Since the ancient kings have a lot of affection, the three palaces and six courtyards, and the harem beauties of three thousand, can well describe the number of emperor women, and the women around the emperor are always replaced like falling flowers, and a generation of new faces changes old faces. Of course, there are also "obsessive" emperors in history, Tang Xuanzong gave Thousands of favors to Yang Yuhuan, but when he encountered difficulties, he still sacrificed the other party without hesitation, so it seems that this obsession is not stupid.
After all, it is impossible to overturn a boat of people with a stick, and there is really such an infatuated species in history. He had only one empress in his lifetime, and had not had any concubines during her lifetime. Rather than being a royal empress, the two were more like an ordinary loving couple, and these two were Zhu Di and his empress Empress Xu. It is worth mentioning that almost all the princes and daughters of Zhu Di are from the concubine line.
1. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di
The Ming Dynasty does not seem to have set off too many waves in the long river of history, and it does not leave a very deep impression on future generations like the Tang Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, so it is not often mentioned in film and television dramas. But some people say that the Ming Dynasty is a buried pearl, and many great people and celebrities have been born in the history of 276 years, of course, this is indeed an indisputable fact.
When it comes to the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there are only a few who can be known to people, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunjiao, and Zhu Di may be the first three names that people think of. Although Zhu Di is not as legendary as his father Zhu Yuanzhang, he is also a famous emperor in the Ming Dynasty and even in history.
The most well-known thing in Zhu Di's life may be the struggle with his nephew Zhu Yunjiao for Jiangshan, and it was precisely by virtue of the "Battle of Jing" that Zhu Di finally ascended to the throne. In fact, I don't blame Zhu Di for having an antipathy, Zhu Yuanzhang not only bypassed Zhu Di and directly passed the throne to Zhu Yunjiao, but even thought about getting rid of him. Zhu Yunjiao's ascension to the throne was even more drastic, which undoubtedly made Zhu Di's dissatisfaction even worse.
After ascending to the throne, Zhu Di implemented a series of thunderous means to cut down the king of the domain and exclude dissidents. In addition, he also set up the East Factory and revived the Jinyi Guard, which for a time was also a panic in the court, and the position of chancellor that had lasted for thousands of years in history was completely abolished during Zhu Di's reign.
If Zhu Di made a great significance, it is the creation of the Yongle Canon and the construction of the Forbidden City. The former includes all the written works from the pre-Ming Dynasty to the pre-Qin period, providing an extremely important reference for future generations to study history, geography, philosophy and other aspects. The latter shows the world China's strong cultural heritage and advanced architectural art, which can be called a classic among classics.
Zhu Di also sent Zheng He down to the Atlantic Ocean seven times, which not only further opened up the international market and promoted the economic development of the Ming Dynasty, but also broadened the horizons of the Chinese people, which was a feat. In 1424, Zhu Di died in Beijing at the age of 64.
II. The Life of Empress Xu
Empress Xu is also a famous empress in history, and she can be called a "strange woman". Perhaps future generations will rarely know about this Empress Xu, after all, there is Empress Gao of Zhu Yuanzhang in front, and her reputation has already overwhelmed her daughter-in-law. Moreover, Empress Xu died early, only 46 years after her life, and the time to become empress was relatively short, so there was no excessive text to record.
Empress Xu was born in a famous and noble family, and her father was Xu Da, who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight in the Jiangshan. Although Xu Da's family was poor, he practiced martial arts freely, so he practiced a real skill. In the years of working hard with Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da has made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang's rise to the top of the world.
Playing the life and death friendship of the world together, coupled with the reason of growing up from childhood, Zhu Yuanzhang had long thought of forming a family with Xu Da. When he heard that Xu Da's daughter Zhishu Dali and Xianhui were clever, Zhu Yuanzhang's intention of marrying was even worse, so he immediately found someone to introduce Xu Da into the palace. Looking at the confused Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang did not sell Guanzi, and directly pointed things out.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words are very simple, to the effect that: I heard that your daughter is very good, just a good match with my son, so it is better to be Zhu Di's princess! Xu Da was naturally very happy when he heard this, and he quickly prostrated his head to thank him, and went home with joy to tell his wife and daughter about this matter.
Xu Shi was indeed as the outside world said, gentle, virtuous and quite literary, Zhu Di was also very fond of this princess, and the two got along very harmoniously and happily. Xu Not only pleased Zhu Di, but even Empress Gao praised her, and Empress Gao treated her like her own daughter. At the same time, it is loved by her husband and mother-in-law, and it can also be seen that Xu Shi is indeed a capable person.
When Zhu Di was fighting with Zhu Yunjiao on the front line, Li Jinglong took the opportunity to lead his troops to attack Zhu Di's stronghold of Beiping. In the face of the enemy's siege, Xu Shi did not panic at all, but encouraged the women in the city to actively resist the enemy and foreign enemies, and could not live up to their husbands who were fighting outside, and it was precisely because of this that they were able to save Beiping. Therefore, if Zhu Di can achieve the world, he should remember Xu's first-class merit behind it.
In 1402, at the age of 41, Xu became empress. In fact, Empress Xu also had a younger brother, but she was a person who ate inside and outside, and often passed on state secrets to the State of Yan. Zhu Di was very angry when he found out, so he ordered his execution, and Empress Xu did not blame her husband for this. Afterwards, Zhu Di prepared to posthumously award Xu Zengshou the title, but Empress Xu also explicitly refused after learning about it, hoping that Zhu Di would dispel his thoughts.
Third, Zhu Di misses his deceased wife
Zhu Di's relationship with Empress Xu has always been regarded as a good story, and it is very strange for an emperor to have only one wife at that time or now, but Zhu Di did it, and did not make a concubine before Empress Xu's death. After Empress Xu married, she also gave birth to three sons and four daughters for Zhu Di, and also became the mother of a dynasty, but unfortunately, Empress Xu only served as empress for five years before she died.
During the time when Empress Xu was sick in bed, Zhu Di often did not think about tea and dinner, and he was eager to stay by Empress Xu's side all the time. In order to cure Empress Xu, he sent people to search for famous doctors in the end of the world and exhausted all kinds of precious medicinal materials, but in the end he still did not save Empress Xu. After Empress Xu's death, Zhu Di was so grief-stricken that he ordered a great lent for his deceased wife at the temples of Tianxi and Linggu.
After Empress Xu's death, Zhu Di began to accept concubines, but he never thought of appointing another empress, because in Zhu Di's heart, his wife was only one person, that is, Empress Xu. After Empress Xu's death, Zhu Di even often went to her residence or the place she often went, and sat for a long time.
For Empress Xu's last wish before her death, Zhu Di also tried his best to fulfill it. When she learned that Empress Xu did not have the opportunity to express her condolences and gratitude to the women who were defending the city together in Beiping, Zhu Di personally went to Beiping to reward the soldiers and women of Beiping. In fact, at this time, Empress Xu had already gone west, and it was Zhu Di who personally went to Beiping, which showed that Zhu Di did what he cared about and loved Empress Xu.
summary:
The favorite of Zhu Di's life was Empress Xu, and Empress Xu undoubtedly regarded Zhu Di as a good person. Although Zhu Di was suspicious and cruel by nature, his love for Empress Xu was something that no one could question. After Zhu Di's death, the two were also buried together, which can also be regarded as "born and buried together, and died in the same cave".