In terms of governing the country, although Guo Wei has some ability, he still humbly reassigns himself to the talented and virtuous civil ministers, treats his courtiers very kindly and accommodatingly, and can listen to different voices, and take actions to change the ugly image of the military regime since the Later Liang. He said to these talented and virtuous ministers: "I grew up in the military, I don't know how to learn, and I am not proficient in the great plan of governing the country and the country. Guo Wei's careful governance made the Later Zhou show signs of national prosperity and strong people in a very short period of time, laying a solid foundation for Zhou Shizong Chai Rong to continue his career.

Guo Wei sat on the throne for a total of three years, proclaimed himself emperor from the first month, and died of illness in the first month of the year, at the age of 51. After death, he was buried in Songling, and the first and third concubines were all buried together.

The infatuated emperor and the three concubines are all widows

In history, Guo Wei has four main rooms of "one queen and three concubines", namely Chai's, Yang's, Zhang's, and Dong's, in addition to Huangfu's, Liu's, Li's and other concubines. Compared with the founding of the country, Guo Wei is more legendary in terms of emotions and private life, because his four main families have all married people before marrying him, and some have been married more than once.

The first main room: Chai. She was originally the concubine of Li Cunqiao of Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and after the death of Zhuangzong, she was removed from the palace by Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty and sent back to her hometown. On the way back to his hometown, Chai met Guo Wei, who was a low-ranking officer at the time, and the two fell in love at first sight and fell in love at first sight, so they eliminated interference and became a husband and wife, when Guo Wei was 24 years old. But within a few years, Chai died of illness, Guo Wei called the emperor, and posthumously named her Chai as "Queen Shengmu". Because Guo Wei had no children, he raised Chai's nephew Chai Rong by his side, which was very important, and finally passed the throne to him (that is, Zhou Shizong), which shows the depth of Guo Wei's feelings for Chai.

The second main office: Yang. She was married twice and widowed twice. When Yang was young, she was selected as a concubine in the palace of Later Liang Zhao because of her beauty. Later, King Zhao died in a palace coup, and the Yang family went to the people to marry a commoner, but a few years later, her second husband also died. At this time, Guo Wei's wife Chai had passed away, and Guo Wei heard that the Yang family was beautiful and virtuous, and tried his best to match with Yang's brother and marry him as a stepfamily. Later, the Yang family also died young, and Guo Wei was proclaimed emperor and posthumously named her a concubine.

The third main office: Zhang. She was born into a family of eunuchs, and her father served under King Zhao of Later Liang. The army generals who came to quell the chaos saw Zhang's beauty and brought him back to his hometown in Taiyuan to be his daughter-in-law. Later, Zhang's husband died. At this time, Guo Wei, who was in Taiyuan, married Zhang because the second Yang had passed away. When Guo Wei rebelled against the Han Dynasty, Zhang was beheaded along with Guo Wei's other family members who were detained in Tokyo. Guo Wei was proclaimed emperor and posthumously named Zhang as a concubine.

The fourth main room: Dong, married to Guo Wei as a side room. She was the daughter of a low-level official, who was separated from her family during the war, and returned to her relatives at the age of thirteen, and her eldest brother was the master to marry a later Jin official. After the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty, her husband was taken captive and died. When Guo Wei led his troops through Luoyang, he hired the widowed Dong as a concubine. After Guo Wei became the emperor, there was no main room, so he promoted the Dong family to the main room, canonized Concubine De, and became Guo Wei's virtuous helper. Guo Wei also has a deep affection for Dong, and during Dong's serious illness, Guo Wei, who continuously led troops to fight, did not forget to care; Half a year after Dong's death, Guo Wei, a sturdy martial artist, unexpectedly collapsed physically and mentally and followed.

There was no child behind him, and he inherited the throne with a different surname to continue the emperor's business

We know that after Guo Wei's death, he was passed on to Chai Rong (921-959), the son of Chai Shouli, the brother of Empress Chai, who was his adopted son and nephew, or Zhou Shizong. Chai Rong died of illness after reigning for six years, only 39 years old, 6-year-old Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne, half a year after the palace in front of the inspection Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao mutiny, the yellow robe was added, Emperor Gong Chai Zongxun was forced to Zen throne, which lasted ten years after the Zhou perished. So, it was originally the Guo family, how could Guo Wei pass it on to the Chai family, who were not related by blood?

Guo Wei, who was born in the army, although he was not as good as wine, but he also married four main families, and later added many concubines after he developed. But it's a pity that the four main rooms of the "first queen and three concubines" did not give birth to a son for him, but fortunately, the concubine gave birth to two sons for him: Brother Qing (Guo Tong) and Brother Yi (Guo Xin). However, in the rebellion against the Han Dynasty, due to the haste of the incident, Liu Chengyou, the hidden emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, killed Guo Wei's relatives who stayed in Bianjing, including the above-mentioned Guo Wei's third main chamber Zhang, his two sons Qingge and Yige, as well as his minor nephews Shouyun, Fengchao, Dingge, and his adopted son Chai Rong's family children.

And Chai Rong lived in his aunt's house because his aunt Chai had no children under his knees, and when he grew up, he was deeply liked by his uncle and fought everywhere with his army. My aunt and uncle have always raised him as a son, and the relationship is naturally unusual. Although the Guo Wei family itself is a big family and has many children, it has almost been killed by Liu Chengyou. Even if those who stay are not Guo Wei's children, emotionally speaking, this is not as good as Chai Rong. And Chai Rong himself is very good, capable, young and energetic, and there are a large number of brothers such as Zhao Kuangyin, who have made a lot of contributions by Guo Wei's side, from this point of view, the rest of the Guo family children are far from reaching. Guo Wei, as a generation of Ming Jun, can choose such a successor who is not related by blood, which is also his legendary side.

And Chai Rong did not live up to his uncle's and adoptive father's expectations of him. History has a high evaluation of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong: Ouyang Xiu's "History of the New Five Dynasties" said: "His heroic and martial materials can be described as heroic"; "The History of the Old Five Dynasties" called it "a god and a warrior, and a generation of heroes". Later generations praised him as one of the "Top Ten Sages of China". Unfortunately, Chai Rong died young at the age of 39 after 6 years in power. Because Chai Rong's family in Kaifeng was also connected, this led to his eldest son Chai Zongxun being only 6 years old when he ascended the throne, and the young emperor also gave Zhao Kuangyin a chance.