Rainstorm, hostel, love at first sight, this is the romance that belongs exclusively to Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei and his wife Chai. Chai was supposed to be the founding empress of Later Zhou, but unfortunately she died too early and did not have the opportunity to wear the phoenix crown that symbolized the status of the empress, but Guo Wei still crowned Chai as empress when he ascended the throne, and even aiwu and Wuxia passed the throne to the more capable adopted son Chai Rong.
The emperor's concubine and the sloppy and rough man.'
Chai was originally a concubine in the harem of Emperor Zhuangzong of Tangzhuang, and his appearance was naturally sweet and lovely, but unfortunately Li Cunmao was killed after only three years on the throne, and the new emperor Li Siyuan dismissed all the concubines in the former emperor's palace and returned home, and Chai was one of them. Chai and his parents encountered heavy rain on the way home, so they had to stay in a nearby hostel, and no one would have thought that this rainstorm had made Chai and Guo Wei form an indissoluble relationship.
At that time, the rain was pouring, and there was a guest dressed in rags, who looked a little sloppy, and also came to the hostel to stay in the hotel to avoid the rain, and the average person who saw such a sloppy and rough man would generally avoid it, not to mention a noble person like Chai who had stayed in the palace. But the fate is so wonderful, Chai Shi saw this guest but thought that he was extraordinary, and he would be able to soar in the future, so he told his parents that he planned to give his life.
Chai's parents felt a little incredible after learning of their daughter's thoughts, after all, their daughter was also a person who had served the emperor in the palace, and although she had now been repatriated home, the husband she would find in the future could not be too bad, at least if she was a modest envoy. The man named Guo Wei in front of him looked only like a rough man, not like a powerful man, so he resolutely disagreed with his daughter's request.
For Chai Shi, she was already tired of the life of a single shadow in the palace, and she was also tired of the scheming of the women in the palace, so she only hoped to find a man who really lived with her all her life. Seeing Guo Wei, who is tall and mighty and handsome, even if he is dressed in some rags, he also has a temperament that is different from ordinary people, which further strengthens the idea of not marrying Guo Wei, even if his parents oppose it, he cannot stop it.
Seeing that their daughter's will was so firm, Chai's parents could only compromise, and the trustee sought Out Guo Wei for his opinion. Guo Wei saw the gentle and virtuous, sweet and lovely Chai Clan naturally nodded in agreement, so the two held a banquet wedding and officially married. After all, chai had spent a period of time in the palace, and also had his own unique views on the government and politics, and whenever Guo Wei encountered difficulties, he could propose some solutions to help Guo Wei tide over the difficulties, which was the biggest help for Guo Wei on the road to the emperor.
Guo Wei was jealous of the emperor and his wife and children were killed
Guo Wei was born in Hebei, originally a common surname, but after his father's death, his mother remarried the Guo family, he changed his name to Guo Wei, and then his stepfather and mother died one after another, and the young Guo Wei was brought home by his aunt to raise him. After growing up, Guo Wei was dignified, had a bold personality, liked to fight unevenly, and he loved martial arts, eager to be a soldier and make meritorious achievements, and later Guo Wei was recruited by Li Jitao and intentionally cultivated, since then Guo Wei can not only learn martial arts, but also get the opportunity to learn Literature, which laid a solid foundation for Guo Wei to establish the zhou.
Later, Guo Wei became related to Chai, and under the persuasion and careful care of his wife, Guo Wei became more stable and no longer the rough man who liked to gamble and drink. After that, Guo Wei entered the "open and hanging mode", and in the past twenty-four years, he has made great progress, growing from an ordinary soldier to a secret envoy of the Later Han Dynasty, while his wife Chai Shi followed her husband Jun, rain or shine.
Chai Shi thought that he could spend his life with her husband, but unfortunately, the sky did not go according to people's wishes. After the death of Liu Zhiyuan, the founding emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, Guo Wei obeyed the edict and became a minister to assist the new emperor, but the new emperor was jealous of Guo Wei, because Guo Wei had heavy troops and high merit. The new emperor was very afraid that Guo Wei would seek power and usurp the throne, so he sent someone to assassinate Guo Wei, but the assassination failed, and he was ashamed and angry and sent someone to kill all of Guo Wei's wives and children, but unfortunately, the lovers who held hands in the hostel could not accompany them for a lifetime.
It is unknown how sad Guo Wei should have been after receiving the news, but it was obvious that Guo Wei realized that he could not do anything, so he led the army to overthrow the Hou Han and establish the Hou Zhou. When Guo Wei ascended the throne, he still made Chai Shi empress, and told his courtiers that he only had this one empress, and although Guo Wei also made several concubines, the position of empress has not changed, which shows how deep Guo Wei's feelings for Chai are.
Why did Guo Wei pass the throne to Chai Rong
Guo Wei was not young when he was old after his establishment, and there was a practical problem that he had to consider, that is, who he would choose to inherit the throne after a hundred years. Guo Wei's own son had already died at the hands of Emperor Yin of Han, and as for the close relationship, he could only choose between his son-in-law Zhang Yongde, his nephew Li Chongjin, and his adopted son Chai Rong, and eventually he passed the throne to Chai Rong.
Logically, the other two are closer to Guo Wei, so why did he choose his adopted son Chai Rong in the end? There should be some reason for choosing Chai Rong to inherit the throne, but Guo Wei may consider more, because he is the founding monarch, and private feelings have little impact on the selection of heirs, and he has to consider who has the stronger ability to lead the Later Zhou to prosperity.
Chai Rong is the nephew of chai, and Guo Wei has a deep relationship with chai, so Chai Rong is also very popular with Guo Wei, not only considering him an adopted son, but also personally teaching him to ride a horse and shoot arrows, and Chai Rong's performance in the army has also been recognized by most of the soldiers. The reason why Guo Wei chose Chai Rong was also to see the ability of his adopted son, who was in a chaotic world at that time, and the change of dynasty could happen in an instant, and if he did not choose a powerful monarch, the Later Zhou could also be overthrown.
Facts have proved that Guo Wei's choice is correct, Chai Rong's later achievements can be said to be the highest of all the monarchs of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, not only to govern Hou Zhou more and more strongly, but also to achieve good results on the battlefield, and even some people say that if it were not for Chai Rong's untimely death, the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms would most likely end in the hands of Chai Rong.
Unfortunately, Chai Rong died in his prime in his thirties and passed the throne to his son, but his son's throne was taken away by Zhao Kuangyin. But fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin did not eradicate Chai Rong's sons, but treated them kindly, which is also a kind of luck for Chai Rong.
Reference: The Biography of Zhang Yongde