History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In the minds of the world, people who can marry princesses and become horses must be born very prominently, basically the sons of generals or ministers, and most people don't think about it, this law is suitable for most dynasties, but the Ming Dynasty is an exception. Zhu Yuanzhang, a self-made man, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, formulated a puzzling rule that princesses could only marry commoners, or officials with relatively low official positions, that is, high-ranking officials and nobles had no chance to become donkeys.
Subsequent emperors have regarded this provision as an ancestral precept, kept it in mind and put it into practice, which has led to many Ming Dynasty princesses living a relatively poor life after marriage, at best at the level of petty bourgeoisie, and the previous days like gold and jade can only be a luxury. In addition, when the princess is married, the palace maids and eunuchs who serve the princess will also make it difficult for the donkey, and even beat the horse to vomit blood.
Emperor Muzong had four sons and seven daughters, the fourth daughter was named Zhu Yaoyao, and she and Wanli were brothers and sisters. Zhu Yaoyao has been very sensible since she was a child, often playing behind her brother, and has become a beautiful girl in her teens, and in the blink of an eye, she has reached the age of getting married. In the tenth year of the Wanli Calendar, Zhu Yaoyu was given the title of Princess of Yongning, and at this time she had just turned 16 years old, and the emperor began to marry his sister Zhang Luo, after all, he took care of every opportunity, so he entrusted this heavy responsibility to Feng Bao, who was the eunuch of the Ceremony Supervisor at that time.
Since Feng Bao could mix in this position, his wrist was very comparable, and on the surface he promised the emperor that he would complete this matter one hundred and twenty percent, and find a husband with both moral integrity and ability for the princess, but behind his back, he was thinking about how to get some silver through this matter. With the appearance of Princess Yongning, even if she was born in an ordinary family, it is effortless to find a good husband, and the person who mentions relatives will definitely break through the threshold, let alone a noble princess.
After some time, Feng Bao came to a wealthy merchant surnamed Liang in the capital, identified himself, and offered to let the Liang family prince be a donkey. The Liang family was about to cry happily, because his son Liang Bangrui was suffering from severe tuberculosis, which was not curable at that time, and it was not easy to live until now. Despite the family's wealth, others heard about Liang Bangrui's situation, no one married his daughter to him, and now he actually dropped a pie in the sky and agreed on the spot.
The Liang family has been doing business for so many years, how can they not see Feng Bao's meaning, decisively give him a lot of silver, and say gratefully: "This is a little bit of a little meaning, there is Lord Lao Feng, as long as the dog can become a horse, our Liang family will definitely be a heavy reward." Feng Bao was quite bold, concealed Liang Bangrui's illness, and praised him to the heavens in front of the emperor and the empress, and this family affair was thus settled.
On the day of the wedding, Liang Bangrui came to the palace with great joy and prepared to marry the princess into the door with eight large sedans. The eunuchs and palace ladies around the princess were not fuel-saving lamps, and the lions opened their mouths and asked Liang Bangrui for silver two, otherwise he would not let him see the princess. Liang Bangrui ran out of silver, but the eunuch still did not spare him and resolutely refused to let him in.
Liang Bangrui was so angry that he argued with them, and several eunuchs saw that Liang Bangrui dared to resist, raised his fist and started to fight, and threw Liang Bangrui into the street outside the palace gate. Liang Bangrui was originally in poor health, coupled with this beating, he immediately vomited blood and dragged his half-dead body to marry the princess. A month later, Liang Bangrui fell ill and died, and before he died, he angrily shouted eight words: "If there is an afterlife, do not be a donkey." "It can be said that the words are heartfelt. Princess Yongning was even more miserable, and from then on she was lonely and miserable, and until her death, she was still a complete body.