Don't look at the fact that the prince once caused several young ladies to be engaged to him and then die one after another. As a result, he has been labeled as a wife-suppressant. There are simply not many ladies who dare to try it again and have been old bachelors for a long time.
But if the Eighteenth Niang survived the dangerous period this time, I'm afraid those people will have new ideas and feel that the people around the prince are safe, and there will definitely be people thinking about how to have a good relationship with the prince.
In many cases, people's favorite thing is marriage. Of course, there is a marriage, and no one else can be the crown prince's wife, but it does not mean that other young ladies cannot have an intimate relationship with the crown prince. In addition to wives, there are also concubines.
Even once they have a child, some people will still think of dragging down the Eighteenth Niang and making their own family members become the crown prince's wives. As long as there are enough benefits, anything can happen.
Ling Xiao felt a headache when thinking about this scene, and felt that it was necessary to prepare early. It was not that Ling Xiao did not believe in the prince, but in many cases some things would not be based on personal will, but had to be done because of the general situation.
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This point can be seen from many events in the history books. One obvious one is the replacement of the two queens before and after Emperor Guangwu. This decades-long event made Ling Xiao see that the general trend is unstoppable.
The life of Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu was quite magical. As a fledgling, he did not know that he could become an emperor at the beginning. His status seemed a bit noble, and he had the blood of the Han Dynasty royal family. His ancestor was the son of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Fa.
It's just that after so many years, Liu Xiu's family and the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty can only be regarded as distant relatives, and there is still some weak blood connection. Even his father's highest official position is that of a county magistrate.
In his early years, he was not very famous. He was still an expert in farming. In his early years, his aspirations were not very high. When he was studying in Chang'an, he once said: To become an official, you should marry Jinwu, and to marry a wife, marry Yin Lihua.
Zhijinwu was an official who led the imperial troops to defend the capital and palaces during the Qin and Han Dynasties. He usually cheered from the front and the back when he appeared. He looked very grand, which made him very envious and wanted to become Zhijinwu.
Zhi Jinwu didn't take it seriously for various reasons, but another wish in his heart came true, and he married Yin Lihua. So people said that Yin Lihua was the Bai Yueguang in his heart, and the relationship between the two was very good after they got married.
The Yin family can be considered a local wealthy family, and they are definitely not ordinary people. After Yin Lihua gets married, she should live in harmony with her husband for the rest of her life. After all, her natal family is considered powerful and belongs to a family with some wealth. Even her brother
Later, he worked with Emperor Guangwu and became a capable general.
These should ensure that Yin Lihua's wife's throne is stable, but this is not the case. Later, as Bai Yueguang's original wife, Yin Lihua gave way to another woman Guo Shengtong for the sake of the future development of Emperor Guangwu, and she changed from wife to concubine.
The reason why Yin Lihua gave in was because of the general trend and she had to give in. Before she married Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu and her brother rebelled with Emperor Gengshi because they opposed Wang Mang's usurpation of power.
There was chaos everywhere for a while, and the Green Forest Red Eyebrow Uprising was raging. During this period, Liu Xiu's brother was killed by Emperor Gengshi. Liu Xiu had to pretend that nothing happened, and even married Bai Yue Guangyin during this period.
Lihua.
Later, he knew that he was still jealous of Emperor Gengshi and might be killed like his brother. Then he secretly found someone to intercede and was sent by Emperor Gengshi to expand territory elsewhere. He didn't take many soldiers with him when he left.
Will.
He had to go, otherwise he would die. But after arriving at the new territory, he didn't have much armed force, so how could he open up the new territory? Should he use his mouth-to-mouth skills? After thinking for a long time, Liu Xiu decided to go again.
Prepare for marriage once.
The final choice was the largest one among the local forces, and the marriage partner was Guo Shengtong. She represented a big force and was very useful to Emperor Guangwu in the future. Even if Emperor Guangwu married Guo Shengtong, he might not necessarily gain military power.
But at least we can take advantage of the situation, and there are many times when we can pretend to be powerful.
And because Liu Xiu had just married Yin Lihua not long ago, it was supposed that the person he would marry could only be a concubine, but Guo Shengtong was one of those whose natal family was powerful, so it was naturally impossible for him to be a concubine.
Then Yin Lihua, whose family power is not very powerful, can only become a victim. If she wants to continue her marriage, she can only take a step back, become a concubine, and give up her status as a wife.
Yin Lihua was burdened with family interests, so of course it was impossible for her to leave Emperor Guangwu directly and marry someone else. You must know that her cousin felt from the bottom of his heart that Emperor Guangwu would have a bright future, and the Yin family would also benefit.
If Yin Lihua is determined to marry another person, it will cause many conflicts between the Yin family and Emperor Guangwu, which may lead to a complete collapse of the Yin family's political investment. So how can the patriarch of a family support his cousin to marry another person?
It seems impossible at first glance,
Yin Lihua probably didn't have much choice, and maybe because of the unfavorable transportation, she thought her husband might never come back, so she could only stay at home and wait for news.
As for the men of the Yin family who probably know the news, they can only acquiesce in the possibility of the Yin family's banshee giving in, because they cannot support Yin Lihua marrying another woman, and they will definitely not get the support of her natal family.
Although the Yin family can be considered a powerful local with some ability, it is not to the level of the family behind Guo Shengtong. The Guo family belongs to a wealthy family in the county, and their mother is the daughter of Prince Jingping Gong.
In such a comparison, Yin Lihua's status is lower and she can provide much less help to Liu Xiu. And can Yin Lihua sit on the throne of his wife and not give in? No! Yin Lihua must give in. The husband must marry another wife.
Yin Lihua may not know about it.
But later I still knew that it was useless to know. Yin Lihua was also a very smart person. Could she not figure out the reason? For the sake of her family, she could only let herself accept the reality.
Later, when Emperor Guangwu conquered the world and finally ascended the throne of the emperor, Guo Shengtong was named the first queen. She also gave birth to Emperor Guangwu's first son and was soon named the prince.
As for Bai Yueguang's original wife Yin Lihua, she could only be a noble, but she was now a concubine. After many years, Guo Shengtong, who had been firmly sitting on the throne of the queen, was deposed from the throne by an imperial edict from Emperor Guangwu.
So, why did Emperor Guangwu depose him after so many years? There are different opinions. One reliable theory is that the political power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was originally built on the powerful powers of various places, which led to the political battles between various powerful groups.
Because the Guo family had a queen, and Queen Guo gave birth to a total of five sons and one daughter, including the prince, the number of powerful people related to the Guo family became too large and attracted the attention of the emperor.
I want to kill the chicken and show it to the monkey.
In the end, Emperor Guangwu used the reason that Guo Shengtong was not suitable to be the queen and abolished her position as queen. After all, in the eyes of Emperor Guangwu, the safety of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the most important thing.
What was the situation in history about the abolition of queens? Some situations are no longer known, because too many things have disappeared in the long river of history, and future generations can only speculate.
Some people say that you can read the history books, but if the recorders of the history books don't know the truth, doesn't it mean that everyone doesn't know what is going on? From the history books, Emperor Guangwu once said that Guo Shengtong was jealous and unworthy of being his queen, but
Guo Shengtong shouldn't be so stupid in the next sixteen years. It feels like it's more of an excuse.
In addition to the political factors that led to the abolition of the queen, there is also a legend between Emperor Guangwu and Yin Lihua. It belongs to unofficial history and is a sentimental and lingering legend. It says that Emperor Guangwu's true love in his heart has always been Yin Lihua, and he feels a little sorry for his original wife.
, and finally returned the queen's throne to her.
Anyway, after reading this kind of legend, Ling Xiao felt that this statement was not very reliable. If you don't read history books and just read some legends or novels, you might agree with this statement.
But she was different. After knowing the story, she checked the relevant history books and found out that Emperor Guangwu might have mistook Yin Lihua for Bai Yueguang in his early years, and left those two striking words, which created a relationship between him and Yin Lihua.
Wonderful legend.
But in fact, the couple separated soon after their marriage. Later, Yin Lihua gave up her wife's position. Emperor Guangwu became the groom again and married Guo Shengtong. The couple stayed together for several years.
And Emperor Guangwu in history was not the kind of person who would burn bridges when crossing rivers. Over the years, the couple must have had a certain relationship. You must know that Guo Shengtong gave birth to several children for Liu Xiu, and even the tenth son of the emperor was born to her.
Yin Lihua gave birth to her child very late, and the eldest son she gave birth to was the fourth among Liu Xiu's sons. No matter how you look at it, Guo Shengtong was the true love of Emperor Guangwu.
Anyway, Ling Xiao didn't feel that Emperor Guangwu had a deep affection for his first wife Yin Lihua. He would give up the title of Yin Lihua's wife so easily after he really fell in love with her. Instead, he felt that he treated Guo Shengtong very well.
Although Emperor Guangwu deposed Guo Shengtong as queen, he asked the second prince, Yin Lihua's eldest son, to take good care of the deposed children, and they have been living well.
Guo Shengtong was even later named the Queen Mother of Zhongshan. The Guo family has always received preferential treatment from the emperor. Although the position of queen was abolished, Guo Shengtong is definitely much better than Chen Ajiao.
After reading the real history, Ling Xiao felt a little speechless every time he heard someone say that Emperor Guangwu's true love was Yin Lihua. Is this true love between Emperor Guangwu and Yin Lihua?
Ling Xiao definitely doesn't have that feeling of true love. This is because she knows that there is a true love event in history. Even novel writers are shocked after reading it. Is this real history? Not a certain true love novel?
The whole incident is really eye-opening, and most novelists would not dare to write like this. And this kind of male pig foot that appears in a true love novel is the historical celebrity Longcordo, and his true love is Concubine Four.
Son.
Longkodo's true love was a woman he snatched from his father-in-law. Si'er, a woman who had a relationship with his father-in-law, gave Longkodo some ecstasy and was doted on him for three years.
For more than ten years, even the head wife has no status in front of the fourth son.
Not to mention the official wife, even Longkodo's own mother can't take advantage of Si'er. For Si'er, Longkodo can be said to have one purpose: anyone who opposes him and Si'er must be a bad guy and must find a way to defeat him.
No matter how you read it, you feel that Longkodo is the male pig's trotter in a true love novel, while Si'er is the kind of female pig's trotter who still gets true love from the male pig's trotter despite everything in the world. After reading it, you will only feel that this is true love.
If men like Longkodo are bad and not worth advocating, then use another man as a comparison. In Ling Xiao's heart, there is another man who is much more true than Emperor Guangwu's theory of true love.
Because he and Emperor Guangwu are both emperors and have the same profession, they are completely comparable. Of course, because the two of them are emperors and in the era of feudal dynasties, it is impossible for them to be monogamous to the end. There are also people in the middle who intervene.
They are all the same, Liu Xiu also has many concubines anyway.
But their attitudes towards whether the first wife could be the queen from the beginning were completely different. The emperor who was compared with Emperor Guangwu was the famous Liu Bingji. This emperor was born in prison. He was still in the womb because his grandfather was violent.
Almost everyone in the family died because of the prince.
He temporarily escaped death because he was still in his mother's womb, and was eventually born in prison. Although he was a direct descendant of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he lived among the people and married Xu Pingjun.
Originally, he thought that his life would be peaceful and he could grow old together with his most beloved wife, but he never thought that one day he would become the emperor.
Then the couple who seemed to be well-matched suddenly became too far apart, and Xu Pingjun's status dropped a lot. At this moment, the wife of the powerful minister Huo Guang wanted to make her daughter the queen, so she naturally didn't want her original wife to enter the palace.
But Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was unwilling to do so, so he wanted his original wife to enter the palace. He said something to the ministers and came up with an idiom: The old sword is deeply loved. After this conversation, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty finally brought his original wife into the palace.
, established as queen.
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty thought that their family could live a good life in the palace. His wife, Mu Yitianxia, was the most noble woman in the dynasty. However, he never thought that Queen Xu would be killed by Huo Guang because she got in the way of Huo Guang's youngest daughter.
The lady was poisoned.
After this incident, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty realized that he was unable to protect his beloved wife, because the power in his hands could not compete with Huo Guang's, and he even had to make Huo Guang's daughter the queen.
But Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty never allowed Empress Huo to have children, and finally saved Empress Xu's pair of children. Look, compare the two men, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu. They are both emperors, and they are both monogamous and have multiple concubines.
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Emperor Guangwu compared with Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and felt that it was not right to say that Yin Lihua was true love, because his attitude towards Yin Lihua in her early years was not very good, her eldest son was only the fourth, and the child did not come early.
You must know that in ancient social dynasties, a woman's disfavor was largely determined by whether she had descendants and how many children she could give birth to.
After the emperor's death, if the emperor's wife has children, life will be much easier. Generally, some of the concubines without children became nuns, and some were buried with them.
It can be seen that the statement that Yin Lihua was true love is not very reliable. Emperor Guangwu cared more about Guo Shengtong in the early days. However, Yin Lihua was indeed more favored later because she also gave birth to five sons.