In the northern Shanxi area, which was confronting the Shun army of northern Shaanxi across the river, the Qing army was actively mobilizing troops. The roads were filled with groups of people and horses, flags were fluttering, and Dorgon's chariot was driving among the large groups of soldiers and horses.
, appears particularly conspicuous.
He has just returned from Beijing. His schedule has been very busy recently. Sometimes he rides a horse, sometimes takes a car, and when he is in Datong City, he rides in a sedan just like the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Now Dorgon is no longer just Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty, but also one of the auxiliary kings.
Even if the documents are not related to the military affairs in northern Shanxi, as long as the importance reaches a certain level, they will be sent to Dorgon. Therefore, he is extremely tired from official duties every day. He always guards many servants near Dorgon's car.
The civil servants are always ready to accept the instructions of the auxiliary king and turn Dorgon's edict into a document format that meets the standards of the imperial court.
A large number of guards guarded the carriage. Dorgon's sedan was parked in an open space. The royal guards arranged yellow chairs in front of the sedan, covered them with chair cushions, and placed cases in front of the sedan.
Dorgon casually put the documents he had read in the sedan chair on the table, and then wrote instructions on how to give instructions to the ministers on each document. The ministers who received the instructions only obeyed the order and respectfully left with the documents assigned to them.
The first sentence at the beginning of these official documents is: "The decree of Prince Rui, the uncle of the Qing Dynasty".
Dorgon looked in the direction of Beijing. Even now, he still felt very regretful. The auxiliary king was not as good as the regent, and the words "uncle" in front of him were no better than Hauge's "emperor brother".
, which made Dorgon even more disappointed.
Huang Taiji...
Dorgon had a very ambivalent view of Huang Taiji. Of course he knew that his fourth brother was a genius. Without Huang Taiji to save Nurhachi from all kinds of chaos at critical moments, how could the Qing Dynasty enter the customs and occupy Beijing today?
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However, Huang Taiji was ruthless and cunning. As soon as Nurhaci died, Huang Taiji used conspiracy and tricks to force Dorgon's biological mother, Concubine Abahai, to die for burial, which made Dorgon hate him deeply.
However, Dorgon learned one thing from Huang Taiji, that is, in the struggle for power, the use of any despicable conspiracy is allowed and correct.
"He deserved to die...but his death was so untimely!"
The civil servants in front of the sedan wished they were deaf. Although Dorgon did not mention it by name, who could not tell that he was directly criticizing the recently deceased Huang Taiji?
Huang Taiji died just after the Qing army won the Battle of Huolu, which not only affected the Qing army's opportunity to expand their results. For Dorgon, the worst thing happened, of course, when Huang Taiji died.
Because he was not by his side, he lost an excellent opportunity to seize the throne of the Qing Dynasty.
There were three princes present at the Huolu battlefield, namely Prince Duduo of Yu, Prince Azige of England, and Prince Hauge of Su.
Among these three people, King Duduo of Yu and King Azig of England were both brothers of Dorgon, and Hauge was the eldest son of Huang Taiji.
When Huang Taiji died suddenly and suddenly, Hauge led the southern wing army back to the imperial tent and almost secured the throne as the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Duduo and Azig arrived in time
After rushing back, Duduo had his own political ambitions, and Azig was loyal to Dorgon. The two of them joined forces to oppose. Even though Hauge was the eldest son of Huang Taiji, he could not immediately claim the throne in the royal tent and inherit the throne.
In addition, during the Huolu War, Liu Zeqing and Gao Di escaped from the battlefield and led their troops to flee back to Beijing to control the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Qing army was still not out of the life-and-death crisis. Even if Hauge wanted to rely on Huang Taiji's remaining power to launch an attack, most soldiers would never follow.
Therefore, Hauge could only accept the advice of Duduo and Azig, and the three of them led some troops back to Beijing. After waiting to capture Liu Zeqing and Gao Di, he summoned the kings Baylor to discuss the situation of the Qing Dynasty after the death of Huang Taiji.
Political arrangements - also include the political arrangements for the power structure of the Ming Dynasty after the death of Emperor Chongzhen.
The long-defeated troops of Liu Zeqing and Gao Di, even without the pursuit of Duduo, Azig and Hauge, were by no means a match for Prince Li Daishan in Beijing.
What's more, the pursuers arrived immediately. Before the two armies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties clashed, the two towns had already collapsed in fear. Liu Zeqing, Li Jiantai, Gao Qiqian and several others disappeared without a trace. Gao Di was caught up and killed by Wu Sangui, and his troops were lost to Wu Sangui's men.
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After that, the princes Baylor who were scattered throughout the pass were slowly recalled to Beijing to discuss the overall situation. After Dorgon learned of the death of Huang Taiji in Datong, he returned to the capital with a complicated mood and found that the situation had become extremely complicated:
The first is Daishan. Daishan is the second son of Nurhachi and is the eldest of the four Baylors above Huang Taiji. In the Huang Taiji dynasty, Daishan was suppressed for a long time because of his age and status. He has long been suppressed.
He lives a leisurely life, does not care about government affairs, and has very limited strength. He basically adopts a neutral stance. No matter who wants to inherit the throne, Daishan will support him;
Next is Jierhalang. Jierhalang's Xianglan Banner still has certain strength, but he was defeated by Li Laiheng in Shenzhou. Not only did he not reinforce the Huolu battlefield, but he fled back to Beijing in embarrassment, where he was attacked by the kings Baylor.
censure, let alone have no say in deciding who owns the throne of the Qing Dynasty;
Then there are Duduo and Azige. Duduo’s Zhengbai Banner is a very powerful one among the Eight Banners. He himself also has considerable political ambitions, but he can’t stand alone. Even Azige will not support Duduo.
Of course, Azig himself supported Dorgon's rise to power;
The problem was Hauge. Hauge owned the Zhenghuang Banner left by Huang Taiji and supported it with the Xianghuang Banner. He also commanded the Zhenglan Banner and had the strength of the three banners. He also made military exploits on the Huolu battlefield. If the generals hadn't been eager to return to Beijing at that time,
After suppressing the rebellion of Liu Zeqing and Gao Di, I am afraid that Hauge has succeeded in inheriting the throne.
Hauge is Dorgon's biggest opponent. Dorgon himself has the support of a white flag and two red flags, and is generally on par with Hauge.
If the direct lineage of Xianghuangqi had not suffered a heavy blow in the Battle of Dangshan, Dorgon, who did not participate in the Battle of Huolu, would probably not be Hauge's opponent at all!
Unexpectedly, Li Laiheng once again affected the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty.
After fierce arguments and even a hand-to-hand confrontation between warriors from the Xianghuang Banner and Xiangbai Banner, the matter ended with the kings compromising and supporting the six-year-old Fulin to succeed to the throne.
However, Li Fulin's succession to the throne was just an appearance, and the inner essence was the struggle between Dorgon and Hauge for the regency. This incident ended up with Dorgon being named the regent of his uncle, and Hauge being named the regent.
It ended with the emperor's brother becoming the regent.
Hauge was young and powerful, with outstanding military exploits. He was also the eldest son of Huang Taiji. He and Dorgon shared the regency, which completely failed Dorgon's attempt to completely seize the power of the Qing Dynasty by relying on conspiracy and trickery.
So when he thought of this, Dorgon felt extremely sad and sighed.
How can a stupid and barbarian like Hauge share political power with King Rui?
As for the Ming Dynasty, in whose hands Chongzhen died, Dorgon and the kings of the Qing Dynasty, Beile, naturally knew it well.
Of course... of course he's a thief!
The intruder Li Zicheng strangled Emperor Chongzhen to death with a bowstring, and the Eight Banners soldiers killed Li Zicheng, avenging the Ming Dynasty's father-in-law. So whether the Ming Dynasty gave coins or land to the Qing Dynasty, it was naturally a part of the title.
There is meaning.
It's just that the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were brotherly countries. Although Hauge intended to annex Hebei, Dorgon immediately strongly opposed it.
Dorgon knew that although Li Zicheng was dead, all the intruders had not been wiped out, and it was necessary for the Qing Dynasty to continue to use the banner of the Ming Dynasty. Beijing was already in a shortage of food, and it was necessary to obtain support from Jiangnan water transportation as soon as possible so that the Qing Dynasty could tide over the difficulties.
Therefore, Dorgon advocated the establishment of Zhu Cixiang, the crown prince of Emperor Chongzhen, to inherit the throne of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, Beijing continued to have two emperors.
The traitor Meng Qiaofang, who had been appointed as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi Province, boasted: "The names of Zhaohe and Tongzhi were both given by Prince Rui. They are both full of great righteousness and truly extraordinary."
Dorgon smiled slightly, and other civil servants came up to flatter him. One said, "The Qing Dynasty Emperor's reign was named Zhaohe, which means that the people will be enlightened and the nations will be harmonious. It shows that the Qing Dynasty respects the emperor and suppresses thieves, and continues the great virtues of the friendly ancestral temples and the state."
Another said, "The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty has the same reign title, which fully shows the good meaning of the Han people and the Manchus, and the Han emperor and the Manchu emperor co-ruling the world."
Dorgon smiled and said: "When I entered the Qing Dynasty, it was all to support the Tongzhi Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty."