In 1398 AD, the dying Zhu Yuanzhang was sick in bed, and no one dared to come to visit, only the pet concubine Zhang Meiren led the 3-year-old little princess to come. The little princess asked, "Father Emperor, what's wrong with you?" The daughter's boldness frightened the mother Zhang Meiren!
Zhu Yuanzhang caressed his younger daughter's head and asked, "Father Emperor is sick, do you think you can still be cured?" ”
Zhang Meiren's smile suddenly froze on her face, and her heart was shocked, afraid that if the three-year-old child said something disrespectful, their mother and daughter would come to the end. As a result, Princess Baoqing said, "When I am sick, I will sleep well, and my father and emperor will be fine!" ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was softened by the innocent fairy tales and revealed a rare smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Princess Baoqing's flushed little face, and suddenly found that this daughter he had always paid little attention to was so cute, and he felt that this little child cared about himself far more than all those who appeared in front of his hospital bed combined.
Within a few days, Zhu Yuanzhang's limit was approaching, and if he really drove the crane to the west and never returned, before dying, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict: Harem concubines are buried in the imperial tomb!
The burial system was originally the previous funeral system of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but because it was too inhumane, it led to anger and resentment, and it was not until Liu Bang became emperor that this bad habit was completely abolished. After Zhu Yuanzhang created the Ming Dynasty, the martyrdom system was revived, and the number of taizu martyrs was recorded according to the "Records of Tong Shi Shi" written by Mao Qiling at the end of the Ming Dynasty, "Taizu buried Xiaoling with forty-six concubines, of which only a dozen people were martyred in the palace. ”
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang actually restored this custom during his reign.
According to his will: 38 concubines, more than 10 unnamed palace women, all martyrdom. The only exception is Zhang Meiren, because she gave birth to a lively and lovely Princess Baoqing who was only 3 years old; Zhu Yuanzhang, who was 68 years old and had a daughter, was naturally happy in her heart, so she was spared death.
The concubine who escaped the disaster was named Zhang Xuanmiao, and her luck all depended on her well-behaved daughter Princess Baoqing in her arms. She became the only concubine who did not have to be buried. But it is said that these are all legends, in fact, according to the Ming Dynasty official Xiushi "Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming", Princess Baoqing "was born and Taizu collapsed, and her mother Zhang Shi also died." ”
Perhaps it was heaven's mercy, princess Baoqing's blessings have been protecting her until she reaches adulthood. When Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was born, Princess Baoqing had just turned eight years old, and he held this sister in the palm of his hand and loved her, pampering her.
Zhu Di's brother broke his heart for his little sister, maybe he wanted to make up for all the debt he owed to his brother and nephew to his sister.
In 1413, Princess Baoqing was 19 years old, and Zhu Di, the ancestor of Ming Cheng, passed by the Jinchuan Gate, and at a glance he took a fancy to Zhao Hui, the guard of the city gate at that time, and the Ming Shi Vol. 121 Liechuan No. 9 recorded: "In the eleventh year of Yongle, Hui guarded the Jinchuan Gate with a thousand households, and when he was more than twenty years old, he was magnificent in appearance, so he chose to be the lord of Shang. ”
Zhu Di chose a horse for Princess Baoqing and married Princess Baoqing with a generous gift that was ten times higher than the specifications of other princesses. He also specially ordered the crown prince to escort his little aunt into the Horse Palace, and Princess Baoqing's noble stature made the Horse Zhao Hui family dare not slacken off.
But who would have thought that Zhao Hui was a lustful person in her bones, and the meek and stoic Princess Baoqing did not know how to use her power to control her husband, but became a victim.
At first, Zhao Hui was still polite to Princess Baoqing, however, after a long time, Zhao Hui's nature was exposed, and he began to drift, opening a crazy concubine mode, taking more than 90 concubines before and after, and he was about to rush towards 100.
Zhao Hui was a native of Jiangdu, the capital of Yangzhou, and his father Zhao He followed the Ming army on an expedition to Annam in his early years as the "head of a thousand households", and died in the line of duty, and the imperial court rewarded him, so he let Zhao Hui attack the seal and became the head of a thousand households. Originally, the head of a thousand households was a small official, but Zhao Hui had mediocre ability in his post for many years, so he could not be promoted. Until he was favored by Zhu Di because of his excellent looks, he embarked on the peak of his life.
With the emperor's brother as a patron, Zhao Hui was even more unscrupulous, and once depressed Princess Baoqing, but the princess of the Ming Dynasty could not divorce and remarry, and although Princess Baoqing had great opinions about Zhao Hui, she had to continue to endure the torment of snub and betrayal.
In the end, Princess Baoqing did not survive her wandering husband Zhao Hui, and died in the eighth year of Xuande (1433), only 39 years old.
Ironically, Zhao Hui lived to be ninety years old.
Such a greedy little man could not go his life without planting a heel, but in the end he was pardoned because of the identity of the princess ma ye, and he was able to die. This also fully reflects the unfairness and justice of the imperial system.
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