莫朝
According to a [[Mạc dynasty|Mạc]]–[[Trịnh lords|Trịnh]] version of [[Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư|Complete Annals of Đại Việt]], the new Emperor had a weakness for women. He had many wives, and he discarded one favorite after another. The most prominent scandal was his affair with Nguyễn Thị Lộ, the wife of his father's chief advisor Nguyễn Trãi. The affair started early in 1442 and continued when the Emperor traveled to the home of Nguyễn Trãi, who was venerated as a great Confucian scholar.