In the eighth year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, August 14. し。 In the early morning, outside Shengjing City, Sanguan Temple.

The two men came in and bowed to Dorgon. These two people are Sonny and Turai, close associates of Huang Taiji, representatives of the two yellow flags. They didn't wait for Dorgon to cry out, but stood up after they had finished their salutes. They had come here in the early morning to see Dolgon for the heir of the Qing Emperor.

Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty returned to heaven on the night of the ninth day of the eighth month. I went in a hurry, without warning. During the day, he also received an envoy from Mongolia, and also met his daughter who married to Mongolia, and he did not show anything special, but he died suddenly at night. He died in such a hurry, so there was no arrangement at all, so there was a secret meeting between Dolgon and the representatives of the two yellow flags.

Dorgon frowned, he knew from the actions of the two of them that this meeting would not end well. He asked straight to the point: "What I said, how did you discuss?"

Sonny bowed and replied: "Prince Yurui, the first emperor has a son, so he naturally appoints a prince." For the rest, the two yellow flags are not asked. "The words are crisp and to the point.

Dorgon sat there for a moment, his head aching again. But when he felt a little better, he got up and left. He didn't have much time, after dawn, in the Chongzheng Palace, in front of Huang Taiji's coffin, they had to settle the affairs of the new emperor. After all, now the Qing Dynasty also has thousands of miles of territory, and the country cannot be without a king for a day.

Early in the morning, the most powerful banner lords of the Qing Kingdom were gathered in the Chongzheng Palace, and they sat down one by one according to the positions of the upper court, ready to discuss the top priorities of the Qing Kingdom. However, there is no nervousness, when the old Khan King Nurhachi died, he did not set an heir, and he also elected Huang Taiji to be the new Khan King in accordance with the form of the Eight Banners. Most of the current princes and banner owners have experienced the events of the past, so they are all thinking about how to get the most benefits for themselves.

Although the emperor has been dead for five days, and all forces are secretly colluding, the affairs of the new emperor are still confusing, and people can't see it clearly. Whether Hauge ascends the throne or Dolgon's accession to the throne depends on today's meeting.

And when they came, they had already seen several times more elite guards with two yellow flags than usual. In other words, if today's result dissatisfies the two yellow flags, a war may begin.

Everyone remained silent and did not begin to discuss. But Sonny and the others couldn't wait, they stepped forward and proposed, "Please Lizi as the new emperor." ”

Dorgon scolded, "You are not qualified to speak, get out"

After Sonny and the others withdrew, Dorgon immediately spoke, "I put Dorgon on the throne. ”

Dorgon did not speak, but looked at the crowd. But at this time, none of the other banner owners Baylor spoke, neither supported nor opposed, and I don't know what he was thinking.

Dodor waited for a while, but when he saw that Dorgon did not say anything, he became anxious. They had knelt down and begged Dorgon to come out and fight for the throne, but now Dorgon himself did not speak. He said impatiently: "Since you don't want to, then set me up." At that time, Amma's edict had my name on it. ”

At this time, Dolgon immediately objected: "You are not the only one on the edict, Hauge is also on it, not whoever is on the edict can be appointed." He immediately piggybacked on Hauge.

Duoduo smiled in his heart, and continued to stir up the situation: "Then let's do good, he is the eldest among our brothers." ”

Dolgon did not object to this proposal, but Daishan himself was unwilling. He was the "prince" at the beginning, but the mother of Dolgon and the others couldn't wait, and began to transfer property to Daishan early. Originally, it was the custom of the Jurchens that it was normal for a son to marry Lao Tzu's little wife, after all, the environment was harsh, and the breeding needs of the group came first. But at that time, Nurhachi was still alive, so he was furious and deprived of the heir qualification of Daishan.

After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, Huang Taiji promoted the family world again, looking for various opportunities to suppress the strongest Dai Shan. Later, Dai Shan did not participate in the government and enjoyed leisure at home. At this time, being pushed by Duoduo like this, isn't it going to become the target of suppression of all flags again?

He immediately said, "If Dorgon is willing to ascend the throne, it will be a blessing for the Qing Dynasty." Since Dolgon didn't mean this, let's make the emperor's eldest son, Prince Hauge. ”

Yes, Daishan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he directly rejected Dolgon.

Dorgon sighed in his heart, Dorgon was in too much of a hurry, and forced the two red flags that he had a chance to fight for to Hauge's side. Fortunately, Hauge himself only has a small centaur with a positive blue flag, plus most of the two yellow flags, and it is only close to the strength of the two white flags of their three brothers.

Since the two yellow flags were personally controlled by Huang Taiji, there are not many opportunities to go on the expedition, but there are not many opportunities for promotion. Now the people of the Two Yellow Banners occupy important positions in the imperial court, and their titles are not low, so the bottom line of the Two Yellow Flags is to at least let the prince ascend the throne so as to retain their privileges. Because they know that if they let someone else become emperor, they will definitely become the target of repression.

Hauge felt a burst of pride in his heart, now that he has the support of Daishan, and the blue flag Zilharang also supports him, he has won the battle. So he arched his hand and said: "I am a junior, a humble and thin person, embarrassed by the big responsibility, let's discuss it with all the uncles." After saying this, he left the hall conceitedly, and went home to wait for the Baylors to come and ask him to ascend the throne as emperor.

Azig was disappointed, he knew that his brother Dorgon was out of play, so he didn't want to see the play anymore and left the hall. Maybe he was afraid that Hauge would do something outside, and it was possible that he would also go outside to take precautions.

At this time, the important ministers of the two yellow flags entered the main hall with swords, claiming that if they did not establish a prince, they would be splashed with blood on the spot and would commit suicide here.

Faced with the threat of the two yellow flags, Dolgon knew that if he forcibly ascended the throne, the Qing Kingdom would be divided. This is something he doesn't want to see, and there is a concern that he doesn't want to say.

Although he is in the prime of life, he often has a split head and occasionally chest tightness. Over the years, he has married a lot of wives and concubines, but he only gave birth to a daughter many years ago. Even if the two white flags are strong and can finally defeat Hauge, but to whom will his throne be passed on, will there be a fratricidal competition behind him, then the foundation of the Qing Dynasty they have laid over the years will soon be defeated.

Seeing that Zilharan had not yet taken a stand, Dorgon proposed, "I agree to make a prince." Since Hauge is unwilling, then let's make a blessing. Fu Lin is too young, Zilharang and I will be the assistants, and when Fu Lin grows up, we will return to him. ”

At this time, Zilharang got an unexpected benefit, and he could also be an auxiliary king, half of the lord, why not do it, and the two yellow flags also achieved their goal and let the prince ascend the throne. As for Dai Shan, whoever comes to power is the same for him.

So such a resolution that was in line with the interests of the majority of people was passed, and the Great Qing Kingdom ushered in their new emperor, the ninth son of the emperor, Fulin. And Dorgon, too, has really entered the core of power.

As for Fulin, who was chosen, it was not because of his good name, but because he had a mother and aunt of Korqin. The Jurchens, with a population of less than one million, can have the current power, and the help of the Mongolian ministries is indispensable. And the policy of the Manmeng family must be maintained.

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