Hu, the queen of Gao Zhan, Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was a rare slut. After Gao Zhan succeeded to the throne, the Hu family appointed Princess Changguang as their queen. Gao Zhan raped his sister-in-law Li Zu'e and often stayed in Zhaoxin Palace. Empress Hu couldn't bear the loneliness of the palace, so she hooked up with Gao Zhan's close followers, officials and officials. The monk has red lips and white teeth, is graceful and graceful, and plays the pipa well. After Gao Zhan found out, not only did he not blame him, he also intended to help them. He Shikai was good at using an iron spear. Queen Hu said that she also wanted to learn the iron spear, so Gao Zhan ordered He Shikai to teach her. Queen Hu and He Shi flirted with each other and took the opportunity to flirt. His hands were touching and squeezing, but Gao Zhan just drank and had fun and turned a blind eye.
In order to consolidate his position, He Shikai tried to please the Crown Prince Gao Wei and persuaded Gao Zhan to become the Supreme Emperor, saying that this would allow him to further indulge in his pleasures. Gao Zhan gave way to the crown prince, and from then on he lived in the palace and indulged in sexual pleasure. Three years later, he died of excessive drinking and sex.
After Gao Zhan's death, the relationship between Queen Mother Hu and He Shikai officially became public. Many ministers were dissatisfied and reported to He Shikai. However, Gao Wei was young and foolish and did not dare to do anything for fear of offending the Queen Mother. He Shikai, on the other hand, eliminated dissidents, gained more and more power, and was granted the title of King of Huaiyang. A group of courtiers and courtiers fawned over him one after another, and for a time, Empress Dowager Hu's concubine became a famous figure in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
However, Gao Wei's younger brother, Langya King Gao Yan, is a daring person. He knew that Feng Zicong, the brother-in-law of Empress Dowager Hu, was at odds with He Shi, so he planned with him to ambush soldiers and mythical beasts outside the door late at night. He Shi captured him the next day when He Shi went to court and sent his henchmen to kill him. Empress Dowager Hu was sad and angry when she found out. However, Gao Yan had three thousand troops stationed outside Qianqiu Gate, and even the emperor did not dare to do anything to him. But after this incident, Gao Wei realized Gao Yan's ability and became very uneasy, so he secretly planned to kill him.
She is a lonely person. After the husband became emperor, he occupied his sister-in-law and neglected his wife. Empress Hu had an affair with someone else, and later she became the Queen Mother, and she was always in trouble. Later, the Northern Qi Dynasty fell, and it is said that she fell into a rampant state.
Empress Dowager Feng (441-490 AD), the queen of Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Feng's grandfather Feng Hong and uncle Feng Ba were the kings of Northern Yan. His father Feng Lang surrendered to Wei after the fall of Northern Yan and served as governor of Qin and Yongzhou. His aunt was Tuoba, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei. Zuo Zhaoyi of Tao. Later, her father was killed for his crime, and she went to the palace with her aunt.
After Emperor Wencheng came to the throne in 452 AD, he made the fourteen-year-old Feng a nobleman and made her a queen at the age of eighteen. In the same year, his two-year-old son Tuoba Hong was made the crown prince. According to the rule of "raising a son and killing his mother", Tuobahong's biological mother Li Guiren was sentenced to death. Empress Feng raised Tuoba Hong and treated the prince as her own.
After the death of Emperor Wencheng, when Emperor Xianwen Tuobahong came to the throne, he was only twelve years old. He respected Queen Feng as the empress dowager, and Prime Minister Yihun took charge of the government. Yihun plotted to usurp the throne, and Empress Dowager Feng used a trick to arrest and kill him. From then on, the government affairs were decided by the Empress Dowager Feng alone.
As Emperor Xianwen grew up, the conflict between mother and son became deeper and deeper. In 471 AD, the eighteen-year-old Emperor Xianwen was forced to abdicate in favor of his five-year-old son Tuoba Hong (i.e. Emperor Xiaowen), and he became the Supreme Emperor himself. However, he still led the troops to conquer the north and south, which in itself made Empress Dowager Feng feel threatened. Moreover, he also killed the empress dowager's male favorite Li Yi, so Empress Dowager Feng poisoned the 23-year-old Emperor Xianwen to death in 476 AD. .
After Emperor Xianwen died, Empress Dowager Feng came to the court again as the Empress Dowager. A group of political enemies were killed, a group of people with reform ideas were re-appointed, and a series of reforms were carried out: promulgating the class salary system, rectifying the administration of officials, unifying weights and measures, implementing the "three-chief system", and implementing the land equalization system. It changed the backward situation of the Xianbei people and laid the foundation for prosperity after Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang.
Empress Dowager Feng also lived a relatively simple life and did not want to be ostentatious, but she was fond of doting on men and regarded this as a means to win over powerful officials. Even Liu Zan, the envoy sent by the Qi State in the Southern Dynasties, was stayed in the palace by Empress Dowager Feng to resolve border issues in the bed curtains.
No matter what, Empress Dowager Feng is worthy of being an outstanding female politician in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
In September 490 AD, Empress Dowager Feng died of illness at the age of forty-nine. She was posthumously named Empress Dowager Wenming and was buried in Yonggu Mausoleum.
Queen Wenming is the famous Queen Mother Feng of Wenming. At the age of 12, he entered the Northern Wei Palace and was deeply loved by the prince at that time. Later she became a queen and became a widow at the age of 24. In the raging fire, she wanted to jump in and die with her husband. Later he was rescued by the chamberlain. This rescue also made her great political career. She first assisted Emperor Xianwen and made great achievements in government affairs. Later, when Emperor Xianwen grew up, he was uncontrollable, so Empress Dowager Wenming simply poisoned him to death and established another young emperor, Emperor Xiaowen. She also assisted Emperor Xiaowen and supported him in reforming the government and achieved remarkable results.
Once, when she was eating, she found a dragonfly in her rice. Emperor Xiaowen was furious and wanted to kill the cook. But Empress Dowager Feng said disapprovingly: "There is no need to get angry over such a trivial matter."
Of course, she also had a reputation. It is estimated that women with status at that time would have men around them. Later, Queen Mother Feng died of illness at the age of 49. No matter how you say it, she is a great woman.
The niece of Empress Dowager Feng, Empress Wencheng. In 490 AD, in September of the fourteenth year of Taihe, Empress Dowager Feng died of illness. When Emperor Xiaowen was 23 years old, he began to implement comprehensive reforms. The first is to move the capital to Luoyang, the second is to ban Hu clothing, the third is to speak the language of the Central Plains, and the fourth is "not to kill the prince's mother." The reform was unanimously opposed by most of the courtiers and nobles.
Emperor Xiaowen tried his best to defy public opinion and practice it personally. He was the first to change his surname to Yuan (in memory of Yuan Yu). He also made a set of Han costumes and gave them to Tuoba Xiu, the most respected imperial uncle and King Anding. Then, he issued an order to the world: "Those over the age of thirty are to be left to their own devices, and those under the age of thirty are to learn Chinese and Zhongyuan Zhengyin, and officials and citizens are to wear Han clothes. No exceptions are made. Otherwise, they will be severely punished, and officials will be fined for violating the prohibition." "Queen Feng Yuan refused to speak Chinese. In July of the 20th year of Taihe, Emperor Xiaowen reluctantly deposed him as a commoner and settled him in Yaoguang Temple.
Feng Run is also a very capable woman. Her nickname is Miaolian, so there is a lotus in the painting. After she entered the palace, she was deeply loved by Emperor Xiaowen. But unfortunately, she soon became seriously ill and had to leave the palace and become a monk in a temple to recuperate.
After she left the palace, Emperor Xiaowen made Feng Run's sister Feng Qing the queen under the arrangement of Queen Mother Wenming. But Emperor Xiaowen never forgot her. Three years later, Feng Run entered the palace again after recovering. This time, she unscrupulously forced her sister away and became the queen herself; she poisoned Gao Meiren to death and took her son to raise her.
When Emperor Xiaowen went to war, she had an affair with others. At the same time, he forced Emperor Xiaowen's sister Princess Pengcheng to marry her younger brother Feng Su. In a rage, Princess Pengcheng rushed to the front line and told Emperor Xiaowen about Feng Run's scandal. When Feng Run saw that the matter was exposed, he simply wanted to kill Emperor Xiaowen, but unexpectedly the matter was exposed again.
Even so, Emperor Xiaowen still did not kill her. It wasn't until Emperor Xiaowen died of illness on his way back to the army that he left a posthumous edict to grant Feng Run his death. Emperor Xiaowen was only 33 years old when he died.
Empress Hu, Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was born in Linjing, Anding. She was the daughter of Situ Hu Guozhen. She was a great beauty with both civil and military talents.
Since Emperor Xiaowen vigorously advocated the sinicization of Xianbei people, everything from officialdom, education, etiquette and customs. Language, writing, clothing, weights and measures, etc. all adopted Han systems and customs. After twenty-eight years of hard work, by the time Emperor Xuanwu succeeded to the throne, the Xianbei people had been fully Hanized, and most of the concubines in the harem were Han women.
It is said that when the Queen Mother Ling was born, her mother saw a red light shining in the bedroom. What was the sign? Hu Guozhen took this matter to Zhao Hu, a well-known sorcerer at that time. Zhao Hu immediately said: "This is a good omen. It has the appearance of great nobility. She is the mother of heaven and earth and gives birth to the Lord of heaven and earth." When Queen Mother Ling grew up, she passed The aunt who became a nun made a big deal about it, and everyone knew that there was such a strange, talented and beautiful woman in the Hu family. Emperor Xuanwu heard about it, summoned her to the harem, and named her the wife of Chenghua.
At that time, Emperor Xuanwu Tuoba Ke’s noble concubine was being favored and was named queen. Empress Gao was jealous of her beauty and sex, and all the concubines in the harem were not allowed to approach the emperor. Only Hu Chenghua was slender and charming, and was kind-hearted. He was courteous and pitiful, and his actions and actions were clever, which made him very popular with Empress Gao, so she opened her eyes and allowed Hu Chenghua to serve the emperor at night. As a result, he planted jade in Lantian, and the beads became dark, and ten months later it was inherited by the royal family. Lin'er from Datong.
The Northern Wei Dynasty imitated the story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who "left the calf and abandoned the mother", and strictly stipulated: "The son will be the crown prince, and the mother should die."
Therefore, the concubines in the six palaces have many relationships with each other. Pray to God that I will give birth to kings and princesses. But he did not want to give birth to a son as a prince, but Hu Chenghua said with emotion: "The old system of the country is too harsh, but I do not hesitate to die. I would rather raise an heir for the royal family, but do not want to make a living and delay Zong Tao." During the pregnancy, the harem Many of the concubines persuaded her to take medicine and have an abortion, thinking: "The son who lives in the eldest place will be the prince, and the biological mother will undoubtedly die!" Hu Chenghua remained unmoved, and soon she gave birth to a boy. Emperor Xuanwu was overjoyed and named him Xu , and worried that Empress Gao's jealousy would lead to an unexpected birth, she specially sent a wet nurse to raise her in a separate palace. Not only was Empress Gao not allowed to interfere, but even her biological mother, Hu Chenghua, was not allowed to caress her.
Tuoba Xu was already three years old. Emperor Xuanwu appointed him as the crown prince. Instead of following the old system and consigning his biological mother Hu Chenghua to death, the Jin Dynasty made Hu Chenghua a noble concubine. Empress Gao was very angry and favored her. Thanks to the help of the DPRK ministers Liu Teng, Yu Zhong, Cui Guang and others, Hu Chenghua's life was protected.
After the death of Emperor Xuanwu, Tuoba Xu ascended the throne and became Emperor Xiaoming. He honored Queen Gao as the Queen Mother, and Hu Chenghua became the Crown Princess. Soon Hu Chenghua forced the Queen Mother to become a nun in Yaoguang Temple. ,. "She became the Queen Mother Ling.
From then on, the Queen Mother Ling saw everything in person, judged political affairs, made comments and handled the government affairs in an orderly manner. The Queen Mother Ling ordered the construction of a "lawsuit car" and set up a seat in the car. He hangs a curtain outside and regularly patrols prosperous areas such as Yunlongmen and Qianqiumen. He accepts lawsuits from officials and people and redresses grievances. He immediately judges or hands them over to the department for proper handling. All the filial and honest talents recommended by the government and the public are praised by Ling. The Empress Dowager stayed in charge of the imperial court, made decisions in person, read the test papers herself, graded them, and then used them accordingly. It was generally considered very fair.
At that time, Yu Zhong was the minister and Cui Guang was the general. Empress Dowager Ling's aunt became a nun and became her top adviser. So she built an elegant and solemn Yongning Temple next to Chongxun Palace, a Zen room in the main hall, and a nineteen-story pagoda with bells and bells hanging on all sides. During the reign of Empress Dowager Ling, the palace of the Northern Wei Dynasty was filled with joy and peace. In addition to the sound of the bells from the Buddhist temple in the palace being sent far away in the breeze, Empress Dowager Ling was also in front of Faliu Hall. She set up an archery target and practiced shooting, and she once drew her bow and set an arrow to hit the target. In addition, in the Hualin Garden, when the spring flowers were in full bloom and the grass was green, beside the meandering water with colorful fallen flowers, the Queen Mother Ling hosted a banquet for her ministers. , let the prince, prince and below each compose a seven-character poem and recite it for pleasure.
According to historical records, when Queen Ling first recited: "The creation of light contains Qi Zhen", the seven-year-old young master Xiaoming Emperor Tuoba Xu immediately continued: "Respect yourself for doing nothing and respect Ci Ying." With humility, he made The Empress Dowager Ling was elated, and of course the ministers joined in the fun and shouted "Long live".
The Northern Wei Dynasty had been strong and prosperous for many years, and it made constant contributions to the Eastern and Western Regions. It also established a "mutual market" with the Southern Dynasty to communicate what was needed, so the treasury was overflowing. Empress Dowager Ling once came to the silk treasury. On a whim, she ordered more than 100 princes, ministers, concubines and princesses accompanying her to do their best to carry silk cloth out of the treasury. If they could carry as much silk as they could carry out of the treasury, they would be given to him. . Based on greed, everyone swarmed up. The largest load was more than 200 horses, and the smallest load was more than 100 horses. Li Chong, Duke of Chenliu, and Tuobarong, King of Zhangwu, fell to the ground due to overloading and lack of strength. Li Chong injured his waist and Tuobarong injured his foot. Empress Dowager Ling laughed and snatched away their silks, causing them to come out empty-handed. People write satirical ballads: If you stay in military affairs, you will lose your waist and legs, you will be greedy and scum, and you will bring shame on yourself.
In addition, Princess Changle came out with twenty horses in hand, showing that she was no different from everyone else, and was praised by the Empress Dowager Ling. General Cui Guang only took two horses, and Queen Mother Ling blamed them for being too few. Cui Guang replied: "I only have two hands, which are only worth two horses!" After hearing this, everyone felt ashamed.
Of course, Queen Mother Ling’s life also had its moments of derailment. Yang Dayan, a famous general in the Northern Wei Dynasty, had a strong back and a strong body, and his eyes were as big as copper bells. He was piercing and soul-stirring. He conquered the south and the north and made a lot of contributions. His son Yang Baihua has the same appearance and figure as his father. Fengyi is even more handsome, capable of lifting cauldrons, and extraordinary in martial arts. The Queen Mother Ling was still in her mid-teens, and her pampered life often made her feel empty and lonely. So she regarded Yang Baihua as her Prince Charming, and often summoned him to the palace to express her kindness. Yang Baihua said goodbye to her. He had no choice but to bow down under the pomegranate skirt and become a coquettish guest in the inner courtyard of the palace. But after all, he was not an ordinary sycophant, but a capable person. In addition, he was afraid that disaster would happen to him at any time, so he had a sudden thought and led his troops to escape from Luoyang day and night and defect to the Liang Kingdom of the Southern Dynasty. Empress Dowager Ling missed her so much, but could not openly declare it. She was so sad that she composed a song called "Song of Poplar Flowers", which used the floating poplar flowers in late spring to express her inner thoughts and expectations, and let the rich stay up all night. Ready to sing
Emperor Xuan of Zhou was a debauched, drunken, violent and mediocre man. When he came to the throne, he anointed five queens at one go. Yang Jian's daughter Yang Lihua was the first of the five queens, the "Great Queen Tianyuan".
She is just a pawn for her father to usurp the throne.
When she finally realized it, she had become Princess Leping of the Sui Dynasty.
Even if she smashed the princess's golden seal to pieces, what was supposed to happen had already happened.
She will always be just the queen of the previous dynasty and the princess of the current dynasty.
Yang Lihua is the daughter of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian. She is just a tool for her father to consolidate his power.
After marrying Emperor Xuanwu, she was not favored. Later, after the death of Emperor Xuanwu, her biological son Yuwen Chan came to the throne, and her father Yang Jian assisted in the government. Unexpectedly, it was her father who took away the throne from her son. Founded the Sui Dynasty.
She changed from a queen mother to a princess, but she refused to remarry for the rest of her life. Who knows the emotions in her heart?
Fan Ji, a famous concubine of a generation, was famous for being an intelligent and virtuous wife who helped King Fanzhuang succeed in his career. It is said that under her advice, King Zhuang of Chu gave up sexual pleasures and worked hard to govern and work diligently. In the dynasty, the mediocre Yu Qiuzi was deposed and the virtuous Sun Shuao was appointed. Eventually, Chu State became the overlord dominating the Central Plains. Throughout the thousands of years of civilized history of our country, from Daji in the Shang Dynasty to Cixi in the Qing Dynasty, there have been many concubines who interfered in the affairs of the court and brought disaster to the country and the people.
Fan Ji is an ancient example of a "virtuous wife". Poets of all ages have praised this. Zhang Shuo, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, praised that "the Chu State is so powerful in dominating Fan Ji". In the poem "Fan Ji's Tomb", Zhang Jiuling fully praised Fan Ji's virtuous talents and her influence and role on King Zhuang of Chu: "Chu Zi first presented his ambitions, and Fan Ji tried to offer his advice. It can make more choices. Earth, you can't just let it go."
The Emperor Yan Ji of the Han Dynasty was a vicious and ambitious woman. When she became the queen, she only wanted to get involved in politics and gain power. Queen Yan herself had no children. After Li Gui gave birth to the prince Liu Bao, Yan was afraid that Li would take her place, so she poisoned Li to death. Later, the Yan family was afraid that the prince would avenge his mother after succeeding to the throne, so in 124 AD, he falsely accused the 10-year-old prince of treason and forced Emperor An to depose Prince Liu Bao as King of Jiyang.
In 125 AD, Emperor An died on his southern tour. Yan Ji and her brother Yan Xian were afraid that the ministers in the capital would support Liu Bao in Beijing. They had constipation and did not mourn, saying only that the emperor was seriously ill. Four days later, Yan Cai helped Emperor An's body return to the palace for mourning. As the Queen Mother, she came to the court to handle politics. She appointed her brother Yan Xian as the Chariot and Cavalry General, Yi Tong Sansi, and took control of military and political power. In order for the Yan family to control the government for a long time, the Queen Mother Yan decided to support a young and ignorant member of the royal family as the emperor. Finally, she chose Liu Yi, the son of Jibei Wang Liu Shou, the grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han, as the emperor, and was known as the Young Emperor in history.
The young emperor was young and ignorant when he succeeded to the throne. His maternal relative, the Yan family, took charge of the government, killed and expelled the eunuchs close to Emperor An, and monopolized power. In this way, the Liu Dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty changed from the dictatorship of the eunuchs to the exclusive power of the Yan family, a relative.
The young emperor Liu Yi only reigned for 7 months and died of illness on Xinhai Day in October 125 AD.
After the death of the young emperor, the Yan brother-emperor did not mourn in secret, closed the palace gates, and stationed troops to defend himself, preparing to select an easy-to-control puppet from among the princes to be the emperor.
In November, 19 eunuchs including Sun Cheng, the Chang's Attendant, carried out a coup in the palace and attacked and killed the brothers Yan Xian and Yan Jing. They eliminated the Yan family's power in one fell swoop and forced the Queen Mother to hand over the imperial seal to usher in the establishment of King Liu Bao of Jiyang. In this way, Liu Baobian succeeded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in November 125 AD, and changed the Yuan Dynasty to "Yongjian". This was the historical Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty.
It is said that Yan Ji is gentle, beautiful and good at understanding music. Emperor An, who was kind and weak by nature, liked her very much and made her his queen, but she became keen on power. From interfering in government affairs to cultivating his own power, Emperor An gradually became disappointed with her and alienated her. Her end can be imagined. She failed in launching a coup and was imprisoned instead.
Yin Lihua was beautiful and virtuous. Emperor Guangwu, who had not yet ascended the throne at that time, said: To be an official should be to hold a golden meeting, and to marry a wife should be to marry Yin Lihua. It turned out to be true. After he became emperor, he wanted to make Yin Lihua his queen, but she refused and insisted that he make Concubine Guo his queen (Concubine Guo's father and brother made great contributions to Emperor Guangwu's victory). As a result, Concubine Guo became the queen. But later she was deposed and Yin Lihua became the queen.
There was also a famous figure in Nanyang at that time, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. He was the ninth grandson of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and a descendant of King Ding of Changsha. He was orphaned at the age of nine and was fostered in the home of his uncle Liu Liang. , He has two brothers, the eldest brother Liu Bin and the second brother Liu Zhong. They are both magnanimous and generous. Liu Xiu was born with a talent, he was generous and upright in dealing with others, and he was wise and courageous in his actions.
Liu Xiu fell in love with Yin Lihua since he was a child, and he made a wish in his youth - to marry Yin Lihua. This wish seemed to be just a far-fetched fantasy at the time, because the Han Dynasty had already experienced The Twelve Emperors, a total of 213 years, had so many descendants that it was impossible to take care of them all. What's more, at that time, Wang Mang had usurped the throne and the Liu family's descendants were ruthlessly tortured. Liu Xiu's family had long since lost their status as a noble. , in terms of wealth and prestige in the village, the Liu family seems to be inferior to the Yin family. Although Liu Xiu is familiar with Yin Lihua's beauty, it is still very slim to actually marry her as his wife. At that time, it was just Just thinking about it in my mind.
Liu Xiu had another wish at that time. One day, when he was in Chang'an City, he saw Zhi Jinwu on patrol, with people cheering and riding in great numbers, so he sighed with emotion, "officials treat him as Zhi Jinwu." "Zhi Jinwu" is equivalent to the current commander of the capital's garrison. Liu Xiu's biggest political pursuit at that time was nothing more than this. Unexpectedly, times make heroes, and he later became Emperor Guangwu who revitalized the Han Dynasty.
If the beautiful and beautiful Yin Lihua had married Liu Xiu as early as dawn, and if Liu Xiu could get an official position in Wang Mang's regime, under the drag of Ruhua's beautiful wife, Or in a state of complacency and complacency, Liu Xiu may just be content with reality and no longer have the fighting spirit and courage to pursue development desperately. Unfortunately, many young Tu men proposed marriage to the Yin family, only to be politely rejected. Liu Xiu did not dare to act rashly; besides, it was not easy to gain a foothold in Wang Mang's new dynasty. In order to complete his two However, the current situation forced him to find another way to develop his career.
After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he implemented a series of vigorous and resolute measures: restoring the well field system, establishing economic systems such as Liuguan, Wuequan, and credit, reforming the currency system, restoring the organizational system, and changing the official system. Due to poor preparations, unreliable practices, poor execution, and overly complicated government orders, the economy has been depressed, people's livelihood has been ruined, droughts have continued for years, and thieves have emerged.
At that time, Fan Chong raised troops in Shandong and painted his eyebrows red, known as the "Red Eyebrow Army"; Wang Kuang raised troops in Hubei, known as the "New City Soldiers"; Wang Chang raised troops in Jiangling, known as the "Xiajiang Army" Chen Mu raised troops in Jingxiang, known as the "Pinglin soldiers"; Liu Xiu also returned to his hometown from Chang'an and called on his hometown brothers to rise up to resist the violence, known as the "Chunling soldiers".
At that time, the "Chunling Soldiers" led by Liu Xiu and his brother Liu Bin were combined with the troops of Wang Kuang, Wang Chang and others, and were known as the "Green Forest Army". In order to comply with the trend of thinking about the Han Dynasty, they promoted He established Liu Xuan, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, as the emperor, and with the call to "reverse the recklessness and overthrow the Han Dynasty", he changed the Yuan Dynasty and the Shi Dynasty, and conquered all the Central Plains areas to return to Xia.
In the process of annihilating Wang Mang, Liu Xiu made the greatest contribution. In 23 AD, several thousand people of the "Green Forest Army" were surrounded by Wang Mang's main force of 420,000 people in Kunyang City. It was Liu Xiu who He led 18 men to break through, brought back more than 30,000 reinforcements, defeated Wang Mang's army with less, and defeated Wang Mang's army. From then on, the "Green Forest Army" took advantage of the victory and advanced, overthrew Wang Mang's rule and occupied Chang'an.
At this time, the Yin brothers who fought with Liu Xiu persuaded their families to marry Yin Lihua to Liu Xiu. It was precisely because of their union that Liu Xiucai escaped execution by Emperor Gengshi. A disaster for the hero.
The Gengshi Emperor first killed Liu Xiu's brother Liu Yan. On the surface, Liu Xiu could only force a smile, and if he wanted to cry, he would cry secretly at night. Yin Lihua comforted her husband: "Emperor Gengshi had a narrow temperament and indulged in drinking and sex in a small scale. In order to protect himself, it is better to develop to Hebei and become a unique camera." Yin Lihua's words pointed out a correct path for Liu Xiu. All plans were in place, and the nineteen-year-old bride returned to her mother's house for a temporary stay. Liu Xiu led hundreds of people across the Yellow River with the title of a special envoy. Along the way, he supported the exiles, abolished the tyranny, overcome all difficulties, and won the hearts and minds of the people. Liu Xiu relied on the love and support of the counties in Hebei to establish the Eastern Han Dynasty. Most of his "Yuntai Twenty-eight Generals" were also in this area. It can be said that Yin Lihua not only helped Liu Xiu avoid disaster, but also He established a political power.
At that time, there was a sorcerer Wang Lang in Handan who made a living by divination. When all the heroes came together, Xu claimed that he was Liu Ziyu, the son of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. Liu Xiu was the main obstacle to Xiu's expansion of power in Hebei. In order to completely defeat him, Liu Xiu had to rely on Liu Yang's power. As a stopgap measure, he agreed to marry Liu Yang's niece Guo as his wife. Finally, he borrowed 100,000 elite troops and defeated Wang Xiu. Lang, clarified Hebei, so he refused the title of Emperor Gengshi and established his own style. Soon he became emperor and was located in Qianqiu Pavilion in the south of the country. He took Jianwu as his reign name and made Luoyang his capital.
So a question arose when it came to appointing a queen, whether to make Guo the queen or Yin Lihua. During the war, the Guo family followed her around and was pregnant with Liujia, but she still only got the title of noblewoman. Yin Lihua was Liu Xiu's wife. Liu Xiu was determined to leave the position of queen to her. Fu Jun, the attendant, welcomed her to Luoyang. Unexpectedly, Yin Lihua said: "The feeling of distress should not be forgotten, and Guo Guiren has given birth to a son." She insisted on refusing to accept the queen's canonization, so Emperor Guangwu had no choice but to make Guo his queen and confer Yin Lihua as a noble.
Yin Lihua’s modesty is inseparable from her family tradition. When the world was first settled, Yin Lihua's brother Yin Shi had meritorious service in the army. Liu Xiu originally planned to award an exceptional reward to compensate Yin Lihua, but Yin Shi refused. The relationship between relatives cannot show injustice to the world. "This happened in the second year of Jianwu.
Two years later, Yin Lihua accompanied Emperor Guangwu to conquer Peng Chong and gave birth to a son in Hebei, who later became Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. Another brother of Yin Lihua, Yin Xing, was the servant of Huangmen at that time. He commanded the martial cavalry and accompanied the army on expeditions. He was regarded as Liu Xiu's personal bodyguard. Every time he went in and out, he took a small umbrella to protect Liu Xiu from the wind and rain. In the ninth year of Jianwu's reign, Liu Xiu promoted him to the rank of minister and granted him the title of Marquis of Guannei. The seals and ribbons were ready, but Yin Xing resolutely refused: "I didn't have the merit of landing first, but several members of my family were rewarded by the title, so I transferred the order." Afterwards, Yin Lihua asked her brother in private why he said that, but Yin Xing retorted: "Don't you want to study? A noble man has regrets, but when he is prosperous, he will be humble. "Ear!"
In the ten years after he became emperor, Liu Xiu combined his kindness and power to finally bring the world back to its core and achieve great unification, and he turned to martial arts and culture. Resting the people, protecting honorable ministers, and advocating justice, Yin Lihua also gave birth to five children one after another. Finally, in the 17th year of Jianwu, Liu Xiu deposed Empress Guo and appointed Yin Lihua as empress.
Liu Xiu personally drafted an edict explaining the reasons for abolishing Queen Guo and establishing Yin Lihua, "Queen Guo was stubborn and resentful, violated many religious orders, could not care for his son, trained his elders in a different room, and changed the palace curtains If you see an eagle or a falcon, it has nothing to do with Sui's virtue, but it has the style of Lu Huo. How can you entrust a young orphan to honor Ming Dynasty? "Yin Gui belongs to a good family in his hometown and comes from a humble background. He has been respectful and honest for a long time. He should serve as the mother of the world. This is an abnormal thing. It is not because of the country's weakness that he will not be able to celebrate his longevity." Sorry, finally got a chance to make amends.
Although Yin Lihua really had no intention of becoming a queen, she understood Liu Xiu's true affection for her, and she was naturally very satisfied. But she still had her original intention, she was respectful, frugal and kind, modest and self-restrained, she did not like to laugh or joke, she was prudent and submissive in everything she did, and she was caring and kind in everything she did. The whole world called her a virtuous queen.
Liu Xiu reigned for thirty-two years. He would come to court every morning to handle government affairs until the sun had already moved west. In the afternoon, he often summoned officials and generals to lecture on the principles of the scriptures. At night, he would hold candles and recite. Until late at night. The crown prince once used Liu Xiu's rest time to persuade him: "Your Majesty has the wisdom of Yu Tang, but has lost the blessing of Huang Lao's health care. I would like to nourish your spirit and travel at peace." Liu Xiu said with a smile; "I will never tire of this!"
Yin Lihua was modest and virtuous throughout her life. She took care of her husband and raised her children, and took charge of the harem. She never interfered in the government affairs, and she was able to restrain her family, so that Liu Xiu had no worries and could concentrate on state affairs. The era of "Guangwu Zhongxing".
After Liu Xiu's death, Yin Lihua's son came to the throne and became Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. He honored Yin Lihua as the empress dowager. After another seven years, Yin Lihua died at the age of sixty and was buried together in Liu Xiu's original building. Mausoleum.
The emperor's marriage rarely ended happily, but Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua were in enviable harmony. This was certainly due to Liu Xiu's kindness and kindness, cherishing old feelings, and Yin Lihua's. Appearance, virtue and self-respect are the most important factors.
Although empresses like Yin Lihua took the lead, the Eastern Han Dynasty eventually died at the hands of their relatives. Empress Dowager Dou and Empress Dowager Deng controlled the government through their father and brother, creating a situation in which the relatives and eunuchs alternated monopoly in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. This situation Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua were unexpected.
Deng Sui was born in the Deng family, one of the four major families in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had been familiar with history books since he was a child and was tall and tall. At the age of 13, I could have entered the palace. But she insisted on fulfilling her filial piety to her father. She entered the palace at the age of 17, and her beauty deeply moved people. But she was humble, courteous, and thoughtful, so that Queen Yin, who had been resentful of her for a long time, could not find any fault in her.
Later, Queen Yin was deposed because of jealousy and the use of witchcraft (in fact, Queen Yin was also born in one of the four major families of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She was equally beautiful and had been favored in many ways, but she was far inferior to Deng. Sui clever), Deng Sui became the queen. After the death of Emperor He, Deng Sui assisted in the administration.
Although she advocates simplicity and has made great achievements in governing the country, she insists on holding power, and even her uncle cannot stand it. Later, she dismissed her uncle from his official position. Looking at her life, she is still very good.
Feng Xiaolian was the noble concubine of Gao Wei, the empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Gao Wei was a standard dandy and a womanizer, but after he fell in love with Feng Xiaolian, he couldn't leave her at all. Even when he went to court to discuss matters with ministers, he would hold Feng Xiaolian on his lap. When the Zhou army attacked Northern Qi, Gao Wei actually said: "As long as Feng Xiaolian is safe, defeat does not matter!" After the country was destroyed, Gao Wei's only request to Emperor Wu of Zhou was to "beg for the return of Feng Xiaolian." After Gao Wei was killed, Feng Xiaolian was given to Yuwenda, the younger brother of Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty. Yu Wenda was very fond of her when he saw her, and the original concubine Li was so squeezed out by Xiao Lian that she almost couldn't survive.
Not long after Yuwenda was killed by Yang Jian, Yang Jian gave Feng Xiaolian to Li Xun, the brother of Yuwenda's concubine Li. At this time, Feng Xiaolian was considered an ominous sign and was forced to commit suicide after being humiliated.
Xiao Lian is a poor woman. Looking at the looming soldiers and horses in the painting, it is implied that Gao Wei, the empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty, ordered the withdrawal of troops and a truce just because of her words: "It's too dark, I can't see the scene of the war", which delayed the military plane. Later, after the fall of the country, Xiao Lian became the concubine of Yuwenda, the younger brother of the Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. One day when the string broke while playing the piano, she read out a poem: "Although I am favored today, I still remember my pity in the past. If you want to know that your heart is cut off, you should look at the string on your knees." Then she committed suicide.