Chapter 328 Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty Seven

Yuan Chengzong, also known as Emperor Wanzedu, was named Tie Mu'er.Is the grandson of the ancestors.The father is the crown prince Zhenjin, the mother is the empress Renyusheng, and the Hongjilie family.Born in the second year of Yuan Zhiyuan (AD 1265), and died in the eleventh year of Yuan Dade (AD 1307).43 years old.Reigned from 1294 to 1307 AD. Tie Mu'er's father, Zhen Jin, was the second son of Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan.In the tenth year of Zhiyuan (1273 A.D.), Zhenjin, who was in Lizhi, was established as the crown prince, but he was dissatisfied with Kublai Khan's reuse of powerful officials such as Ahema, and had a deep gap with Kublai Khan.In the 22nd year of the Zhiyuan Dynasty, Zhenjin died of depression due to being falsely accused of plotting to seize the throne. At this time, Tie Mu'er had grown up and led troops to put down the rebellion of Naiyan Yu's party and guard the northern border.The death of Zhenjin dealt a great blow to Kublai Khan, who was more than seventy years old, and made him extra cautious in re-determining the heir, which lasted for 8 years.Until 1293, Kublai Khan formally canonized his grandson Tie Mu'er as the "Crown Prince", granted him the "Crown Prince's Seal", and sent his favorite minister Yuxi Timur to assist Tie Mu'er in the northern border.

In the first month of the thirty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, died of illness. The kings of various clans gathered in Shangdu (now Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia) to discuss the establishment of a new king.Tie Mu'er got the report from the envoy and went to Shangdu.At this time, although his grandfather designated him as the heir to the throne, he could not succeed without the selection of the kings and noble relatives who participated in the Kultai (Conference of Kings), and the elder brother Gan Mala led the army in Mobei all the year round. , guarding the fortress, possessing greater power, and being the eldest grandson of Kublai Khan, there are good reasons for inheriting the throne.A few days later, Gan Mala, who was unwilling to lose the throne, also rushed to Shangdu and won the support of some kings and ministers.But their mother, Bo Lan, is also timid (Kuo Kuo Zhen) and decides to support Tie Mu'er for her youngest son Tie Mu'er.She won the support of important ministers Yuxi Timur and Boyan.

In April of the 31st year of the Yuan Dynasty, Bolan Yeqiechi presided over the Kultai Assembly and elected a new emperor.Yuxi Timur put pressure on Gan Mala, Gan Mala saw the situation, he was not expected to be his younger brother's opponent, hurriedly confessed that he was willing to serve the new emperor, and still led the army to guard Mobei.At the same time, Boyan received the support of Wan Ze, Prime Minister of Zhongshu You, and Pingzhang Buhumu, holding a long sword in his hand, and sternly read out the imperial edict of the late king, insisting that Chen Tie Mu'er is the legal heir to the throne.Everyone was terrified and dared not object.On April 13th, surrounded by the kings and ministers, Tie Mu'er ascended to the throne and became Emperor Chengzong.At this time he was 30 years old.

Chengzong ascended to the throne under the support of powerful officials and his mother.In terms of employing people, he basically retained the original team that Shizu was in power in his later years.In his later years, the Zhongshu Prime Minister Wanze and Hepingzhang who were used by the ancestors in their later years remained in their original posts for political affairs. Chengzong generally adopted the opinions of the two of them on matters in the court.Boyan and Yuxi Timur, who assisted in ascending the pole, were awarded the positions of Taifu and Taishi respectively, but they died one after another soon after.

In order to win the support of Mongolian and Han Confucian officials, Emperor Chengzong issued an edict to worship Confucius, built a Confucian temple in the capital, and selected scholars as academic officials.In the second year of Dade (1298 A.D.), Hara Hasun, who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, was appointed as the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Zuo. While appointing Mongolian and Han Confucian officials, Chengzong also followed his grandfather's example and used secular officials to manage finances.Politically stable for several years after coming to power. On external issues, after ascending the throne, Chengzong ordered to stop the use of foreign troops and restore good-neighborly relations with surrounding countries.In April of the 31st year of Zhiyuan (AD 1294), Chengzong sent an edict to Annan, the minister of rites, Li Yu, and others, to maintain diplomatic relations between the two countries.In the third year of Dade's reign, he sent Ning Yishan, the abbot of Mount Putuo, to Japan on a merchant ship. Since then, there have been frequent exchanges of envoys between the Yuan Dynasty, Annan and Champa, and the non-governmental trade between China and Japan has also been relatively active.During Chengzong's reign, the relationship between the Yuan Dynasty and Myanmar was very close. In the first year of Dade, Chengzong canonized Puwana Aditiya as the king of Myanmar, and opened a post road between Myanmar and Yunnan.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, the rebellions of various kings occurred frequently. Although Kublai Khan successfully quelled the rebellion of Ali Buge and Naiyan, but on the northwest border, Haidu and Duwa of the Chagatai Khanate had long been in conflict with the Central Committee of the Yuan Dynasty. The government is the enemy. Facing the aggressive offensive of the rebels, he immediately sent his uncle Kuo Kuo Chu, son-in-law Kuo Lijisi and others to garrison the northwest to resist the rebels.In the sixth year of Dade (1302 A.D.), with the support of Duwa, Haidu's son Chaba'er inherited the throne of the Chagatai Khanate.Under the heavy losses of the Yuan army, Duwa and Chabaer reconciled with the central government.In the autumn of the seventh year of Dade, Duwa and Chabaer sent envoys to the Yuan court, asking both sides to stop their troops and "to make good friends with each other".Chengzong accepted their invitation and request, and ordered to set up post stations between the Yuan court and the jurisdictions of Duwa and Chabal to facilitate the exchanges of envoys from both sides.The reconciliation between Chengzong and the kings of the Northwest ended more than 40 years of royal strife and revived the suzerainty of the central monarch in the western khanates.Chengzong also sent envoys to Persia with the envoys sent by Duwa to inform the newly enthroned Ilhan Wanjadu (Heerbanda) of the restoration of peace between the two sides.In May of the 9th year of Daedong, Wan Zhadu solemnly notified King Philip IV of France and King Edward I of England of this incident.

According to traditional Mongolian practice, after the new emperor came to the throne, he would give great rewards to the kings, princesses, son-in-law, and ministers. In order to win the support of Mongolian nobles and ministers, Chengzong spared no effort to spend the country's financial resources and abuse rewards. caused serious economic disruption. Before Chengzong became emperor, he led troops abroad for many years and was ignorant of government affairs.After becoming an emperor, he clung to the idea of ​​sitting down and eating ready-made meals, and ignored many important national affairs.He has been emperor for more than 5 years, and he still doesn't know who the officials of the six ministries are.Since the emperor is like this, the officials can imagine.Most officials in the DPRK and China take the emperor as an example, and they first consider whether there are conventions before doing things.

However, in his later years, Chengzong became uncharacteristically happy and became very happy.In the fifth year of Dade (1301 A.D.), he sent Liu Shen, Zuo Cheng of Jinghu Champa Province, to command 20,000 officers and soldiers from Huguang and other provinces to conquer 800 daughters-in-law (now in the Shan State of Myanmar and Chiang Mai, Thailand. ", it is said that the king had 800 wives, each led a village, hence the name), before Liu Shen could fight, most of the army had been lost due to diseases and epidemics, so he had to forcefully expropriate them, and sent them to Guizhou Chieftain Snake Festival and Yunnan Chieftain Song Longji asked for money and horses to help the army, which sparked resistance.It took more than two years to suppress the uprising of Song Longji and Snake Festival.Chengzong insisted on going his own way, and spent a lot of manpower and financial resources. Few officers and soldiers survived the expedition, and they had no military achievements to speak of.

Chengzong had only one son, named Deshou.Chengzong made him the crown prince.Unexpectedly, De's life was short, and he died before his father, and Chengzong did not designate an heir.In his later years, Chengzong was seriously ill and ignored the government. Empress Buluhan and Prime Minister Hara Hasun respectively took control of the court. With them as the center, they formed two opposing groups.In the first month of the eleventh year of Dade (AD 1307), Chengzong, who had been emperor for 14 years, died of illness.Bury the chariot valley.His posthumous title is "Qinming Emperor Guangxiao", and his temple title is "Chengzong".