The historical Guo Wei can be regarded as a legendary figure, very depressed when he was a teenager, 47 years old to call the emperor, the establishment of the Great Zhou, although a few years later due to illness died, but Guo Wei's initiative to call the emperor is very commendable. Coincidentally, Guo Wei's four concubines, without exception, are widows, and the following author will introduce Guo Wei, the Ming Jun.
It is reasonable to say that marrying four widows does not affect Guo Wei as a Mingjun, and even there is not much connection between the two, but the first widow guo Wei married, that is, Guo Wei's only empress, the Chai clan, has had a deep influence on Guo Wei.
Guo Wei said that the three concubines chosen by the empress should all be influenced by the Chai clan, and the character and experience of these three were also very similar to the Chai clan.
Chai was a native of Longgang, Xingzhou, with a very sweet appearance, and was originally a concubine of Li Cunxun. After Li Cunxun was killed, the reigning Emperor Mingzong did not like these beauties in Li Cunxun's harem, so he sent them home, and chai met Guo Wei on the way home.
At that time, Guo Wei was just a soldier, and Chai Shi could see at a glance that Guo Wei was not a thing in the pool, and he would inevitably soar in the future.
In this way, despite the persuasion of his parents, Chai married Guo Wei in the hostel, and also gave Guo Wei half of the savings he had accumulated in Li Cunxun's palace, which was not a small amount, and it was recorded that there were five million taels, which could be exchanged for 300,000 tons of rice at that time.
Chai's help to Guo Wei was not only monetary, at that time Guo Wei liked to drink and gamble, Chai clan repeatedly advised it, with the help of Chai' help, Guo Wei took this money to get acquainted with Haojie, recruited soldiers and bought horses, and then had the later Later Zhou Taizu. Guo Wei's feelings for this married wife were also very deep, and when Guo Wei declared himself emperor, the Chai clan was no longer there, and Guo Wei posthumously named Chai the Empress of Shengmu, and never established a queen again.
Although this Chai clan was a widow, it was she who made Guo Wei, and at that time Guo Wei could be said to have no prejudice against widows, and even thought that her character could be better seen from the performance of these women's first marriage.
As mentioned earlier, although Chai's help to Guo Wei is great, and it also has a great influence on Guo Wei's personality, there is no causal relationship between Guo Wei becoming a generation of Mingjun and "four widows". Guo Wei is a representative figure of the military dictatorship in the five generations period, and readers familiar with history will not be unfamiliar with the process of Guo Wei's seizure of power, which is simply a dress rehearsal of Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe.
Guo Wei said that the emperor changed the ugly image of the military dictatorship since the Later Liang, advocating frugality and benevolence for the people.
In order to reduce the burden on the people, Guo Wei took the lead in frugality, and the luxurious playthings in the palace were smashed by Guo Wei in public, and he also ordered the courtiers to strictly prohibit the sacrifice of treasures and delicacies to the palace. At the same time, the unjustified cattle rent was abolished and the camp field affairs were abolished, both of which were the burdens left by the previous dynasty for the people. The cruel laws left behind by the Later Han were also abolished, and the laws of the Later Han were so strict that the death penalty was imposed for stealing a penny.
Although Guo Wei reigned for a short time and introduced many policies that benefited the country and the people, although he did not see significant results, he laid a very good foundation for his successor Zhou Shizong Chai Rong. If Guo Wei is called Mingjun, after all, his reign is too short, but this Chai Rong is recognized by historians as the "first Mingjun of the Five Dynasties". This Chai Rong is the nephew of the aforementioned Chai clan, and Guo Wei passed the throne to such an unrelated "outsider". The reason is that Guo Wei took a fancy to Chai Rong's talent and character, gave up several heirs who were related to him by blood, and passed the throne to Chai Rong, which alone is worthy of praise by future generations.