In the period of social construction in ancient China, the relationship between the emperor's subjects was very delicate, and only when their power was in balance, the country would have a better development. If the imperial power is too strong, it is easy to cause decision-making mistakes, and if the power of the courtiers is too strong, it is easy to cause chaos in the government. In history, there have been many powerful courtiers, and the most familiar one is Cao Cao. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although Cao Cao was a noble minister, he still "blackmailed the Son of Heaven to order the princes" and vigorously developed his own power, laying a solid foundation for the development of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms. Another example is Dolgun, Huo Guang and others, and the protagonist of today's story is Yan Timur.
Yan Timur was the chancellor of the Yuan Wenzong period, and although this person was only a courtier, he had an extraordinary life experience. He was originally Yuanwuzong's personal bodyguard, because his loyalty and bravery were particularly appreciated by Yuanwuzong, so he gradually had a very ordinary bodyguard who was slowly promoted to commander, and even his prestige in the army was extremely high. By the time of Emperor Yuanrenzong, Yan Timur had taken control of the military. The imperial succession system of the Yuan Dynasty was relatively peculiar, and the succession of fathers and sons and brothers and brothers and brothers and brothers and brothers were constantly changing, so it was easy to be confused.
In the back, the official position and power slowly increased, and eventually grasped the military power of the state and became the prime minister of the dynasty. Moreover, the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were generally short-lived, which to a certain extent also made Yan Timur's seniority in the dynasty more and more profound. The imperial succession system of the Yuan Dynasty was relatively peculiar, and the succession of fathers and sons and brothers and brothers and brothers and brothers and brothers were constantly changing, so it was easy to be confused.
After Emperor Yuanwuzong's death, he passed the throne to his younger brother Emperor Yuanrenzong, and agreed with the other party that when Emperor Yuanrenzong died, he would return the throne to Emperor Yuanwuzong's son. However, Emperor Yuanrenzong was a selfish man, and he was unwilling to give the throne to his nephew, so he sent Yuanwuzong's eldest son to Yunnan.
After Emperor Yuanrenzong's death, his son Emperor Yuanyingzong ascended the throne, but only a few years later, Emperor Yuanyingzong was assassinated, and emperor Taiding succeeded to the throne, and died soon after. At this time, Yan Timur stood up and supported Emperor Wuzong's second son to succeed Tothmu'er, the prince of Huai, and was known as Emperor Wenzong of Yuan. After Emperor Wenzong ascended the throne, it was precisely because of his meritorious service that after Emperor Wenzong ascended the throne, he made Timur the Minister of Yan and took charge of the military and political power of the whole country. From then on, Yan Timur had power in the opposition, and all the princes and ministers who wanted to meet the emperor had to get his permission. Even if the emperor wanted to appoint anyone as crown prince, he had to ask for his opinion.
People are easily confused by power, Yan Timur lost himself under all these flowers, and over time Yan Timur also began to swell, and even later married the empress of the Taiding Emperor as his wife, not only that, 34 princesses of the Yuan Dynasty were married by him as his concubines. One of the surprising things was that when Emperor Wenzong heard about this, he not only did not feel angry but felt very normal, but later for this reason, Yan Timur lived an absurd life every day, and finally died because of it. He was a chancellor of the dynasty, marrying the empress as a concubine and taking 34 princesses as concubines, but the emperor did not care at all