Mei Yin

Mei Yin)}} (died 1405) was the son of Mei Sizu, Marquis of Runan's brother, and the son-in-law of the Hongwu Emperor, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China.

In 1378, the Hongwu Emperor arranged for his second daughter, Princess Ningguo, to marry Mei. Among all his sons-in-law, the Hongwu Emperor held Mei in the highest regard and even entrusted him with assisting his grandson and designated heir, Zhu Yunwen, who would later become the Jianwen Emperor. When Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, launched his rebellion against the Jianwen Emperor, Mei was ordered to defend Huai'an against the advancing rebel forces and refused to allow them to bypass the city on their way to Nanjing. After Zhu Di seized the throne, Mei lost imperial favor due to his loyalty to the Jianwen Emperor. In 1405, while on his way to the imperial palace, Mei was pushed off a bridge in Nanjing by two officers, Tan Shen and Zhao Xi, and drowned as a result. Afterwards, Zhao Xi falsely reported that Mei had committed suicide. Provided by Wikipedia