The first empress of Emperor Mingying's Zhu Qizhen was Qian. Empress Qian was average-looking, and she had never had children in her life. Later, she was even blind and lame, but Ming Yingzong not only did not dislike her, but also treated her very well, and never abandoned her for the rest of his life.
Empress Qian was born in a humble background. Her great-grandfather Qian Zhen was a subordinate of Zhu Di when he was the King of Yan, and served as the deputy Qianhu of Yanshan; her grandfather Qian Tongguan was the commander of the Right Guard of Jinwu; and her father Qian Gui accompanied Ming Chengzu and Ming Xuanzong on several expeditions, and later rose to command you.
Although Empress Qian's birth was not too good, she was very virtuous and virtuous, so she was made empress by Ming Yingzong's grandmother, Empress Dowager Ming. Fortunately, Ming Yingzong also loved Empress Qian very much, and the two have always been in love. However, six or seven years have passed, and Empress Qian has never conceived any heirs. But Ming Yingzong did not dislike her because of this, but waited patiently.
Unfortunately, in the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, a catastrophe suddenly struck. At that time, because Emperor Mingying favored a eunuch named Wang Zhen, he let him use his power to direct his actions in the imperial court, and eventually offended the Mongol Wa thorn department. Therefore, the leader of the Wattle Tribe was not satisfied, so he led his army south. With wang Zhen's strong support and encouragement, Ming Yingzong resolutely decided to march in person.
Soon, Emperor Mingyingzong bid farewell to Empress Qian and led an army of more than 500,000 people composed of more than 20 senior generals and a large number of civilian officials to personally march. However, the commander of this large army was the eunuch Wang Zhen, who knew nothing, and at the same time, due to insufficient preparation and disorderly logistics, which led to the fiasco of this pro-conquest. In the end, Emperor Ming Yingzong was captured, Wang Zhen was killed in battle, and the 500,000-strong army was almost completely destroyed.
When Empress Qian heard the news, tears fell like rain. Later, in order to redeem Ming Yingzong, she gave all her belongings to the Wa Thorn Department. However, after receiving the ransom, the Wa Thorn Ministry did not release people, and wanted to continue to blackmail the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming court did not actively rescue Emperor Ming Yingzong, but instead allowed Zhu Qiyu to ascend the throne as the new emperor. Empress Qian felt very helpless about this, and at the same time, she kept crying because she was worried about the safety of Ming Yingzong day and night.
As a result, due to overwork and long-term freezing, her body gradually became weak, and later she even accidentally broke her leg, but she failed to treat it in time and lame her leg. At the same time, crying day and night made her quickly cry blind one eye.
In the end, in the daily hope of Empress Qian, the news that Ming Yingzong had been released by the Wa Thorn Ministry because he had lost his actual value. However, after Emperor Mingyingzong was released, he was placed under house arrest by Emperor Jingtai in the Southern Palace. Many times, they have insufficient food and clothing, resulting in the queen of money can only rely on being a female red to help supplement the family.
Until the eighth year of Jingtai, The Jingtai Emperor fell seriously ill, but no heir was determined. Therefore, Shi Heng, Xu Youzhen and others launched the "Change of Seizing the Door" to help Ming Yingzong restore. Therefore, after the successful restoration, Ming Yingzong once again ascended the throne as emperor, and despite the opposition of his ministers, forced empress Qian, who was physically disabled, to be the empress dowager again. In order to take care of Empress Qian, Ming Yingzong took her wherever he went, willing to be her eyes and crutches.
Seven years later, Emperor Mingyingzong was unable to handle the affairs of the dynasty due to his aggravated illness, and asked the crown prince to act as an agent for the imperial affairs. However, the crown prince's birth mother was not Empress Qian, but the Zhou clan. The Zhou clan had always been very jealous of Empress Qian and wanted to replace her. When Emperor Mingyingzong found out, he was afraid that Empress Qian would be bullied after his death, and repeatedly told the crown prince to treat her kindly, and even made a will for Empress Qian to be buried with him after death.
Therefore, the touching love story of Ming Yingzong and Empress Qian has been passed down to this day, making countless people very envious and sighing.
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