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We all know that Liu Xiu, the founding prince of the Eastern Han Dynasty, had two empresses, the first of whom was Guo Shengtong, a noble daughter of the Han Dynasty, and his second empress, Yin Lihua, was also a noble daughter of the family. Interestingly, although Guo Shengtong became empress first, she was actually the little wife that Liu Xiuhou married, and Yin Lihua was the Lady of Zhengfang. According to the status, it was normal for Yin Lihua, the original lady, to be an empress, and Liu Xiugang also had this intention when she became emperor, but Yin Lihua resigned. Then, Yin Lihua was so favored, why did she refuse to be the empress?
First of all, xiaobian first talked about the background of Yin Lihua. Yin Lihua is a native of Henan, her origin is also very remarkable, she is a descendant of the Qi state name Xiang Guan Zhong, and her mother's family is also a famous and prestigious family in Henan. When Liu Xiu first married her, she was not yet in power, she was a poor boy, so Liu Xiu was able to marry her in fact. Liu Xiu had just married her for three months, and then joined the army opposed to Wang Mang's rule, and when Liu Xiu went to Hebei the following year on the orders of Emperor Gengshi, Liu Xiu married Guo Shengtong again. So, why did Yin Lihua refuse to make her the next proposal?
The first reason is that Yin Lihua wants to help Liu Xiu stabilize his power. Liu Xiu was a light rod commander in his early years, and even more the first emperor was fundamental
I don't want Liu Xiu to have a chance to develop, and Liu Xiu can establish power, and the second lady is his biggest help. It was Liu Xiu'er's maternal uncle who helped Liu Xiu to level the local thorns in Hebei, and Liu Xiucai officially established his own power, and based on this force, he began to compete with the Gengshi Emperor. Yin Lihua knew that Liu Xiugang's position in the base was still unstable, and she also needed the help of Guo Shengtong's mother's family, so Yin Lihua did not dare to be an empress.
The second reason, Yin Lihua is wide and harmonious. Although Yin Lihua is a noble daughter of the family, she is a rare sage. She not only understands righteousness, but also has a good character and a soft personality. Not long after she married Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu rebelled, and the next year Liu Xiu married Lady Guo again. Yin Lihua thinks that it is not easy for Mrs. Guo to accompany her husband on her conquests to the south and the north for many years, and she cannot follow and take care of her husband, so she feels that Mrs. Guo's wife is better than her. Under such circumstances, Yin Lihua did not want to argue with Lady Guo anymore.
The third reason is that Yin Lihua is self-aware. Yin Lihua did not compete with Guo Shengtong for the position of empress, not only because she felt that Lady Guo had paid more than she did, but also because she knew that Guo Shengtong was more popular than her. Although her mother's brothers Yin Zhi and Yin Xing and others are good at fighting true and good, and have also helped Liu Xiu make a lot of military achievements, the power of the Yin family is still far inferior to Lady Guo's mother's family. Moreover, Lady Guo had been following her husband to fight for many years, and her popularity in the army was better than hers, and Yin Lihua knew that if she really ascended to the rear position, the generals would definitely oppose it.
The fourth reason was that Yin Lihua did not have a son at that time. Yin Lihua's reason for rejecting Liu Xiu to make her empress was that she had no sons and Lady Guo had sons, which was not unreasonable. If Liu Xiu had no other concubines, only her one wife, then no one would object to her becoming empress, but Liu Xiu also had a Lady Guo. Lady Guo followed Liu Xiu for a long time, and she also had a son than Mr. Yin Lihua, which was yin Lihua's resistance to becoming empress. If Yin Lihua really agreed to be empress, then the ministers of the court would definitely say that she did not have a son.
Xiao Bian believes that Yin Lihua was born prominently and deeply favored by Liu Xiu, but these are the reasons why she refused to become empress in her early years. Of course, Xiaobian felt that Yin Lihua's refusal to be empress was mainly because she was very sensible. In fact, her biggest scruple about refusing to be empress is that Liu Xiu's regime is unstable, and she also needs the assistance of Lady Guo's maternal forces, as long as she can help her husband consolidate the throne, what does it matter if she can't be an empress? It was also Yin Lihua's gentle personality that Liu Xiu admired her even more, and after deposing Empress Guo, Liu Xiu immediately made her empress.
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