(Portrait of Emperor Taiding and Sun Timur)
To the first year of the reign of 1328 AD.
The fiercest iron-blooded emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Bo'er, died.
The emperor devoted his life to restoring the glory of the dynasty, but he had the heart to kill thieves and was unable to return to heaven, and he received a bento after five years in power.
The Yuan Dynasty is vast and fertile, such a huge feudal empire can not be a day without a monarch, according to the rules, the emperor dragon rides the guests, the throne should be inherited by the prince Asokji Eight, but the time blinked more than a month, the people's days passed, the ministers early on the morning, is not the intention of supporting the prince to ascend the throne.
Asokji eight is also very depressed, although I am young, only nine years old, but after all, I am the heir of the previous emperor, the former emperor has taken the bento, I am on the throne of the ninth five, becoming the new emperor is not a sure thing? What's to drag?
As the crown prince, Asokyoshi eight from the procedural point of view, is indeed the emperor's best candidate, but the new emperor did not run to the past with his own big swing, usually a group of ministers actively persuaded, the prince said that my father just died, I really am not in the mood to be the emperor, the ministers said that the country needs you, you will not live when you are not us, the crowd is excited, the prince saw that the ministers were so sincere, he had to give the ministers a face, and it was difficult for him to take the emperor's throne.
This process is not uncommon in China's 5,000-year history, it is not very important, but it must be there.
The reason why the ministers were unusual and did not actively support the crown prince was because there was a person who obstructed him.
This person is the emperor who is in the middle of the dynasty, and the upside down is the sand.
He was a minister of the former emperor's orders, and he had absolute power in the Yuan court at this time.
As a person of the level of mixed with one person and above ten thousand people, the ascension of the new monarch to the throne can no longer make his position further.
In other words, to be a chancellor wants to go one step further, that is, to kill the leader (the emperor) and become the leader himself.
But jokes are not nonsense, and history needs to be rigorous.
The history books have not clearly recorded that the reason why this minister delayed supporting Asokil viii was because he wanted to plot rebellion, so I can only tell you that there is such a possibility.
Anyway, for some ulterior motive, Comrade Chu Lasha has not supported the crown prince, the position of emperor is unresolved, empty for more than a month, Andregi is eight years old and has nothing to do, and can only stare dryly.
(Portrait of Emperor Asokyoshi VIII of Tianshun)
The Yuan Dynasty was divided into two capitals, the Yuan capital Beijing, which was the official capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Yuan Capital Xilin Gol, which was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
The former emperor Taiding Emperor lived in the desert north in the early years and did not like the central plains atmosphere, so he has been ruling in Shangdu since he ascended the throne, and naturally he died in the capital, and the prince, The Fallen Rasha and all the ministers are also in The capital.
Shangdu was delayed for more than a month without establishing an emperor, and most of the ministers on this side were a little anxious.
Xilin Gol is on the grassland, the grassland is vast, the personnel are sparse, in January, there is no major event, so it seems that delaying the establishment of the emperor for a month does not seem to be a big deal.
But most of them are in Beijing City, and the officials from all over the country have written one letter after another, and the political affairs of the huge empire have been one after another, and a bunch of broken things need to be solved urgently, and no emperor can play for a day.
Most of the ministers in The capital wrote folds to the ministers of Shangdu every day, urging them when the emperor would ascend the throne, and I still had a bunch of things to deal with.
The ministers were impatient, but what they got was a light reply from Comrade Laisha: calm, calm.
In the capital city, the most urgent person was the Privy Council officer Yan Tiemu'er, and when Comrade Yan saw that The fall was so unhurried and unhurried, his heart was called angry, and indignation, his head turned and he thought about it, and a groundbreaking idea was born.
Ruins of Yuan Dadu (top) and yuan shangdu sites (bottom)
Shangdu is just a companion capital, the city of Beijing where he stays is the right capital, why wait for the emperor to be established, we are not without people, we don't care about the fall of the sand, the first to support the establishment of a new monarch will not be won.
First of all, he found the son of Emperor Wuzong of the former dynasty and said that we should do it ourselves, and we will not wait for the minister to fall down, and we will support you as emperor.
He was crowned King of Zhou and had a relationship with the former Emperor Taiding, and it was reasonable to inherit the throne.
This King of Zhou "sat at home, and the throne came up from heaven", and when he heard that everyone was going to support himself as emperor, he was quite happy, and he packed his bags and planned to go to Beijing and ascend the throne as emperor.
This side and Shi Yu just about to leave, over there Yan Timur repented, he thinks that He Shi Yu is far away in the desert north, even if it is non-stop, it will take three or five days, the political situation is changing, three or five days who knows what will happen? By then the broccoli was cold.
So he resolutely decided to give up Heshi and choose another heir.
He chose and went among the royal relatives of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and finally finally finally decided on the candidates.
This man's name was Bo'erJin Tu Timuer.
He is the younger brother of Washizu.
The same prince of the Yuan Dynasty, the same son of Emperor Wuzong, and the same brother-in-law of the former Emperor Taiding, it is also reasonable to let Comrade Xiaotu become the emperor.
Moreover, TuTimu'er's fiefdom is near Beijing, starting from the doorstep of the house and walking for half an hour to Beijing.
Everything was finalized, and on October 16, 1328, Tu Timu'er ascended the throne in the city of Beijing, known as Yuan Wenzong.
(Portrait of Yuan Wenzong Tu Timu'er)
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the most shocking thing was of course the hesitant Minister of Shangdu, who fell to the throne, and when he saw that the ministers of the capital directly bypassed themselves and established a new monarch, he himself could not sit still, and followed closely behind, and finally established Asoki Asoky bada as emperor, known as the Tianshun Emperor.
In this way, the Yuan Dynasty formed a special political pattern.
Most of the ministers in the capital supported Emperor Wenzong, and the ministers in Shangdu supported emperor Tianshun.
Overnight, two emperors appeared in a regime.
Neither of the two emperors obeyed the other, who looked at no one was pleasing to the eye, and whoever looked at him was uncomfortable.
Two emperors in a territory are said to be double yellow (emperor) eggs, and if they are not good, they are engaged in splitting.
Emperor Wenzong of Dadu, Tu Timu'er, knew that he was wrong, and after becoming emperor, he was very restrained, because after all, Asokji Viii was appointed by the former Emperor Taiding, so from the patriarchal inheritance system, the Tianshun regime was the orthodoxy of the Yuan Dynasty.
Of course, Comrade Chu Lasha also understood this truth, and he believed that since Tianshun was the orthodox of the Yuan Dynasty, he should take the initiative to attack and clean up the chaotic thief Wenzong's regime.
First, they have the advantage in public opinion, and second, there are millions of soldiers in the north of the desert, and it is not a small meaning to destroy the city of Beijing?
Therefore, Helasha immediately organized an army to pull out Beijing to beat up The Wenzong regime.
The Tianshun regime has many soldiers, but it will be widowed, and although the Wenzong regime is widowed, it will be many.
From a military point of view, the key factor that determines the victory of a war is, of course, how well the commander performs.
No matter how many troops there are, without the guidance of smart people, they are blind.
The commander of the Tianshun regime, living in the grassland for many years, does not understand the world, drinks and hunts every day, fighting can be said to be a clueless, purely a bag of wine and rice, and the generals under Emperor Wenzong, who have moved to Beijing for many years, are deeply influenced by Sinicization, and have also learned a lot of military books and tactics, which can be said to be very capable.
The generals of Emperor Wenzong, who had read the book of soldiers, knew the truth that "raising troops should avoid their sharp edges", never confronted the Tianshun army head-on, only fought guerrilla warfare, and either engaged in harassment tactics or sneak attack tactics.
Taking advantage of the weakness of Tianshun's army, Emperor Wenzong's army attacked Shangdu by a small road, and within two days the Tianshun regime was overthrown.
Poor Asoky eight little friends, before their butts were hot, were pulled off their horses.
From the time he ascended the throne to his abdication, only 42 days passed.
On the day of the destruction of the upper capital, the siege soldiers went through every corner of the Xilin Gol steppe inside and out, and did not find Asokji Ba.
There was no one alive, no corpse in the dead, and the nine-year-old little emperor completely disappeared.
As an author, in order to give the reader an explanation, I have gone through various history books, but I have never found anything about the whereabouts of the Tianshun Emperor, and finally, I finally found the end of the emperor in a Mongolian historical material called "The Flow of the Ganges".
The upper capital was destroyed, and Emperor Asokil fled and was killed in the Mongolian steppe by the Mongol nobleman Yuelu Timur.
This ending may be what we can think of at the beginning, he is the emperor, but he is also a nine-year-old child, and when a child faces the cruel wars of the feudal era, death may be his only destination.
Cruel and ruthless.
Bleak and dreamy.
The Tianshun regime collapsed, the four seas were at peace, and the universe was clear, but Emperor Wenzong was still not very happy.
For him, his brother and shifu, who had also been selected as heir to the throne, had always been a potential threat to him.
If he did not die for a day, for Emperor Wenzong, there would be no peace for a day.
(Portrait of Washi shiyi was later posthumously honored as Emperor Yuanmingzong)
However, Emperor Wenzong did not choose to send troops to clean up Heshi, but instead did something that was difficult for everyone to understand, and after the world was settled, he took the initiative to give up the throne and invited Heshi, who was far away in the north of the desert, to take the throne in Beijing.
Emperor Wenzong said, We are all the sons of Emperor Wuzong, you are my eldest brother, the throne is given to you, I am willing.
Comrade Lao He was once again faced with the situation of "people sitting at home, the throne comes up from heaven", he rushed to Beijing with great joy, did not expect Emperor Wenzong to be more enthusiastic, went to Hebei in advance to meet Heshi, the brothers reunited in the Zhangbei area of Hebei, built a camp in the local area, sang and danced, pushed cups and cups, Emperor Wenzong said: Big brother I want to die you, you come to the throne to sit for you, I will work for you later.
He Shiyu also patted his chest and promised, as long as I become emperor, I guarantee that my brother will be glorious and rich for the rest of your life.
That being said, the hearts of the two people may not be thinking like this, a little bit of truth, a little bit of falsehood, and everyone's heart is clear.
The royal family has been ruthless since ancient times, and life and death are only in an instant.
Sure enough, within two days, Heshi died in the camp.
Regarding the death of Heshi, the history books only leave a few large characters of "the cause of death is unknown".
But everyone knew that the death of HeShi was inseparable from Emperor Wenzong, but by this time, no one cared anymore.
When the king is defeated, people's eyes will only focus on the victor.
The ministers are not fools, when they see that the emperor's hands are black enough, his brothers are all killed, so they quickly pull together a gang, kneel down together, and shout long live the mountain, saying that we don't know anything, we only recognize you Tu Timu'er as an emperor.
At this point, Emperor Wenzong could finally be the master of this dynasty in a down-to-earth manner, but according to his temple name "Wen", he should not be a corrupt and hedonistic emperor.
This emperor grew up in yanjiao since childhood, deeply influenced by sinicization, is an uncompromising literary and artistic youth, the level of calligraphy is on a par with the Tang Dynasty Taizong, and the art of painting is far beyond the Song Dynasty Huizong, which can be said to be the shoulder handle of the Dayuan literary and artistic circles.
Not only was he a man of letters, but the emperor's level of governance was also leveraged.
Unfortunately, Emperor Wenzong was in an era when it was difficult to make a difference.
(Quan Chen Yan Timur image)
Yan Tiemu'er, the powerful minister who supported his ascension to the throne, abused his power and brought calamity to the country, and he was basically in a state of being suspended.
Corruption is rife, corruption is rampant, cultural development is slow, science and technology stand still, and the economy collapses in various ways.
The emperor could do nothing but chant the wind and moon in the deep palace.
Because no one wanted to listen to him.
Officials are complicit, going to work is corruption, and spending money after work.
The nobles clung to each other, abused their privileges, and annexed property and land in large numbers.
The people had a hard time, and small-scale rebellions continued to occur.
The emperor could not count on anyone.
In the past, the emperor seems to have turned his hand over to the cloud and covered his hand for the rain, and the emperor gave an order, the four seas rose to peace, and the universe was clear.
The emperor punched the traitor and kicked the adulterer.
Develop dynasties, advocate reforms, and bring the empire to another peak.
Is there such an emperor?
Yes.
The Qin Emperor Han Wu and the Tang Emperor Song Zu were all emperors who could change the world with their own strength.
But such emperors are only a minority after all.
The people and ministers saw the emperor, and the mountains shouted long live and wished the emperor a long life, but in fact, the emperor was also a human being, and the emperor could not live to ten thousand years old.
The emperor also ate grains and grains, also watched the fireworks in the world, and also knew that people's feelings were cold and warm, and there were also joys and sorrows.
Those emperors who turn the tide are only a few, and most of the emperors are political prisoners.
They are always in danger, isolated, targeted, without anyone's help, and all their lives, sullen and depressed.
And Emperor Yuanwenzong Tu Timu'er was exactly such an emperor.
In the third year of Shun, in 1332 AD, Emperor Wenzong was depressed and his physical condition took a sharp turn for the worse, and he had reached the time of his death.
Before dying, he said this to his ministers:
"The things of the past that were shaking and forking were a great mistake for the sake of the people of the past. Taste the night and think, regret is not enough."
In Mongolian, it is the place where Heshi died violently.
Emperor Taizong of Tang did not have the slightest remorse for Xuanwumen's act of killing his brother.
Song Taizong was kind and pure, but he did not dare to mention the snowy night of the candle shadow axe many years ago.
The emperor, who had been lonely all his life, confided his heart before his death, and in the face of the fact that he had killed his brother and Shi Yu at present, the emperor regretted it and suffered a lifetime.
And now, he can finally leave with peace of mind.
The Yuan Dynasty behind him was in turmoil, and no one knew what kind of future the dynasty would go into.
Many years ago, on the day of the death of the grandson of the former Emperor Taiding and his grandson Timur, on the same day of the same month of the same year, a child named Zhu Zhongba was born in Haozhou, Anhui.
On the night of Emperor Wenzong's death, a child named Xu Da was also born in Haozhou.
In this way, perhaps the heavens have their own fixed numbers, perhaps everything has been arranged earlier, and perhaps history has long written the final outcome that belongs to the dynasty.