The Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu can be said to be the lord of the revival of the Han Dynasty, which lasted in his hands for more than 200 years. But who knows, the reason why he was able to ascend to the throne so smoothly was because of a woman behind him who silently helped him- Guo Shengtong. This woman is the person behind Liu Xiu's ascension to the throne. She was also the first empress of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Empress Guangwu.
In the first year of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the throne. After 15 years of hard work and reform, finally... The world was in chaos. Many people of insight in society have revolted. Liu Xiu is also one of them. But at the time he had no power. The only army was made up of more than a thousand people.
Later, after the Kunyang War, emperor Gengshi ascended the throne, and Liu Xiu was given the title of King of Xiao. Wang Lang of Hebei was also called emperor. Emperor Gengshi ordered Liu Xiu to attack Hebei, but he did not give a soldier and let Liu Xiu find a way by himself. Liu Xiu's soldiers were less than a thousand. How could they be Wang Lang's opponents? In desperation, Liu Xiu could only find allies. Contact the True Ding King, analyze the pros and cons, and finally say that the True Ding King was moved, and between Wang Lang and him, Liu Xiu was chosen.
King Zhending saw that Liu Xiu's temperament was extraordinary, and decided to ration his niece Guo Shengtong to Liu Xiu and send 100,000 troops to help Liu Xiu. With the help of 100,000 troops, Liu Xiu's strength was greatly enhanced. More and more people followed him along the way. In addition, he knew the arrangement of the First Emperor and borrowed Wang Lang's hand to get rid of himself. So Liu Xiu developed his own power. In the first three years, Liu Xiu overthrew the Emperor with the help of his followers, ascended the throne, and set the capital in Luoyang.
After Liu Xiudeng became emperor, his wife Guo Shengtong naturally became empress. She was kind and gentle, and gave birth to five princes for Liu Xiu. But the end
But it was unexpected.
Liu Xiu liked Yin Lihua from the beginning. Now after he ascended to the throne of God, his heart was full of Yin Lihua. It was a political marriage. Now the political situation is stable, Guo Shengtong has long been forgotten by him. Therefore, the empress was abolished and Yin Lihua was re-enthroned as empress.
Poor Guo Shengtong, a kind and gentle woman. At first, he did not hesitate to marry him, and 100,000 troops sent Liu Xiu. After he took the throne, he deposed her on the charge of "harboring grudges" and "the wind of Lü Huo", and made her bear thousands of ancient infamys.