仁宗张皇后与明初政治

在探讨明初政治时，往往对仁宗张皇后的作用注意不够。其实，无论在仁宣时期和正统初年皇位更迭中，还是这一时期委政内阁、休养生息政策的制定和实施，张皇后都起了十分重要的作用。此外，在抑制宦官势力，约束外戚等方面，她也功不可没。张皇后确实是彪炳史册的女政治家。

Empress Zhang and Politics in Early Ming Dynasty

Empress Zhang played an important role in early Ming politics,both in succession of monarchs and in appointments of important officials,and also in policy making as well as in containing the power of the royal relatives.The article fills up a lack in the study of this outstanding female statesman.