kingnovel Chapter 676 Consort Judy
Chapter 676 Consort Judy
In the early years of the Hongwu reign, Zhu Di, who was still a young boy, blushed slightly upon hearing these words. Oh dear, how embarrassing! He was not yet married!
King Zhu Shuang of Qin seemed to have discovered something amazing: "Oh my, the fourth prince is actually blushing! Hahahaha!"
These words drew everyone's attention to Zhu Di's face, and they couldn't help but chuckle.
Having heard so many stories of the Yongle Emperor, a man of both literary and military prowess, from his descendants, he almost forgot that the Prince of Yan was still a young boy at the moment.
Zhu Di, feeling like he was being stared at like a monkey: What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen anyone blush before?
"When he was still a prince, the Prince of Yan and his wife had a very good relationship. Perhaps it was because they had children at a young age, or because they had children frequently in the nine years after their marriage, or for other reasons, Empress Xu passed away in the fifth year of Yongle's reign at the age of forty-five."
"This woman who had accompanied Zhu Di for several years eventually passed away before him. Judy was very sad, and the palace seemed to be shrouded in sorrow for those few years."
"However, it is not difficult to see from the records left in the historical books that Zhu Di loved and respected Empress Xu. For example, the title of Empress Xu was written: 'Helping me through difficulties and working together to establish the country.' The golden tortoise knob on the Empress's seal was replaced with a coiled dragon knob instead of the one prescribed by Zhu Di."
Furthermore, during the coronation ceremony, Zhu Di ordered the imperial edict to be read aloud at the Chengtian Gate of the palace. He then held hands with Empress Xu as they went to the Fengtian Hall to offer sacrifices to their ancestors. Empress Xu was one of the three most virtuous empresses of the early Ming Dynasty.
"Although Empress Xu instructed Judy not to make it too grand and disturb the people, how could Judy, who made the coronation ceremony so grand, not care about the posthumous honors of his wife?"
"For example, Judy stopped attending court for a year afterward, did not ring the bell, wore plain clothes, and only conducted official business at places such as the West Corner Gate. Even Emperor Qianlong thought it was "too much."
"After Zhu Di, no further empress was appointed. Two years later, in the seventh year of the Yongle reign, the imperial concubines were officially formally appointed."
"Empress Xu's coffin was kept in the palace for six years before being formally buried in Changling in the eleventh year of the Yongle reign."
During the Hongwu era, Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard, increasingly feeling something was amiss. His fourth son, that brat, seemed to have outshone him!
"Is it really necessary!" The Prince of Jin felt a pang of sympathy in the younger generation's eyes and couldn't help but look away.
Damn it, that fourth brother tricked me!
People in other timelines were astonished. Not establishing a concubine during his lifetime and not establishing an empress after his death was probably a rare occurrence even among emperors, perhaps even surpassing most.
No wonder his descendants had only one empress; it was inherited!
"Looking at Zhu Di's harem, besides the concubines of his own dynasty, there were also concubines from the Joseon Dynasty, and there were quite a few of them."
"After all, he is the emperor. He can't just have a few concubines. Throughout history, if we were to argue about who he loved more, there would be enough arguments for days. Everyone had their reasons."
"Take Liu Zhuzhu for example. In addition to arguing about Chen Ajiao and Wei Zifu, later generations also have to drag Wei Qing and Huo Qubing into it. If we only look at his harem, Liu Xiaozhu was a bit too loving."
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ……
Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty: No, isn't that right?!
"Looking back at this side, according to the records from Li Chao's side, Judy's image is not good. For example, Judy complained that the women sent to her were either fat, short, or ugly, and asked Kayan to send another batch. She was clearly a lecherous old man."
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary Army: ...Slander! Utter slander!!