Chapter 329 Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty Eight

Yuan Wuzong, also known as Emperor Qulu, was named Haishan.He is the eldest son of Chengzong's brother Dalamabala, and his mother is the empress dowager Xingsheng, Hongjila.He was born in the eighteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty and died in the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty.He reigned from 1307 to 1311 AD. In the third year of Dade (1299 A.D.), Yuan Chengzong ordered his nephew Haishan to go to Kuo Kuo to take the post in the army because of the slackness of Kuo Kuo, the king of Ningyuan who was guarding Mobei.In October of the eighth year of Dade, Haishan was canonized as King Huaining, wearing a gold seal, and 65,000 households in Ruizhou were sealed.The outstanding military achievements and excellent troops laid a solid foundation for Haishan to fight for the throne.

In the first month of the eleventh year of Dade, Chengzong Tie Mu'er died on the sickbed.According to the old system of the Yuan Dynasty, when the throne was vacant, Empress Bruno Han of the Central Palace was temporarily regent, and she was responsible for calling the clan ministers to hold a Kuriertai meeting to elect a new monarch.Bu Luhan and Zuo Prime Minister Ahutai and others planned to support Chengzong's cousin Anxi Wang Ananda.However, Shizu had an agreement that the throne must be passed on to Prince Zhenjin in the future. According to this agreement, it should be the eldest son of Chengzong's elder brother Ganmala's eldest son Timur (later Emperor Taiding).Chengzong's obituary spread to Huaimeng, and Aiyu Libalibada, the second son of Chengzong's second brother Damabala, and his mother also returned to the capital in the name of funeral, preparing to seize the throne.

Haishan is in Mobei, far away from Dadu. His younger brother, Aiyu Libali Bada, went to Dadu first and arrested Prime Minister Ahutai of Zuo and King Ananda of Anxi. Its all killed.The kings Kuo Kuo Chu and Ya Hu Du persuaded Ai Yu Li Ba Li Bada to be the emperor, but he did not dare to make mistakes considering that his brother Hai Shan had a large army and was capable of conquering wars. Hara Hasun stayed in the guard day and night to prevent accidents.Another envoy was sent to Feng Yuxi to meet Haishan in the north. In March of the 11th year of Dade, Haishan led 30,000 elite soldiers to Helin (today's Erdeni Zhaonan). He learned that Aiyu Libali Bada's coup had succeeded, so he summoned the princes' sons-in-law to discuss going south to seize the throne.He arrived in Shangdu in May.The mother and son meet at one place, and the kings are assembled.Empress Bruhan, who abolished Chengzong, was relegated to Dong'an Prefecture, and then bestowed with death.At the same time, Ananda's accomplice Zongwang Mingli Tiemu'er was arrested, and he was also detained by the Supreme Commander and sentenced to death.

Haishan held the enthronement ceremony on the day appointed by the astrologer, and it was for Wuzong.Afterwards, all the kings, civil and military officials met in Da'an Pavilion, and announced amnesty to the world.He also ordered: the soldiers who save the soldiers and the soldiers who provide heavy supplies to the states and counties will be exempted from the three-year tax in Dadu, Shangdu, and Longxing.Yunnan, Bafan, Tianyang and other places are exempted from tax for one year.Those who escape and return to work will be exempted for 3 years.The disaster-affected areas stopped collecting taxes on mountain farms and lakes, and allowed the poor to adopt them on the spot.Army horses passing through prefectures and counties must not disturb the common people.Private iron smelting is allowed.Encourage the establishment of schools and exempt Confucian households from their duties.Ask about widowhood and loneliness.

After Wu Zong came to the throne, he appointed a large number of his cronies to take charge of the key points, and replaced all the civil and military affairs of the old dynasty.Qitai Puji is Haishan's confidant.Haishan has been very close to this old family member since he was a child. When he led his troops to resist Haidu, he begged Tai Puji to accompany him.After Haishan won the throne, he begged Taipuji to rise to the top, and was honored as a political officer in Zhongshu Pingzhang. Later, he was promoted to Shangshuyou Prime Minister, and was added the title of Taifu. He was named King Anji soon.

In the early years of Wuzong's accession to the throne, he wanted to follow the Han system and respect Confucianism and Taoism.So not long after he came to the throne, he sent envoys to Queli to sacrifice to Confucius with the ceremony of Tailao, and added the title "Dacheng Zhisheng Wenxuan King", and granted amnesty to those who followed Confucianism all over the country.Zhongshu Youcheng Boluo Timur translated the "Book of Filial Piety" in Mongolian, and submitted it to Emperor Wuzong for reading, which was commended.Wu Zong ordered Zhongshu Province to make stereotypes and stamps, and gave them to all kings and ministers.Because Wu Zong respected the holy religion, it became common practice to study scriptures inside and outside the court.

At that time, the influence of Western monks was very hot in the court, and they were arrogant.When Emperor Wuzong built the Holy Palace, he often invited monks to pray to the Buddha.He also sent 1,500 sergeants and a large number of migrant workers to build the Wutai Mountain Buddhist Temple.And let the crown prince personally preside over the construction of a Buddhist temple in the south of the capital city.He also ordered lamas to translate Buddhist scriptures.The Western monks had no scruples, and moths harmed the people, which became a great disaster at that time. Wu Zong was moody, sometimes lenient, and sometimes cruel.His extravagance and profligacy surpassed that of Chengzong.At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he gave great rewards to the kings and clans, which made the treasuries of the two capitals empty and unable to make ends meet.In the first month of the first year of the Great Yuan Year (AD 1308), there was a famine in Shaoxing, Taizhou, Qingyuan, Guangde, Jiankang, and Zhenjiang in the south of the Yangtze River, and the government's finances were even more difficult.Coupled with Wu Zong's large-scale construction projects, building cities and temples, and building private estates, the financial crisis reappeared.

Wu Zong favored many concubines, and the empress was registered very late.In the first month of the third year of Zhida, the real brother of the Hongjira family was named as the queen.Brother Zhen's younger sister, Brother Su, was also named queen. Due to indulging in lewd pleasures and excessive drinking, Wu Zong was seriously ill. On New Year's Day in the fourth year of his reign, all officials entered the palace to congratulate him and waited for a long time.Seven days later, Wu Zong collapsed in Yude Hall.He reigned for less than 5 years (AD 1307-1311) and died at the age of 31.Bury the chariot valley.In May, civil and military officials also first posthumously titled "Emperor Renhui Xuanxiao" and the temple name "Wuzong" by Mu'er and other superiors.It is called "Qulu Khan" in Mongolian.