Author: Qingdeng
Starting with a bowl of Zhu Yuanzhang, there are only two people he likes most, one is his original wife Queen Ma , and the other is Queen Ma's eldest son Zhu Biao. As for the sons he gave birth to, I can only say that having more sons will make it easier to fight.
(1) Zhu Di Why insists that the biological mother is Queen Ma?
Zhu Yuanzhang experienced the triple blow of the death of both his legitimate son and eldest grandson, and the successive death of Queen Ma. He gave all his love and debt to his grandson Zhu Yunwen. He used all his strength to push Zhu Biao's son to the throne.
It was also because of Zhu Yunwen's rise to power that Zhu Di later seized the power of his nephew, which was a subversive Jingnan battle.
In order to make his reputation look good, Zhu Di tried his best to beautify his cruelty in history.
The most criticized and questioned thing is whether Zhu Di was born to Empress Ma? Or is it that Zhu Di chose a new mother for himself in order to make himself look orthodox?
Zhu Di denied the throne of his nephew Zhu Yunwen, insisting that he inherited the throne of his father Zhu Yuanzhang. He was the fourth son of the founding Queen Ma, and his succession was reasonable, legal and compliant.
But, is this really the case?
(2) Born by Concubine Ji ?
Perhaps Zhu Di’s name was not justified, so he began a century-old search for his biological mother.
There are five suspected biological mothers of Zhu Di, namely Empress Ma, Concubine Ji, Concubine Li, Emperor Yuanshun's concubine Hongjila, Weng's .
It is said that Queen Ma had no children in her life. All four sons in history were born to concubines. Prince Zhu Biao is also Concubine Li's son, but this is not recognized by others.
At that time, in addition to Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang's harem had two concubines with the highest status, one was Concubine Li and the other was Concubine Huai.
Concubine Li’s history has been recorded, but the records about Concubine Qi only show her noble status, but all her life has been erased.
So most people believe that Zhu Di was born to Concubine Ji, but was raised by Empress Ma.
Concubine Yi was originally from Goryeo. With such an identity, Zhu Di, who usurped the throne, seemed even more unjust, so Zhu Di could only erase the life of his biological mother, enshrine her tablet high, and receive thousands of people. He made a donation and recorded his name in the name of Queen Ma.
Some people also question this view. If Concubine Ji was a beauty consecrated to Goryeo and then gave birth to a son, Zhu Di, such a major event that would bring glory to the ancestors would definitely be recorded in the history of Goryeo. However, the history of Goryeo records Zhu Yuanzhang’s death. Concubine Han, but there is no record of Concubine Ji's words.
But the historical record about the princess is a scandal.
Concubine Pu was originally a beauty from Goryeo. She behaved dissolutely in Goryeo, and then became the concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang doted on the concubine, but he knew about Concubine Qi's past behavior. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and executed Concubine Qi. This punishment is called Iron skirt punishment.
Iron skirt punishment was a punishment for unfaithful and unclean women in ancient times. When Goryeo heard about it, they had to delete all records about Concubine Ji, for fear of getting into trouble.
After Concubine Ji died, Zhu Di was still very young, so he was raised by Queen Ma's side and became Queen Ma's son.
Until Zhu Di usurped the throne, he never talked about his biological mother, because such a biological mother would make Zhu Di despised by the world and criticized by literati.
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But Zhu Di was still grateful to his biological mother, so he supported her in a temple. It is said that the Dabaoen Temple was built by Zhu Di in memory of his biological mother.
In the feudal era, the difference between concubines and concubines was a natural chasm. Honoring elders and direct descendants seems to have been passed down for thousands of years. But why should a person's ability be limited by his identity?
In order to silence the world and fight for a justifiable name for himself, Zhu Di must and can only be the biological son of Empress Ma.
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