History is not yet a science, and it can only be made like a science by falsifying and abridged. --Russell
Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty and became famous. As an emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards, he should have had countless women to bear children for him, but in his lifetime, only three women bore heirs for him, two of whom served as the empress of the mother's world.
Liu Xiu's first empress was Guo Shengtong, the niece of King Zhending, and the combination of the two of them could be said to be a purely political marriage in that chaotic world. The King of Zhending had strength and Liu Xiu had talent, and the combination of the two consolidated the alliance between the two, and liu Xiu was invincible on the battlefield from then on. But for Guo Shengtong, a woman can marry such a wonderful man is also a comfort in life, she knows that Liu Xiu does not have much affection for her, even if she is superficially respectful. Later, there were more contradictions between the two, in fact, after the man was powerful, he changed his mind to find something to do, and slowly alienated Empress Guo.
Guo Shengtong gave birth to five sons for Liu Xiu, and the eldest son was also crowned prince, but Liu Xiu had always been worried about his original wife Yin Lihua in his heart, and Guo Shengtong was still unable to escape his fate after becoming empress for more than ten years, and was deposed by Liu Xiu, who was replaced by Yin Lihua as empress, and even Guo Shengtongsheng's son, who was the prince at the time, was deposed by Liu Xiu. The marital love affair of more than ten years was completely disregarded, and it was abolished when it was abolished, perhaps worried about Guo Shengtong's background, in order to appease Guo Shengtong, he was crowned empress dowager.
Liu Xiu's second and final empress was his original wife, Yin Lihua, whom he missed day and night. When Liu Xiu was not yet developed, he said the words "marry a wife and marry Yin Lihua", and later got his wish, even if he could not seal it due to the force of the situation, he still tried to do it later, worthy of the woman he loved most in his life. In fact, after ascending the throne, Liu Xiu wanted to seal Yin Lihua, but Yin Lihua considered guo Shengtong's strong background and resolutely refused for the sake of the man in his heart, so Liu Xiu did not force it. However, Liu Xiu was extremely fond of Yin Lihua, and even the Yin family was valued by him.
Yin Lihua also gave birth to five sons for Liu Xiu, one of whom was born on the march. Once Liu Xiu wanted to lead an army to go out, at that time Yin Lihua was already pregnant for several months, and it was best to recuperate in the rear at this time, but Liu Xiu insisted on taking Yin Lihua with her, and did not want to leave her for a moment. Some people say that this is because Liu Xiu did not bring Yin Lihua with him when he conquered Hebei, that conquest lasted for two years, and the past of not seeing Yin Lihua for more than two years made Liu Xiu grumpy and did not want to happen a second time.
Liu Xiu's third woman was Xu Jiyang, one of his concubines. Originally, she was as obscure as the other concubines of the Three Palaces and Six Courtyards, so why mention her? Because she was the only woman besides Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua who gave birth to a son to Liu Xiu, this skill is worth leaving a name for eternity. However, seriously speaking, Xu Jiyang did not get much favor from Liu Xiu, and the son she gave birth to did not get much fiefdom, if in the folk she and Liu Xiu should be called dew water love, but it is a pity that she was born in the palace in vain.
Liu Xiu claimed that the emperor died of illness thirty-three years later at the age of sixty-two.