admired and wished to save his father's accomplishments and spent a lot of time proving his claim to the throne. His reign was a mixed blessing for the Chinese populace. The Yongle Emperor's economic, educational, and military reforms provided unprecedented benefits for the people, but his despotic style of government set up a spy agency. Despite these negatives, the Yongle Emperor is considered an architect and keeper of Chinese culture, history, and statecraft and an influential ruler in Chinese history. He is remembered very much for his cruelty, just like his father. He killed most of the Jianwen Emperor's palace servants, tortured many of his nephew's loyalists to death, killed or by other means badly treated their relatives. He ordered 2,800 concubines, servant girls and eunuchs who guarded them put to death as the Yongle Emperor tried to suppress a sex scandal which threatened to humiliate him. His successor, Hongxi Emperor freed most of the survivors. Family Consorts and Issue: Empress Renxiaowen, of the Xu clan (; 1362–1407), personal name Yihua () Princess Yong'an (; 1377–1417), personal name Yuying (), first daughter Married Yuan Rong, Marquis of Guangping () in 1395, and had issue (one son, three daughters) Zhu Gaochi, the Hongxi Emperor (; 16 August 1378 – 29 May 1425), first son Princess Yongping (; 1379 – 22 April 1444), personal name Yuegui (月贵), second daughter Married Li Rang, Marquis of Fuyang () in 1395, and had issue (one son) Zhu Gaoxu, Prince of Han (; 30 December 1380 – 6 October 1426), second son Zhu Gaosui, Prince Jian of Zhao (; 19 January 1383 – 5 October 1431), third son Princess Ancheng (; 1384 – 16 September 1443), third daughter Married Song Hu, Marquis of Xining () in 1402, and had issue (one son) Princess Xianning (; 1385 – 27 July 1440), personal name Zhiming (智明), fourth daughter Married Song Ying, Marquis of Xining (; d. 1449) in 1403, and had issue (one son) Noble Consort Zhaoxian, of the Wang clan (; d. 1420) Noble Consort Zhaoyi, of the Zhang clan () Consort Gongxianxian, of the Korean Andong Gwon clan (; 1391–1410) Consort Zhongjingzhaoshunxian, of the Yu clan (; d. 1421) Consort Kangmuyigonghui, of the Wu clan () Zhu Gaoxi (; 18 January 1392 – January/February 1392), fourth son Consort Gongshunrongmuli, of the Chen clan (; d. 1424) Consort Duanjinggonghuishu, of the Yang clan () Consort Gongherongshunxian, of