so much?
1. Reject the position of queen
At the beginning, Liu Xiu consolidated his strength and strengthened his army for political needs. He went against his will and married Liu Yang, the niece of Zhending King Liu Yang, against his will. Later, when Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor and established his capital, he sent someone to take Yin Lihua, who had returned to her parents' home to escape the war, to live with her. One is his first wife whom he really likes, and the other is his successor wife who was forced to marry due to political needs. Which one is the queen has become a problem before Liu Xiu.
But at this moment, Guo Shengtong's uncle, King Zhending Liu Yang, was accused of having an attempt to rebel, so he was killed by Liu Xiu. Now Guo Shengtong's hope of becoming the queen has basically been shattered. Liu Xiu also wanted to take this opportunity to make Yin Lihua the queen. However, Yin Lihua refused and tried her best to persuade Liu Xiu to make Guo Shengtong's son Liu Qiang the crown prince and help Guo Shengtong the queen. The reason why Yin Lihua was so tolerant and generous and took the initiative to give in to the virtuous made Liu Xiu admire her.
2. Forbearing and returning to his mother's home
Although Guo Shengtong became the queen legitimately, Liu Xiu still loved Yin Lihua very much. He usually favored Yin Lihua and took care of him in every way, but was neither cold nor warm to Guo Shengtong nor a son, and was close and separated. This aroused great dissatisfaction from Guo Shengtong. He made a big fuss in front of Liu Xiu all day long, pointing to murmurs and scolding Yin Lihua in person, causing chaos in the whole harem. Liu Xiu was also upset by the quarrel and was unwilling to manage the government. Seeing this situation, Yin Lihua buried her grievances deeply in her heart and took the initiative to ask to go back to her parents' home for a while to leave the center of the conflict. Liu Xiu was deeply moved by Yin Lihua's ability to take the overall situation into consideration and begging for it.
3. Treat people with grudges with mercy
Yin Lihua went back to her parents' home, and Liu Xiu's heart was also taken away by her. Guo Shengtong drove away his love rival and thought he would get the emperor's favor, but she was wrong. She received Liu Xiu's scolding and endless abuse all day long, which was even more uncomfortable than being instigated to the cold palace. Guo Shengtong also made a desperate attempt, confronted him with tit and made a big fuss in the harem. This made Liu Xiu feel extremely disgusted with her and determined to abolish her and make Yin Lihua the queen. After Yin Lihua learned about it, she pleaded for Guo Shengtong, hoping that Liu Xiu would deal with Guo Shengtong with a generous and kind attitude, and not hurt Guo Shengtong and his son, and would still give him good treatment.
In Chinese history, the deposed queen and the deposed prince were either thrown into the cold palace and persecuted to death, while Guo Shengtong and his son became exceptions. Under Yin Lihua's mother's mother's favor and kindness, she still enjoyed all her glory and wealth under the protection of her kind heart.
