Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it can be called the more virtuous concubines in the era of the imperial system, and there are very few of them. In the case of those emperors who founded the country, in addition to Yin Lihua of Han Guangwu and Empress Ma of Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, Empress Li Shimin's eldest grandson, they should also take a back seat.
--Nan Huaijin
No contention, humility, but in the end you get everything: love, status, and a good reputation that has been passed down through the ages. "Marry a wife and deserve Yin Lihua", liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, said this sentence, making his lover Yin Lihua a synonym for a good woman for thousands of years. With such an almost perfect life, what does Yin Lihua rely on?
Is it because Yin Lihua is low-key and docile? Bo Ji, the concubine of Han Gaozu's ancestor Liu Bang, was also recognized as benevolent and kind, and Liu Xiu commented on Bo Ji as "Empress Bo's mother De CiRen". However, Bo Ji was snubbed by her husband Liu Bang all her life, and there was almost a blank space in the relationship between husband and wife, except for a son Liu Heng, who had nothing else to do with it. Without the favor of her husband, Bo Ji's virtuousness cannot be manifested or meaningful, and "Xian Concubine" is "real and nameless" for Bo Ji. In the end, Bo Ji, who became the empress dowager, got a good death, but her life was not perfect.
So the husband's pampering is the basis of a happy life? Lady Qi was cared for by her husband Liu Bang all her life, but the ending was tragic. The topic that Mrs. Qi left to posterity will always be that creepy despair. People in the world will probably think that when Lady Qi died in Liu Bang and Lü Hou took sole power, she knew how to clip her tail and be a person, maybe it would not be so tragic? After all, at the beginning, Lü Hou only imprisoned her in YongXiang as a coolie, referring to Lü Hou's attitude towards Bo Ji, Lü Hou was somewhat humane and could distinguish between good and evil. Lady Qi may have been spoiled by Liu Bang and did not realize how severe the situation was.
Back to the point, let's talk about Yin Lihua, the first winner in the next five thousand years in Chinese history. She reached the peak of her life step by step in humility and prudence, because her perfection and beauty were rare in the true world, and she loved Liu Xiu deeply, and all her decisions were for Liu Xiu's sake, without considering personal gains and losses, so as to get Liu Xiu's lifelong love? Or was it because she was well versed in retreating and advancing, step by step, that she captured Liu Xiu's heart? Individuals prefer the first view.
Yin Lihua was born in the yin family of the rich family in Xinye, Nanyang, with good character and a long reputation. Liu Xiu was the ninth grandson of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and a descendant of King Ding of Changsha. Liu Xiu's parents died when he was nine years old, and he was raised by his uncle Liu Liang, and the history books record that Liu Xiu was "seven feet and three inches long, beautiful eyebrows, large mouth, long zhun, and sun angle", and was a beautiful man with a strong spirit. Although Liu Xiu was born into an imperial family, he was born in an era of great change and turmoil that Ban Gu called the "Heaven and Earth Revolution". After Wang Mang's reform failed, the soldiers turned against each other, and the soldiers were in a series of disasters. The young Liu Xiu did not enjoy the glory and wealth of the imperial family, but he was originally diligent in farming, but he was swayed by the blood and rain of the imperial family.
Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua's two brothers Yin Zhi and Yin Xing are friends of Mo Rebellion, because of this relationship, Liu Xiu has the opportunity to contact Yin Lihua, and the unique style of Miss Yin Family has left a deep impression on the young Liu Xiu. So that Liu Xiu, who later studied in Chang'an, once saw The army led by Jinwu, the grand scene deeply shocked Liu Xiu, as a student of the Tai, Liu Xiu could not help but sigh "Shi Eunuch as Zhi Jinwu, marry his wife as Yin Lihua." Later, Liu Xiu raised an army in Lingling, bent on seizing the world, holding Jinwu or something, Liu Xiu was no longer in his eyes, but Yin Lihua was always the white moonlight in his heart, the love of his life. Even if Liu Xiugui is the son of heaven in the future, Yin Lihua is still as clean as jade in his eyes, and he has no loss of color.
At the age of 29, Liu Xiu finally embraced the beauty and married Yin Lihua, whom he had been admiring for many years, and this year Yin Lihua was 19 years old. However, only three months after the new marriage, Liu Xiu was sent to Luoyang by the first emperor Liu Xuan, to carry out the Great Sima Shi, cross the Yellow River in the north, and go to Zhenwei Hebei Prefecture. Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua had to say goodbye.
During the difficult years of the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, in order to obtain the assistance of Liu Yang, the King of Zhending, Liu Xiu personally went to the Palace of Zhending and formally married Liu Yang's niece Guo Shengtong with grand etiquette, less than a year after Liu Xiu married Yin Lihua in Wancheng.
Because Liu Xiu's brother Liu Xiu was killed by Emperor Gengshi, Liu Xiu understood that although his Taoguang cultivation was obscure and concealed the burden of tolerance, Emperor Gengshi did not doubt himself for the time being, but it was inevitable that he would end up with the same fate as his brother Liu Xiu over time. As a result, Liu Xiu, who had achieved fame, rejected the title of Emperor Gengshi and decided to establish another dynasty. In June 25 AD, Liu Xiu, who was already "trans-state territory and with a million armor", with the support of the generals, proclaimed the throne at the Qianqiu Pavilion in Yancheng, Hebei Province, with the name Jianwu. In order to reflect the meaning of rejuvenating the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu still used the national name of "Han", known as Hou Han (also known as Eastern Han), and Liu Xiu was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Xiu, who sat on the throne, did not forget to marry his wife Yin Lihua, he sent someone to take Yin Lihua to Luoyang, and for two years in the chaos of the soldiers and horses, Yin Lihua was mentally prepared for the absence of her husband, and she did not expect that Liu Xiu not only ascended the throne and became emperor, but also had a woman Guo Shengtong who shared his hardships with him.
Soon after Yin Lihua returned to Liu Xiu's side, she was made a nobleman and sat on an equal footing with Guo Shengtong. However, the choice of empress has not been decided, according to Liu Xiu's wishes, it is to set up Yin Lihua, but Yin Lihua resolutely refuses:
"The feeling of distress must not be forgotten, and Guo Guiren has already given birth to a child."
Yin Lihua Bingxue was smart, and she knew very well in her heart: at the beginning of Jianwu, strong enemies were around, and people inside also harbored different intentions, and Liu Xiu's regime was not stable. Because Guo Shengtong was delayed in being made empress, in the first month of the second year of Jianwu, Guo Shengtong's uncle Liu Yang the Prince of Zhending supported the army and tried to rebel, and was eliminated by Liu Xiu.' The people of the Zhending royal family waited in panic for Liu Xiu's next move.
Guo Shengtong was the bridge between the Zhending royal family and Liu Xiu, and he has always accompanied him. In addition, among the founding heroes in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for a few people who followed Liu Xiu in the early years, most of them went from all over the world after Liu Xiu left Luoyang, and all the courtiers only knew that the emperor had a prominent red-faced confidant Guo Shengtong, but did not know the original Yin Lihua. Under such a special situation, Yin Lihua would never affect Liu Xiu's stability for personal fame and fortune. Under the persuasion of Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu made a series of wise moves: Liu De, the son of Liu Yang, the late Zhending king of Jianwu who plotted rebellion in the second year of Jianwu, was made the new Zhending King; in June, Guo Shengtong was made empress; and his son Liu Jiang was made crown prince. In the face of the intensification of contradictions with the Zhending royal family, Li Guo Shengtong was made empress, which was just enough to show the Zhending royal family the emperor's friendly attitude towards the Zhending royal family, alleviate the anxiety of the Zhending royal family, and stabilize the Later Han Dynasty.
Yin Lihua gave up the back seat in her original capacity and held the position of nobleman for 16 years. For 16 years, Yin Lihua paid great respect to Empress Guo and worked hard to maintain peace in the harem. Yin Lihua, who understands the overall situation and takes the overall situation into account, gets the love and care from the heart of her husband Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu's emotional balance unconsciously becomes more and more biased towards Yin Lihua and begins to snubble Guo Shengtong. In May of the fourth year of Jianwu, Yin Lihua gave birth to the eldest son Liu Yang, and then gave birth to Liu Cang, Liu Jing, Liu Heng, and Liu Jing. Empress Guo saw that Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua were becoming more and more fond of Yin Lihua, and she herself was snubbed, and she was resentful and dissatisfied, and often quarreled with Liu Xiu, resulting in increasingly sharp contradictions between husband and wife. Guo Shengtong's arrogance is in stark contrast to Yin Lihua's suppleness. In the 17th year of Jianwu, Liu Xiu finally made up his mind to depose Empress Guo and establish Yin Lihua as empress, with Yin Lihua's son Liu Yang as crown prince. The son of Guo Shengtong, the former crown prince Liu Jiang, was the King of the East Sea.
Yin Lihua, who became empress, still maintained the character of being frugal and benevolent, cautious and self-restrained, not laughing and joking in public, teaching her husband and son, presiding over the harem, not interfering in the government, and always alerting her mother's family not to be ostentatious. Liu Xiu was able to create "Guangwu Zhongxing", and "Empress Xian" Yin Lihua was indispensable.
In China's history of about two thousand years, it is more commendable that the example of being able to achieve the Qi family's governance of the country is probably only Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Marrying a wife should be Yin Lihua, "being a person should learn Yin Lihua.". Yin Lihua took love as the code of conduct, and finally fulfilled her lover and herself. Of course, she is also lucky to meet a man who understands her and cherishes her, and this man with great talent, even if he has the world, still treats her as he first saw.
Because I love your love, because I dream your dreams
So grieve your sadness and be happy your happiness
Because I'm passing by your way, because I'm suffering you're suffering
So happy with your happiness, chasing your chase
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