As we all know, the Yuan Dynasty, as a large unified empire established by the Mongols and ruled by ethnic minorities in the history of the mainland, ruled for less than a hundred years, although it had a vast territory at its peak.
Looking back, the decline of the Yuan Dynasty did not happen overnight, but was the result of a combination of factors, such as famine among the people and frequent peasant uprisings.
In the later years of the Yuan Dynasty's reign, the long-term war led to the emptiness of the treasury, but the results of the war were few, and the national strength was seriously depleted.
At the same time, natural disasters also invisibly exacerbated an important factor in the decline of the Yuan Dynasty, and the peasants lost their survival security and took up arms to rebel. In addition to the above two reasons, there is another reason that is crucial, that is, the corruption of officials in the Yuan Dynasty and the political party and government.
The powerful minister Polo Timur is a very solid example, at his peak, he didn't even pay attention to the emperor, forcibly married more than 40 women from the royal family, and even coveted the beauty of the queen. So, what kind of story does he have? Let's talk about it today.
Who was Polo Timur
Polo Timur was a prominent general during the Yuan Dynasty, who grew up in the midst of war and was deeply influenced by his father, Badulu.
A famous military general during the Yuan Dynasty, Polo Timur fought with his father on the battlefield as a teenager, thus cultivating outstanding military talents.
During the Zhizheng period, the father and son fought side by side, and successively stationed in Xiangfan and Henan to make repeated military exploits, but unfortunately in the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, the answer to the loss of Badu Lu fell into the trap of the Red Turban Army and was defeated, and he could not accept such humiliation without defeating in his life, and finally died angrily.
Answer: Lost Badulu's awareness, and died of grief overnight.
After his father's death, Polo Timur succeeded him and reorganized his troops to continue the fight against the rebels, and with his excellent command skills and strong army, he quickly defeated the Red Turban Army and recovered Puzhou and other places.
At that time, the power of the Red Turban Army continued to expand, and even posed a threat to the Yuan Dynasty, but fortunately Polo Timur traveled all the way north and rushed back in time to stop and repel the attack of the Red Turban Army.
The victory in this battle strengthened Polo Timur's position in the imperial court, and the emperor was very satisfied with him, and after the war, he was rewarded with the title of great general.
After taking the emperor's order to pacify the Red Turban Army in Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi and Henan, although the process looked bumpy, but in the twentieth year of Zhizheng basically quelled the rebellion of the Red Turban Army in the north, the emperor was happy to promote him to the chief officer, and the Mongolian army and the Han army had the right to act cheaply.
As the so-called "meritorious achievement", Polo Timur's monstrous power aroused the dissatisfaction and jealousy of some ministers of the court and the central government, and these people began to slander the emperor in front of him with bad intentions, which caused the emperor's trust in him to be shaken to a certain extent.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were roughly 2 factions, one was the prince and the other was the emperor (actually a puppet).
Kuangku Timur was a famous general of the Yuan Dynasty, who was trusted by the emperor for his outstanding military achievements, but he was not the emperor's person, but the power of the prince's camp and grew stronger with the support of the prince, and even dared to compete for territory with the chief military officer Polo Timur.
Naturally, the emperor did not want his courtiers to threaten him, so he began to secretly weaken the power of Polo Timur, and there was no legitimate reason to directly withdraw military power, and the goal could only be achieved through checks and balances between courtiers.
Perhaps Pola Timur had been loyal to the emperor before, but the emperor's suspicion secretly deprived him of military power, and he and Timur were in harmony with him, which deeply pierced his heart.
Looking at this gradually decaying dynasty, Polo Timur was disheartened and no longer had the original loyalty, only indifference and power remained, so he simply set up a faction, and a party struggle within the Yuan Dynasty began.
The controversy between Timur and Polo Timur
In the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, the political pattern of the Yuan Dynasty was turbulent, and with the rise of Zhu Yuanzhang in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the struggle within the Yuan Dynasty became increasingly acute.
Emperor Yuan Shun's uncle fled to Polo Timur for refuge due to persecution by the prince's party, and the prince threatened Emperor Yuan Shun to revoke all of Polo Timur's titles in the name of "hiding the old sand and plotting rebellion".
Soon after, the crown prince stripped Polo Timur of his rank and ordered him to wait for the road to open and return to his hometown in Sichuan, but Polo Timur, who had military power, refused to comply.
The crown prince could only send Kuangkhor Timur to lead the army to attack Polo Timur, but in this battle, Polo Timur was victorious, and Emperor Yuan Shun intervened and handed over the core figures of the prince's party, and Polo Timur was not only restored to the official title but also was added to the title of Taibao.
After the defeat, the crown prince did not recognize the situation, but ordered Timur to attack Polo Timur, so that the great war between the two sides broke out again. In this battle, Polo Timur did not retreat like the last time, but led a large army to smash the Beijing division and break the prince's army.
After the victory of the war, Emperor Yuan Shun personally summoned him, and wept in the Xuanwen Pavilion Polo Timur to tell his innocence, and a touching and heartfelt words of loyalty and patriotism made him be appointed as the left prime minister of Zhongshu Province, which is equivalent to saying that he grasped the military and political power.
By this time, Polo Timur had reached the pinnacle of his life, and no one dared to stroke his beard in the entire Yuan Dynasty, and the prosperity of the Yuan capital also made Polo Timur dazzled, and began to indulge in glory, wealth, wine, and wealth.
It is not difficult to understand that after fighting for half a lifetime outside Kyoto and being suspicious of the emperor, now that no one can match him, how can he not enjoy his life, so Polo Timur's mentality has completely changed.
According to historical records: from Polo Timur Yi Yi is arrogant and uncontrollable, as for calling the soldiers a prisoner, killing the prime minister, and humiliating the queen. Woohoo!
As mentioned above, Polo Timur did not dabble in many books of sages and sages, and was always presented as a rugged military general, coupled with the expansion of his power in the center at that time, his personality became extremely arrogant and domineering, and he increasingly indulged his selfish desires.
He was feared by the emperor for his heavy army, during which he not only indulged in pleasure but also openly provoked the imperial power, and even made insulting remarks, repeatedly molested the concubines in the palace, and claimed to marry the queen of the current dynasty.
In the face of such humiliating words, the queen still did not dare to disobey the will of Polo Timur, and there was a scandal between the two.
In order to maintain the last dignity and not marry each other, the queen had to find a decent princess in the royal family to marry each other, even if it was her own daughter.
In just a few months, Polo Timur married 40 women of the royal family, and if the princess did not agree, he would not hesitate to forcibly take them away, which not only tarnished the dignity of the royal family, but also caused a huge shock in the society at that time.
During that period in Dadu Polo Timur. Although he is not an emperor, he is like a flower slave everywhere, living a luxurious life, traveling with these forty beauties every day, and his personal life is extremely hedonistic and extravagant.
According to historical records, even when he was in the last dynasty, he had to serve forty beautiful women, each holding a golden wine cup to send each other. The ancients said that "if you want to rise and perish, you must first let it run rampant", and Polo Timur's crazy move was a turning point in his personal destiny from prosperity to decline.
The final ending
The pinnacle of power often comes with great risks. Polo Timur's unquenchable power touched the nerves of many in the court, including those he had defeated political opponents, but there was only a lack of time for a mass attack, and the time soon came.
In order to ensure the long-term continuation of his power, it was not enough to be a powerful minister, so Polo Timur proposed to appoint Xue Shan, the son of Empress Boyan Hudu, as the crown prince, in order to replace the love of Lidara who opposed him.
This provoked a great backlash, and Prince Aiyu even led his troops to fight him again, but Polo Timur's troops were defeated, and his subordinates quickly even took refuge in each other.
Even so, Polo Timur did not realize the seriousness of the problem, and once again used his power to coerce Emperor Yuan Shun to ask for a concubine, Emperor Yuan Shun was very angry but unable to return to the sky, but this time he did not swallow his anger, and said to his side, "Deceive me so far",
In the past, the prince's party and Emperor Yuan Shun were not on the same line, but at this time, the strength of Polo Timur made the two parties indirectly come together.
First, the crown prince decisively sent an army to defeat Polo Timur, and then it was time for Emperor Yuan Shun to make a move, and a plot to assassinate quietly unfolded.
In July of the 25th year of the reign of Zheng, Polo Timur entered the palace as usual, and after the court meeting, he went to the Yanchun Pavilion with his confidant Lao Sha to perform a good news and announce their military victory.
However, just as they walked into the ancient peach forest on the side of the Yanchun Pavilion, suddenly an apricot branch accidentally fell and smashed into Polo Timur's hat.
This thing seemed to be a signal, and then a faceless person suddenly crossed in front of him, and Polo Timur sensed that it was too late, and the other party directly attacked, and the blade in his hand stabbed him quickly and accurately.
Before Polo Timur and his guards could fully react, they were seriously injured and fell to the ground, and finally died under the sword, and Emperor Yuan Shun also completely eliminated this potentially huge threat, which was also a bloody history in the Yuan Dynasty.
Historical records: Polo Tier and Chakhan Timur fought for Jining, and the song was in Polo Timur. Huizong did not observe the wrongs, but mediated the matter in order to appease, because Polo Timur Yiyi was arrogant and uncontrollable......
How did Polo Tier go from an important minister to a powerful minister, the above sentence is very clear, when the ministers were fighting, Emperor Yuan Shun had been with the mud, which eventually led to the growth of Polo Tier's power.
So much so that his wife (queen) was humiliated, and more than 40 royal women stooped down to marry, leaving an indelible scandal in the "History of the Yuan".
Polo Timur was finally assassinated because he was too arrogant and domineering, and in the end he did not die well, and even the clan did not escape the fate of being purged.
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