Legend has it that Ma Huanghou carried the injured Zhu Yuanzhang to the battlefield with a pair of big feet.
Ma Niangniang, the word Xiuying, is from Suzhou, Anhui. Because my father stood up and killed the local rich, fled and took refuge, and died in a foreign land. On his deathbed, he entrusted his daughter to his good friend Guo Zixing. She is very clever and has won the favor of her adoptive parents. When I was a child, I insisted on not binding my feet, so I grew a pair of feet called Ma Dajiao. Due to the political corruption in the Yuan Dynasty, people's surnames rose. Guo Zixing also raised the flag to rebel and occupied Haozhou. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was his Qin Bing. Because he fought bravely and was deeply appreciated by Guo Zixing, he betrothed his adopted daughter to him as his wife.
Since then, Ma Xiuying has devoted herself to helping her husband and solving his problems. Zhu Yuanzhang was brave and good at fighting and made many brilliant achievements, but he was born in a loyal and honest generation and was often hated by others. He was framed, detained and imprisoned by Guo Zixing many times, all of which were helped by Ma Xiuying to get him out of trouble. After Guo Zixing was killed, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually began to master the military power. All military documents are managed and handled in an orderly manner by Ma Shi. When Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang and Ma Shi led the army against the Yuan Army, they mobilized the families of the rebels to sew clothes and shoes for the soldiers as military supplies. Encountered a strong enemy, lost the battle, impetuous. She resolutely distributed gold and silk, rewarded soldiers, stabilized the morale of the army and boosted morale. It is said that once Zhu Yuanzhang was injured in a frontal battle, Ma Shi was not afraid of danger and ran away behind Zhu Yuanzhang's back.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang won the victory, thanks to Ma Shi. Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang settled down and became emperor, he showed great respect and gratitude to Ma Shi and awarded her the title of Queen. Zhu Yuanzhang laid the foundation of the country. After his success, in order to maintain his future hegemony, he kept looking for excuses to kill the hero couple. In this respect, Empress Ma always speaks politely, reducing many unjust prisons and protecting many innocent subjects. Heroes like Zhu Wenzheng, Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying. They were almost regarded as felonies by Zhu Yuanzhang and saved by Empress Ma. Shen Wanshan, a rich man, once donated money to help build the capital and wanted to reward the army. He was jealous of Zhu Yuanzhang and wanted to be executed. Persuaded by Ma Huanghou, she was spared the death penalty and exiled to Yunnan.
In the palace, on the one hand, she advocated that the chamberlain should not be a civil and military official who also served as foreign minister, so as to put an end to the disorderly management of eunuchs. On the one hand, we strongly advocate thrift and suggest not to build buildings on a large scale. Usually take the lead in sewing clothes and weaving, and give them to princesses and princesses, asking them to cherish their property, knowing that it is not easy to raise silkworms and grow mulberry. When the courtiers paid tribute to jewels and other property, she persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang that it was because of these that the Yuan Dynasty was able to keep the country. Only by recruiting talents can we rule the world. These opinions were adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was conceited and suspicious all his life, but he always respected Ma Huanghou. 1382, Ma Niang died, and Zhu Yuanzhang lost his virtuous wife, very sad. From then on, he decided not to be a queen, which shows his sincerity to Ma Huanghou.