China's feudal imperial dynasty has a history of more than 4,000 years, starting from the establishment of the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC and ending with the Xinhai Revolution in 1912 AD. There were 83 dynasties in China, with a total of 559 emperors, including 397 "emperors" and 162 "kings". Successive emperors have queens, and successive queens are the best beauties who gather the women of the world in one, who is the top and most perfect queen among all the queens? We can't help but think of the famous saying of Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "A eunuch should be a jinwu, and a wife should be yin lihua."
Born in the purple
The original wife of Liu Xiu, emperor of The Yin Lihua Guangwu Emperor, was after the Spring and Autumn Dynasty name Xiang Guan Zhong, because when the seventh generation of his descendants Guan Xiu moved from the State of Qi to the State of Chu, he was given the title of Yin Dafu, and from then on he took "Yin" as his surname. Yin Lihua, who grew up in such a favorable environment, did not develop a domineering and domineering big lady temper, on the contrary, she not only looked dignified and beautiful, but also knew the book and etiquette, and only because the war delayed the marriage, she gave Liu Xiu a chance.
As desired, he married Yin Lihua
Liu Xiu started up with his brother Liu Yan, which was considered to have emerged in the chaotic world, and finally got his wish in 29 years and married 19-year-old Yin Lihua, so that Liu Xiu's life volunteer was half completed. After the two married, Liu Xiu continued to fight against Wang Mang's regime, Yin Lihua stayed at home for two years, waiting for Liu Xiu to succeed to the throne as emperor, and also married another woman, when Liu Xiu married his niece Guo Shengtong in order to win over Liu Yang, the King of Zhending, and had a child!
Don't think that Yin Lihua came at this time to "cry, make trouble, three hang", she is a dignified and virtuous woman, knowing that Liu Xiu married Guo Shengtong is forced, on the contrary, she also understands very well. In this way, Liu Xiu's guilt for Yin Lihua was even deeper, in order to make up for her, Liu Xiu decided to make Yin Lihua empress, but she resolutely resigned, allowing Liu Xiu to change Guo Shengtong as the queen.
In the first month of 64 AD, Empress Yin Lihua, who had reigned for twenty-four years, died at the age of sixty, with the nickname "Guanglie". On the eighth day of the first month of February, he was buried with Liu Xiu in the original mausoleum, and the funeral ceremony was extremely solemn. Liu Xiu commented on her as "elegant and generous", "beautiful with motherhood", "virtuous and benevolent, suitable for mothers in the world", the fifth Lun commented on her "friendship and love for heaven", and the history books described her as "benevolent and filial in nature, more reserved and kind".
Liu Xiu married Guo Shengtong, and soon after Liu Xiu became emperor, Yin Lihua did not accept the empressship, so he made Guo Shi the queen, sealed Yin Lihua as a nobleman, and a few years later abolished the Guo clan and changed it to empress dowager, and sent Guo shi to Zhongshan Kingdom, where he was raised by Guo's son Zhongshan Wang. After liturgying Yin Lihua, he changed Yin Lihua's son to crown prince, that is, the later Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang. This love story also has a perfect ending. Yin Lihua used her virtuous kindness to get the love of her husband, she was happy, and posterity called her the first sage of the ages.