Introduction: Regarding the standard of a good wife, there is no shortage of theories and examples in ancient times, such as the three from four virtues advocated by the ancients, the concept of chastity, and so on.
Now it seems that it is all feudal, and now it is the power of women that is advocated, but some of the models of excellent women in ancient times are still admired by modern men.
In particular, women who combine morality and appearance are goddesses in men's hearts, and there are many such women in history, such as Yin Lihua in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
[1] The life of Yin Lihua
Marry a wife when you marry Yin Lihua.
Yin Lihua in the Eastern Han Dynasty was a goddess in the hearts of many men, first of all, the appearance of Yin Lihua was absolutely beautiful, so that the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu trembled at the first sight of her.
It is said that since Liu Xiu, the Emperor of The Han Dynasty, saw Yin Lihua, his soul was hooked by Yin Lihua, and he thought about this woman all day long, and a man was fascinated by her at the first sight of a woman.
There is basically only one reason, her appearance is good-looking, it is as simple as that, Guo Degang once said, men and women are first animals, and then others.
After the exchange, Liu Xiu found that this Yin Lihua was not only beautiful, but also had a very good temperament and personality cultivation, which was very rare.
As the saying goes, a good-looking skin bag is the same, and an interesting soul is one out of a hundred. For Liu Xiu, this Yin Lihua's skin bag and soul are one of the best in a hundred.
So much so that Liu Xiu made a vow, which has been passed down to this day, Liu Xiu said: "Marry a wife and marry Yin Lihua." Now many boys don't know what kind of wife they are looking for.
If you read history, you will find that the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu has already provided you with advice, and if you marry a wife, you must marry a woman like Yin Lihua. In addition, Yin Lihua's mother's family was a rich family, and the level of wealth was comparable to that of the princes at that time.
[2] The beauty of Yin Lihua
It's so perfect it's a bit fake.
The above all kinds of beauty of Yin Lihua are of course not without basis, and the various perfections of Yin Lihua are recorded in the history books, such as the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" which fully depicts the beauty of Yin Lihua.
So good that there are no flaws at all, we know that a person will always have advantages and disadvantages, and if it is praised too perfectly, it will look strange.
In particular, if the historical records are too exaggerated, it is very likely that the historical materials at that time were tampered with, or that the historians patted the authorities' asses.
Throughout Liu Xiu's marriage history, the two most important women, one is Yin Lihua, and the other is Guo Shengtong. The history books praise Yin Lihua's perfection.
Compared with Guo Shengtong, the comments are very general. Yin Lihua is Liu Xiu's original match, a woman liu Xiu met when he was not yet emperor, somewhat similar to Liu Bang and Lü Yan.
The history book of Guo Shengtong records that it was Liu Xiu who married Guo Shengtong in order to gain the support of Liu Yang at that time, and Liu Yang had enough soldiers and horses, which was very important for Liu Xiu who fought in Jiangshan.
And Guo Shengtong was Liu Yang's niece, and with this layer of relationship, Liu Xiu's purpose of marrying Guo Shengtong seemed to make sense, and Liu Xiu established Guo Shengtong as empress after calling himself emperor.
[3] The real Yin Lihua
There is only one truth about history.
According to the historical records, Liu Xiu finally abolished Guo Shengtong's empress, and finally established Yin Lihua as empress, if only from Liu Xiu's love for Yin Lihua to explain this matter.
I am afraid that it is not convincing, and judging from the edict promulgated by Liu Xiu, it is also very vague. The original words of Liu Xiu's edict read: "You can't care for his son, train the chief of the chamber, how can you entrust the young orphans, and honor the Ming Ancestors."
Literally, it is said that Guo Shengtong was unable to raise and teach the children born to other concubines. To put it bluntly, it is impossible to tolerate people, which is a very serious matter from Liu Xiu's point of view.
Because their ancestors have a good negative teaching material, that is, Lü Yan, once Liu Bang died, Lü Yan almost killed all the children born to other women of Liu Bang.
This is obviously a big disadvantage for the bloodline reproduction of the royal family. So why did Liu Xiu say this about Guo Shengtong? It was obvious that Liu Xiu knew something.
There is a very coincidental thing in this, four months before Guo Shengtong was deposed as empress, a three-year-old son of Yin Lihua, named Liu Heng, died for unknown reasons.
Although it is very likely that Guo Shengtong, because of jealousy of Liu Xiu's love for Yin Lihua, in a rage, he killed Yin Lihua's son, but it seems to make no sense.
Because after all, Guo Shengtong was already in the position of empress, her eldest son was already a prince, and all she and her prince son had to do was not make mistakes.
You can wait for the moment of succession, and even if Guo Shengtong wants to eliminate his potential threat, he should try to kill Yin Lihua's eldest son.
If Yin Lihua's son was not killed by Guo Shengtong, then there is a very frightening possibility, that is, Yin Lihua killed her own son and married Guo Shengtong.
In this way, he overthrew Empress Guo Shengtong and achieved the goal of his ascension to the throne, and in the end, it seemed that Yin Lihua had indeed achieved his goal, after all, Wu Zetian had also used this method later.
【Conclusion】
In short, the beloved Yin Lihua of the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, she is a model of his wife, a goddess in the hearts of men, but the truth of history her personality may have to turn over.
bibliography:
Book of the Later Han Dynasty
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