In "Daming Style", there are many very familiar actors, and the male and female protagonists need not be said. Female Number Two Deng Jiajia is very familiar to everyone, and her role of "Little Aunt Tang Youyou" is very impressive. In addition to her, there is also Wu Yue, who plays the male protagonist Zhu Zhanji's mother "Crown Princess Zhang Yan".
In this drama, Sun Ruowei, played by Tang Wei, has a lot of rivalry with Hu Shanxiang, played by Deng Jiajia. Zhang Yan, played by Wu Yue, also has a lot of roles, and she will also go from the princess, to the empress, to the empress, and finally to the empress dowager. And in history, her prototype is still a shrewd and capable empress.
Her historical prototype is Empress Akihito of the Ming Dynasty, with her husband Zhu Gaozi and her father-in-law Zhu Di. The son is Zhu Zhanji, and the grandson is Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu. She served through four emperors and took the throne as empress dowager when Emperor Mingyingzong ascended the throne. Five ministers, including 'Sanyang', Zhang Fu, and Hu Qi, were appointed to assist the government, so that the government in the early years of orthodoxy was relatively clear.
Empress Zhang was the daughter of the commander Zhang Qi, and during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu(1395), Zhu Gaozi, the son of Zhu Di the Prince of Yan, was given the title of Shizi of Yan, and Zhang shi was made a concubine of Yan Shizi. Later, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingnan, and in 1402 he ascended the throne in Nanjing and became emperor, changing his name to Yuan Yongle. Zhu Gaozi, who was originally named Shizi, was made crown prince. Zhang was also promoted from Princess Yanshi to Crown Princess.
Because Of Zhang's filial piety and meekness, intelligence and kindness, and the service of Zhu Di and Empress Xu was very thoughtful, she was very popular with Zhu Di and Empress Xu.
Although Zhu Gaozi was filial and heavy, he was not liked by Zhu Di because he was obese and not good at riding and shooting. Zhu Di's favorite at that time was the second son, Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, and believed that Zhu Gaoxu was most like himself. He had the intention of deposing Zhu Gaoxu, the crown prince, and establishing Zhu Gaoxu instead. However, he was blocked by Empress Xu and her ministers, and coupled with the fact that Zhu Zhanji, the eldest son of the Crown Princess Zhang, was intelligent and studious, he was deeply favored by Zhu Di. Zhu Di also loved Zhang Shi' daughter-in-law, and for these reasons, Zhu Di did not depose the prince in the end.
In 1424, Zhu Di fell ill and died. Crown Prince Zhu Gaozi ascended the throne for Emperor Akihito. Zhang was crowned empress from crown princess, and her eldest son Zhu Zhanji was made crown prince. Akihito was a good emperor who loved his people like a son, but he died after only one year on the throne. After Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, Empress Zhang became the first empress dowager in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, many military and state affairs were ordered by Empress Zhang to obey her rulings. Emperor Xuanzong of Ming was even more filial to his mother, Empress Zhang, and made offerings to empress Dowager Zhang when she entered the house, went out to feast, and made offerings from all sides, even if it was a small item, it must be given to Empress Zhang first. Empress Zhang was also very strict with foreign relatives, and her younger brother was loyal and patriotic although he was gentle and cautious. However, Empress Zhang also did not allow him to discuss major state affairs.
In 1435, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming died. Crown Prince Zhu Qizhen was only nine years old at the time and became emperor, and in accordance with Emperor Xuanzong's will, all the imperial court officials asked Zhang to follow him and honored Empress Zhang as empress dowager. In that year, the chancellor asked the empress dowager to bow to the government, but the empress dowager refused. She said, "Don't destroy the law of the ancestors." All that was not in a hurry needed to be abolished, the emperor was always encouraged to learn from his predecessors, and a competent assistant minister was appointed. ”
At that time, the eunuch Wang Zhen, who was close to Zhu Qizhen, wanted to be good at government, and the empress dowager had already seen his ill-intentions. Originally, he wanted to kill him to make an example, but in the end he spared his life. Since then, the empress dowager has been monitoring Wang Zhen's every move, teaching people to reprimand him if he has done something wrong. Therefore, only in the early years of orthodoxy, although Wang Zhen was favored by Emperor Yingzong, as long as the empress dowager was there, he could not reach the level of dictatorship.
In October 1442, the empress dowager became seriously ill. At that time, she also summoned several ministers to ask what other major events were in the country. Just as the ministers reported it, Zhang died. In her last will, she encouraged the ministers to assist Emperor Yingzong in practicing benevolent government, and her tone was very sincere. After her death, Emperor Mingyingzong Zhu Qizhen honored her as "Empress Chengxiao GongSu Mingde Hongren Shun Tianqi Shengzhao". He was buried and sacrificed with Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozi and was sacrificed at the Taimiao Temple.