Chinese has always had a sense of originality, in the relationship between husband and wife, if the husband and wife can grow old from beginning to end, it is naturally the best and the most praiseworthy. If the husband and wife have a rift and eventually divorce, everyone also hopes that the original couple can break the mirror and reunite, rather than reorganize the family. Once I heard that the two original couples, after experiencing the wind and waves of life, finally came together again. Such couples are often able to get more praise and blessings from people.
However, although people have such ideas and concepts, from ancient times to the present, there are very few couples who can break the mirror and reunite. Especially in ancient times, this phenomenon was almost impossible. The fundamental reason is that in ancient society, men paid more attention to the appearance of women. When a woman has gone through a period of time, her appearance will definitely change a lot, and she will become much older. It is almost impossible to regain her husband's favor for her.
Therefore, we can see that although Chen Ajiao qianjin bought Sima Xiangru's "Nagato Fu" written for her, Sima Xiangru's huge pen and gorgeous words still failed to impress Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Wu of Han did not change his mind. Although Emperor Gaozong of Tang heard that his original empress Dowager Wang was locked up in a small black house and had a very difficult life, he expressed deep sympathy, and also promised to rename the small black house "HuixinYuan" and take Empress Wang out. But in the end, Tang Gaozong forgot about it as soon as he went back. At the same time, after Wu Zetian learned of this incident, Empress Wang received a greater calamity. She cut the queen into a human body and threw her into a wine altar and drowned.
In short, in history, the original match became a real match, and the ex-wife became a real wife, which is a rare occurrence.
(Yin Lihua and Liu Xiu in film and television)
However, there is also a "ex-wife" in history who is quite successful, and this "ex-wife" is Yin Lihua.
There is nothing wrong with calling Yin Lihua Liu Xiu's "ex-wife". Liu Xiu sent Yin Lihua back to her mother's house only three months after marrying Yin Lihua, while he went to Hebei to appease the towns in Hebei. After going to Hebei, he married Guo Shengtong. Since then, he has been living with Guo Shengtong and has a child with Guo Shengtong, Liu Jiang. Moreover, Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtongfu sang women's songs, which were quite affectionate. During that time, Yin Lihua did not know about Liu Xiu's situation at all, and she and Liu Xiu did not have children, and she was at her mother's house again. Therefore, this state of hers is a state of "ex-wife".
It was not until Liu Xiu became emperor and took Yin Lihua to the capital and made a nobleman that Yin Lihua returned to Liu Xiu's side.
Although Liu Xiu took Yin Lihua back to his side, Yin Lihua could not compare with Guo Shengtong. Guo Shengtong was the hero who helped Liu Xiu gain Jiangshan. Without Liu Yang's 100,000 elite soldiers, it would be difficult for Liu Xiu to gain the world. In the process of Liu Xiu's accession to the world, Guo Shengtong's family also made great military achievements and played a pivotal position in the imperial court. Guo Shengtong also bore Liu Xiu a son. In terms of age, Yin Lihua also had no advantage, she was a year older than Guo Shengtong. Generally speaking, if she is much younger than Guo Shengtong, then her advantages will be more obvious, but she is one year older than Guo Shengtong, which shows that Yin Lihua has no advantages in her age.
However, it was such a person who eventually perfectly replaced Guo Shengtong and was made empress. Not only that, but later the son she gave birth to also replaced Guo Shengtong's son as the crown prince. It can be said that Yin Lihua can be regarded as the original couple who "broke the mirror and reunited" with Liu Xiu, and her life as an "ex-wife" has really achieved great success.
So, why can Yin Lihua, the "ex-wife", "reverse growth" and finally succeed?
Yin Lihua is Liu Xiu's first love, which Guo Shengtong cannot compare.
Of all the relationships, the feeling of first love is the most beautiful. And "desperate first love" is the most intense feeling in all love. Yin Lihua happens to be Liu Xiu's first love, and it is a kind of "desperate first love".
Although Liu Xiu's surname is Liu, he is a descendant of the imperial family. But by the time of his generation, the family had long since declined. Liu Xiu relied on diligent study and hard work, and was finally recommended to study in the Guozi Prison. Although he went to guozijian, he was just a poor student and had nothing. If Liu Xiu had not encountered the turmoil of the last years of the Western Han Dynasty and had not rebelled, it would have been difficult for him to make a difference. At that time, Yin Lihua not only looked very beautiful, but also was born among the famous nobles. Liu Xiu wants to marry Yin Lihua, which is simply "a toad wants to eat swan meat".
Therefore, Yin Lihua is not only Liu Xiu's first love, but also an unforgettable "desperate first love".
(Liu Xiu stills)
Liu Xiu later rebelled and achieved some success in his career. But he married Yin Lihua at the lowest point of his life.
Although Liu Xiu rebelled with Liu Xuan, he achieved great military achievements in the Battle of Kunyang. However, Liu Xiu's elder brother Liu Xiu had a sharp conflict with Emperor Liu Xuan. Liu Xuan was jealous of Liu Xuan, and Liu Xuan had a very strong personality and did not know how to converge, so in the end Liu Xuan killed Liu Xuan.
After killing Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu's situation was very delicate. After all, Liu Xuan had a vendetta against Liu Xiu for killing his brother, and Liu Xiu had made great achievements in battle, so Liu Xuan was also jealous of Liu Xiu and also killed Liu Xiu.
At that time, Liu Xiuqiang endured grief, did not go down with his brother's subordinates, did not show a sad look, and actively showed loyalty to Liu Xuan, so as to avoid Liu Xuan's continued pursuit. However, although Liu Xuan did not kill Liu Xiu, he relieved Liu Xiu of all his powers, including military power, and made him an idle man.
It was also at this time that Liu Xiu returned to his hometown of Nanyang and married Yin Lihua. It can be said that when Liu Xiu married Yin Lihua, she was at the lowest point in her life. Yin Lihua can be called a charcoal in the snow to Liu Xiu.
It is not that Yin Lihua gave Liu Xiu much military support, but more importantly, Yin Lihua gave Liu Xiu great comfort and great confidence in spirit.
The most beautiful thing in life is "first sight", and the better life is "sending charcoal in the snow", and what Yin Lihua gave Liu Xiu was all beautiful things.
Yin Lihua was also very loyal to Liu Xiu.
After Liu Xiu left Yin Lihua and married Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua did not marry someone else because of this. Although she can be said to have been "abandoned" by Liu Xiu, she did not get news of Liu Xiu. However, she did not marry someone else because of this, but always kept herself for Liu Xiu. This kind of loyalty is also one of the most beautiful qualities of ancient women.
(Guo Shengtong stills)
In addition to the virtue of loyalty, Yin Lihua also has the virtue of humility.
If the ancient emperor had only one wife, there would be no harem battles. However, in order to reflect their authority and satisfy their own selfish desires, the ancient emperor hoarded a lot of women in the harem, forming a pattern of three palaces and six courtyards. But when there are more concubines, there will naturally be more contradictions. Coupled with the fact that the woman's heart and eye itself are relatively small, the contradictions will be greater, and the harem fight will become inevitable.
Many times, the emperor was often exhausted by harem battles. For example, Emperor Gaozong of Tang was fought by his harem and made a big head. He has a problem with his head often fainting, which can be said to be not unrelated to the harem fight.
Therefore, for the concubines, humility is one of their best virtues.
And Yin Lihua just happens to have the virtue of generosity and humility. When Liu Xiu established the empress, she believed that Yin Lihua was the original match and that she should be the empress. However, Yin Lihua believed that she had not made any great contributions to Liu Xiu's Jiangshan, plus she did not have a son at that time, so she was humble and highly recommended Guo Shengtong.
Yin Lihua's humility once again increased Liu Xiu's good feelings for her, allowing Liu Xiu to discover that she had a lot of virtues, so she was even more determined to make her empress.
However, at this time, an incident occurred, that is, Liu Yang, the True Ding King, rebelled.
Liu Yang's rebellion can be said to have disrupted Liu Xiu's deployment. When he quelled Liu Yang's rebellion, he had originally planned to make Yin Lihua empress, but at this time he had to change his mind and make Guo Shengtong empress. Because he wanted to use this method to appease Guo Shengtong's mother's family. After all, Liu Xiu had just established the country, the country was uncertain, the imperial court was unstable, and if guo Shengtong's mother's family was hit too hard, it would inevitably cause huge social turmoil. Therefore, Liu Xiu went against his own ideas and chose to establish Guo Shengtong as empress.
However, after he chose Guo Shengtong as empress, the guilt and love for Yin Lihua in his heart added another layer.
Finally, when Guo Shengtong was not accustomed to Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua's love, he began to lose his temper. Liu Xiu originally did not want to make Guo Shengtong empress, and simply used this as an excuse to depose Guo Shengtong. And in order to maintain the stability of Jiangshan, at the same time, guo Shengtong's son was abolished, and Yin Lihua's son was raised up and made crown prince.
In short, although Yin Lihua is the "ex-wife", because she is Liu Xiu's first love, unforgettable first love, and Liu Xiu came together at liu Xiu's most difficult time, coupled with the beautiful character of loyalty and humility, her "ex-wife" was able to become a "current wife" again and achieve the greatest success in life.