Foreword: After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, in view of the lessons of the harem in the past, asked the Confucian minister Zhu Sheng and others to write the "Female Commandment", which strictly limited the code of conduct from the empress down to the concubine. In addition, due to the two god-like existences of Empress Taizuma and Empress Chengzuxu, the empresses of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be the peak of their debut. These two empresses, one is the Kennaisuke who assisted Taizu in fighting the world, and the other is the shogun Tiger Woman who assisted Chengzu in fighting for the world, relying on her excellent character, she set up two monuments for future empresses to worship. Even the History of the Ming Dynasty believes that the management level of the Ming harem far exceeded that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
The re-writings of the Decree, from the empress dowager to the history of the concubines, the cost of huge and fine clothing and food, the offerings of gold and silver coins, and the offerings of hundreds of utensils, are all taken from the Shang Palace, and the supervisors are overplayed, and the ministers are transferred to Yan. If the shang palace is not able to play it, the internal envoy will not repeat the performance, and those who are in charge of the ministry will die. or go out with a private book, and the same is true of sin. If there is a disease below the palace concubine, the doctor is not allowed to enter the palace to obtain medicine. How cautious! It is the era of the final Ming Dynasty, the palace is purged, and the commentators say that the goodness of his family law is superior to that of Yi Han and Tang. - "Ming History Volume 113 Liechuan No. 1"
However, even with such strict family laws, there were still many empresses in the Ariake Dynasty who were deposed. So are these empresses immoral themselves, or are they victims of political struggles? Today I will talk about it.
Empress Fengguan of the Ming Dynasty
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > two major abolitions of the Ming Dynasty: one offended the emperor's lover, and the other offended the emperor himself</h1>
According to statistics, during the reign of the Emperor during the reign of the Emperor, there were a total of four deposed empresses. Among them, Empress Hu of Ming Xuanzong and Empress Wang of the Ming Dynasty each retained dignity, and they resigned at their own request and retired to other palaces, which we will leave later. As for Emperor Mingxianzong's deposed empress dowager Wu and emperor Ming Shizong's deposed emperor, he was eventually deposed because he offended the emperor, and the evening scene was desolate.
After the abolition of Emperor Mingxianzong Wu
On the seventeenth day of the first month of the eighth year of Tianshun (1464 AD), Zhu Qizhen, who had a mixed reputation in his life, died. The emperor's greatest contribution seems to have been the abolition of the system of martyrdom that has lasted since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty before his death. On the twenty-second day, crown prince Zhu Jianshen took the throne as Emperor Xianzong.
According to the common ritual, the son is required to keep filial piety for his father for three years. But the emperor is not an ordinary person, they generally change the sun and the moon, and remove the service on the 27th. Before his death, Emperor Yingzong had been hesitant to choose the crown princess, so that the 18-year-old Zhu Jianshen had not yet married. In order not to affect the continuation of the imperial heir, Emperor Yingzong specifically emphasized in his will that the heir should marry a hundred days after his death, without delay.
Self-defeating, up-and-coming. Summoning the crown prince and the eunuchs Niu Yu, Fu Gong, Pei Dang, Huang Shun, and Zhou Shan to the front of the bed, he said: "Since ancient times, there will be death in life, and now the illness is deep." There is no secret about the rumors, the Eastern Palace quickly chose an auspicious day, that is, the emperor's throne, and over 100% of them were married. —Ming Yingzong Records Volume 361
In July of that year, Xin tianzi's uncle Taibao (太保) and Marquis Sun Jizong of Huichang (会昌侯) were appointed as envoys, and Li Xian, the first assistant of the cabinet, Li Xian, a scholar of the Shangshu and Huagaidian University, and Yao Kui, a scholar of the Libu Shangshu, were appointed as deputy envoys. In the book, the Wu clan is exaggerated into a flower: "Zhi'er Wu Clan, Yu Xiu Xun Men, Pure Quality".
However, only a month later, Emperor Xianzong abruptly deposed Empress Wu. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a famous "January Heavenly Son" Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo, but the family was violently killed due to illness. So how did this "January Empress" Wu Shi anger Ming Xianzong?
Stills of Wan Guifei
When it comes to the reasons for Empress Wu's dethronement, it is necessary to mention another famous figure: Wan Guifei. Zhu Jianshen was the only crown prince of Daming who was deposed first and then reinstated. At a time when he was demoted to the title of King of Yi and his fate was uncertain, in addition to his grandmother Empress Sun, the only one who would later become a princess of wan guifei was wannu. It is said that after Zhu Jianshen became emperor, he had a strange habit, and every time he traveled, he had to be guided by Wan Guifei Rong. In turn, we think about how tall the back of the Wangong Girl who was protecting herself with open arms in front of her was in the heart of the young Zhu Mi. Only with the presence of the Ten Thousand Palace Women, Zhu Jianshen could have a sense of security.
Emperor Every Youxing, Concubine Rongfu precursor. - "Ming History Volume 113 Liechuan No. 1"
According to the Ming Shi, Empress Wu "plucked her staff" from Wan Shi, that is, deliberately found fault and beat Wan Guifei. In the emperor's heart, Wan Guifei's status was only higher than that of his birth mother, Empress Zhou. Empress Wu's behavior of challenging the emperor's psychological bottom line was immediately met with a severe backlash. Zhu Jianshen reprimanded her in the edict after the abolition of the post-mortem, "frivolous in speech and rudeness", which is actually not excessive. However, the author must point out that although Empress Wu was deposed because of the beating of Wan Guifei, Zhu Jianshen took this opportunity to rectify the inner court forces left by her father.
On the occasion of Emperor Yingzong's death, in addition to summoning the crown prince, the person who ranked first among the eunuchs who listened to the edict was called Niu Yu. At the same time as deposing the empress, Emperor Xianzong accused Niu Yu of accepting bribes from Wu Jun, the father of the Wu clan, and persuaded the empress dowager Qian to replace the empress with Wu. So why did Zhu Jianshen take Niu Yu to open the knife? This is related to the "Wang Lun case" at the beginning of Emperor Xianzong's reign.
Stills of Ming Xianzong
To put it simply, Wang Lun was the fifth-grade bureau of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace Seal Bureau, and was deeply trusted by Zhu Jianshen himself. During Emperor Yingzong's critical illness, Qian Pu, a scholar of Hanlin, found Wang Lun and planned to form an alliance (Qian Pu had been Wang Lun's teacher when he was teaching at the Inner Library). This matter was stabbed by Qian Pu's neighbor Chen Wen, a cabinet scholar and right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, to Li Xian, the first assistant of the cabinet.
As an old fritter who has been in the sea for a long time, Li Xian is very aware of the principle of a heavenly son and a courtier. Before the crown prince ascended the throne, Qian Pu hooked up with the officials of the Eastern Palace, if this became a climate? Li Xian then joined forces with the eunuch Niu Yu (牛玉), the eunuch of si li, to attack Qian Pu and Wang Lun in an all-out attack.
At this time, Zhu Jianshen had only been on the throne for seven days, and after weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to make a decision: Wang Lunfa lived idle in Nanjing, and Qian Pu was demoted to Zhi County, Shunde County. However, a number of civil and military officials who were not involved, but who had offended Li Xian, Chen Wen and other cabinet ministers, as well as Niu Yu's in-laws and relatives Sun Bo of Huaiyuan, including Han Yong, the right attendant of the military department (who later quelled the rebellion at The Great Teng Gorge), Yin Wangfu of Shuntianfu, Qiu Sheng of Zhizhong, And Mao Rong of Nanning, The Governor Ma Liang, Feng Zong, and Liu Ju, were all demoted and released.
Eunuchs were originally pawns used by the emperor to balance the ministers, and now the two sides were colluding with each other, which was absolutely impossible for the brilliant Ming Xianzong to allow. Taking advantage of the opportunity to depose Empress Wu, Zhu Jianshen dealt a thorough blow to Niu Yu and his henchmen. Niu Yu himself was demoted to Nanjing Xiaoling to grow vegetables, his nephew Taichang Temple Shaoqing and his attendant Niu Lun, his nephew Yang Chun, a member of the bureaucracy, were deposed, and Sun Bo was deposed and idle.
After Wu was deposed, she lived in the annex, and poorly she was newly married for only a month before she began to be widowed. According to the History of Ming, Wu later took care of and protected the young Emperor Xiaozong of Ming. However, after Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne, there is no record of improving Wu's life in the Records of The Record.
Stills of Ming Xiaozong
On the sixteenth day of the first month of the fourth year of Zhengde (1509 AD), Wu died. It is said that the eunuch Liu Jin was preparing to cremate the body of the deposed empress, but was opposed by the courtiers. Li Dongyang, a scholar of the university, pointed out that there was never a record of burial in the ceremony after the abolition of the dynasty, not to mention that Emperor Xianzong only let the Wu clan retire to live in another palace, so the funeral ceremony behind him could not be lacking. In the end, Emperor Mingwu ordered that the funeral specifications of Emperor Yingzong's concubine be illuminated, and arranged for the posthumous affairs after Wu's abolition.
University scholar Li Dongyang and others said: "After the abolition of the Hancheng Emperor, Xu Shi buried Yanling Youdao Stable West, and after the abolition of Guangwu, Guo Shi buried Beiqi Mountain." When the empress was deposed, the annals of history are still called abolished, and the burial place of the book has not been demoted to the ceremony of being a commoner. After the abolition of the Wu clan, Emperor Xianzong was originally enthroned, and the edict Zhiyun retired to live in the other palace. Since the dynasty, the food and offerings have been taken from the good. In today's affairs, it is advisable for the Ministry of Ceremonies to consider the ceremony. All matters are from The Province of Jane, and the funeral sacrifices cannot be ignored, so as to save the emperor's heart of respecting the old and remembering the old. Spread to the world, pass on to future generations, but also beautiful things. "The funeral of the Ministry of Ceremonies imitates the story of the Concubine Huifei of the Ying Temple. - Records of Emperor Mingwu, Vol. 46
After Sejong Zhang's abolition
In September of the seventh year of Jiajing (1528 AD), Emperor Ming's father-in-law Tai and Bo Chen Wanyan, because Empress Chen was seriously ill, requested that his biological mother Ji Shi enter the palace for medical disease. The Jiajing Emperor was furious and asked his cabinet ministers to vote for him to reprimand him severely.
It is a ten thousand words: "The palace is strictly forbidden, and it is not accessible to outsiders." Although he was obsessed with his relatives, he did not dare to violate the ancestral canon. The queen is ill and has ordered the medical treatment of the heart, so how can she see her relatives before she can be cured? If you can't play it correctly, don't bother. —Records of emperor Ming Dynasty, vol. 92
So the question is, why is Ming Shizong so angry? Even when discussing the matter with the auxiliary ministers, he believed that Chen Wanyan's move was to satirize his "inhumane ear". In fact, the queen was seriously ill because of a miscarriage. The reason why the abortion was due to a quarrel with the Jiajing Emperor. The reason why there was a quarrel between the empresses was that the root cause was the Shun Concubine Zhang.
Imperial harshness. One day, sitting with Hou, Zhang and Fang's second concubines entered the tea, and the emperor followed his hand. Throw the cup back. The emperor was furious. After the panic, the fall collapsed, seven years in October also. —Ming History Volume 114 Liechuan II
Stills of Myungseijong
Zhang Shi, known for his beauty, was crowned Concubine Shun in the first year of Jiajing (1522 AD). However, Empress Chen was also very angry, Zhang Shunfei gave the emperor tea, Sejong did not look at her hand a few times, as for eating such a big vinegar, eventually led to the miscarriage and collapse? Zhu Houxi was known for being mean and unkind, and after Empress Chen's death, he was still angry and gave her a bad word of "mourning spirits".
Empress Chen died on the ninth day of October, and Sejong crowned Princess Zhang Shunfei as empress at the end of November. But Israel's people will not last long. In the first month of the thirteenth year of Jiajing (1534 AD), Zhu Houxi suddenly informed the Rebbe of the abolition. The reason given by Ming Shizong was that Empress Zhang was "insulting" and did not take herself seriously.
癸卯, Shang Li Shu Said: "The yin is therefore the yang, and the one who inherits the heavens on the earth is also." The husband is the wife, and the woman is just obedient. Since the YuanBei was lost early, it was because the auxiliary ancestors could not be left without people, and the emperor could not be ununified, so he pushed zhang shi as an empress, and the place of grace was even more encountered. The near one who does not think about it and does not respect and is not inferior, is treating it with grace. Yesterday, I was insulted and unbridled, what is it like? Such a woman, Yan Ke Chengqian? Now retire to the house and receive his Queen's Book. The world and stop the note, as the edict is followed. —Ming Shizong Records Volume 158
According to the Wanli Ye Zhi zhi (Wan Li Ye Zhi Zhi) written by Shen Defu in the forty-sixth year of the Wanli Dynasty (1618 AD), Empress Zhang angered the Jiajing Emperor because she helped Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, the brother of Empress Zhaosheng, intercede. This record, there is a big problem. Empress Zhaosheng was the empress dowager of Emperor Mingxiaozong Zhu Youzhao, the biological mother of Emperor Mingwuzong Zhu Houzhao, and the aunt of Emperor Mingzong Zhu Houxi. After Emperor Wuzong's death, he had no heirs, and Zhu Houxi succeeded to the throne in the name of "brother and brother". At that time, the civil officials headed by the powerful minister Yang Tinghe demanded that Zhu Houxi recognize Emperor Xiaozong as his father and Empress Zhaosheng as his mother, and his father Zhu Youqi the Prince of Xingxian as his uncle and his birth mother Princess Jiang shi as his uncle.
Portrait of Empress Dowager Zhaosheng
The matter ended with a great victory for Emperor Ming, and empress dowager Zhaosheng was desolate in the evening after the loss of power, and her brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, who had acted recklessly in the Dynasty of Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Wuzong, were imprisoned successively. Empress Zhaosheng herself was powerless, and it was not impossible for the current empress to intercede for her brother. But Empress Zhang had originally ascended to the throne by relying on Emperor Shizong's birth mother, Jiang Shizong, so how could she help Empress Zhaosheng speak? It's impossible to think about it.
The speaker said that Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, sat on the sin and died, and empress dowager Zhaosheng begged for mourning after the abolition, and then took the new front to serve a feast. Angered, he threw a crown and whipped it, and rebuked him. - "Wan Li Ye Won Volume III"
In addition, according to the gossip remarks left by Su Shirang, a representative of the Korean Cabinet of Scholars in the 16th century, the Jiajing Emperor did not have the strength to go to the court for several months because of his obsession with female color. Empress Zhang confronted the emperor because of this incident, and not only did not speak smoothly, but also hanged herself in front of Zhu Houxi. With the character of the white-eyed wolf of Ming Shizong, it is natural that he will not tolerate it, so there will be a surprising act after the sudden announcement of the abolition above.
In the fifteenth year of Jiajing (1536 AD), on the third day of the first month of the leap month, Zhang Shi died in the Cold Palace after the abolition. On the same day, Emperor Mingshizong was lively organizing a ceremony for Empress Zhaosheng to be crowned Empress Dowager Zhaosheng Kanghui Cishou. If Zhang Shi was really deposed because he helped Empress Zhaosheng intercede, it would be too ironic.
Jia Yin, after the abolition of The Zhang Clan Xue, the funeral ritual is regarded as the Wu case after the abolition of the Xian Temple. - Records of emperor Ming Dynasty 195
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The author has described Empress Hu and Empress Wang in detail in previous articles, and interested readers can click on the extended link in the article. This article briefly describes the commonalities and differences between these two queens.
Common point one: the emperor original match
Empress Hu was a native of Jining, the capital of Yanzhou, Shandong (present-day Jining, Shandong). Because of Qin Tianjian's comment that "The Later Star Value Lu Ye" was hand-picked by the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di as the Imperial Concubine. The so-called imperial grandson was the future Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji. After Zhu Di's death, the crown prince Zhu Gaozi took the throne, Zhu Zhanji was made crown prince by the crown prince's grandson, and Hu Shi also became the crown princess. After Zhu Gaozi's death, Zhu Zhanji took the throne, and on the eighth day of the first month of July in the first year of Hong Xi (1425 AD), he sent Taishi and Zhang Fu of the British Gong as envoys, Xu Jingchang, duke of Dingguo, and Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, as deputy envoys, and Hu Shi as empress.
The Shu'er Hu clan, dignified and pure one, soft and submissive. Choose a virtuous concubine, many years old. The festival of moving and adapting to heng huang, the rules of history. Chinser and music, about the beauty of Sui Hao. Night and night, there are chickens chirping together. In the matter, with the heart of filial piety, he arrested the favor of Long KuanRen. Allowing Shude, it is advisable to be in the middle of the palace. The special envoy registered the treasure, and LiEr became the empress. - Records of Emperor Xuanzong of The Ming Dynasty, Vol. 3
Empress Hu stills
Empress Wang, a native of Suncheon Province (present-day Beijing). In August of the Tenth Year of Orthodoxy (1445 AD), she was crowned Princess Of Qi. The so-called King of Qi was Zhu Qiyu, the second son of Emperor Xuanzong of Ming. Zhu Zhanji had only two sons, and after his death, he was succeeded by his eldest son Zhu Qizhen. Wang Shi originally only needed to be her princess safely and steadily, and then accompanied Zhu Qiyu to the feudal kingdom, and there would be no more records of her in the history books. However, the tumu fort change that occurred in August of the fourteenth year of orthodoxy (1449 AD) made Zhu Qizhen a prisoner of the Wallachians, and at the same time, zhu Qiyu was also pushed to the emperor's throne, that is, the Jingtai Emperor (Ming Dynasty). After the Ming army won the victory in the defense of Beijing in October of that year, Zhu Qiyu's dragon chair was secured, and Wang Shi was also crowned empress by princess.
Peng Shen, with Empress Dowager Zun as empress dowager, and empress dowager Wu as empress dowager. Concubine Wang was made empress, and Crown Prince Mother Zhou was a noble concubine. Send Taibao and Marquis Chen Mao of Ningyang to sacrifice the Seven Temples Empress Dowager and Emperor Xuanzongzhang. - "Records of Emperor Ming Yingzong, Volume 186: Appendix IV of the Abolition of emperor Wu Ji Wang"
Common ground two: childlessness is abolished
Hu and Xuanzong had two daughters: Princess Shunde and Princess Yongqing (who died early). Wang and Daizong also had two daughters, the same one died early, and the other daughter was Princess Gu'an. The empress could not give birth to a son, which was not a big deal, after all, in history, there were many childless empresses who sat firmly in the position of the middle palace. But Empress Hu and Empress Wang were tragic, because their husbands urgently needed a crown prince to stabilize the situation.
On November 11, the second year of Xuande (1427 AD), the 29-year-old Emperor Xuanzong welcomed his eldest son Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Qizhen's birth mother was Sun Guifei, whom Zhu Zhanji grew up with from a young age (the History of Ming disagrees with this, but it can basically be regarded as nonsense). In the early years of the Xuande Dynasty, the situation was strange, and less than three years after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, there had already been two clan rebellions between the King of Han and the King of Jin, the root of which was the lack of heirs of the crown prince. However, since Zhu Qizhen was born to Sun Guifei, his identity was the eldest son of Shu, and once Empress Hu gave birth to a concubine, whether or not to change the prince at that time would inevitably make waves again. In order to make it once and for all, Emperor Xuanzong deposed the Hu clan and made Sun Guifei empress. Of course, because Empress Hu has always been virtuous, she claims to have abdicated on her own initiative.
The first empress Dowager Hu was made crown princess, and the upper empress dowager was established as the empress. If the infant is sick for a long time, please say: "The position of the middle palace, the above inherits the supreme, the worship of the temple, and the nurturing of the Virgin." And the government of the lower li palace is very important. Concubines have been ill for a long time, the worship of the Temple, and the cultivation of the Virgin Mary are all left to the emperor alone. There is nothing to unify in the middle. Concubines are not at ease at night, and they are worried about their own blessings, and they cannot be in the position of The Concubine. But for the idle dwelling of the great gift, do not choose the virtuous to sit in the middle of the palace. Concubines live forever. —Ming Xuanzong Records Volume 39
Stills of Wang and Zhu Qiyu
As for Empress Wang, she was also facing the same dilemma as Empress Hu. Zhu Qiyu, the emperor, was originally only a transitional emperor in the mind of Empress Sun (yes, that is, the Sun Guifei above). Although Zhu Qizhen, as the Emperor taishang, could not "be humbled and humbled" to become emperor again, the crown prince at that time was Zhu Qizhen's son Zhu Jianshen. However, the Jingtai Emperor, who had great merit in guarding the Jizong Temple and a son, was naturally not willing to work only as a temporary worker.
But the problem is that Zhu Qiyu's only son, Zhu Jianji, was not born to Empress Wang. Therefore, when the emperor insisted on deposing his nephew and making his son crown prince, Empress Wang had foreseen that her fate would be the same as that of Empress Hu. Compared with Empress Hu, Wang's personality was more fierce, and she resolutely opposed Yi Chu with the attitude of Preferring to Jade Crushing Rather Than Waquan. However, because Empress Wang was also famous, Zhu Qiyu still called her an active abdication in the edict.
The order of the eldest son is in Lunxian, Yizheng East Palace, and the Ming Dynasty. The matter is heard of the Virgin, and the matter is allowed to be in public opinion. Fu with the humility of the empress, Gu Xun Xuanlong Yu Youzi. Repeat the earnestness, straighten out the name, follow the kindness of the precepts, and fulfill the kindness of the love. On the second day of the first month of May, the eldest son, Miji, was made crown prince, and his mother Hang shi was made empress. - Ming Yingzong Records Volume 216 : Appendix 34 of the Deposed Emperor Wu
Common denominator three: mourning behind the body
On the fifth day of november in the eighth year of orthodoxy (1443 AD), Hu died at the age of 42. Sun Guifei, who was successful in winning the concubine, is now Empress Sun, who is in charge of the harem alone, and she ruthlessly suppresses the funeral specifications of the Hu clan. Although the university scholar Yang Shiqi and others believed that the Hu clan should be buried with empress etiquette, considering her posthumous name, Empress Sun insisted on burying the Hu clan in the Ming Dynasty Royal Cemetery in Jinshan with concubine ceremonies, rather than the Jingling Tomb where Emperor Xuanzong was located.
However, after the death of Empress Sun in the sixth year of Tianshun (1462 AD), Empress Qian of Zhuqizhen proposed that the honorific title of Empress Hu should be restored and her cemetery should be renovated. Empress Qian and the Hu clan had the same fate, they were also empresses and childless, and Zhou Guifei, the mother of crown prince Zhu Jianshen, had always been eyeing the empress. In doing so, she is both helping Hu and herself.
In the sixth year of Tianshun, Empress Sun collapsed, and Empress Qian said for Emperor Yingzong: "Hou Xian is innocent and is abolished as an immortal master." It is not also that people are afraid of the empress, and the funeral is not as good as etiquette. "Because of persuasion to restore his name. - "Ming History Volume 113 Liechuan No. 1"
In the seventh year of Tianshun (1463 AD), on the seventh day of the first leap month, Emperor Yingzong honored Hu with the title of "Empress Gong Rang Chengshun Kang Mu Jing Ci Zhang". The next day, he ordered Empress Zhang to sleep in the mausoleum and Princess Yongqing to enjoy the hall. On the seventeenth day of the leap month, Princess Fujun of Shunde and son-in-law of the Hu clan, Shi Jing, was ordered to go to the tomb to be crowned with the empress. In the book, Emperor Yingzong made a very high evaluation of Hu Shi, saying that he was "righteous and bright, pure and unhappy", "chaste in heart, humble in his heart". However, in order to take care of Empress Sun's face, Emperor Yingzong only restored her status as Empress Hu and did not allow her to be buried with Emperor Xuanzong and enjoy the Temple.
Stills of Queen Wang
As for Empress Wang, she was reinstated as Princess Huan after emperor Zhu Qizhen launched a rebellion to seize the gate. And because of her strong opposition to Prince Yi, she escaped the fate of being buried for Zhu Qiyu. Because of this incident, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen (i.e., Emperor Mingxianzong), who later ascended the throne as emperor, took great care of the Wang clan, and the history said that "things are very respectful", and his mother Zhou Guifei often invited the Wang clan to meet him in the palace. In the fifth year of Chenghua (1469 AD), Emperor Xianzong arranged a grand wedding for the lord of Gu'an County (who had been demoted by the princess to the lord of the county), which is known in history as "the gift of capital is as thick as the system". In November of the eleventh year of Chenghua (1475 AD), Emperor Xianzong took the opportunity of being crown prince to restore the status of emperor to his uncle Zhu Qiyu, and the title of "Emperor Gongren Kangdingjing" was honored, but he did not restore the status of empress of the Wang clan. On December 15 of the first year of Zhengde (1506 AD), Wang died at the age of 80. The university scholar Wang Jun proposed that "bury the concubines, after the sacrifice", so that they could eventually be buried with Emperor Jing. The following year, the imperial court decreed that wang shishang should be honored with the title of "Zhenhui'an and Empress Jing".
Ding Di (丁卯), the Rebbe was discussed by Concubine Wang Shixue (汪氏薨), the Minister of The Huifu Ministry, and the Confucian ministers and Officials of the Hanlin Academy. Concubine Yan Wang was a match for Emperor Jing, unlike Princess Wang. Funeral rites should be as thick as the royal concubines. The mausoleum of the Emperor of the Condition scene has been determined and should also be buried together. It is advisable to start from tomorrow for three days and worship the nine altars. The empress dowager, the empress dowager, the middle palace, the prince, the princess, the princess, the imperial prince, the horse, and the minister of culture and military affairs ordered the women to be sacrificed. Available. — Records of Emperor Mingwu, Vol. 20
Conclusion: The story of the four Ming Dynasty after the abolition of the Ming Dynasty has come to an end. Among the four, the experiences of Empress Hu and Empress Wang are highly similar, and they are both victims of political struggle. Of course, this is also because the imperial power in the early Ming Dynasty was relatively strong, and if it was replaced by the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the civil officials would probably not let the emperor depose so easily.
As for Empress Wu and Empress Zhang, they were deposed more because they did not recognize their status. Soon after Wu Shi entered the palace, he was anxious to take the emperor's most beloved concubine Li Wei, which was really confused and stupid. Zhang Shi was able to ascend to the throne, to put it bluntly, because Empress Chen was jealous, but she made the same mistake in the future, and it was not a pity.