Chapter 457: Dorgon’s Soul Falls into Prince River II
Hong Tai was dying soon. No matter how the doctor and the people in Lianghuangqi tried to hide it, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Tianming Khan would not last much longer.
Dorgon has never been a fool. Among the brothers, he can't be said to be the first in ability, but he is also among the first few, so he sees that the current situation is very subtle. The biggest problem before everyone now One of the problems was not how to defeat the Ming army and clean up the defeat in Shenyang, but who would inherit the throne after the death of Mrs. Hong.
For a long time, in addition to the die-hard supporters of the Two Yellow Flags, those who supported Hong Tai were those who supported the Han Army Flag and the Two White Flags, with the red flag inlay.
Mang Gurtai from the Zhenglan Banner has never been a supporter of Hongtai, and Jierhalang from the Xianglan Banner is a loser. He supports whoever is more powerful.
Although Daishan, the leader of the Zhenghong Banner, seems to be a staunch supporter of Hongtai on the surface, the troubles that occurred because of the election of Khan King cannot be hidden from others. Moreover, Daishan has never been worse than Hongtai in terms of qualifications and achievements. , so there is a lot of dissatisfaction within Zhenghongqi that Hong Tai succeeded to the throne instead of Daishan. If Daishan hadn't suppressed it strongly, there is no telling what trouble would have happened.
Now that Daishan is dead, Dorgon is sure that the people in Zhenghongqi will not support Hauge's succession. If they have to rely on one person, that person will definitely be Yuetuo who holds the red flag.
Yue Tuo became a die-hard supporter of Hong Tai because of the tense relationship with Dai Shan's father and son, but this does not mean that he will still be loyal to Hong Tai after Dai Shan's death. If Hong Tai had not died, he might have suppressed Zheng Tai. Hongqi is loyal to Hong Tai, but it would be difficult for him to lead the two red flags to surrender to Hauge.
All in all, after the death of Dai Shan and Hong Tai, the most likely candidates to compete for the Khan position are Haoge, supported by the two yellow flags, Yue Tuo, supported by the two red flags, and Dorgon, supported by the two white flags.
Judging from the cards, each of the three people has two flags to support them. The only difference is that Hauge holds the title of Dayi, but this Dayi is not irreversible. At least until now, although Hong Tai dominates the south, he still has the title of Khan. The heir did not say that it was the son who succeeded the father after his death.
The King of the Eight Banners promoted the Khan system, which was decided by the old Khan himself. As long as the old Khan's legacy is used, Hauge's righteousness will have little weight.
Mang Gurtai from the Zhenglan Banner also died. His younger brother Degelei was in charge of half of the Niulu in the Zhenglan Banner. Judging from the current situation, once Hong Taizhen died of illness, Degelei would support Hauge. The possibility of succeeding to the throne is unlikely. This is not because Dege Lei will blame Hong Tai for the death of Mang Gurtai, but because De Ge Lei has never been a brother that Hong Tai values and the reason why he entrusts the household department to him is that The bigger reason is just to appease the Mang Gurtai group.
As the actual flag owner of the Zhenglan Banner, it is impossible for Derge to not consider the people of the Zhenglan Banner. Hong Tai personally deprived him of half of the Zhenglan Banner's Niulu, as long as the half of the Niulu was not returned to him for one day. Zhenglan Banner, there is absolutely no reason for him to support Haoge. And asking the people with two yellow flags to return the Niulu tribe they got to Zhenglan Banner is simply a fool's dream.
Whoever has more troops and more cattle will have greater power. This has never been a secret among the Eight Banners. Why the two yellow flags are as strong as they are today is not because they continue to seize cattle from other banners. Record the members of the tribe.
If Hauge wanted the Two Yellow Flags to return the tribesmen of Zhenglan Banner in order to win over the Dege people, he would probably have been spurned by the Two Yellow Flags before he became the Great Khan. People are very realistic, and they support Hauge because Mrs. Hong has brought them too many benefits. If they want to give up these benefits because they support Hauge's succession, the people of the Two Yellow Banners are not bad. They would rather support a Khan who can continue to maintain the privileges of the Two Yellow Banners. Will support a Khan who harms the interests of the two yellow flags.
Everyone wants to be the Great Khan, Hauge thought, Dorgon thought even more, and others must also be thinking, the question now is how to become the Great Khan after Mrs. Hong's death.
There were rumors in the Eight Banners that when the old Khan was about to die, he asked Dorgon to be the Great Khan, but Hong Taishi used a trick to snatch away the Khan's throne, and also forced Dorgon and his brother's biological mother, Concubine Abahai, to become the Great Khan. This rumor has been spread by people for a long time, but no one dares to say whether it is true or false.
In the past, Dorgon never dared to think that the throne might belong to him, let alone to think that the fourth brother he had always been loyal to would be his mother-killing enemy. However, Hong Tai's illness had to make him have some Strange thoughts.
On the cards, there is actually little hope that he can win, unless two white flags, two yellows, and two reds compete fiercely, but this is obviously unrealistic. Dajin'er is no better than before, and Shenyang's loss is enough to defeat the Eight Flags. It has returned to the situation ten years ago. Whether it is population or wealth, the Eight Banners have suffered heavy losses. If internal strife breaks out at this time, Daikin will really die.
Dorgon was not stupid, he was not stupid enough to take this path of self-destruction, so he could only secretly figure out how to prevent Hauge from succeeding to the throne.
He and Azig discussed secretly late at night. After thinking about it, Azig immediately expressed his willingness to support Dorgon in competing for the throne. After another discussion, the two came to the conclusion that they must immediately send troops to chase the Ming army and defeat the Ming army. The great success of the army suppressed Hauge's succession, and at the same time he won the support of Derge and Jierhalang. As long as the two blue flags can support him, he will be the biggest winner. As for those Han people who Hong Tai trusted, Dole Gun never thought that these Han officials would become an obstacle to his ascending to the throne of Khan. As long as he showed the same trust as Hong Tai, most of these Han officials would come to kneel and lick him.
In order to ensure that he could become the new Great Khan unanimously called by the Eight Banners, Dorgon secretly sent people to Guangning to contact Xiwuli's father-in-law Tong Yangxing, and sent people to Yizhou to contact his father-in-law Li Yongfang. As long as these two expressed their support for him, then The Han army flag supported him. At the same time, Dorgon also sent someone to contact his father-in-law, Sanggar Zhaibeile of the Horqin tribe. The letter did not say much, only that Hong Tai was seriously ill and could not support him.
Dorgon believed that his father-in-law was not a fool, and he should know what to do after reading the letter. At the same time, Azig also took action, secretly sending out messengers from the camp one after another.
The same scene happened in the camp at the same time. It can be said that the people of the two yellow flags openly sent people out of the camp to communicate. Dorgon and Azig knew what they wanted to contact. Neither side can control the other now. What needs to be done, what both sides need most now is time. The people below do not know that Tianming Khan is dying, how can the people above not know that now, it is time to work hard for who will become the new Great Khan.
Hong Tai was in a coma, and his life and death were limited to a few days. In addition to feeling sad, Abatai had to consider his own interests. Finally, he walked into Dorgon's camp.
Before dawn the next day, with the strong support of Azig and Abatai, Dorgon personally led the Zhengbai Banner cavalry south to pursue the Ming army. Hauge and Duo Yi, who arrived on the same day, learned that Dorgon was heading south and immediately ordered The troops were raised and marched south. This time the troops were sent with clear lines. Hauge's cavalry with two yellow flags and Duo Yi's cavalry with white flags were hostile to each other. Although they marched south together, they were each under the orders of their flag masters.
After Dorgon sent out troops, he followed the path taken by the Ming army. On the fifth day, he finally discovered the Ming army. The Zhengbai Banner cavalry launched an attack on the Ming army without rest. The thousands of young men behind the Ming army were already a mob.
, all collapsed under a single blow. Seeing that the Ming army was vulnerable to a single blow, Dorgon was overjoyed. Regardless of the dissuasion of his generals, he personally led the red-armored Baiya La into the Ming army, intending to win a decisive battle.