The Song Dynasty had a Renzong, and the Yuan Dynasty also had a Renzong, and both Renzong were filial to the empress, but Yuan Renzong endured great insults in filial piety and was used as a laughingstock.
It is rumored that Emperor Renzong's mother, Empress Dowager, had an affair with Temudi'er, the patriarch of the Five Dynasties, and put Temudi'er in the position of prime minister.
Although Emperor Yuanrenzong did not believe this rumor, the empress dowager replied that she had repeatedly covered up and promoted Temudi'er, and the courtiers were there for all to see. This made him both angry and bitter, and he didn't know what to do.
Yuan Renzong was a legendary figure, the son of Yuan Chengzong's brother, humble and benevolent, and cowardly in temperament.
Emperor Yuanchengzong had no descendants, and Emperor Renzong was close to most of the capital, and he was elected as his heir under the activities of his mother's answer to himself (not Daiji). However, Emperor Renzong's brother Haishan disagreed, and a month later, he hurried back to Dadu with 30,000 troops from the war-torn frontier.
Haishan, who originally thought that the throne was not secure, found that his brother did not succeed to the throne, and his heart blossomed.
It turned out that Emperor Yuanrenzong had read the Han family scriptures and followed the etiquette of "humility and forbearance", and had been waiting for his brother to return and give him the emperor's throne.
Haishan would not be polite with this nerdy brother, and directly stepped on the emperor's throne for Yuan Wuzong.
After only three years as emperor, Emperor Yuanwuzong died of illness.
At this time, Emperor Yuanrenzong could not shirk it, so he had to become emperor with a hard scalp. In fact, as long as there is a little enterprising and responsible, no one will let go of a lot of power and let themselves go with the flow.
After ascending the throne, Emperor Yuanrenzong discovered the institutional shortcomings left by Kublai Khan: backward slavery and advanced feudalism coexisted. This is a bomb that can collapse the empire at any time, and if it is not properly solved, the Great Yuan Empire will quickly disappear like the Qin Empire.
Emperor Yuanrenzong also burned three fires in an attempt to burn this "seed" to ashes and eradicate the aftermath.
The first thing happened, Emperor Yuanrenzong stopped what his brother Emperor Wuzong was building. Emperor Wuzong of Yuan was a great warrior who liked to enjoy, although he reigned for only 3 years, but the treasury of the Yuan Dynasty was almost half squandered by him!
Second, Emperor Yuanren removed most of the Mongol and Semu ministers during Emperor Wuzong's time, including the chancellor. The charges against those who go to prison and raid their homes are all solid, conclusive and detailed, and none of them have been wronged.
Third, Emperor Yuanrenzong invited all the Han officials who had been dismissed by Kublai Khan and were still alive. This was something that Yuan Chengzong did not dare to do during his 13-year reign, and he did it in 1 year.
As mentioned earlier, Yuan Renzong was a cowardly and humble person, so how could he kill decisively as soon as he ascended the throne?
In fact, this is all due to a Han Confucian.
When Emperor Renzong and Emperor Wuzong were young, a Confucian named Li Meng came to their family, who was introduced by their grandfather Zhenjin. However, Emperor Yuanwuzong was good at martial arts and went to the frontier very early to make meritorious achievements, leaving only Emperor Renzong to follow Li Meng to learn sinology and power strategy.
Gradually, Li Meng became the chief strategist of their family with his talent, and Renzong sincerely regarded Li Meng as a teacher. His mother promised that she could win the throne for her son, which Li Meng planned later. Emperor Renzong gave way to his brother Haishan, and it was also Li Meng who saw that Haishan had a short life span and let him temporarily lie dormant.
Therefore, this Li Meng is very powerful.
Not only do they understand power strategy, yin and yang, and sinology, but they also have a belly of Wen Tao's martial strategy. What's even more rare is that he has always wanted to cultivate Renzong into a foreign emperor who has a sense of belonging to the Han people!
With the assistance of Li Meng, Yuan Renzong spent only 3 months to completely overthrow his brother's old government, and the imperial court was completely renewed.
When it came time to discuss the merits and rewards, Emperor Yuanrenzong appointed the Han people Li Meng and Zong Ren Guanze as the chief and deputy prime ministers. However, the empress dowager stood up and spoke, saying, "Son, you can have today all by Temudier, he is our family's money bag!" ”
The empress dowager's husband died at the age of 28, empty and lonely, who will replace her?
The young and strong Temudian appeared, and brought with him a large amount of looted money. The spring of answering herself has come, and she naturally wants to repay Temudi'er with a splendid future.
Although Emperor Yuanrenzong was reluctant, he was cowardly and cowardly, and under the education of pure filial piety, he could not resist and did not dare to resist. Even Li Meng, who is full of economy, cannot stop him from "fulfilling filial piety".
As a result, Temudi'er ascended to the position of the right phase, and Li Meng was appointed as the deputy.
However, Temudian really has no other skills except to loot money and act arbitrarily. In today's parlance, this is a guy who "doesn't accomplish enough and loses more than enough."
Although Li Meng was a deputy minister, the instructions for governing the Yuan Dynasty were directly issued by him after consulting with Emperor Yuanrenzong.
Seize the title of nobleman, rebuild the state sub-prison, reduce the huge and complicated cowardly Xue army, reopen the examination in favor of the Han people... Li Meng's approach was simple: to vigorously eliminate the slave system left by Kublai Khan and comprehensively shift to a more advanced feudal system.
In just over a year, "Emperor Renzong's initial government, the wind moved the world", especially Renzong's policy of "from now on, do not limit the level of capital, the fruit is talented and virtuous, although the white body is also used", is even more beneficial to the Han and southerners. This policy of breaking the Mongol, Semu, and Han origins was enthusiastically supported by the Han people as soon as it came out, and the world was inspired by it.
Just when Emperor Renzong was in full swing to implement the new policy, Li Meng also quietly aimed the spearhead at the empress's old lover, Temudi'er. This man was the representative of the Mongol nobility, and if he did not get rid of it, the implementation of the New Deal would be greatly reduced.
Li Meng is definitely a talent of execution, with strategy, power and wisdom!
Although Temudi'er had the strong support of the empress, Li Meng, in the name of Kublai Khan's "hook test", shook out all the bad things that Temudi'er had done, and forced Temudi'er to resign himself. In order to avoid direct reprisals from Emperor Renzong from the aristocratic forces, Li Meng also resigned.
The two prime ministers resigned at the same time, and neither of them could say a word, and the empress dowager had to pinch her nose and admit it.
However, Yuan Renzong was really a stupid student. Without the help of his teacher, he struggled to implement the new policy alone, and less than a year later, he invited his teacher Li Meng.
Li Meng had no choice but to go out of the mountains and help Emperor Renzong send the powerful Mongol kings out of the capital, and then drove the powerful close attendants out of the palace and replaced them all with Han Confucian officials.
In that year, the first scientific expedition of the Yuan Dynasty was grandly opened, and 56 people were admitted, of which 40 were all children of the Han family!
Zhang Yanghao, who once wrote "Hillside Sheep", is one of the masters of this scientific expedition. After the Han students passed the examination, they paid homage to Master Xie En, but he closed the door and said, "Gentlemen but think of retribution, Xi Lao Xie wei!" ”
Both Emperor Renzong and Li Meng were very happy that the New Deal had begun to bear fruit, and a large number of governing talents were about to enter the dynasty, which would lay a solid foundation for the long-term peace and stability of the Yuan Empire.
Unfortunately, both of them were happy too soon, and the revenge of the Empress dowager and Temudian was coming!
Just when Yuan Renzong was proud of the spring wind, the empress dowager struck!
She blocked Yuan Renzong, scolded him for his bad conscience in the name of filial piety, and even invited Li Meng, who had fought with Temudi'er and was defeated, back. Emperor Renzong was cowardly and wanted to practice "filial piety", so he had to invite Temudi'er back.
Timur returned and brought a group of powerful Mongol nobles into the dynasty.
However, the clever Temudian began to have real power and do things this time. Yuan Renzong, who was eager to send him immediately, asked him to go to Jiangnan to supervise the grain taxation.
The uneasy and kind Temudian came to Jiangnan, and while looting money in the name of collecting taxes, he ordered his men to brutally suppress the Han resistance. All that Temudian did, although it also reached Renzong's ears, was suppressed by the empress.
To what extent did Temudi'er suppress the people all over Jiangnan? The history books record: "There are many people who have been brought to justice, and many people have falsely repaid their lives, and after that, the poor taxes have nothing to levy, and many people have fled and displaced." ”
The new policy that Emperor Renzong had just introduced was completely destroyed by Temudian, and more seriously, the flames of Han rebellion frequently ignited throughout Jiangnan.
Although the flames were finally extinguished, in the face of the devastated Jiangnan, the disheartened Renzong regained his cowardly nature.
He was powerless to rebel against his mother, and he could not punish Themudiel and other nobles who had caused the trouble, but could only use wine to dispel his sorrows and anesthetize himself. Mentor Li Meng's many persuasions could not arouse his ambitions.
Temudier snatched up a large amount of money, which won the favor of his old lover Empress Dowager, and also gathered more powerful Mongol and Semu nobles. As his power grew stronger, Temudian became more arrogant, not only spreading his henchmen in the government, but also encouraging the empress dowager to interfere in the government.
Under the double blow of the empress dowager and Temudi'er, the Han officials in the court resigned one after another, and gradually only Yuan Renzong, who was cowardly and incompetent, but insisted on serving his mother with filial piety was left.
But all boys are bloody, and Yuan Renzong, who was bullied by Temudi'er, finally couldn't help but get angry and sent his cronies to arrest him. However, the cunning Temudian actually ran to the inner palace, hid under the skirt of the lover's answer, and escaped the disaster.
At this point, Yuan Renzong finally discovered the well-known thing about his mother and Temudi'er, and he was trembling with anger and was bedridden.
Humiliated by this, the empress dowager did nothing, and Yuan Renzong gradually became terminally ill.
However, his mother, Empress Dowager Answer, turned a deaf ear and not only openly shielded Timmu Di'er, but also personally demoted her old lover to be promoted as a taishi and controlled the government. At the same time, the candidates for the next successor were secretly discussed.
Mothers, who originally represent holy, selfless and sacrificial maternal love. But politically, there are many mothers who represent brutality, terror, and cold-bloodedness.
From Lü Yan of the Han Dynasty, Empress Hu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wu Cao of the Tang Dynasty, and Cixi of the Qing Dynasty. Although he is not as vicious as them, he is even more shameless, has no sympathy for his son, and blindly uses selfish desires to mess with the government.
This is the tragedy of Emperor Renzong, and even more the tragedy of the Yuan Dynasty.
In July 1320, at the age of 36, Emperor Yuanrenzong died, and Temujin began the "Great BloodBath" in Asaka. All those who were reused by Emperor Yuanrenzong were either killed on the charge of fabricating or tortured in prison, and very few escaped by chance.
Influenced by Confucian culture since childhood, Yuan Renzong, like his uncle Yuan Chengzong, aspired to be a true Han emperor. Shi Renzheng and filial piety are the essence of the Han culture of the feudal dynasty and the royal way. However, for a person with a weak temperament, this benevolent morality has become a shackle, so that Renzong cannot exert his hands and feet, and he is depressed.
At this point, the last chance of the Yuan Dynasty to save itself was snuffed out by the long-haired empress dowager, and the Great Yuan Dynasty finally entered the end of the stormy period!
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