Empress Liu Xiuli, the first choice is, of course, Yin Lihua.

Don't say anything else, Yin Lihua is a dream lover, marrying her was a dream in the early years, besides, after she got married, she stayed in her mother's house without regrets

It was because he didn't say hello and married Guo Shengtong, and no one said anything.

Liu Xiu felt that she loved Xiaoyin too much, and she still owed her. More importantly, Liu Xiu believes that Xiaoyin is elegant, gentle, virtuous, and generous

Benevolence and righteousness have the state of motherhood in the world.

Yes, that's her!

In the summer of 26 AD, on the eve of Liu Xiu's imperial expedition and personally cleaning up Liu Yong, he wanted to do the affairs of the future and solicited Yin Lihua's opinion.

Unexpectedly, Yin Lihua clearly and firmly refused.

She said that Guo Gui gave birth to a prince, and for the sake of the world's plans, she should be made the queen.

It should be said that Yin Lihua is still very smart. She knows very well that Guo Shengtong has given birth to a son for Liu Xiu, and the eldest Liu Yi is 2 years old. And myself also

I didn't have time to give birth to children for Liu Xiu, I'm sorry.

She completely believes that Liu Xiu wants to establish herself sincerely, but in this way, who will be the prince?

It's better to take a step back and exchange for the sea and the sky.

In this way, Liu Xiu couldn't help but add a little respect to Yin Lihua and liked her even more.

But he really wanted to set her up in his heart, so he asked again and again.

Yin Lihua seems to be gentle like water, and she is still very assertive when it comes to the truth, so she refuses again and again.

Isn't the twisted melon sweet, Liu Xiu turned around and set up Guo Shengtong as the first queen of his Later Han Dynasty.

(After the emperor, he was elegant and lenient, and wanted to worship the honorable position, and then stubbornly resigned, and he refused to be a son of the Guo family, so he established Queen Guo.) ）

At the same time, Liu Xiu announced to the world that his eldest son Liu Yi was appointed as the crown prince.

At this time, the Guo family was loved by thousands of people, and the glory was incomparable.

Guo Shengtong has a younger brother Guo Guo, who is cautious and serious. Liu Xiu liked him very much, and last year he was named the chief of protocol of the emperor's office (Huangmen Shilang).

This year, while canonizing Guo Shengtong's mother and son, Liu Xiu crowned Guo Guo as the Marquis of Mianman.

Guo was 17 years old at the time.

At the age of 17, he was made a marquis, and he worked beside the emperor, and more importantly, his brother-in-law and sister were a brother and a sister respectively, and Guo Guo was already a great success in the eyes of the world

Merit.

Of course, this success of his is entirely due to the fact that his sister is well married.

However, we must also see that Xiao Guo's social relationship is so hard and favored, it is so convenient to play with power, but he can find his own position and know himself

His own catties and taels are neither playing power nor shabu people, which is in stark contrast to Wang Mang's family.

No, when Liu Xiu's empire was founded, the Guo family sisters and brothers were in high power, and heroes from all walks of life were vying to return to their hearts, which also attracted flatterers to come one after another, and they were small

Guo has always been a humble man, and he is also commendable and has won a lot of praise.

(The younger brother is valuable, the guests are congregated, and the corporal is humble and has a reputation.) ）

Here, we would like to point out that Liu Xiu is a very balanced politician.

Politics is the science of balance, and life is the art of balance.

While he favored the Guo family, he also favored the Yin Lihua family, making the Yin family's power and glory not inferior to the Guo family.

Although Liu Xiu established Guo Shengtong as the queen, his pity and favor for Yin Lihua not only did not decrease, but even worse.

He knew that he had always taken Guo Shengtong with him in recent years, and the current canonization couldn't stand Yin Lihua, so he tried every means to compensate.

Now that the world is undecided, Liu Xiu often has to drive in person, and every time he goes on a business trip, he takes Yin Lihua with him and lets her accompany him at any time. Yin Lihua is not either

lived up to Liu Xiu's heart, and finally in May 28 AD, when Liu Xiu went on a business trip to the Yuan clan to command the crusade against Peng Pet and Zhang Feng, he gave birth to his first one, Liu

Xiu's fourth son.

Liu Xiu was very happy and named this son, who was born in the army, Liu Yang.

For Yin Lihua's half-brother Yin Zhi and sibling brother Yin Xing, Liu Xiu also appreciates it for twelve points, pampering and reusing it for fear that it will not be timely and not in place.

However, Liu Xiu should treat the Yin brothers like this.

Because these two brothers are not only worthy of use, but the brilliance of humanity displayed in them is also awe-inspiring, and they are still dazzling after a thousand years.

Yin Zhi was originally the first fan to support Liu Xiu's brothers' uprising, and after Liu Xiu ascended the throne, he also recruited Yin Lihua while welcoming him.

He came to Luoyang with his sister.

At the same time that Liu Xiu canonized Yin Lihua as a nobleman, he was named the captain of the Central Guard (Captain of the Cavalry) and the Marquis of Yin Township.

(Knowing the nobles, thinking that he was riding the captain, he was even more sealed as a countryman.) ）

What an important position, what a noble title, everyone should want to go.

The following year, that is, when Liu Xiuli was established, he planned to promote Yin Zhi again on the grounds that his military merits were too great.

When Yin Zhi heard the news, he immediately met Liu Xiu and resolutely resigned. He said very sincerely: "Now that the world has just settled down, the general of the DPRK and the Central Committee is the commander of the Han River

What has done a lot of credit to the mountains is that the ministers can't rely on their relatives to add officials to the knighthood, so they can't explain to the people of the world. ”

His resignation was indeed from the heart, and he knelt down in the main hall and kowtowed again and again.

Liu Xiu was extremely appreciative, very happy, and extremely admired by this, so he appointed him as the captain of Guan Du and guarded Hangu Pass.

(The emperor is very beautiful, thinking that Guan Duwei, the town of Hangu.) ）

For such cadres, whether out of emotion or from work, Liu Xiu will try his best to reuse them.

Within a few years, Liu Xiu appointed Yin Zhi as the director of the Emperor's Office

In 33 A.D., a disaster befell the Yin family: a gang of robbers broke into the Yin family and killed Yin Lihua's mother, Mrs. Deng, and her younger brother Yin.

dared to move a knife on the neck of the emperor's old mother-in-law and brother-in-law, whose courage was no less than breaking ground on Tai Sui's head.

Solve the case now!

However, the government did it for a while, and finally it didn't work.

At first glance, this is a law and order case, but it is actually more complicated, and we will talk about it in more detail later.

Mrs. Deng is the stepmother of Yin Zhi.

Yin Zhi was grief-stricken, resigned from his official position, and went home to keep filial piety for the old lady for 1 year.

For Yin Lihua's younger brother Yin Xing, Liu Xiu is also pampered and appreciated.

Yin Xingzi Junling, born in 8 A.D., is as loyal, humble and low-key as his eldest brother Yin Zhi.

He excelled in martial arts and was good at riding and shooting.

In 26 AD, that is, the second year of Liu Xiu's accession to the throne, Feng Yinxing was the head of the security department of the emperor's office (Huangmen Shilang, servant).

Yin Xing is loyal to Liu Xiu and works diligently.

For many years, he was responsible for Liu Xiu's safety. Whether it was Liu Xiu's business trip, or inspection work, he carefully and carefully arranged all kinds of security guards

and logistical supply measures, personally handling the relevant specific operations.

Liu Xiu was very satisfied with his loyalty and ability, and praised him.

(See even cronies.) ）

In addition to doing a good job, Yin Xing also has some valuable qualities that have won the respect of almost everyone.

First, life is frugal and not luxurious.

He was the emperor's brother-in-law, worked beside the emperor, and often accepted various rewards, but he mostly distributed his money to colleagues, relatives and friends.

What you have left behind is only enough to make ends meet. His house was very shabby, sheltered from the wind and rain.

(The first house is finished, and the wind and rain are cut.) ）

The second is to be kind and kind to friendship.

Whoever is in a position of power or power will often come to all kinds of people.

Yin Xing has good friends and guests, but there is never a person who is not indiscriminate among friends.

(Although it is good to receive guests, there are no chivalrous guests.) ）

If the friendship between people is compared to a flower, then the one in Yin Xing's hand is undoubtedly very bright.

The third is to recommend meritocracy.

A person's political strength is often concentrated in the influence on personnel, and to put it bluntly, it is the energy to recommend and arrange cadres.

Yin Xing's special status and job position make him have special resources and abilities to influence personnel, and what is commendable is that he is out of public interest, regardless of relatives and relatives

to responsibly recommend cadres to the organization.

Zhang Zong of the same county and Xian Yuqi of Shanggu County did not have a good personal relationship with him, but Yin Xing knew that these buddies were available, and they were in the emperor and other leaders

Praise and recommend them in front of them in case they are buried.

And his good friends Zhang Yan and Du Yu have a very deep friendship with him, and actively ask for "progress", but Yin Xing thinks that they are flashy and only use private money

I never gave them a recommendation.

He was praised by the world for his virtuous behavior without avoiding hatred or cronyism, and everyone felt that this comrade was loyal to the court and fair to others.

(It is known as Zhongping in the world.) ）

Fourth, he repeatedly resigned from the title.

I would like to say a few more words about this, because I don't know how many people have made a mistake and hit a wall in this matter.

The pursuit of glory and wealth is the dream of almost everyone, and having public power is the main and most reliable way to realize this dream.

Of course, this is also one of the driving forces of social progress.

It's just that there are always some bastards who start from an unhealthy psychology and take unhealthy means to grab and make Vanity Fair very dirty. So much so that more and more

People use unhealthy means to grab it, so that people with a slight sense of honor and disgrace are embarrassed to say what they want to pursue in their hearts, so that they refuse and resign

Let power and profit become a virtue.

For example, actor Wang Mang, his poisoning of China's political ecology has been unable to be cleaned up for a long time.

It's no wonder that some people sigh today:

Meanness is the pass of the mean, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble.

However, we also want to say that no matter how dazzling Vanity Fair is, as long as it is taken in the right way, it is beyond reproach; And sincerely courtesy your eyes

The former interests are at least worthy of respect.

Given that this problem still tires a lot of people today, let's talk about Yin Xing.

In 33 AD, when the Yin family was burglarized and killed, Yin Zhi resigned from his position in the middle of the house and went home to guard the filial piety of the old man, and Liu Xiu did not hesitate to hand over this important position

Yin Xing, and crowned him as the Marquis of Guannei.

(Nine years, in the middle of the relocation, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei.) ）

At this time, Yin Lihua was still a nobleman, and the queen was Guo Shengtong.

One day, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua summoned Yin Xing and planned to canonize him, and even the seal ribbon was ready and placed in front of him.

As soon as he heard Liu Xiu's opinion, Yin Xing resolutely refused, with a sincere attitude and a resolute tone like a big brother Yin Zhi. He said:

"The minister did not have the merit of attacking the city, and several members of the family have received the gift of the emperor, which has attracted the attention of the world, and it is already overflowing. Ministers received from Your Majesty,

The grace of the nobles has been profound, and the glory and wealth have reached the peak, and they cannot be sealed again, and the ministers are indeed unwilling to be sealed again from the heart. ”

Liu Xiu was very appreciative of Yin Xing's modesty and did not want to go against his wishes.

Yin Xing not only moved Liu Xiu, but also moved her sister Yin Lihua.

Afterwards, Yin Lihua asked him why he was like his eldest brother and asked why he rejected what others coveted.

Yin Xing spoke to his sister, of course, he was also heartfelt:

"Don't you remember what you read in the books you read? The Book of Changes says that 'Kanglong has regrets', and the monarch favors his courtiers to the extreme, and there will be

The scourge of repentance. Relatives often struggle to find the wrong position, do not know how to be humble and retreat, marrying a daughter must be a prince, marrying a daughter-in-law must think of a princess, I am very uneasy when I think of this

。 Glory and wealth will eventually have an extreme, people should be content, boasting, arrogant and extravagant will inevitably be ridiculed by people. ”

Yin Lihua was very emotional when she heard this, and felt that although she was unspeakably expensive, she should still be strict with herself, and never seek an official position for her clan relatives in the future.

Yin Xing touched Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua with his loyal and sincere character, and also touched more people.

Throughout his life, he walked the talk.

Because Yin Xing is too low-key, he only knows how to work silently and never shows himself, so although he has great merits, he is not too eye-catching as an actor.

In other words, in the social life drama of the Han Dynasty after Liu Xiu, he didn't have too many scenes, let's just finish it.

In 44 AD, Yin Xing was appointed captain of the imperial guard (guard lieutenant) and was also responsible for tutoring the crown prince Liu Zhuang.

(Nineteen years, he was a captain and also tutored the crown prince.) ）

At this time, Yin Lihua had replaced Guo Shengtong as the queen, and Liu Xiu had abolished the eldest son Liu Yi and renamed Yin Lihua's son Liu Yang as the crown prince

Liu Yang changed his name to Liu Zhuang.

Everyone can also imagine that at this time, Liu Xiu had already handed over the safety of his family and the hope of the future of his family and country to Yin Xing.

The following year, in the summer of 45 AD, Liu Xiu fell seriously ill.

He is indeed very sick this time, and he has to prepare for the future.

At a critical time, Yin Lihua stood up and asked Yin Xing to concurrently serve as the director of the Emperor's Office (Shizhong), and accept Liu Xiu's deathbed in the Yuntai Guangde Hall of Luoyang Nangong.

(In the summer of next year, the emperor was very dizzy, and then he was ordered to serve in the Yuntai wide room.) ）

Of course, Liu Xiu soon escaped this catastrophe.

At this time, Liu Xiu already regarded Yin Xing as a cronie among his cronies and a confidant among his henchmen.

Speaking of which, I would like to briefly remind you of two situations before I will elaborate on them later. First, after Liu Xiu ascended the throne, in order to consolidate the imperial power, he had relatives and clan foundations

Originally, the policy of suppression, restriction and restraint was adopted, and the second was that Liu Xiu's apprentices and fans were numerous, and the military generals were like clouds.

In this case, Liu Xiu has given Yin Xing extreme trust for a long time, and we can only say that Yin Xing does have something that makes Liu Xiu reluctant to give up.

One day, Liu Xiu recovered from a serious illness and immediately summoned Yin Xing, intending to let him replace Wu Han as the Great Sima and take charge of the military power of the whole country.

(Will be sick, summon Xing, and want to use Wu Han of the Xing Dynasty as the great Sima.) ）

When Yin Xing heard this, he resolutely resigned as he did 11 years ago.

He knelt on the ground and prostrated his head, with tears in his eyes, and said sincerely:

"For the sake of work, the minister does not dare to spare his strength, but this is really detrimental to the prestige of the saint, and I can't rashly accept the position of Da Sima."

(The minister does not dare to spare his life, and he is honest and loses his holy virtue, and he cannot take risks.) ）

Yin Xing's kowtow, tears, and resignations were sincere and sincere, completely from the bottom of their hearts, and even the staff present were moved.

So, Liu Xiu respected his opinion and did not let him take over the new position.

(In the sincere hair, moved left and right, and the emperor listened to it.) ）

A great man once said that it is not difficult for a person to do some good deeds, but the difficult thing is to only do good deeds and not do bad deeds in his life.

We say that it is not difficult for a person to say something impassioned, but it is difficult to match words with deeds and do what he says. And if a person can be noble all his life and can match his words and deeds, then he is too worthy of people's admiration.

Yin Xing is such a person who deserves our admiration.

It's just that the world is too exciting, and he is too low-key, so that for thousands of years, when people enjoy the drama of social life, they are often in an impetuous mood, and they only pay attention to those actors who speak loudly and perform big actions, and give him too little attention.

Here, I would like to solemnly remind everyone that when we are savoring history and appreciating the drama of social life, in order to obtain real physical and mental pleasure and realm sublimation, we must not ignore actors like Yin Xing.

Although they don't have many scenes, they are both virtuous and artistic, and often a few words and actions have a profound impact on the development of the plot of the big drama.

In order to deepen everyone's impression, let's take a look at the final performance of the Yin Xing actors.

In 47 AD, it was also the 23rd year of Liu Xiu's ascension to the throne and the emperor, Yin Xing died due to ineffective treatment due to illness.

During his serious illness, Liu Xiu often visited him in person, and at the same time consulted him on national affairs and court personnel.

(Xing illness, the emperor came in person, and asked if the political affairs and ministers could do it.) ）

Liu Xiu is 13 years older than his brother-in-law, and his trust in this brother-in-law has increased unabated for decades.

At this last moment, Liu Xiu still consulted him about the core business of the emperor's work, explaining to him how much he was favored, everyone should imagine.

Liu Xiu, as the chief director of the great drama of life in the Later Han Dynasty, has absolute trust in the Yinxing actors, and the Yinxing actors also live up to the director's expectations and interpret the classics at the last moments of his life.

Yin Xing has a cousin named Yin Song. For some reason, the two of them have always been at odds, and they rarely interact like enemies.

However, Yin Xing respects Yin Song's majesty very much.

He decided to recommend Brother Song to the emperor from the perspective of work.

Therefore, when Liu Xiu came to visit and ask about the time, Yin Xing said sincerely:

"The ministers are stupid and can't fully understand the gains and losses of national politics and the virtues and foolishness of cadres, but they feel that the county and department-level cadres (councillors and confessors) of the organs directly under the central government have a high level of theory and policy, strong understanding and handling ability, and there are places where there are too many high-ranking officials of the ministers and can be reused."

Soon, Yin Xing died, and Liu Xiu felt that the two cadres he recommended on his deathbed must not be wrong, so he promoted Xi Guang to the commander of the Gyeonggi garrison (Gwangrokhoon) and Yin Song to the chief of the central guard (Zhonglang General), both of whom were senior cadres at the ministerial level.

Yin Song was also surprised by Yin Xing's recommendation of himself, feeling that this cousin was indeed a respectable person, and he could only be worthy of him if he worked hard.

Yin Song has been in charge of the Royal Forest Army for more than 10 years, diligent, humble and prudent, conscientious and responsible, and has won Liu Xiu's trust.

Cadres inside and outside the court generally spoke highly of Yin Xing's deathbed revenge, believing that he proceeded from his work in everything, was upright and fair, and was a person worthy of respect.

On the other hand, back then, Wang Mang's family dragged Wang Zhengjun's nepotism up vigorously, creating a "spectacle" of cadres and personnel of "one door and five marquis", so they simply slapped their own mouths.

Comrade Yin Xing's high style and bright festival have won universal praise from the broad masses of cadres and the masses, because all of his deeds are exactly what the people demand and expect from cadres:

The first is to do things honestly. Whether it is organizing specific and trivial security work, or prancing horses and raising swords to conquer the territory, Yin Xing has a high degree of responsibility, wholeheartedly to do it, and strive to do the best.

The second is to be a clean man. He is in a high position and holds great power, not only does he never seek personal gain, but he also often uses his private wealth to help colleagues, relatives and friends.

The third is to treat interests cautiously and humbly. He only knows how to work in obscurity, does not take the initiative to pursue fame and fortune, and repeatedly resigns from his position, which not only shows his noble character, but also takes into account the overall situation.

Fourth, treat cadres fairly and uprightly. He is good at making friends, good at making friends, not avoiding hatred and cronyism, not only handling personal relationships very decently, but also achieving "meritocracy, fairness and decency" in his work.

This is a person who can be used as an example, and cadres of different dynasties should learn from it.

Years later, people still remember Yin Xing.

In 58 AD, Liu Xiu, the second emperor of the Han Dynasty, the son of Yin Lihua, and Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty, personally issued an edict to praise Yin Xing and ask cadres to take it as an example.

The edict said:

"The late director of the Emperor's Office, the captain of the guard, and the Hou Yinxing of Guannei, who had been in charge of the forbidden army for many years, had pacified the world with the first emperor, and had outstanding military achievements. But he resolutely resigned, and always lived in the streets and alleys. He tutored and educated me, loyal and upright like Zhou Chang, benevolent and filial at home, and behaved like Zengzi and Minzi. He died unexpectedly, and I was very saddened. The descendants of the sages should be given preferential treatment. ”

(Therefore, Hou Xing, the captain of the guard, led the forbidden soldiers, from the peaceful world, should be knighted for military merits, and the proportion of uncles should be favored, Xing is solid, and Anhuli Lane.) Counseling and bowing, there is Zhou Changzhizhi, benevolence and filial piety at home, there are Zeng and Min's trips, unfortunately died early, and I was very injured. The descendants of the sage should be excellent. ）

Here, Zhou Chang, who Liu Zhuang said, was the imperial historian of the previous dynasty, who was known for being honest and upright and daring to speak out; Zengzi and Min Zi were both students of Confucius, and they were said to be very particular about benevolence and filial piety.

Here, Liu Zhuang's evaluation of Yin Xing, although it obviously has a strong private affection for his nephew and his uncle, is basically fair, and it is also a conclusion on Yin Xing's coffin.

This is Yin Xing, a cadre who is close to perfection, which was seen at the time, and it looks similar now.

His eldest brother Yin Zhi is also such a cadre, but his performance style is slightly different.

Yin Zhi has always been absolutely trusted by Liu Xiu, and in 39 AD, he was crowned the former Luhou.

When Liu Zhuang was made the crown prince in June 43 AD, the Yin Zhi official worshiped the chief of the Jingcheng Public Security Bureau (Zhi Jinwu), and at the same time, together with Yin Xing, was responsible for educating and tutoring Liu Zhuang.

Over the years, Liu Xiu often traveled on expeditions, research, and investigations, and whenever this time came, he arranged for Yin Zhi to fully grasp the forbidden army and guard the capital.

Yin Zhi felt that only by working hard and being a good man with 12 points could he live up to Liu Xiu's trust.

In addition to fulfilling his duties with all his heart, he also showed his outstanding personality charm in many aspects.

In his usual research work at the imperial court, he concentrated, spoke out, and boldly expressed his opinions; After work, I talk with family and friends, and I never get involved in national affairs.

At the same time, Yin Zhi also has its own methods in employing talents, which can not only select talents and appoint them, but also build enough platforms for talents.

The history and subordinates he used were all virtuous people, such as Yu Yan, Fu Kuan, Xue Su, etc., and were later recommended out, and most of them were officials and captains.

Liu Xiu respected this brother-in-law very much, and often used him as a role model to teach and admonish the emperor's relatives and relatives, and to inspire the cadres and staff around him to learn from him.

(The emperor respects it, and often refers to the knowledge to admonish the nobles and encourage the left and right.) ）

These are the two brothers of the Yin family, two noble cadres, pure cadres, cadres who have detached themselves from low-level interests.

Of course, people often say that there are no more than three generations of noble and low, and the situation of the descendants of these brothers is not the same.

All in all, Yin Lihua, the three brothers and sisters, won the respect and praise of the majority of cadres and the masses with their temperament, talent and morality in the early days of Liu Xiu's ascension to the throne, and also won Liu Xiu's true favor and absolute trust, which is not easy.

During this period, Liu Xiu, in order to consolidate the hard-won position of the first brother, went out to conquer and flatten the territory, and internally suppressed the nobles of foreign relatives, erected meritorious heroes, and promoted young cadres. Therefore, for the emperor's relatives and relatives, Liu Xiu basically gives what he wants for fame and fortune, but he doesn't give you actual public power.

And the Yin brothers are a rare exception.

However, we also have to say that Liu Xiu is a generation of Ming Jun after all, he is very gentle and decent when dealing with family affairs, especially when it comes to meritorious heroes and relatives, according to the words of the day, he has tried to achieve harmony with his humble heart, profound planning and perfect means.