In 1407, Zhu Di's wife Xu Miaoyun died of illness, Zhu Di was heartbroken, and swore to heaven that he would not marry again, but a few months later, Zhu Di said to his sister-in-law, If you promise to marry me, I will make you empress.
It is said that Zhu Di is the most courageous emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, the most powerful person in the history of the Ming Dynasty is Zhu Di, who not only won the position of emperor through extraordinary means, but also reaped the return of beauty
This beauty is no one else, it is Xu Miaoyun, the eldest daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang's henchman Xu Da, I have to say that Xu Miaoyun is as his name suggests, born wonderful and noble, and is deeply loved by Zhu Di, but they all say that they are red and thin, but the beautiful Xu Miaoyun contracted a serious illness in the year of Shaohua and left Zhu Di
And during Zhu Di's wife Xu Miaoyun was seriously ill, she told her own sister Xu Miaojin, don't look at Zhu Digui as the emperor, in fact, many times do not ask about the harem, he must be heartbroken after I leave, you help me comfort him to accompany him, sister Xu Miaojin promised her sister
Sure enough, after Xu Miaoyun died of illness, Zhu Di was very sad and couldn't come out, he hadn't been in the dynasty for a long time, and he didn't want to see anyone when he saw it, Xu Miaojin watched many ministers come to meet the emperor Zhu Di, and they were all held by the emperor and could not be met, but the country of Nuoda, the emperor did not come to the dynasty, there was going to be a problem
Xu Miaojin could not live up to his sister's dying wish, so he trembled all his body, made food for Zhu Di to eat, played the guzheng taught to him by his sister for Zhu Di, and danced for Zhu Di, Zhu Di seemed to see the shadow of his wife Xu Miaoyun from Xu Miaojin's company
So several times Zhu Di gaffed to spoil his sister-in-law Xu Miaojin, but Xu Miaojin said, the emperor, I am Miaojin, not my sister, Zhu Di only sobered up, but after a period of careful care, Zhu Di finally realized that as the king of a country, he could not indulge in the love of children, which was also expected by his wife Xu Miaoyun
So Zhu Di cheered up, began to meet with the minister, listened to the current national development, his body slowly recovered, eating and living were normal, and suddenly one day, Zhu Di put his arm around Xu Miaoyun, who was pouring tea for himself
Zhu Di said, marry me, Miaojin tactfully avoided, said, the emperor, I am Miaojin ah not the empress, Zhu Di said, I know, your sister has been away for a while, I am very sad, fortunately with your care, I came out, I found that I could not do without you, you marry me, I made you the empress
Miaojin said that the emperor has a heart, becoming an empress is the honor of a woman in the world, but it is the glory that women in the world dream of, but Miaoyun cannot reach it, just because I have a deep relationship with my sister and sister, and I take care of the emperor is also entrusted by my sister, if I marry the emperor, then it will damage my sister's reputation in the world
Zhu Di said that it is not surprising that ancient kings married sisters to serve together, such as Genghis Khan in the Yuan Dynasty who married the sisters with the river, isn't it also a lie? Xu Miaoyun said, how can the ethics of Yuan be compared with my Daming, moreover, the emperor has newly ascended the throne, and the situation of the dynasty is not stable, so it is impossible to make a difference
Zhu Di said, not to mention Genghis Khan of the former dynasty, let's say that the empress lord of Southern Tang Li also married his sister Dazhou and then married Le's sister Xiaozhouhou? The king loves beautiful people, heroes with beauty, is it not talented and heroic enough?
Xu Miaojin replied that the prestige of the emperor is known to everyone, but the emperor said that Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, although he married the two sisters of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Little Zhou Queen, but he always ended up in the destruction of the country and the family, unable to protect it, and became the plaything of Song Gaozu, isn't it sad? Therefore, the emperor is only beautiful, Miaoyun is not blessed, this is the sister, but also the Daming Jiangshan scheme
Zhu Di said, since you and I have been together for a period of time, I find that I have feelings for you, do you refuse to be thousands of miles away like this, can you endure? In fact, the king of a country, who dares to speak presumptuously. Xu Miaoyun said, the emperor is not an ordinary person, every move is known to the world, if you marry me, you will be named the name of the dark king and greed, I know that the emperor is not like this, but the people in the world do not know
Miaojin said, the emperor can be for the emperor can endure ordinary people can not endure, now just crowned the treasure, the situation of the dynasty is not stable, if the people are given a handle, I am afraid that the kings will rebel, I do not promise the emperor, then they will be nameless, with the emperor's courage and might, nameless and righteous excuse, they will not rebel
Zhu Di saw that what Miaojin said did make sense, originally he took away his nephew's throne, many ministers and royal relatives dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, however, the people who entered the population were not excluded, and the vigorous people openly provoked, but he found that he already had feelings for his sister-in-law, and he gave up and was reluctant, so he had to say, then let's not talk about this matter for the time being, you can stay with Xu for the time being, I'm used to it
Xu Miaojin was about to say something, Zhu Di grabbed the words and said, so decided, I still have to meet a minister, you retreat first. Xu Miaojin had to give up and retreat. In fact, one of the reasons why Xu Miaojin rejected Emperor Zhu Di in this way was that she was Xu Da's daughter, and Xu Da made great achievements under Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang
Second, it is true that Zhu Di's throne is not orthodox, and the people of the world who took away his nephew's throne dare not speak out, if there is a rebirth at this time, it will definitely cause chaos in the Ming Dynasty. As for Zhu Di's feelings for himself, Miaojin also understands, why doesn't he like his brother-in-law? It's just that his self-control is relatively strong and he can control himself
When Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, he liked the crown prince Zhu Biao but did not expect that Zhu Biao was weak and sick and unfortunately died early, and Zhu Yuanzhang set a precedent to pass the throne to Zhu Biao's son, that is, his grandson, and among Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, Zhu Di the King of Yan was the most powerful, so before his death, he told his grandson that he must cut the domain, which caused the "Battle of Jing"
公元1399年，明太祖朱元璋在位时把儿孙分封到各地做藩王，藩王势力日益膨胀。 Due to the early death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Hongwu 31 (1398), the crown prince Zhu Yunjiang succeeded to the throne as Emperor Jianwen. Emperor Jianwen and his trusted ministers Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng took a series of measures to reduce the domain.
At the same time, he also deployed troops around Beiping and in the city, and in the name of defending the border, he transferred the elite guards of Zhu Di, the fourth son of Emperor Taizu of Ming, out of the country to guard outside the country, preparing to eliminate the King of Yan. 朱棣于公元1399年起兵反抗，随后挥师南下，史称“靖难之役”。
Emperor Jianwen used the veteran general Geng Bingwen to lead the Northern Expedition, and sent Li Jinglong to continue the crusade, and Emperor Jianwen also lacked strategy, resulting in the main force being continuously annihilated. Zhu Di attacked at the right time, flexibly used strategy, eliminated the main forces of the southern army after several major battles, and finally marched with victory, capturing the imperial capital in 1402.
靖难之役，历时四年，战乱中建文帝下落不明，或说于宫中自焚死，或说由地道逃去，隐藏于云、贵一带为僧。 In the same year, Zhu Di ascended the throne for Ming Chengzu. After Zhu Di entered Nanjing, he wantonly killed the military generals of Wen Chen who had advised Zhu Yunjiang and refused to surrender.
Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoxiao, Lian Zining, and Chen Di were killed one after another, and the Battle of Jing brought a lot of damage to the social economy that had just been restored in the early Ming Dynasty, especially in areas where the war was fierce.
The Battle of Jing was caused by Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson Zhu Yunwen weakening the power of King Yan in order to consolidate the imperial power, King Yan did not sit still, chose the right time to replace him, many people believe that the ability of Zhu Di the King of Yan is much higher than Zhu Yunwen, the Emperor Daming should belong to Zhu Di, and Zhu Yunwen started first
When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, he matched up and married his henchman Xu Da's eldest daughter Xu Miaoyun to his son Zhu Di, Xu Da's strategy was profound, and he could think about the overall situation, Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement was to hope that if one day Zhu Di wanted to rebel in the future, then Xu Da's daughter could deeply understand the righteousness to stop her husband Zhu Di
Unexpectedly, before Zhu Di rebelled, he was first attacked by Zhu Yunwen, sitting and waiting for death will definitely bring disaster to his family, one does not do the other, he directly raised troops to resist, and the Ming Dynasty was divided into two factions at this time, one faction supported Zhu Di, the other supported Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di raised troops, everyone just stood on the wall, who Shui Qiang supported for a long time
After Zhu Di raised his army, Zhu Di's wife Xu Miaoyun led his family and a small number of personal soldiers to personally protect the Yan King Mansion, repelling the army that came to slaughter the Yan King Mansion, just as the so-called defeat of the Zheng King, Zhu Di led the troops to fight, the Yan King Mansion was fortunate to have his wife Xu Miaoyun alone, Xu Miaoyun really got the true biography of his father Xu Da, and he did not let Xu Mei, not only Wen Neng's charm and moving, but also Wu can defend his family and kill the enemy
Zhu Di is Zhu Yuanzhang's son who has experienced hundreds of battles, in the early days of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty fled north, and the sons could not bravely accept the order, only Zhu Di bravely accepted the task, went north to pursue the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, and the "Northern Yuan" war for many years, experienced hundreds of battles, extremely high prestige, and laid down a lot of territory for Daming
Yan King Zhu Di successfully seized power and took the throne as Ming Chengzu, known as the "Yongle Emperor" in history, and Zhu Di was in ruins after he took the throne, dealing with people who disobeyed Zhu Di, straightening out the chaotic court etiquette, the harem was trivial, big and small things, so that Xu Miaoyun was a little overwhelmed, unfortunately contracted a serious illness, Xu Miaoyun was promoted from Princess Yan to Empress of the Ming Dynasty, and died in just 4 years
After Xu Miaoyun's death, it is a fact that Zhu Di was sad, but Zhu Di had deep feelings for Xu Miaoyun, experienced life and death tribulations, and foamed at each other, Zhu Di thought in his heart, if you want to have a second Xu Miaoyun, it is almost impossible in the world, the queen is the mother of a country, the mother of the world, Xu Miaoyun is the queen in his mind, if someone else comes to be the empress, there may be disaster, so Zhu Di decided in his heart not to make a new empress
Unexpectedly, sure enough, the king had no family affairs, and in the court, all the ministers united and started to play, saying, the queen mother is the world, now the country cannot do without the queen, I hope that the emperor will establish a new one soon, to calm the people's hearts, Zhu Di was stumped at this time, so he thought, establish others, can't believe it, but also fight for power and profit, tired, so Zhu Di said that the empress of Xuanzhi is the concubine of the king of Zhongshan named by Taizu, and she has made great contributions to Daming, if she is established, she should also choose the family of the king of Zhongshan
And when all the ministers heard Zhu Di say this, they looked at each other, all thinking that the emperor had taken a fancy to Xu Da's second daughter Xu Miaojin, and the minister Suoyun, the concubine of the king of Zhongshan thought that the empress, if she married this daughter again, the sisters served a husband together, and it was perverse. Zhu Di said, the queen's sister relatives, there is no blood relationship to me, how can it be common, not to mention that there are not a few emperors who married sisters in ancient times, and the king of Zhongshan has a good goddaughter, far-reaching planning, and handles things properly, if it is the empress, it is the luck of the people and the country!
At this time, Xu Miaojin, who had left the palace, heard that Zhu Di's proposal to him could not be successful, but instead made himself empress above the court and threw it to the ministers, and the ministers had to inform Xu Miaojin of this matter, so Xu Miaojin personally wrote a personal letter to the emperor Zhu Di, that is, his brother-in-law
The letter, later known as the Book of Answers to the Yongle Emperor, contains a sentence that reads: "... A courtesan with a weak woman's ear. Talent is not enough to assist long live, virtue is not enough to mother the world. Gains and losses are not for His Majesty, but against the aspirations of courtiers. If the courtiers do not wish, Your Majesty may not force the wish." Xu Miaojin means that I know the emperor's intentions, but I am just a weak woman, I can't afford such a big task as the queen, I just want to live an ordinary life, and I hope the emperor will not destroy my life wishes
However, how could Zhu Di die all of a sudden? Zhu Di stabbed this idea to the court, definitely hoping that the ministers could give him ideas and take Xu Miaojin, many times, he personally said, may not be as good as others said, so, for the emperor to share the difficulties to the point that there are more people, Zhu Di's words came out, the people who came to be lobbyists for Zhu Di were like a lot of traffic, and almost even Xu Miaojin's threshold was broken
Although Xu Miaojin also has a soft spot for Zhu Di, but his father Xu Da often warned the two sisters when he was alive, there are some things to do between heaven and earth, medicine to recognize the overall situation, and make a decision at the moment, Xu Miaojin thought that it was not a way to let Emperor Zhu Di's lobbyists visit the door in turn, and it was impossible to refuse people thousands of miles away, so he decided to become a nun and refused to meet the world, and after someone told Emperor Zhu Di the news that Xu Miaojin became a nun, Zhu Di stopped
Later historians divided into two factions in analyzing the feasibility of Xu Miaojin marrying Emperor Zhu Di at that time, one group believed that Xu Miaojin did the right thing, could realize that the Ming Dynasty was unstable after the Battle of Jing, and rashly marrying Zhu Di may lead to the second civil strife of the Ming Dynasty
The other group believes that Xu Miaojin's concerns are not necessary, there are many examples of a king marrying two sisters at the same time in history, and there are also those who marry two mothers and daughters, of course, this is abnormal, but there are many no problems, so it is a bit exaggerated to say that marrying Zhu Di will lead to the second civil strife of the Ming Dynasty
In fact, after Zhu Di's death, Xu Miaojin immediately returned to the vulgarity. Therefore, for Xu Miaojin's approach, it is divided into two factions, one believes that Xu Miaojin is worthy of being the king of Zhongshan, he dares to be independent, and he bravely refuses if he does not like Zhu Di, and Xu Miaojin also receives wealth from other kings, all of which express admiration for Xu Miaojin's rejection of the emperor
The other believes that Xu Miaojin is starting from the overall situation, does not want to cause a negative impact on the Ming Dynasty, sacrifices his children's love, and is willing to live a dull life, as Xu Da's daughter, Xu Miaojin can endure what ordinary people can't endure, refuse the temptation of the empress, and at the same time reject his love impulse, is a rare master in the world, even no less than his sister Xu Miaoyun
In fact, in the author's opinion, it is inappropriate to say that Xu Miaojin does not have any feelings for Zhu Di, Xu Miaojin is also a woman of flesh and blood, and she will also be emotional, and her sister will not be bad with the man she loves, and she also promised her sister to take care of her brother-in-law, and the faster she gets along with Zhu Di, it is inevitable to have a long-term relationship, so Xu Miaojin has no reason not to like Zhu Di
At the same time, if Xu Miaojin doesn't like Zhu Di at all, he can marry someone immediately, the world is so big, isn't there a prince and minister that Xu Miaojin can look at? You must know that the princes and nobles who pursued Xu Miaojin at that time, talented talents abounded, Xu Miaojin did not agree, there was only one explanation, that is, she also had a heart, that is, Zhu Di
If Xu Miaojin marries someone casually, then Zhu Di will be dead, but Xu Miaojin did not do this, but an extreme way, becoming a monk, the reason is that he likes Zhu Di, although he can't marry Zhu Di, but with a sweetheart who has to share a bed with others, Xu Miaojin can't do it, so he can only choose to become a monk
And, after Zhu Di's death, the fact that Xu Miaojin immediately returned to the common world further proves that it is not that Xu Miaojin really saw through the red dust and escaped into the empty door, but completely to avoid Zhu Di, because when he got along with his brother-in-law, he also felt Zhu Di's deep friendship for him, but many people still thought that Xu Miaojin was disgusted with Zhu Di, so they admired Xu Miaoyun because they hated Zhu Di
As the saying goes, it is a good wish for people to eventually become dependents, even if they are born in an imperial family, beautiful women are like clouds, and they are at their fingertips, however, for their beloved, there is also a deep love, regrets that cannot be sought, and life is not as good as it should be Ten often eight nine, Zhu Di from the king of Yan to the emperor, has a wife Miaoyun, it is true love, and meeting Miaojin again is to cheer yourself up, and it can only be good memories
It is not correct to say that Zhu Di is murderous and unscrupulous, Zhu Di even dares to seize the position of emperor, even the ministers can kill, it is not difficult to force Xu Miaojin to marry himself, in the end, Xu Miaojin became a monk, that is, to tell Zhu Di that there is no chance in this life, so Zhu Di really loves Xu Miaojin will not be reluctant
Otherwise, even if he is a monk, how can he stop the emperor? Didn't Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi also marry his own little mother, Wu Zetian, who was already a monk? Zhu Di does not force Xu Miaojin to marry himself, it is true love, so respect Xu Miaojin's decision, love can't be loved, there is a lover for life is a big regret and uncomfortable!
References: "Answer to the Book of Yongle Emperor", "History of Ming"