Hongxi Emperor
After the advice of Xia Yuanji, the Hongxi Emperor ordered the cessation of the Ming treasure voyages on 7 September 1424, the day of his accession to the throne. On 8 September 1424, he released Xia Yuanji from his imprisonment. When the succeeding Xuande Emperor ordered the seventh voyage, he went against the general court opinion. This was after the death of Xia Yuanji, a prominent critic of the maritime expeditions, on 19 February 1430.