The opportunity of people's hearts to turn their backs cannot be made, one or the loss, and there is no way to devour the umbilicus. - Yan Timur language
There was such a prime minister in the Yuan Dynasty, who went through 11 emperors, not only became more and more stable in position, but also became more and more powerful, and was still a qualified courtier in the early stage, but in the later period, the emperor had to act according to his face.
It is worth mentioning that this prime minister also forcibly married the queen as his wife and 40 princesses as concubines, and the final outcome was unexpected, this person is named Yan Timur.
So, what is the story of this person? Today let's talk about this topic.
Lust-stricken ministers
In the feudal era, the emperor was the biggest master in the world, and many emperors had dozens of children alone, but compared to Yan Timur, these emperors were not enough to see.
Yan Timur held the post of prime minister in the Yuan Dynasty, and although he was not an emperor, the number of concubines in his harem was comparable to that of emperors who were notoriously lecherous.
This prime minister under one man and above ten thousand people not only married the queen as his wife, but also had 40 concubines, all of whom were princesses of the Mongol nobility.
There is also a detailed record of this experience of Yan Timur in the "Yuan History", and the book records Yan Timur:
"Marry Emperor Taiding as a wife, and there are 40 daughters of the Shangzong family before and after..."
There is not much record in the "Yuan History" about how Yan Timur obtained Empress Taiding, but there is a related description in the forty-sixth episode of the "Yuan History Romance", and this chapter is titled:
"Reunion of new nostalgic people, and concubine Tianlun will be different."
The author wrote that Yan Tiemu'er had long had the intention to hook up, but after entering Beijing, there were many enemies inside and outside, and they all relied on him to plan.
"Yuan History" has the intention to hook up with Empress Taiding, at this time it is only a month before the death of Emperor Taiding, which shows that Yan Tiemu'er coveted Empress Taiding very early.
After Yan Tiemu'er finished dealing with the matter at hand, she immediately ran to Dong'an Prefecture without stopping, when Empress Taiding was in Dong'an Prefecture.
After seeing Empress Taiding herself, Yan Tiemu'er's words were full of provocative meaning, and Empress Taiding always cleverly bypassed the topic because of the difference in identity between the two.
In order to wash the dust for Yan Tiemu'er, Empress Taiding ordered people to prepare a table of noodles, and out of courtesy, she planned to toast Yan Tiemu'er with a glass of wine before leaving.
However, Yan Tiemu'er said in public that it was too boring for him to drink alone, and asked Empress Taiding to accompany him.
At that time, in addition to Empress Taiding, there were two concubines of Emperor Taiding, and Yan Tiemu'er began to move his hands and feet during the banquet. After eating, Empress Taiding entered the bedroom to prepare for sleep, and Yan Tiemuel directly entered the bedroom of Empress Taiding.
The conversation between the two was even more jaw-dropping, and Empress Taiding asked the other party:
"Is this worthy of the emperor?"
Who knew that Yan Tiemu'er said unashamedly:
"If the emperor has a spirit, he can't bear that the queen is lonely and lonely."
In this way, in endless helplessness, after the queen half-pushed and half-married the two had a husband and wife, Yan Timur generously led Empress Taiding back to Kyoto.
"Romance of Yuan History" is based on "Yuan History" for artistic processing, but it can also be seen from Yan Tiemu'er's dialogue that he does not put the emperor in his eyes at all. So, why does Yan Tiemu'er dare to be so arrogant?
The arrogant prime minister
From the above Yan Tiemu'er's actions, it can be seen that he is very arrogant, so arrogant that he does not even put the emperor in his eyes, and the reason why Yan Tiemu'er is so arrogant is because he has a lot of power on the one hand, and on the other hand, his qualifications are also very old.
It is said that the "elders of the three dynasties" are very powerful, but Yan Tiemu'er can be regarded as the "elder of the ten dynasties".
As we all know, the Yuan Dynasty was a relatively short-lived dynasty, which only existed for less than a century, and the biggest shortcoming was that it had been fighting foreign wars and did not strengthen centralized rule.
In addition, the succession of the imperial throne in the Yuan Dynasty was the inheritance between father and son, but the inheritance status between brothers, and usually an emperor would have many brothers, which led to an unprecedented fierce competition for power in the Yuan Dynasty.
There were a total of 11 emperors in the history of the Yuan Dynasty, and when the third emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Wuzong, succeeded to the throne, Yan Timur began to gradually show its prominence, and the subsequent Yuan Dynasty can be described as "the emperor of flowing water, the iron Yan Timur".
From a certain point of view, because of the system of brothers and brothers, Yan Tiemu'er has the day to emerge.
During his reign as the prince, Yuanwuzong Haishan stayed in the northwest for nearly 10 years, and Yan Tiemu'er has always accompanied Haishan and never abandoned.
The two were both courtiers and friends, forming a very deep friendship, and after Haishan succeeded to the throne as emperor, Yan Timur's status also rose.
After Haisan's death, he was succeeded by his younger brother Woninjong, and after Yuaninjong's death, his son succeeded him, which was Yuanyoungjong.
After the accumulation of three dynasties, Yan Tiemu'er's power was already very large, and Yuan Yingzong was killed by Yan Timur's men after only three years of reign.
Emperor Yingzong of Yuan died, and the descendants of Emperor Renzong's branch were almost gone, and Yan Timur, who had experienced many emperors, became the most powerful person in the Yuan Dynasty.
Later, he supported a prince in the Yuan Dynasty as emperor, which was Emperor Taiding.
Emperor Taiding died after not long in his reign, and Yan Timur installed Emperor Yuanwuzong's second son as emperor, which also caused a struggle between different forces of the Yuan Dynasty due to the change of power, but in the end, Yan Timur won.
After the political struggle, he supported Yuan Wuzong's second son to the throne of emperor, which was Yuan Wenzong, who knew how his position as emperor came about, and gave most of the rights in his hands to Yan Tiemu'er.
At that time, there was a rule in the court that other ministers must consult with Yan Tiemu'er before playing the emperor, which shows that Yan Tiemu'er can be said to be powerful in the world, and the military and political power is single-handed, no wonder this prime minister is so arrogant.
Yuan Wenzong had just ascended the throne and his position was unstable, and although Yan Tiemu'er was worried about Empress Taiding, he still chose to settle the situation first, and it was not until the overall situation stabilized that there was a scene where Yan Tiemu'er and Empress Taiding privately hooked up.
In general, as the most powerful minister of the Yuan Dynasty, Yan Timur's status was higher than that of the emperor in the eyes of the various clans of the Yuan Dynasty.
The major nobles sacrificed princesses
After many emperors, Yan Tiemu'er is proud of his career, and his love scene is also very proud.
Marrying Empress Taiding as his wife, even the emperor had to avoid the limelight of Yan Tiemuel, and the nobles of the clan with a very sensitive sense of political smell naturally knew that it was better to please the emperor than to please Yan Tiemuel.
Yan Tiemu'er's life is two major hobbies, one is power and the other is beauty. In order to form a community of interests with Yan Timur, the princes and ministers of the Yuan Dynasty and the clansmen offered women from their families to him.
In this way, Yan Tiemuel has accepted more than 40 princesses and experienced more than 40 cave candle nights. After Emperor Yuan Wenzong became emperor, he made his son crown prince and began a liquidation of Yuan Mingzong's lineage.
Unexpectedly, not long after Yuan Wenzong killed his brother's family, the crown prince suddenly fell ill and died in less than a month.
Emperor Yuanwenzong's younger brother also fell ill, and the emperor panicked, feeling that the heavens were punishing him, and he ordered his younger son to be sent to Yan Timur's mansion and recognized him as his righteous father.
At the same time, Yuan Wenzong also made the only living young son of Mingzong's lineage a prince, so Yan Timu'er picked up an eldest son, and the key is that this son is not small.
With the power and status of Yan Timur, he can be called the uncrowned emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and throughout the feudal era of the mainland, there are few prime ministers like him. Unfortunately, the way Yan Tiemu'er died in the end was not very honorable.
The Metahistory records:
The back room was full of people, could not understand everything, and eventually drowned in blood.
The meaning of this sentence is summarized as follows, because Yan Tiemu'er had too frequent sexual affairs that led to blood in the urine, he finally died at the age of 48, and the most powerful prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty died because of women.
It is no wonder that the ancients often said that there was a knife on the head of the color character, and the legendary prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty did not die in the hands of others, but died on his own vices, which makes people sigh. What do you think differently about this?
Reference: 《Genshi》