The situation on the frontline worsened. The emperor's father and regent Dorgon vomited blood several times and became seriously ill.
According to rumors, when news of the rebellion between Hong Chengchou and Liu Zeqing came back, Dorgon vomited several liters of blood and almost died. The Queen Mother took care of him day and night, and saved his life by taking ginseng soup orally.
Martial law has also begun in the capital.
The bad news came one after another. Hong Chengchou rebelled against Cangzhou, captured Cangzhou, and destroyed Hejian. Liu Zeqing conspired to rebel in Shandong. His confidants recruited rebels in Caozhou and raised troops to attack the city and seize the county.
Geng Zhongming, who was defeated from Laizhou and returned to Liaodong, actually rebelled in Haizhou. After capturing Haizhou, he also sent troops to attack Liaoyang. Liaoyang held it, and then turned around and joined the Ming navy to attack Gaizhou. The Mongolian soldiers defending the city of Gaizhou actually abandoned the city. He ran away and Gaizhou fell.
On the Western Front, Ma Ke, Bai Guang'en, and Wang Guang'en were incited to rebel, and the three kings were sealed. Wu Sangui and Haoge were also commanded by the two kings. Now that the five kings gathered together, they still failed to open up the situation and were still confronting Zhang Xianzhong.
No matter how Hauge and Wu Sangui kept writing memorials saying that the situation was great and that the Xian traitors would be killed soon, the problem was that so many soldiers and horses were gathered in Hanzhong and could not advance even an inch, which put great pressure on the Eastern Front.
"Report!"
Qianqing Palace.
The royal father and the regent have been living directly in the Qianqing Palace recently, and the ministers are reporting outside the Qianqing Gate. The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother have also been personally taking care of their brother-in-law in the Qianqing Palace.
Dorgon was still lying in bed recuperating.
"Report to the Imperial Father, the Regent, and to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, to report urgently from Shanxi, Datong's general Jiang Quan has rebelled!"
Dorgon, who was drinking ginseng soup, heard the news, his eyes straightened, and he made a whooshing sound in his throat.
"Your Majesty?"
Bumubutai saw something was wrong and quickly called the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor had been waiting in the side hall and came over quickly when he heard the sound. He was startled when he saw the sound. He quickly took his pulse and checked, and then hurriedly applied the acupuncture. He was sweating profusely. In the end, he could only report with trembling fear. "The Imperial Father and the Regent have a sudden windstorm!"
"Windrush?"
Dorgon suffered a stroke.
Although the imperial father and regent was very young, only in his thirties, he had always been frail and sickly. Haug once pointed at the old fourteenth uncle who was younger than himself and cursed him as a sick man, scolding him that he could not even have a son. out.
Since entering the customs, Dorgon has been working hard day and night as regent. It is indeed very hard. Over the past year or so, the situation has been bad and his health has become worse.
Originally, he had suffered multiple blows and had vomited blood several times. Now he suddenly heard that the Datong soldiers had also rebelled. Dorgon was so frightened that he suffered a cerebral thrombosis and a ruptured blood vessel and suffered a stroke.
More imperial doctors came and tried their best to save him.
However, their medical skills could only alleviate cerebral hemorrhage and even reduce cerebral edema, but they could not directly make Dorgon recover.
Bumbutai also panicked and cried in the palace. Although this woman was also afraid of Dorgon, she always relied on him more often.
Now that he suddenly collapsed, the woman felt helpless.
The two regents Daishan and Jierharang also arrived after hearing the news. As soon as they came in, they first looked at Dorgon on the bed. They saw that his mouth was crooked and his eyes were slanted, and he was drooling. When he saw them, his eyes He was trying hard to turn around, his mouth was open, but no words came out.
Daishan and Daishan had complicated expressions in their eyes.
They gave Dorgon some random words of comfort, and then called the imperial doctor to the side to inquire carefully and confirm the condition. After hearing that it was serious, the two of them even felt very relaxed.
The young regent kept pressing on them, making them breathless, and finally collapsed.
However, in these troubled times, Dorgon's fall has made them worried again.
I don't know whether to say good or bad at the moment.
He went over to comfort Bumbutai and asked her to go back and take care of the emperor first.
Dorgon suffered a stroke and was confirmed to be paralyzed. The imperial doctors said that even if he could survive the half-month critical period, it would be difficult to recover given current medical conditions and the regent's usual physical condition.
It is basically certain that he will not be able to stand up again, or even regain his ability to speak. He may be paralyzed in bed, unable to move half of his body.
"The country is in troubled times, and Prince Rui has fallen again. What should we do?" Daishan sighed, but there was clearly some excitement that could not be concealed in his eyes.
"Jiang Yan, a duplicitous thief, dares to stab him in the back. He must be dealt with immediately!"
"Convene a meeting of the king and ministers to discuss government affairs!" Daishan said directly.
The two looked at each other, and many of their meanings were already self-evident.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dorgon must be kicked out of the core of power, and Dorgon's forces must be purged. Of course, we must also face the impact of rebellions such as Jiang Yu, Hong Chengchou, and Liu Zeqing, and find ways to solve them.
"To cut the weeds, we must root them out." Daishan reminded Jierhalang. The cousins said they were going to hold a meeting of the king and ministers to discuss political affairs, but they did not leave in a hurry. Instead, they sat down alone in the side hall to talk secretly.
"Old Fourteen's situation may not get better. What if it gets better by then?"
"really!"
Ji Erhalang also said bluntly, "Since entering the customs, Prince Rui has acted more and more domineeringly and without any regard for etiquette. The most important thing is that he has made many mistakes in major decisions over the past year or so, which has led to the current corrupt situation. Mr. Yan,
Hong Chengchou and others were also Han people whom he favored, but now they are backstabbing the imperial court."
Dorgon collapsed from a stroke and may be paralyzed in bed in the future. It can be said that his political life is basically over. They don't need to touch him anymore. They just need to take advantage of the situation to cleanse Dorgon's confidants.
But the two old guys were not at ease. What if Dorgon recovered again?
If you beat the snake but don't die, the consequences will be endless.
Both of them obviously wanted to take advantage of his illness to kill him.
Nowadays, the Qing court has reached a balanced situation on the surface, with three kings acting as regents and eight kings assisting the government. However, this is actually a very abnormal situation and a very fragile balance that will be broken sooner or later.
But it's hard to say who broke whom.
In other words, Dorgon is only in his thirties, but they are already old, and the future belongs to Dorgon.
Jierhalang looked around, stretched out his right hand, turned his palm into a knife, and slashed diagonally.
Daishan nodded solemnly.
"It has to be done neatly, and the best time is now."
The two old guys are also elders of the three dynasties from the time of Nurhaci to Shunzhi today. They have experienced countless open and secret struggles among the Manchus. For example, Jierhalang is the nephew of Shirhaci. His father failed to compete with Nurhaci and was imprisoned.
Later, his brother Amin and others were involved in internal fighting and were killed.
Daishan also fell down in an internal fight and was usurped by Huang Taiji for the throne.
Everyone who has survived until now is not a good person.
Now faced with this unexpected situation and a rare opportunity, the two old guys understood each other's intentions with just one glance, and both wanted to take the opportunity to kill Dorgon.
The two looked at each other and nodded together.
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Not long after Bumubutai returned to Kunning Palace, the eunuch at the palace arrived.
"To the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, the emperor's father and the regent's condition suddenly worsened and he has passed away!"
Bumbutai was stunned for a moment, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground.
The empress dowager who came back to her senses felt that there were too many problems with this matter, but she still managed to cheer up and hurriedly picked up the young emperor's son and rushed back to Qianqing Palace.
When they arrived, they found that the atmosphere here was tense, with a large number of guards guarding the place, and none of the chamberlains and imperial doctors in the palace were missing.
The two regents Jierhalang and Daishan are still there.
"What's going on? Wasn't it stable just now?"
"The imperial doctor said that it suddenly worsened and then there was no cure..."
The Queen Mother led the Emperor closer, and the man just lay there with his eyes crooked and his mouth squinting.
But he had no breath at all.
"What should we do now?"
The Empress Dowager was so distraught that she didn't know what to do.
Ji'erharang said, "Prince Rui worked hard for the country and supported Your Majesty. Now he passed away suddenly and was buried with a grand ceremony. I suggest that he be buried with the emperor's ceremony. Your Majesty will lead all the kings, Baylor, and all the civil and military officials." Wear silk clothes to express condolences to Prince Rui."
The Empress Dowager felt powerless and could only listen to the suggestions of her two uncles.
"From now on, all major national affairs will be handed over to the two regents!"
"Please rest assured, Her Majesty, the veteran ministers and others will definitely stabilize the situation in the DPRK,"
After a brief conversation, Bumbutai quickly admitted the reality before him and did not investigate the cause of Dorgon's death. Although this smart woman was upset, she also knew that no matter what the reason was at this time, , it doesn’t matter anymore.
What matters is that the man is dead.
He has been lying down forever and will never get up again. He will no longer be able to preside over the government, let alone protect the two of them.
Daishan and others proposed to convene a meeting of the king and ministers immediately to discuss government affairs, and invited the Queen Mother and the Emperor to come in person.
Even in a simple conversation, matters such as the posthumous title of Dorgon as emperor were quickly reached. Everyone knew that the next step was to purge Dorgon's forces, but before purging, they had to be appeased.
The emperor's father and the regent were posthumously crowned emperor, which was to temporarily stabilize them, and then they could take action after the arrangements were made.
From now on, Jierhalang and Daishan will be co-regents. It won't take long for the Eighth Assistant Prince to purge a few of them, such as Dorgon's half-brothers, Dodo and Azig.
Even the two white flags currently controlled by Dorgon and the Zhenglan flag controlled by Duduo have to be redistributed.
Compared with these, Datong's general Jiang Quan's rebellion was not that important. Daishan and Daishan were even secretly grateful to Jiang Quan for his rebellion. If he hadn't suddenly rebelled and shocked Dorgon into having a stroke, they would have There may not be such a chance.
Dorgon suffered a stroke due to Jiang Quan's rebellion. This was seen by everyone. After the stroke, his condition worsened and he died after resuscitation failed. This is a normal thing.
If it hadn't been for this opportunity, Daishan and the others would have had no chance to attack Dorgon directly. They couldn't just fight with each other directly. They might not be able to win in a real fight. Besides, if they really wanted to fight with each other, the kings and Baylor wouldn't do it. Agreed, but now, everything falls into place.
At an urgent meeting of kings and ministers, the young Emperor Shunzhi stood there in confusion, and followed his instructions and gave Dorgon an unparalleled speech of praise for his great virtues and achievements.
But these are just what Daishan taught him.
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Shunzhi granted Dorgon the title of Chengzong of the Qing Dynasty and attached him to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. He was given the posthumous title of "Emperor of Virtue, Ability, Far-reaching, Guidance, Contribution, Peace of People, Honesty and Honesty".
The temple name and the posthumous title were both chosen by the two regent uncles and the Queen Mother, and after urgent discussions by the great scholar Fan Wencheng and others.
Everything is so rushed.
In the morning, there was an urgent report of Datong's general Jiang Quan's rebellion, and then the emperor's father and regent Dorgon suffered a stroke. Unfortunately, he died suddenly before noon. In the afternoon, a meeting of political kings and ministers was held. At the meeting, the emperor posthumously named Dorgon the emperor. University
The scholars have already decided on the temple name and posthumous title.
Nothing can be rushed.
After the meeting, Dorgon's confidant, the great scholar Gang Lin, was asked to take the imperial father's regent seal, and Dorgon's confidant, Suksaha, was appointed as the minister of discussion and ordered to guard the palace of Prince Rui.
In this important meeting of political kings, no one even mentioned Jiang Yu who caused all this!
No one asked carefully why the regent died suddenly.
