Chapter 7: Killing the chicken and frightening the monkey's rise in power
The atmosphere in the palace was gloomy, and the cold stone slabs exuded a frightening chill. Within a short time, Hauge's knees felt chilly.
Jierhalang on the side was even more unbearable, trembling all over, and his old body was pitiful.
Only Luck Dehun was still young and knelt down bravely.
Kneeling down was very rare in the Huang Taiji period, and most of the people were civil servants. But when Dorgon came to power, the requirements became more stringent, and the Manchus and Han Dynasties complied with them.
The brother knelt down, Shunzhi looked unbearable, but when he saw Dorgon's terrifying face from the corner of his eye, he immediately regained his composure.
"Prince Zheng Jierharang, as the commander-in-chief of the march south, was incompetent in leading the troops. The defeat of Huai'an severely damaged the vitality of the Eight Banners. He cut off the blue flag and replaced it with the white flag -"
Gualjia Ganglin, a bachelor of the Academy of National History and the minister of political affairs, read out the emperor's edict with a straight face.
Shunzhi's eyelids moved at the side. He was completely unaware of this imperial edict.
"I accept the order!" Jierhalang raised his head and responded tremblingly.
There were only thirty Niu Lu in Xianglan Banner, and now there are ten of them at once, which can be said to be a serious loss of vitality.
"Dolobelek Dehun, as a deputy general, although he has some military exploits, his merits are hard to overcome. I am going to cut off his five oxen and reduce his rank to a beizi."
"Slave, thank you for your kindness!!" Luck Dehun gritted his teeth and kowtowed.
The leader of the Zhenghong Banner is Daishan, who controls twenty Niu Lu, while Luck Dehun, as the small flag leader, only has ten. Now it has been reduced to half, which is not only a heavy loss.
The title is not as important as Niulu.
At this time, Hauge couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart.
Although he is the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, he only has fifteen Niulu. If it is reduced further, he may not even be as good as the leader of the small flag.
He raised his head and glanced at Dorgon who was sitting high, and then at his younger brother who was like a wooden man. He could only grit his teeth and wait for the oracle.
Gang Lin coughed, attracting everyone's attention, and seemed to be witnessing the difference this time:
"Prince Su Hauge, as a deputy general, led his troops southward to Yangzhou on his own initiative during the southern expedition. Not only did he fail to make any achievements, but he also lost his troops and generals. In the battle of Huai'an, he was weak and incompetent and failed to restrain the generals, which led to such a situation.
Potential..."
"Thinking of him as my brother, with the affection of a close relative, I will reduce him to the rank of Prince Su, remove him from the title of Zhenglan Banner, ban him from home, and will not leave him even an inch..."
Wow——
In an instant, the entire hall suddenly became noisy.
These powerful Eight Banners lords didn't care about the emperor and regent, and they all discussed one after another.
The punishment this time was really too severe. Compared with the two people before, it was like heaven and earth.
"Who dares to make a noise in the presence of the Holy Emperor?"
Gang Lin's face didn't change and he scolded directly.
Only then did everyone realize that the regent was still there.
And Hauge was even more dumbfounded and astonished.
This is not just partiality, it is simply a blatant attempt to avenge a private vendetta!
"I'm not convinced——"
Hauge raised his head, his face full of stubbornness: "Although I made a mistake, I refused to accept the punishment. It is unfair, absolutely unfair-"
He looked around, ready to look for some sympathy and support, but everyone was calm, as if they didn't see it.
Daishan, the leader of the neutral red flag, remained silent, and Jierhalang, the leader of the blue flag, showed a bit of a sneer.
In despair, he turned his attention to his younger brother, Emperor Shunzhi, whom he had never seen in person.
But the little emperor was helpless at this time. When he was next to Dorgon, he was overwhelmed by his momentum and did not dare to speak at all.
The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
"alright!"
Dorgon made the final decision at this time and said loudly: "Since everyone has no objection, let's implement it!"
Gu Que
As he said that, he showed a sarcastic face towards Hauge: "As for you, you should rest well at home. You are not suitable for fighting anymore."
At this moment, Hauge wanted to stand up and knock Dorgon down directly with his burly body.
But at this time, for the sake of his own life and that of his family, he could only grit his teeth and struggle to be taken down by the guards.
"I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced -"
The empty hall gradually echoed with Hauge's roar, but it was all in vain.
After this incident, the nobles of the Eight Banners once again saw Dorgon's power. They all remained silent and kept silent. They had no power in the army.
The Zhengbai Banner, the Bordered White Flag, the Bordered Red Flag, and now the Zhenglan Banner, Dorgon directly controlled the four Manchurian banners. The power that had been shaken by the defeat of Huai'an was once again stabilized.
Killing chickens to scare monkeys is cliche, but it works.
Emperor Shunzhi also thought of this and looked at Dorgon with fear.
Dorgun was very satisfied with this scene. He raised his head and said decisively: "Datong must not sit idly by and watch."
After saying that, he said directly: "Send someone to appease him first to prevent him from colluding with Shaanxi and causing a catastrophe."
"Dorobele Nikan, Dorobele Boluo, lead the army straight into Yanmen Pass. We must not let them go south to Taiyuan to riot in Jin Dynasty."
The decision was finalized, and none of the flag-bearers had any objections.
The aftermath of this meeting continues to ripple throughout Beijing.
Because after the fall of Hauge, the leader of Zhenglan Banner was vacant. This was real power and everyone wanted to covet it.
Emperor Shunzhi is no exception. If the powerful Zhenglan Banner is really controlled by Dorgon, then he will be really in danger.
So much so that he shamelessly concealed his disgust and met with the Queen Mother several times to discuss how to deal with it.
The two yellow flag generals Obai, Sony, Tan Tai and others gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
However, Queen Mother Borzigit directly stopped everyone's deliberations and said in an unquestionable tone: "Zhenglan Banner is vacant. The regent already has a plan in mind, and it is not suitable to fight for it."
Everyone was silent.
Just the words "Prince Regent" made several people breathless.
Oboi, who had been suppressed one after another in the past few years, could only say in a low voice: "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true, and we can only suffer this loss."
Shunzhi sat, listening to everyone's words, and couldn't help but ask: "Can't Prince Su's son be allowed to hold the blue flag?"
"Emperor, now you can only read more and learn more and talk less."
The Queen Mother said solemnly: "Don't speak about these military and national affairs..."
"Yes!" Shunzhi agreed angrily.
Immediately, in Nikan, Boluo and his two men took the blue flag, the yellow flag, about thirty Niu Lu, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses to leave the capital. Dorgon immediately announced his arrangements.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the owner of the Zhenglan flag was Doni, the ten-year-old Prince of Yu with a white flag.
This surprised everyone.
Next, Dorgon fully explained what it means to be entitled and willful.
He directly asked the white flags with ten Niu Lu to be added to his sect.
In other words, the emperor has two yellow flags, and he has two white flags.
And Dhoni went to Zhenglanqi and changed positions, so he didn't suffer a loss.
After all, the previous White Flag suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Luoyang.
Zhengbai and Xiangbai have been mastered by the Dorgon brothers for many years. They are easy to use and can be used like an arm. The key resistance is small and they are obedient.
For Dorgon, this is much better than directly controlling Zhenglan Banner.
A storm of prosecution made Dorgon's strength increase instead of decrease.