He is the most dissolute son-in-law of the emperor in history. What kind of person is he?

The plaque museum of Fujian collection culture now has a simple plaque with mottled inscriptions, which is difficult to identify.

Such a plaque, if placed in the corner, is almost forgotten. However, it is this plaque that contains amazing historical information in its roughness. It proves the change of the royal family and the debauchery of dignitaries in the Ming Dynasty.

Carefully identify the words on the plaque, you can see that the words on the plaque are "Gu Xun Hall". Judging from the meaning of the literature, it can be inferred that this is a hall plaque, which is used to hang in the hall of an ancient house to express the spiritual ambition of the owner of the plaque to keep the ancient style immortal. In this regard, the plaque is not surprising.

The most important thing is the word "Xu Guifei" on this tablet, which shows the prominent identity of the tablet: the concubine of the emperor's son-in-law Xu.

Here is a brief explanation: Xu Dewey, originally an official in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, refers to an official who accompanied the emperor to travel and was responsible for driving the auxiliary car.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Emperor Wei Neidi accompanied you with the official position of Xu. Later generations called the emperor's son-in-law "Xu".

So, who is the emperor's son-in-law Zhao Hui on this plaque? He is the youngest son-in-law of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the husband of Princess Baoqing.

Zhao Hui was originally a pushy person, but once he got involved with Zhu Yuanzhang, his historical position was high.

Zhao Hui's family lives in Nanjing, and their parents and grandparents are ordinary military attache. His family background is not outstanding. However, considering his surname is Zhao and Nanjing's special geographical position in history, we can infer that his ancestors were members of the royal family in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, in a sense, the birth of Zhao Hui can be regarded as "rooted in beauty".

But when it comes to parents, the Zhao family obviously has nothing to offer. Although Zhao had fought many battles with the Ming army led by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was just a "thousand-household leader", that is, a junior officer, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not know him.

Later, Zhao He died on the battlefield. According to the hereditary system of military attache in Ming Dynasty, Zhao Hui inherited his father's position and took the position of "the head of thousands of households".

According to the general law, it is almost impossible for Zhao Hui, a "thousand households" of the second generation, to get on well with the royal family. The place where Zhao Hui was on duty was called Jinchuan Gate, which was one of the thirteen ancient gates in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty. Its geographical location is very important. This gave Zhao Hui a chance to succeed in his official career.

As we all know, in the thirty-first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the great-grandfather of the Ming Dynasty, died and his great-grandson Zhu Yun succeeded him. This is his name.

As soon as Wen Jian came to power, he tried his best to weaken the rights of prisoners everywhere. Most of these prisoners are other descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang. When his government did this, of course they were not satisfied. Judy, the Prince of Yan, is the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the fourth uncle of Wen Jian.

In 399, Judy betrayed Wen Jian and marched south, pointing to Nanjing, the central city of Daming. But it is difficult to overthrow his emperor. The war between uncles and nephews to seize power and oppose power lasted for four years. In 402, Judy finally led the army to capture Nanjing. His whereabouts were unknown and Judy ascended the throne. This is Ming Chengzu.

Guess what? As soon as Cheng Zu came to power, he was very appreciative of Zhao Hui, the "master of thousands of households". Although there is no historical record, an obvious historical clue appears before our eyes: Zhao Hui, stationed in Jinchuanmen, probably provided convenience for Judy to open the door during her invasion of China.

In any case, it is an indisputable historical fact that Zhao Hui had a direct relationship with the royal family of the Ming Dynasty since Ming Taizu Judy ascended the throne. This laid the foundation for his later transformation and becoming the son-in-law of the emperor.

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Looking back, let's talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, a native of Ming Taizu. Zhu Yuanzhang gave birth to 26 sons and 18 daughters in his life, which was full of vitality. Until Zhu Yuanzhang was 67 years old.

We ordinary people really can't understand the thinking of ancient emperors such as Zhu Yuanzhang: he has more than 40 children, most of whom are half-mothers.

Since concubines are the mothers of many children of Zhu Yuanzhang, don't you have to look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face? But Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't look at anyone's feelings. He only cares about himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang made a will on the eve of his death: after his death, all the concubines will die and be buried with him. What a cruel decision it was, but Zhu Yuanzhang did it.

In other words, after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, almost all the concubines committed suicide. There is only one exception, and that is Princess Baoqing's biological mother, Beauty Zhang.

The old lady Zhu Yuanzhang likes Princess Baoqing very much. Seeing that Princess Baoqing was only four years old, he thought that she should not lose her mother at a young age, so Zhu Yuanzhang issued a special case: Don't bury Beauty Zhang, let her raise Princess Baoqing.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang died with infinite attachment to Princess Baoqing and Daming Jiangshan. Since then, Princess Baoqing has only one single parent: Beauty Zhang. When the emperor changed people, Beauty Zhang naturally lost power. It is not easy to raise Princess Baoqing alone.

Fortunately, there is another person who likes Princess Baoqing very much, and that is her half-brother Judy. Judy doesn't live in Nanjing as a prince, let alone in the palace, so she can't take care of Princess Baoqing. But after Judy succeeded in becoming emperor, Princess Baoqing's good days began.

Judy was 42 when she became king, while her sister Princess Baoqing was only 8 years old. To this end, he actually loved the princess as his own, and he asked Queen Xu to raise and take care of the princess herself. Queen Xu is for the princess. As the saying goes, a wife is separated from her son.

In a blink of an eye, Princess Baoqing will grow up and get married. Generally speaking, children of the royal family should be matched with children of powerful families. First, this is the right path for a family, and second, it is also conducive to consolidating the royal mountains and rivers. But when it comes to Princess Baoqing, this rule must be rewritten:

First of all, Zhu Yuanzhang and Judy, the Ming emperors, overthrew others before they became emperors. Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the regime of Mengyuan and Judy overthrew the throne of his nephew Zhu Yun, so they all know the importance of guarding against outsiders.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang himself has long been reluctant to advocate the powerful forces outside the royal family to marry the royal children, lest they become stronger and seek rebellion against the royal family.

As it happens, Judy has the same idea herself. He even directly promulgated laws and regulations prohibiting powerful forces from marrying the royal family. In other words, his beloved little sister Princess Baoqing is destined to be only suitable for ordinary children.

Secondly, in the past, the children of the royal family and the children of powerful families were generally married politically, not out of family ties. Judy of Ming Dynasty loved her sister Baoqing very much. He decided to give her a real love and marriage, as long as Princess Baoqing likes it, regardless of too many political factors.

In this way, Zhao Hui, the protagonist of this article, appeared in black and pink again.

As mentioned above, it may be that Zhao Hui, the "master of thousands of households", facilitated the entrance and exit of Jinchuan Gate during Judy's prosperity. Anyway, Judy is very concerned about the little role of Zhao Hui.

Since we want to recruit a wife for Baoqing, Zhao Hui naturally becomes an important candidate. Why? Because he is not a real power figure, but he is not an ordinary person, so he meets Xu's requirements.

Judy intends to fix Zhao Hui and Princess Baoqing, but the key depends on whether Princess Baoqing likes it or not. After all, Trudy really loves her sister.

Obviously, Judy didn't have a crush on Zhao Hui for no reason, but Zhao Hui was really charming and handsome: according to historical records, Zhao Hui was born with "good looks", which means gorgeous and beautiful.

Yes, the ancient people used the word "beautiful" to describe a handsome man, and that's how the so-called handsome man came from.

Sure enough, when Princess Baoqing saw Zhao Hui, she liked him very much. So, this marriage is settled.

Although love that begins with beauty is not necessarily true love, feelings are not necessarily there. But, at least, Princess Baoqing's love for Zhao Hui started from the initial consideration of the love between men and women, rather than the exchange of interests in political marriage.

Only by this, the marriage of Princess Baoqing has a substantial "freedom" color.

On the other hand, according to the historical records of Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, he is a pockmarked face with a strange appearance (handsome boy or ugly man? If this is true, according to the genetic law, Princess Baoqing may be ugly, so Zhao Hui agreed to marry Baoqing. Apart from the fate of becoming a king, there may be political considerations: as a royal son-in-law, he will have a safe future.

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When Princess Baoqing married Zhao Hui, Baoqing was nineteen and Zhao Hui was twenty-seven. After marriage, Zhao Hui, the captain in charge of the hospital, was promoted to the governor of Nanjing, with a bright future.

What is particularly striking is that after his marriage, Zhao Hui's painting style in his life suddenly changed: he became a pampered doctor.

Practically speaking, the relationship between Princess Baoqing and Zhao Hui is quite good after marriage. This is mainly because Princess Baoqing took a fancy to Zhao Hui, who has a handsome husband. Baoqing was very satisfied. How can you be dissatisfied?

On the other hand, if Zhao Hui is unhappy, it depends on the face of the royal family. How dare he ignore Princess Baoqing?

More importantly, the Ming Emperor Judy was very kind to his younger brother Zhao Hui and always gave him a lot of treasures. As a result, Zhao Hui became a rich and powerful married handsome boy.

In ancient times, whether to get married or not was never a question for men. As long as you have money, marry a concubine and marry her. Isn't that about sprinkling water?

Especially for Zhao Hui, he is not only rich but also handsome. Many beautiful women are willing to jump into his arms.

According to the truth, it is not easy for the royal family to marry a concubine. It depends on whether the royal family agrees or not.

However, in history, according to the historical data "History of the Ming Dynasty" (volume 12 1 Biography 9), this mother-in-law Xu "lived in a luxurious family with more than 100 concubines".

No, Zhao Hui lives a bohemian life and has many wives. It's too light to describe her as debauchery.

As for Zhao Hui's debauchery and lewdness, I won't elaborate in this article, but it is shocking or embarrassing. Let's pay attention to how to transcend the limitations of Xu's identity and embark on the "broad road" of eroticism. There are three reasons:

One possibility is that Princess Baoqing loves Zhao Hui enough to love my dog. As long as Zhao Hui doesn't neglect her, she also allows Zhao Hui to take concubinage on a large scale and hang out with beautiful women.

Another possibility is that Princess Baoqing is really ugly. In order to make up for his apology to Zhao Hui, Ming Chengzu acquiesced in Zhao Hui's widespread concubinage.

Another possibility is that maybe Zhao Hui began to indulge in debauchery only after the death of Princess Baoqing. Of course, the royal family didn't care about him.

According to historical records, Princess Baoqing died at the age of 39, which means that her marriage with Zhao Hui lasted for 20 years. When Princess Baoqing died, the royal shackles on Zhao Hui's head were lifted, so that he could take a concubine with his wealth and beauty.

In any case, Bohemians never lost the royal family's love for him, and Xu's title of captain also brought him a lifetime of prosperity.

Zhao Hui experienced eight emperors in Ming Dynasty: Wen Jian, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, Orthodox, Jingtai, Tianshun and Chenghua. He can succeed Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law at any time.

During the above-mentioned period of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the royal family held large-scale sacrificial activities, Zhao Hui was usually appointed to preside over all the sacrificial parts involving the high emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the high queen of Ming Taizu. This is undoubtedly a symbol of Zhao Hui's prominent position.

So why is Zhao Hui so lucky?

The answer is simple, because he lived a long life, and he lived for 90 years. As long as he lives, he is still Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law.

On the other hand, after the Ming emperor Judy, no matter how the Ming emperor changed, the core members of the royal family were basically the younger generation of Zhao Hui, and everyone had to call him "uncle" or "uncle".

Let's look back at Zhao Hui's plaque: Ji Gu Hall. Since Zhao Hui lived a dissolute life himself, what kind of antiques did he inherit?

His debauchery is obviously contrary to the traditional values of Confucian culture in China. If we have to say that Zhao Hui inherited the ancient style, it is also a degenerate part of the literati culture in the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This is really a great irony in the historical process.

Last time I read the inscription: March of Jingtai yihai.

At this time, it has been nearly 40 years since Judy, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, presided over the wedding of Princess Zhao Hui and Princess Baoqing, and several emperors of the Ming Dynasty have changed.

As a result, his "Xu" status brought him scenery that lasted almost two-thirds of his life. Today, more than 600 years later, when we see this inscribed plaque, we can't help feeling the far-reaching influence of the ancient royal Xu.