Zhu Di was originally only Zhu Yuanzhang, one of the many heirs, although he was also born to Empress Ma with the crown prince Zhu Biao, but he was not the eldest son and had long been insulated in the succession to the throne. If the crown prince had not died prematurely, under Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement, he would have succeeded to the throne safely and steadily, and Zhu Di would not have had the opportunity to usurp the throne.
But history did not have if, the crown prince Zhu Biao died early, and his son Zhu Yunjiao had some fire, which made Zhu Di see a glimmer of hope, so he kept raising troops. Perhaps, Zhu Di did not expect to be able to drive away Zhu Yunjiao so smoothly.
After the capture of Nanjing, Zhu Di directly claimed the title of emperor and became the famous Yongle Emperor in history, not only that, his princess Xu Shi, but also the chicken dog ascended to heaven and became the empress of the mother Yi world.
Speaking of this, it has to be mentioned that the couple was engaged at a young age, but they did not marry first and then love, they had known each other for many years before they got married, and they had already cultivated deep feelings. Coupled with Xu's knowledge of Dali and his reading of poetry, he is very compatible with Zhu Di in terms of ideology and concepts, so the two have been emotionally strong for a long time and have never quarreled.
After marriage, Xu Shi was also very virtuous in terms of his wife, and often greeted Zhu Di warmly, and when Zhu Di handled political affairs, she was waiting on the side. Therefore, when Zhu Di dealt with government affairs and did not have time to eat, she also accompanied her to hunger.
Xu Shi not only managed the harem properly and properly handled affairs, but also discussed the affairs of the DPRK and China with Zhu Di, which showed that there was no doubt about his ability, and it was no wonder that after Empress Xu's death, Zhu Di missed her.
Empress Xu's death hit Zhu Di very hard, and even her temperament changed greatly, and she was furious at every turn, and from time to time she angered others because of some small things. At this point, Zhu Di rarely went in and out of the harem, and although he had also accepted some concubines, he had never made an empress again.
Logically, as an emperor, Zhu Di did not have many women in the harem, but he did not know whether he was unsatisfactory, or whether he only had Empress Xu in his heart, and he could no longer tolerate others in his heart. According to historical data, the author prefers the latter.
However, the empress, as the emperor's wife, commanded the middle palace, and the empress was the head of the six palaces, and in the status of the harem, she was like the son of heaven and the lord of the concubines. The so-called mother world, that is, one of the representatives of the national image, still has a certain impact on a country.
Because of the importance of the empress, even if Zhu Di did not want to make an empress again, the ministers would have opinions and persuade the emperor to make another empress. Because of this incident, there is an anecdote, which is the story of Zhu Di's re-establishment of empress.
It is said that after Empress Xu's death, Zhu Di really had no interest in other women, until a minister mentioned that Empress Xu had a sister, that is, Zhu Di's sister-in-law, who not only looked like the two, but even the gentle and virtuous, the two were difficult to distinguish between them.
So Zhu Di was moved, and he ordered that he wanted to marry again, the daughter of Xu Da, the king of Wuning in Zhongshan. And this woman is Xu Da's daughter, named Xu Miaojin, because of her late birth and the influence of certain things, she has never been married.
Originally, this matter, whether it was a great joy for the Xu family or the Zhu family, but the result often backfired, and Xu Miaojin refused the marriage. It is said that Xu Miaojin had an older brother who had been a fan of Zhu Yunjiao, and the brothers and sisters had extremely deep feelings, but they were killed by Zhu Di because they opposed Zhu Di's ascension to the throne.
Therefore, Xu Miaojin has always hated Zhu Di and is naturally reluctant to marry him. Zhu Di knew the situation, and it was only because Xu Miaojin refused the marriage because of the woman's reticence. Then he sent a female official to xu's house to announce the holy will, which was a bit of a strong marriage, which led to Xu Miaojin being able to pretend to be ill and not to accept it, and in order to get rid of it once and for all, he also cut his hair and became a monk.
But in essence, this matter can only be heard as a story, because the epitaph in the Qinxuan Collection is isolated evidence, and there are only a few words about this matter recorded in the Record of Sin, and there is no detailed information to check.
And synthesizing all the historical materials, it is found that the character of Xu Miaojin has irrationalities in many aspects. For example, when Zhu Di wanted to marry Xu Miaojin, she was already in her twenties, not to mention that ordinary people were already married at the age of fourteen, and although the princes and nobles and the children of the royal family were late, they never had more than seventeen marriages.
According to historical data, Xu Miaojin did not have any physical defects, and the family relationship was harmonious, but the Xu family did not say kiss her, but raised her at home to become an old girl, which did not make sense. The reason given by the epitaph is that Xu Miaojin saw that her sister was married to the queen, but her life was not satisfactory, so she refused to marry.
But the question arises again, the status of ancient women is humble, although Xu Miaojin was born in the Xu clan of Zhongshan Wuning King, is a lady of a rich family, can she change the rules of arranged marriage?
You must know that in ancient times, the rules in this regard were very heavy, and sometimes even sons could only become victims of marriage, let alone women. Besides, although Xu Miaojin himself did not get married, it would also affect the marriage of his younger brothers and sisters later, because the ancients came in this regard in order.
The ancients rarely recorded the woman's information in detail in the historical materials, even Empress Xu had a name, while Xu Miaojin had a name and a surname.
Another obvious point is that Zhu Di killed decisively all his life and endured for more than ten years, during which he never had the idea of establishing a post, but suddenly his heart sprouted, and when he was fifty years old, he remembered to marry his sister-in-law and wanted to make her empress. According to Zhu Di's personality, this is unreasonable.
And the capital is so big, Zhu Di as an emperor, if there is really Xu Miaojin this person, how can he not receive any wind and noise, but also need others to mention?
According to the above, all of the above can prove that Xu Miaojin should be a historical fictional character, and it is no problem to serve as entertainment for her story.