laitimes

The most arrogant minister in history, seeking power and usurping the throne, forcibly married the empress, and 40 princesses were willing to be concubines

The Yuan Dynasty was one of the darkest dynasties in China's feudal dynasty, the court was chaotic and social turmoil, and many ministers were ambitious to seek power and usurp the throne, such as The Chancellor Yan Timur during the Yuan Wenzong and YuanningZong periods was very arrogant and arbitrary, because he was too powerful to directly empty the emperor, not only killing the emperor but also forcibly occupying the empress, but also letting the princesses make him concubines, which was too arrogant.

The most arrogant minister in history, seeking power and usurping the throne, forcibly married the empress, and 40 princesses were willing to be concubines

Yan Timur was originally only a bodyguard by Emperor Yuanwuzong's side, from an ordinary background, he was very responsible for his work, and loyal and commendable, so he was appreciated by Emperor Yuanwuzong and gradually promoted him to the rank of commander, and Yan Timur rose with his career, his prestige in the army also grew, he held military power after the emperor's death became a minister, and later through a coup, Yan Timur killed the emperor and the ministers who opposed him.

The most arrogant minister in history, seeking power and usurping the throne, forcibly married the empress, and 40 princesses were willing to be concubines

After Emperor Yuanwenzong succeeded to the throne, he ceded the throne to his brother, that is, the later Emperor Yuanmingzong, and at this time Yan Timur supported Emperor Yuanwenzong and got rid of Emperor Yuanmingzong, so Emperor Yuanwenzong was very dependent on Yan Timur, and he was obedient to him, lest he be angry, at this time, Yan Timur had become the actual ruler of the dynasty, and he saw that the empress in the palace was directly occupied, and Yuanwenzong could only swallow his anger.

The most arrogant minister in history, seeking power and usurping the throne, forcibly married the empress, and 40 princesses were willing to be concubines

For an emperor, it is a great shame that his wife and daughter were occupied, but Yuan Wenzong was too afraid of Yan Timur's strength, in order to appease him, he also married his forty daughters to Yan Timur as concubines, after Yuan Wenzong's death, although Yan Timur did not ascend the throne as emperor, he was already the supreme ruler, and it was unheard of for a courtier to be as arrogant as him.

Read on