(i)
As the saying goes: adversity sees truth.
When you are prosperous and wealthy, the people around you may not be sincere to you.
But when you are poor, the person who stays by your side, accompanies you, helps you, and shares your afflictions is definitely the one who has the truest affection for you.
Those who share happiness may not share suffering.
But there is a woman, her name is Wan Zhen'er.
When Emperor Ming Xianzong was made crown prince at the age of 2, she protected the young him from harm at the age of 19.
When Emperor Ming Xianzong was deposed at the age of 5, everyone was at risk, and he was not avoided in time.
The 22-year-old has always been by his side regardless of her personal safety, sharing his suffering, and is his last spiritual support.
Later, when Emperor Ming Xianzong restored his status as crown prince, he ascended the throne as the new emperor.
Finally, he swept away the humiliation, and he could enjoy the thousands of glory and wealth that belonged to him, and the beauty of the harem was three thousand times.
But he did not forget that during that fearful, darkest day, Wan Zhen'er, who had been accompanying and taking care of him, so he swore to make her empress.
But one is the prince and the other is a palace maid, and the two are seventeen years apart in age, how can the courtiers agree?
At that time, Wan Zhen'er was 35 years old, which was already the age to be the Empress Dowager.
He had no choice but to make him a noble concubine, but this did not affect Zhu Jianshen's preference for Wan Zhen'er.
Everyone in the entire palace knew that he only loved this one noble concubine all his life.
(ii)
Zhu Qizhen, the father of Emperor Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty, was the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
As the eldest son, he could have grown up with peace of mind and become the next emperor of the Daming Empire, enjoying prosperity and wealth.
But what he never expected was that when Zhu Jianshen was 2 years old, his father Zhu Qizhen listened to rumors, ignored the opposition of the ministers, and insisted on personally conquering the northwest walla.
As a result, a civil engineering change occurred, and Zhu Qizhen became a prisoner.
For a time, the Daming Empire lost its backbone.
Ben and Zhu Qizhen are brothers and sisters, and his brother Zhu Qiyu, who has a deep affection, has also changed.
Ignoring brotherhood, he took this opportunity to ascend the throne and ordered his son to be made crown prince, and his own nephew, Zhu Jianshen's crown prince, was abolished.
In order to reduce Zhu Jianshen's threat to the imperial throne, he was expelled from the palace and strictly guarded.
At this time, Zhu Jianshen's nightmare began.
He was still babbling, forced to separate from his mother, and he could not feel the care of family affection, leaving a psychological shadow.
Every day I live in fear and fear, afraid that if I am not careful, because of an action, a word, I will lose my life.
However, fortunately, there is Wan Zhen'er, who shares Zhu Jianshen's suffering and resolutely stays by his side when he is most difficult.
This faithful palace maid, accompanied day and night,
It became the last light on Zhu Jianshen's growth road full of thorns and dark pits.
Perhaps at this time, Zhu Jianshen had already become dependent on Wan Zhen'er.
(iii)
I thought that I was under surveillance like this, living a peaceful mortal life with Wan Zhen'er.
But I didn't expect another twist to happen.
At that time, his uncle Zhu Qiyu's health was deteriorating and he was often bedridden.
His father Zhu Qizhen aimed at the opportunity at this time, and under a few loyal courtiers, there was a change in the gate and he regained the position of emperor.
And Zhu Jianshen's position as crown prince was also lost and regained.
In the eighth year of Ming Shun, his father Zhu Qizhen died, and 18-year-old Zhu Jianshen succeeded to the throne.
The Ming Dynasty experienced two turbulences, the Battle of Tumu Fort, which was already full of holes.
In order not to let the Daming Jiangshan be destroyed in his hands, the young Ming Xianzong began to deal with the mess left by his father Zhu Qizhen.
He first rehabilitated the wrongful conviction of loyal Yu Qian;
He also repaid his grievances with virtue and ordered the restoration of his uncle's title, changing the title of Emperor Mingjing from "戾" to "Emperor Gongren Kangdingjing";
The appointment of "Li Xian" and "Peng Shi" and other wise ministers won a lot of praise from the government and the public, and also stabilized the internal court of the imperial court.
He lightly reduced his endowments, reduced the punishment of the people, and won the hearts of a large number of people for a while.
Perhaps it was his childhood experiences that made Ming Xianzong understand the suffering of the lower classes more and disgust the deceit between monarchs and courtiers.
He would never let Daming have this situation again.
He was sensible, tolerant and excellent, the relationship between the courtiers was peaceful, the sect was respected, the world was peaceful, the people and materials were prosperous, and the devastated Daming restored his former prosperous appearance.
During this period, it is called "Chenghua ZTE".
(iv)
At this time, Daming was prosperous, and the difficulties of the past would not return.
But the fear of being afraid in childhood, and the constant fear of his precarious pain, has been deeply imprinted in Ming Xianzong's mind, but fortunately, in those dark days, Wan Zhen'er did not give up.
Although due to the hindrance of age and status, Emperor Xianzong later had to make Wu empress.
But no one in the world can replace Wan Zhen'er's position in Zhu Jianshen's heart.
This palace maid, who was difficult to protect herself, was the only one who protected him and was good to him wholeheartedly when he was nameless and scoreless.
Now, he will also make her the head of all the concubines and enjoy the emperor's favor.
Even if Wan Guifei was pampered and proud later, the empress could not bear it anymore and ordered the palace supervisor to beat Wan Guifei.
But how could Zhu Jianshen let Wan Guifei suffer such grievances, regardless of the opposition of the ministers,
The queen, who had just been in office for a month, was abolished.
(v)
Later, Concubine Wan gave Zhu Jianshen an imperial eldest son, and Zhu Jianshen was overjoyed.
First, he went to the Zongmiao to worship his ancestors and thanked the crown prince for his birth, and later made Wan Zhen'er a concubine of Wan Huang.
This is the treatment that the queen in the palace and the virtuous concubines have never had.
Unfortunately, the happy days did not last long, and this crown prince unfortunately died.
Later, due to physical and age reasons, Wan Guifei was never able to get pregnant again.
But this did not affect the status of Wan Guifei, everyone knew that she was the emperor's favorite one.
No matter how young and beautiful the other noble concubines are, they are not as good as one Wan noble concubine.
Because in this love across ages, Zhu Jian deeply loves the soul of Wan Guifei, no matter the vicissitudes of the sea, Wan Guifei's growing age and gradually aging appearance, he loves her as a person.
He once said, "He caresses Wu Anzhi, and does not look good."
With her, my heart can be calmed, not because of her appearance.
In the eyes of Ming Xianzong, Wan Zhen'er is the perfect woman who can understand him the most in the whole world.
"The noble concubine Wan Clan is soft and dedicated, dignified and benevolent, leading the courtesy and praising poetry, being chaste to the Mao clan, advancing and retreating, and then crowning virtue in the harem."
Later, Wan Guifei died tragically at the age of 59, and Ming Xianzong was overwhelmed with grief,
"If Concubine Wan is gone, I will be safe for a long time."
My beloved Concubine Wan Guifei has left me, and without her, how can I still live with peace of mind?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Ming Xianzong, who was only 41 years old, to die due to sadness.
Wan Zhen'er was the first person in the history of the Ming Dynasty to reign until her death, all of whom were imperial concubines.
is the first concubine in history to have a nickname after her death, known as "Gongsu Duanshen Rong Jing Imperial Concubine".