The development of the imperial situation, just as Zen Master Yulin said, has undergone drastic changes.

After Shunzhi escaped from the palace,

The affairs of the court, as usual, were under the full presiding of Dorgon. There's nothing special about it.

It's just that after a long time, people can't help but wonder why they have never seen the emperor?

At this moment, rumors spread in the palace

said that Dolgon had already imprisoned the emperor, and once the time was ripe, he would abolish Shunzhi and ascend the throne directly

In peacetime, Dolgon controls the military and political power, although he is arrogant and arrogant, he does not take the emperor in his eyes, after all, he still has the status of a monarch and a minister.

Now that he is blatantly imprisoning the emperor, this move is actually like a rebellion, and its consequences can directly shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. So he still has some military power in his hands, and the upright minister, who is usually unruly, can't sit still.

They separately found their own close generals and asked them to quickly purge their armies in case of accidents.

In particular, Ao Bai ordered the soldiers and horses with yellow flags under his control to break into the Forbidden City, fully take over the guards of the Chongzheng Palace, and then swore an oath with the commanders of the yellow flag and the white flag in the Qing Gate, swearing to support the Shunzhi Emperor to the death, if anyone dares to harm the emperor, he will not hesitate to meet each other.

After making all the preparations, Ao Bai summoned Sony, Suppilon, Sukh Saha and other powerful ministers, and directly went to the regent palace to question Dolgon and ask for the emperor.

At this time, the regent palace was also a mess of porridge,

Dolgon said angrily to his staff: "When did I imprison Shunzhi? In the past two years, I have never seen him, and I thought he was lazy and playful, and did not want to be in charge? Hmph, this must be a plan set up by Xiaozhuang, I know this girl too well, she usually looks very dignified, but in fact she is full of cunning, and I have not suffered her loss."

Strategist Yang Yong stood up and said loudly: "Since the regent has seen the true face of Xiaozhuang, then there is nothing to scruple about, just make a mistake and let the commander of the Nine Gates take over the palace." Then the soldiers and horses of the Xishan battalion and the Ruijian battalion were transferred to Beijing to escort them, and at the same time, the military headquarters issued a signal to the whole world, and all troops were not allowed to move unless they were specially ordered by the regent. After doing all this, you can smoothly ascend the throne,

Master Zhang Wenxin sneered: "If Shunzhi is still in Beijing, we will directly find and kill him, this move is still feasible, but according to secret reports, Shunzhi has already escaped from the palace, if he usurps the throne at this time, in case there is a minister of the army who is not satisfied, he will raise troops in the name of King Qin, and then take Shunzhi to the military camp, and raise his arms, we will immediately become the rebellious ministers and thieves who are condemned by the world."

Dolgon said sullenly: "Most of the soldiers and horses in the world are under my control, even if I fight, I will win." The only thing I am worried about is that our Manchu population is too small, and the army is only a few hundred thousand people, and once there is internal strife, those Han generals who surrendered from the Ming Dynasty will take advantage of the situation to raise troops to restore the Ming Dynasty.

I haven't argued here yet,

Over there, Ao Bai and others have broken into the palace,

The palace guards just wanted to stop it, but they were pushed away by Aobai,

At this time, a few horses that Dolgon had just selected from outside the gate were spreading joy in the courtyard, and one of the big black horses couldn't hold back his temperament, and went directly to Aobai's side.

Ao Bai is a horse warrior, usually if you see such a mount, you must be in love, but today the irritability has nowhere to vent, see the black horse coming, so he grabbed the mane on the horse's neck with his left hand, and pushed hard against the horse's belly with his right hand, and the horse neighed, and was thrown out of the way. Vedon struggled back and forth on the ground.

When Dorgon heard the commotion, he walked out of the inner chamber slowly.

He looked at the big black horse paralyzed on the ground, turned back to Ao, and said, "You are still a Manchurian general." I usually don't know how to take care of the horse, but I still have this black hand. You, you're simply a scorn villain".

Ao Bai regretted it a long time ago, he ran to the horse, tearfully held up the big black horse with Ma Tong, and let Ma Tong lead him back and forth while stroking, to see if there were any internal injuries?

And instructed the horse doctor who rushed to hear the news: "It seems that there are only some bruises, fortunately, there is no major problem, go back to feed and treat, and all the expenses of this horse in the future will be paid by me."

After the confession, Ao Bai suddenly turned around and pointed at Dolgon and scolded: "I originally came to ask you for guilt, but I didn't want to hurt this dark cloud horse impatiently, I, I regret dying."

After saying that, he slapped himself in the face.

Then he glared at Dolgon and said, "Regent, hand over the emperor quickly, otherwise I won't be finished with you."

Dolgon sneered: "If you don't want to find the emperor, why do you come to my palace?"

Ao Bai said angrily: "Don't be a scoundrel regent, now there are rumors in the government and the opposition that you have imprisoned the emperor, and you are also a man, why don't you dare to admit it"?

Dolgon said coldly: "Since it is a rumor, it must be unfounded, I, Dolgon, swear to the heavens, if I do anything to imprison or hurt the emperor, I will be destroyed by heaven and earth."

Sonny came out of the crowd and said loudly: "What's the use of saying these empty words, you let the emperor come out and let us meet, otherwise who can believe you?"

Everyone echoed: "That's it, that is, we want to see the emperor, and the emperor is not too young, so he must be in charge immediately."

Dolgon said loudly: "I haven't seen the emperor for a long time, since everyone has doubts and insists that the emperor is in charge, we might as well go to the palace together and ask the queen mother, maybe she has the answer."

Ao Bai waved his arms and shouted: "Go and go, who is afraid of whom?

Everyone got on their horses and went straight to the Forbidden City like a splash of wind.

entered the palace and came to the front of Kunning Palace,

Sonny paused for a moment before saying: "This is a place with big rules, and the Queen Mother is a woman, so I'll go in like this, it's not in line with etiquette."

Ao Bai scolded secretly: "Pedantic"

But he didn't dare to break into the palace recklessly, just blinked and stared at Dorgon.

Dolgon laughed and said: "Actually, we don't have so many rules and precepts, but since everyone is taboo, and the Queen Mother is my sister-in-law, I will go in alone and ask her to come out and explain it."

Ao Bai rolled his eyes and said: "Okay, you go in, I warn you, don't play tricks, my soldiers and horses with yellow flags have already quietly entered and taken over the palace, once something happens, even if you are in charge of thousands of troops and horses, at this moment it is beyond the reach of the whip, I want to take you as easily."

In a word, Dorgon's face changed drastically.

Dolgon walked quickly into the Kunning Palace, and the maid was just about to report it, but Dolgon waved his hand to stop him.

He pushed open the carved door, Xiaozhuang was sitting in front of the mirror combing his hair, his body was as thin as an autumn leaf

Seeing him come in, Xiaozhuang didn't look back, but just motioned for all the maids to retreat.

The two were silent for a long time,

Dolgon said in a hoarse voice: "Yu'er, you have lost weight, what makes you so tormented"?

Xiaozhuang slowly turned his head, and two tears rolled down his cheeks.

Dolgon rubbed his hands together in a panic and persuaded: "Don't cry, don't cry, everything is negotiable, alas, as soon as you cry, my heart will be uncomfortable."

Xiaozhuang wiped away his tears with a silk scarf and asked softly: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, what is the matter with entering the palace to find me today?"

Dolgon said with annoyance: "I'm here to ask where Fu Lin is, now there are rumors everywhere, saying that I have imprisoned the emperor, and I will not spare them, in fact, although they are fierce, I am not afraid, it only takes an edict to arrest them, but they also have military power, once the soldiers meet, our Qing Dynasty will be dangerous, this kind of ending, you and I do not want to see ah."

"I know that those rumors were released by you, in order to let those ministers who don't know the truth force me to return the government to Fulin, in fact, what is it better for us to discuss it ourselves, why do you always have to play some tricks, these years, I have treated you badly"?

Xiaozhuang sighed and said faintly: "I am a woman, I have no power to restrain the chicken, I want to save my son's life and the throne, how can I do it without more eyes." Yes, I asked Fulin to go out of Beijing to avoid trouble, if he doesn't leave, sooner or later you will be killed. I'm strange, you don't have a son yourself, even if you become the emperor, you can't pass it on to your descendants, what are you so desperate to kill Fu Lin, what are you fighting for the throne for?

Dolgon was stunned for a while before he said: "I am only thirty-nine years old, in the prime of life, it is normal for me to want to be an emperor, you say that I want to kill Fu Lin? With the power in my hands, it is really easy to kill him, but haven't you all been safe all these years?

Xiaozhuang glanced at him and said: "I remember all the things you are good to me, and the about poisoning Fulin is also instigated by your staff." But what to do now? How to solve the matter of Fulin? I know that they are pestle outside, and I am really afraid that the Qing soldiers and horses will kill each other."

Dolgon thought for a moment and said, "Let Fu Lin come back, and be his emperor, or you can directly govern himself." In any case, the Qing Dynasty can't be chaotic, I know that you don't feel at ease with me, and I will announce later, from now on, I will hand over the command of the Imperial Palace Ouchi and the Admiral of the Nine Gates, and at the same time, the soldiers and horses of the Three Banners will also be assigned to the command of Fulin, just like you said, even if I take the throne, who can I pass it on to in the future?".

Xiaozhuang tearfully grabbed Dolgon's hand and said: "I know, you have been very bitter all these years, the child is older, we are also old, when Fulin comes back to pro-government, the two of us will go back to Manchuria, and I will accompany you for a lifetime in the white mountains and black waters." As for those miscellaneous things in the court, we don't even care."

There was a flash of longing in Dolgon's eyes, but the sparkle vanished in an instant.

He shook his head slightly and said: "Fulin is still young, he may not be able to take on a big responsibility, he has to give a ride when he gets on the horse, you are waiting for me for a few years, and when Fulin can completely manage the government, I will hand over all the power, concentrate on serving you, and accompany you to retire."

Xiaozhuang was slightly disappointed, but immediately changed to a brilliant look,

She whispered: "Let's go out and announce the results, after a long time, those guys may create some rumors to bury the two of us."

Dolgon swallowed and foamed unwillingly, and said in annoyance: "Yu'er, I don't know what's going on, I obviously have a plan that I have thought of, but I can't exit it as soon as I get to you, and no matter how unreasonable your request is, I will try my best to meet it, why can't I escape from your palm because of my seven-foot man's domination of the world?"

Xiaozhuang pushed him and said coquettishly: "That's what you owed me in your previous life, you said, I scolded you and beat you, do you dare to fight back"?

Dolgon smiled and waved his hand, "Don't dare, don't dare, if you kill me, I have to stretch my neck obediently."

Xiao Zhuang smiled and said: "Don't be poor, let's go, you've been in for so long, I don't know what the chaos has become outside"?