Ma Huanghou (AD 39 -79) was an Amin in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the youngest daughter of General Fu Bo, and a native of Fufeng Maoling (now southeast of Xingping, Shaanxi). Ma Yuan is not only a great star, but also a legend and a wise man. At that time, among the three major forces, Xiao Wei, a separatist regime in Longxi, was his fellow countryman, trusted him immensely and obeyed him, while Gongsun Shu, who occupied the Shu area, was his classmate and was very attentive, and promised to be crowned king. But he thought that neither of them could become a climate, so he went to Liu Xiu, a stranger. When Liu Xiu first met him, he said modestly, "You are wandering between two emperors, which makes me feel ashamed to see you." . Ma Yuan once said a word that surprised and admired future generations. He said: At present, not only the monarch elects ministers, but also ministers elect him. It's a bit unorthodox and very modern. Ma Yuan has many famous sayings that have been handed down to later generations. For example, if a husband is ambitious, he will be healthy when he is poor, healthy when he is old, a person will die in a field on the border, and they will be buried when they die in boots. It is all his words that inspire him, and his "Commandments of Sons and Nephews" is a treasure trove of treating people. However, although Ma Yuan was a wise man, he was good at making a living before he died. In his later years, he offended Song Liang, the son-in-law of Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu. At that time, Ma Yuan was favored by Emperor Guangwu, and Song Liang could only bear a grudge. When Ma Yuan went to Wuxi for the last time, he died in the army because of miasma. Emperor Guangwu sent Song Liang to lead the army, and Song Liang took every opportunity to frame Ma Yuan. Emperor Guangwu was very angry and took away the marquis and official seal of Ma Yuan and cancelled all the treatment he deserved.

When the nobles in Beijing saw the horse's downfall, they took the opportunity to bully the Ma family. His nephew openly wrote to Emperor Guangwu, asking his daughter to enter the palace as a princess, hoping to revitalize the Ma family. Emperor Guangwu may still be thinking about Ma Yuan's old love, so he chose Ma Yuan's youngest daughter to enter the womb, which was later the Empress Mingde. When Ma Yuan just died, Ma Yuan's youngest son died soon because he missed his father. Ma Yuan's wife is in a trance again because she misses her little son. Ma Yuan's ten-year-old daughter? The later Ma Huanghou? She began to deal with housework. She commands the servants and asks them for advice inside and outside. Like adults, the neighbors were surprised. In 52 AD, the thirteen-year-old girl was elected to the palace of Zhuang. Liu Zhuang was born to Empress Yin Lihua, and won the favor of Emperor Guangwu. After she entered the palace, she served Empress Yin with care, and her every move met the requirements of feudal etiquette. She is amiable and gets along well with everyone in the palace. Therefore, it won the love of Empress Yin. In 57 AD, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu died, and Liu Yuxin proclaimed himself emperor? That is, Emperor Han Ming? , made her a nobleman. In 60 AD, ministers jointly played, please establish a queen.

Ming Di went to ask Empress Yin Lihua, and the Empress Dowager said, "Ma Guiren is a man." . Ma Huanghou inherited his father's wisdom and skills in dealing with people, and finally stood out from bad karma's harem. After she became a queen, she was still diligent, respectful and plain-dressed. She likes reading. In her spare time, she reads The Book of Changes, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Songs of the South and The Book of Rites, and her favorites are Zhou Guan and Zhou Li. She didn't give birth to a son, which is the greatest regret in ancient times, because it is difficult to hold the position of queen without giving birth to a prince. At that time, Jia, the daughter of one of her half-sisters, was also elected to the uterus and gave birth to a prince. Ming Di asked Ma Huanghou to raise the prince as his own son. Ma Huanghou devoted himself to raising the prince, which was more difficult than himself. Because the prince doesn't know that Ma Huanghou is not his real mother, there is no gap between mother and child, just like his own.

In 70 AD, Liu Ying, the king of Chu (Ming Di's half-brother), tried to rebel. After the incident failed, Ming Di could not bear to be executed according to law, so he had to depose Baron Liu Ying and move to Danyang County, Jingxian County? Is this from Anhui? Liu Ying committed suicide in Danyang. Although Liu Ying is dead, the case is not over. Ming Di thought that some villains encouraged the King of Chu to rebel, so he ordered an investigation of his cronies. The relevant departments carried out Ming Di's will and tortured the people. However, those who were arrested were punished. As a result, there are more and more people in the prison, and the case has been reviewed for several years without results. Countless people were implicated, and thousands of officials were imprisoned and sentenced to exile. Some honest ministers also remonstrated with the emperor, but Ming Di wouldn't listen. Ma Huanghou was very worried when he learned that most of the arrested people had been wronged. One day, after Ming Di returned to the palace, he took the opportunity to advise Ming Taizu and asked Ming Di not to expand the case indefinitely, with a sad face. Ming Di was deeply moved and couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, repeating Ma Huanghou's words. After that, many people were released and the case was quickly closed. Ma Huanghou's exhortation saved many families from extinction.

Through this incident, Ming Di knew that Ma Huanghou was very capable of handling state affairs. Sometimes, when Ming Di meets something difficult for a minister or secretary to decide, he will go back to the harem and try to get Ma Huanghou to solve it. Ma Huanghou deeply analyzes things for him and puts forward solutions. Ming Di always listens. Since then, Ma Huanghou has served Ming Di and helped him to handle state affairs, making up for many defects in state affairs. But she never mentioned her family, so she was respected by Ming Di.

In 75 AD, Ming Di died, and Liu Yuxin succeeded to the throne as emperor and was also honored as the Empress Dowager. Ming Di's new funeral, the Queen Mother's younger brothers Mario, Ma Fang and Ma Guang, who thought they were royalty, broke into the palace to pay their respects regardless of state laws and regulations. Yang Ren, who was guarding the official gate, obeyed orders and refused to let anyone in. Afterwards, people complained to Zhang that the satrap was arrogant and dared to be so rude to his uncle. After Zhang told Matthew about it, the Queen Mother was not angry. Instead, she praised the lax enforcement of the law and evaded the important. This is the loyal minister of the country. Ming Taizu Zhang was promoted to Shifang Prefecture. According to the system of the Han Dynasty, after the death of the emperor, all the nobles had to move to the Nangong. On the occasion of parting, Ma Huanghou was deeply moved and gave him a red coat, a horse and chariots, 3,000 miscellaneous cloths, 2,000 miscellaneous cloths and 10 Jin of gold. She wrote Ming Di's Chrysanthemum and Bamboo herself, cutting off her brother Ma Fang's service to Ming Di medicine. Emperor Zhang said: My uncle has been taking medicine for my late emperor for more than a year. Not only was he not rewarded, but even his efforts were not recorded. Is it too much for my mother? Ma Huanghou replied: I don't want future generations to say that the first emperor used the Empress family, so I didn't write it in.

After a year, Emperor Zhang wanted to make his third uncle a marquis according to the system of the Han Dynasty, but his three younger brothers after Matthew refused, and the Queen Mother did not allow it. At that time, all state affairs were in the hands of the empress dowager. Some ministers think that the Queen Mother is pretending to be modest. In order to please the Empress Dowager and her uncle, they took advantage of the drought in most parts of the country the following summer and signed a letter saying that the imbalance between Yin and Yang was caused by your majesty's failure to seal consorts. Your Majesty, please make your uncles princes according to the traditional laws of your ancestors. When Matthew saw the paper, he was very angry and wrote a letter saying: These people who wrote to me all wanted to flatter me and seek promotion. The reasons they gave were absurd and groundless. When Xijing proclaimed himself emperor, Wang Tan, Wang Shang, Wang Li, Wang Gen and Wang Feng, the younger brothers of the Queen Mother, were sealed on the same day. On that day, the yellow dust was all over the sky and the fog was pervasive. They didn't hear the rain. Liang Wudi's consorts, Dou Ying and Tian Wei, were very expensive, ran amok and capsized, which is well known to all. The first emperor learned the lessons of these cases in order not to let the consorts interfere in politics and not to let them be the national cardinals. The fiefs of the kings were also reduced by half compared with the previous dynasties. He often said,' My son should not be on an equal footing with the son of the late emperor.' Even so, why do some officials compare Ma Shi to Yin Shi now? I am the hostess of the world, wearing coarse clothes, and I don't want to eat sweet food. My attendants only wear cloth, not fragrant flowers. This is frugality, in order to set an example for the world. My family doesn't understand this. Recently, I went out and passed by my house, and I saw someone who went to your uncle's house to pay a New Year call. Cars run like water, Ma Rulong, and all the servants at home are dressed in gorgeous clothes. I feel very uncomfortable. I didn't condemn them at that time, but I immediately cut off my support for them after I came back, hoping that they would realize their mistakes and turn over a new leaf. But they don't think so. They are still the same. They don't attach importance to national affairs and pursue enjoyment blindly. All the people who know the minister are Mo Ruojun, let alone my brother. How can we live up to the will of our ancestors, humiliate their virtues and repeat the defeat of Xijing? Matthew did this not only because he was modest, but because he was afraid that his mother's family would not know how to converge when she was too powerful, and after her death, she would suffer genocide like those consorts in the Western Han Dynasty. This is for the sincere consideration of her family.

After reading the imperial edict, Emperor Zhang felt a little ashamed of his uncle. Ask the queen mother again: the Han dynasty system, the prince uncle sealed the Hou, just like the prince sealed the king. Although the Queen Mother is modest, why not let her son, Uncle Gunn? Besides, my uncles are very old. If they die one day, my son won't regret it all his life. Empress Dowager Cixi understood Emperor Zhang's feelings and further explained to him: I made this decision for the benefit of both you and your uncle, and I didn't accuse you of being ungrateful to my relatives for the reputation of humility. Jingdi, Dou Taihou wanted to seal the queen's brother, but Prime Minister Zhou Yafu refused, thinking that Gaozu had vowed first, and those without military merit could not seal the Hou. How can my brother compare with Queen Yin and now? I often think that those rich children who are in high positions and well-paid are trying their best to increase their titles and land, just like trees that bear fruit again, which will inevitably hurt their foundations. Moreover, the purpose of people seeking to be sealed is nothing more than being decent when they worship their ancestors in the above picture, and enjoying themselves in the following picture. Now, my family sacrifices to Four Treasures of the Study, and food and clothing are provided by the state. What's the need to be blocked by a county? My decision will not change. You are a dutiful son, you should reassure your parents. Now the weather is abnormal, agricultural crops fail, food prices soar, and people's lives are still very difficult. The Huns pick fights at the border, which makes me sleepless day and night. But you took sealing my uncle as an important thing. Isn't this against the heart of loving mothers? I was born with a quick temper and a bad temper, so I have to roll with the punches. If yin and yang are harmonious, the weather is good, the years are getting better and the border is safe, then it is not too late to realize your wishes. Emperor Zhang saw that the queen mother insisted on this, so he had to put aside the matter of sealing Hou for the time being.

After Matthew, he insisted on frugality in the world. There are three princes dressed in simple chariots and horses. When the Queen Mother knew it, she praised them and gave them five million yuan each. Some of her relatives are simple, modest and upright, and she encourages them, while those who are extravagant in clothes, horses and chariots are expelled from the palace and sent home. Under her advocacy, the whole country is proud of simplicity. Later, her mother's wife died, and the family built the tomb higher than the state system. After Matthew, he ordered Mario to cut off the higher part.

In 79 A.D., there was a bumper harvest in agriculture and the border was peaceful. Emperor Zhang proposed to make his third uncle a liehou, but the queen mother still resigned, and the three brothers Ma refused to seal it. Emperor Zhang insisted on sealing it. Before the seal, the Queen Mother summoned three brothers and advised them: When I was young, I always reminded myself not to be peaceful, not greedy, humble, and conscientious. I only hoped to manage the country well, let the people live a better life and live up to the wishes of my late emperor. I hope your brothers can also bear this ambition, so that they will have no regrets when they die. The three brothers accepted the queen mother's persuasion, and soon after being blocked, they resigned from their official positions and went home to support the elderly. This year, Matthew died at the age of 4 1. Ma Huanghou was thrifty, simple and humble all his life, knowing books and being polite, and combining knowledge with practice. What she did had a positive impact on Hezhang's politics and was praised by later generations.