In the third year of Shunzhi, it was the evening of the ninth day of July.
It was already after the first update, the city of Beijing was silent, and the situation was getting worse day by day. The sudden death of the emperor's father and the regent made the undercurrent surge in the capital. There were various rumors, and people were panicked. The emperor issued an order to pursue Dorgon as the emperor.
Emperor Cheng Zongyi was mourned throughout the country.
White lanterns hang at the entrance of every house in Beijing, hanging silently in this sultry night.
Under the weak lights, the martial law notices posted at various streets and alleys were illuminated.
Soldiers carrying spears patrolled the streets.
The nine gates were closed tightly and the whole city was under martial law.
The Forbidden City is also heavily guarded.
But on this night, there were too many people in Beijing who couldn't sleep.
This year, the Ming army's counterattack became more and more powerful. The Qing army concentrated its efforts on opening up the western front and occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. However, it finally stabilized Guanzhong and instigated the rebellion of the Hanzhong and Yunyang defenders. As a result, Zhang Xianzhong blocked it outside the northern gate of Sichuan.
They were not allowed to enter, and suddenly Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, and Gansu all rebelled.
Henan, Shandong and Hebei are also in turmoil.
Even the war broke out again in their hometown in Liaodong outside the Guan Guan. This desperate situation is unimaginable. A year and a half ago, they were still invincible.
It's just that at this time, the princes and belles in Beijing are paying more attention to the center of the court. Before fighting the outside world, they must first settle the inside.
Dorgon's sudden death also broke the power structure of the central government again. Although Dorgon's prestige had been hit a bit due to the unfavorable war in the south, he was still the highest-ranking among the three regents, the emperor's father.
The regent, with his ceremonial guards, music, and bodyguards, all overstepped his authority, and even in all government affairs, he no longer had to humbly ask for instructions. He did not follow the emperor's orders, but he still issued imperial edicts, just like the emperor.
They even used nepotism, dismissed and promoted officials at will, even lived in the former dynasty, stayed in the palace, etc.
After entering the customs, everyone in the Qing Dynasty had already acquiesced that this emperor was not an emperor. His sudden death caught everyone off guard.
"Hauge is already on his way back to Beijing," Daishan said.
"I heard that Duduo and Azig were also secretly on their way back to Beijing." When Jierhalang mentioned this, he frowned and was very dissatisfied. They had already issued an order to the brothers in the name of the emperor, asking them to guard Luoyang together.
, one guarding Jinan.
But now the two of them have abandoned their troops and returned to Beijing at all costs.
They said they were attending the funeral for their brothers, but they knew the person who came was not evil.
As the masterminds behind Dorgon's violent death, the two now hold great power, but they are not secure."
"Zhan Dai, is Suksaha reliable?"
"Don't worry, these two people are aware of current affairs, and the two white flags have now appeased them."
Both of them were Dorgon's trusted servants. As soon as Dorgon died, they immediately summoned them. After a secret conversation, they formally awarded them the title of minister of political affairs and allowed them to temporarily hold the two white flags on their behalf.
"After Azig and Duduo return to Beijing, they will definitely ask for the two white flags to be handed over to them."
"This is absolutely impossible."
The two old guys sat there and discussed countermeasures. On the surface, Dorgon and his party had been appeased, but Dorgon's two brothers were coming to the capital, and they had to make countermeasures.
The most critical thing is the handling of the two white flags.
Ji Erhalang made a suggestion, "It is better to split the two white flags. The white flag will be handed over to the emperor himself, Duduo will still be transferred back to the white flag, and the blue flag will be returned to Prince Su Hauge."
Daishan looked at him and said, "The emperor is young and it is difficult for him to lead the three flags himself. It is better to hand over the Zhengbai flag to Prince Su to command. Duduo will still lead the Xiangbai flag, and the Zhenglan flag will be led by you, Prince Zheng."
, with the blue flag, your eldest son Fulton will be the commander, how about it?"
In the previous Eight Banners, Shunzhi had two yellow flags, Dorgon had two white flags, Daishan and his son had two red flags, Duduo had a blue flag, and Jierhalang had a blue flag.
For example, the Zhenglan flag originally belonged to Hauge. After it was taken away by Dorgon and mixed with the two whites, a new Zhenglan flag was given to Duduo. Then the Bolo brothers and others also received some Niulu.
Little flag master.
Daishan knew very well that Jierhalang definitely wanted to take this opportunity to get one of the three flags in the hands of the Dorgon brothers, so he took the initiative to propose it.
The Hauge collar is white, the Doduo collar is trimmed with white, and then the collar of the eldest son of Jierhalang is trimmed with blue.
The two regents' families happened to be one family with two banners.
The Duoduo collar was decorated with white, and Azig still took part in it as the leader of the small flag. Now, instead of holding three flags, he jointly held one flag. Naturally, the power of the Azige brothers was greatly reduced.
Hauge took the Zhengbai Banner, but Boluo and Yuedong brothers also adjusted to the Zhengbai Banner, sharing some of the left collars, and could even add a few more left collars to the brothers. The original seven left collars for the brothers could give them a total of ten
One or twelve, this also weakens Hauge's strength in disguise.
Although both of them once planned to make Hauge the emperor, now no one has said that they will make Hauge the emperor again.
Obviously, when Dorgon was removed, the two regent uncles were not willing to let the young and brave Hauge become emperor. It would undoubtedly be beneficial to both of them if the young Emperor Shunzhi continued to be emperor.
The purpose of summoning Hauge to the capital this time was to deal with the Dodo brothers. The Dodo brothers were bound to cause trouble, and then Hauge, who had a bad temper, would come out to make trouble with them.
When the commotion was almost over, the two of them came out to stop the reconciliation.
After these interests have been redistributed, it will be almost time to settle accounts and liquidate Dorgon again. Then we can suppress Azig and the Dodo brothers. Of course, if they are honest, that will be enough. After all, the Ming Dynasty's offensive is very powerful now.
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The two of them have been staying in Qianqingmen since Dorgon's death.
On important military affairs, the ministers reported directly to them in the study outside Qianqing Gate. The two did not dare to relax, and even did not trust each other at this time. At critical times, they were afraid that the other party would secretly do something, so they had to stay in the palace.
There is another important reason for staying in the palace, which is to control the young emperor. If the emperor is approached by others and comes to punish the thieves, the game will not be over.
early morning.
The Queen Mother of the Holy Mother brought the young Emperor Shunzhi to the Qianqing Palace to listen to the government. The Queen Mother sat behind the bead curtain to listen to the government. The young emperor sat on the throne. In fact, the ministers only came to pay a visit and then briefly report the matter. The specifics were important.
Affairs were handled separately by the two regents.
The more important thing is to discuss the affairs at the meeting with the king and ministers.
Behind the bead curtain, young Bumu Butai was wearing mourning clothes. He looked at the young emperor's son for a while, and then looked at the two regent uncles in python robes.
The two of them were much older than the recently deceased Dorgon, but they were also much more cunning.
Bumbutai was full of worries, but his son was only focused on playing with the grasshopper in his sleeve.
After the discussion, the Queen Mother took the initiative to talk to the two uncles. She looked pitiful and pitiful, but the two old guys were so old, what kind of storms had they not seen before?
I think Dai Shan was even moved by the appearance of Dorgon's mother. As a result, Nurhaci started making rumors before he died, and finally Huang Taiji took the opportunity to kill him.
Therefore, Daishan kept a distance from Bumbutai's pitiful behavior, and the same was true for Jierharang. The two of them were not Dorgon. Although they were also lustful and beautiful, they had no intention of getting involved with the young queen mother. What.
If they really wanted to touch her, they might as well touch the Queen Mother's sister, Dorgon's Dafujin, and his concubines, such as Princess Shunyi of North Korea who had been adopted not long ago.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will do our best to stabilize the court and run errands for Your Majesty."
When the Queen Mother saw the two of them acting like this, she knew that she was giving the blind man her flirtatious look, so she pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief without feeling embarrassed. She said some more words of please, and then left with the Emperor.
Stepping out of the gate of Qianqing Palace, Bumbutai's face changed expression, but she was worried. The two uncles were avoiding each other so much, which made her very uneasy. In addition, she heard that they were urgently summoning Prince Su. When I returned to Beijing, I became even more uneasy.
Hauge is her husband's eldest son, and is older than Dorgon. If he comes back and gets the support of the two, his son's throne will most likely be unstable.
But he was a woman and didn't know what to do.
If the son did not seize the throne from Hauge, then according to some old Manchu customs, she could actually be committed to the concubine after her husband's death. After all, the Manchus also had a system of step marriage, just like Dorgon's mother A Concubine Bahai and Nurhachi had entrusted their mother and son to Daishan, but before Nurhachi died, they started gossiping and Huang Taiji’s selection finally angered Nurhachi. Come and go, that's absolutely fine.
Back at Kunning Palace, Bumu Butai thought about it and felt that the only ones he could trust now were the Dodo Azige brothers.
She pondered for a long time, took out paper and pen, and started to write a letter. After writing the secret letter, she gave it to her confidant and asked her to find a way to deliver it.
"We have to find a way to stop the brothers outside Beijing and inform them of the situation in advance."
In Bumbutai's secret letter, she promised the Dodo brothers that if their brothers could protect their son's throne, in return, she would help the emperor to confer both of them as regents, and promised to bring Dodo's fifth son to the throne. Dorbo passed to Dorgon, and he inherited the title of Prince Rui.
At the same time, the Zhengbai flag was handed over to Duoerbo as the owner of the flag, while the owner of the Xiangbai flag was given to Azig, ensuring that Duduo would still be the owner of the Zhenglan flag.
Bumbutai felt that her promise would surely impress the Dodo brothers.
The position of uncle regent and leader of the three banners is definitely enough to impress them.
She even planned to have a good talk with them in person after they entered the capital. The two brothers were also lustful people. For example, Duduo stole the wife of bachelor Fan Wencheng, and Azig was always arrogant.
As a woman, she knew very well the meaning in the eyes of the two brothers when they looked at her, which was actually no different from Dorgon.
She could show kindness to the two brothers, or even let them take advantage. She could even choose a reliable one among the two brothers to rely on, just like she did with Dorgon.
As the mother of a young emperor and a Mongolian queen mother, there was only so much she could do. In order to keep her son's throne, she had already sacrificed so much, and she was not afraid of making more sacrifices.