"This man's way of being the emperor is too peculiar, and what is even more unexpected is that he only has a soft spot for widows, and he married four widows in his life, and was praised by later generations for his 'merits'."
As we all know, the "widow" seems to be the center of gossip since ancient times, and in ancient times, it will be regarded as a bad omen by the feudal and superstitious people, if someone gets closer to the widow, it will definitely be said that there is no prospect, and the reputation in a village will be completely ruined, and it will be difficult to turn over if the reputation is ruined.
However, during the period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms in our country, there was an eye-catching figure, who seemed to have a soft spot for widows, and also broke the inexplicable words that widows were "ominous signs", he not only married four widows as daughters-in-law in his life, but also jumped directly from the identity of a commoner to become an emperor! His story is still celebrated and sung today!
Others called the emperor intrigued, mutiny for several days, and fratricidal, but he was 47 years old and counterattacked and became the emperor in the turbulent era, why? Let's take a look at the wonderful story of Guo Wei, a famous emperor during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
The times create heroes, but more to create "bears", 906 A.D. coincided with troubled times, Guo Wei was born in Shenzhen, Hebei Province, is a duty of the peasant family, in order to let his son also be able to get a piece of the pie in the troubled times, his father named it "Wei", is the "Wei" of the Quartet.
Of course, this is just a beautiful sustenance, as a farmer's father, he does not expect Guo Wei to really achieve a hegemony, he just wants his son to have a foothold in this troubled world, and can live well for others on errands, after all, living in troubled times is the most important thing.
Sure enough, when Guo Wei was eight years old, the war spread to Guo Wei's hometown, and his father was also killed by the rebels in order to protect his family.
After the death of his father, there was no backbone in the family, in order to settle down in the troubled times, Guo Wei's mother fled while supporting Guo Wei, but as a result, she died suddenly from overwork, and the two people who were closest to the world and most sincere to Guo Wei and could sacrifice their lives to protect Guo Wei died, whether Guo Wei could survive or not was definitely a question.
Fortunately, his aunt adopted this poor child whose parents died, and Guo Wei grew up day by day under the protection of his aunt, and Guo Wei, who witnessed the chaos and cruelty of the war, began to look for an army that could fight for the country, for the people, and for the death of his parents when he was eighteen years old.
The times create heroes, Guo Wei's ambition met the Hou Tang Dynasty in the recruitment army, Guo Wei joined the Hou Tang Dynasty without thinking about it, because he experienced life and death, so Guo Wei was very brave, and he overcame obstacles in the army of the Hou Tang Dynasty, and repeatedly made major military exploits, no matter whether he won or lost, a pawn named Guo Wei officially rose.
The Later Tang Dynasty army was strictly disciplined, with clear rewards and punishments, Guo Wei had just met an arrogant and domineering jumping butcher who insulted him, and the two people with "murderous spirit" were hard to beat, which of course could not be tolerated, so Guo Wei swung a knife and took the butcher **.
At that time, the ** civilians were guilty of a serious art of war, and they were supposed to be killed, but Guo Wei's bravery had long been favored by Li Jitao, a famous general in the Later Tang Dynasty, and he was spared.
Guo Wei was in the midst of the dispute, and he was about to completely disappear in the long river of history, after all, the soldiers under a small general did nothing, but Guo Wei relied on his own efforts to fight the Khitan in the troubled times, and gave himself a Youzhou Festival to make a "trick".
With the heavy military power in his hands, Guo Wei gradually began to swell, looking at the chaotic five dynasties and ten kingdoms that are emperors everywhere, he also wants to divide one side as the world hegemon, and there is no chance.
But the mutiny soon came, Huaixi Jiedu made Li Shouzhen unable to hold his breath, thinking that he was invincible in the world, so he began to rebel, because Li Shouzhen was the strongest feudal town, so he soon opened a hole in the Jin Kingdom, and tore it bigger and bigger, and quickly occupied the eastern capital Kaifeng.
As soon as Guo Wei saw that this opportunity had come, he immediately sent his heavy troops to carve up the "fruits of victory", but as soon as the front foot arrived, Li Shouzhen's rebellion on the back foot was put down, and he was also ordered to kill the whole clan.
This trip can be said to be empty-handed, but Guo Wei heard that Li Shouzhen has a wife who is as beautiful as a flower, and now she has become a widow.
Guo Wei, who was satisfied with the return of the "widow", realized that he was still a little overwhelmed by the Northern Expedition, so Guo Wei, who was holding the beauty, began to set his sights on the Houhan in the west.
In 950 AD, Liu Chengyou was held hostage by Guo Wei and finally made a decision against his ancestors to make Guo Wei the crown prince, but he has been preparing to eradicate Guo Wei behind his back.
During this period, his nephew Chai Rong discovered Liu Chengyou's plan and launched a mutiny, at this time Guo Wei was still holding the widow, and without knowing it, his nephew stuffed the emperor's position into his arms.
Guo Wei knew that the throne was not easy to come by, and he knew that it was not easy for the people at the bottom, and he never indulged in extravagance during his political career, and was contaminated with any wine and wealth, and directly led the government and the opposition: "The courtiers have no royal gifts, and the suburbs are thrifty."
He knew the hard work of the peasants, and in agriculture, he also used the five million taels of money he had saved to spend on the peasants to reduce the burden on the peasants, and at the same time reduce the taxes on the peasants.
He also personally conquered the front line to recover the surrounding land, beat the Khitan out of his head, laid a peaceful situation, and left an important foundation for the development of future generations, but after all, he is not a saint, and he has a hobby in his life, that is, "raising widows", but it is also harmless!