August 14, Shengjing.

It has been five days since Huang Taiji's death, and in the open and secret struggle of all forces, Prince Li presided over the meeting of the ministers of the king of the government in the Chongzheng Palace.

Attending the meeting were the six most noble and powerful princes of the Qing Dynasty: Prince Daishan of Li, Prince Dolgon of Rui, Prince Duoduo of Yu, Prince Hao Ge of Su, Prince Zheng Jierharang, and King Azig of Wuying County.

Among the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji was originally the owner of the yellow flag and the yellow flag, and Huang Taiji had just died and had not yet elected a new flag owner.

The remaining six banners, Dai Shan is the owner of both red and red flags, Dolgon is the owner of the white flag, Duoduo is the owner of the white flag, Hauge is the owner of the blue flag, Zilharang is the owner of the blue flag, Azig used to be the owner of the white flag, and now although he no longer holds the position of the flag owner, Dolgon and Duoduo are his half-brothers, and their strength cannot be underestimated.

In addition to the six princes and princes, each banner also has three ministers of parliament to participate in the meeting.

Dai Shan is the oldest, and he is also the owner of the two red flags, and his identity is naturally very noble, and he presides over the meeting, and no one dares to say half a "no".

Everyone understands that today's Council of Ministers is to elect the heir of Emperor Chongde and take charge of the lifeblood of the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji died suddenly due to phlegm, and no heir was appointed in front of him, and the Qing Dynasty fell into chaos for a while.

Among the "six kings" who sat on the throne, except for Zilharang, who was the son of Emperor Nurhachi, who had no right to inherit, the remaining five people could theoretically become new heirs.

Dai Shan's family has many children and grandchildren, and he is in charge of two red flags, and he is the eldest son of Emperor Gao (actually the second son, but the eldest son Chu Ying has long passed away), and it stands to reason that he is the most likely to inherit the throne.

But when Emperor Gao was alive, Dai Shan was reported and had an affair with Emperor Gao's fourth concubine and Dolgon's biological mother Abahai, and Emperor Gao was furious and had been deprived of his inheritance rights, otherwise when Emperor Gao died, it would not be the turn of the eighth son Emperor Taiji to inherit the throne.

Prince Su Haoge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji, and he is the owner of the Blue Banner, if he inherits the unification, it is really a matter of course.

Azig, Dolgon, and Dordo are half-brothers, and they have always been very united, and their goal is clear: to jointly elect Dolgon, the owner of the White Banner, as their heir!

As a result of the open and secret battles in the past few days, there are two initial heirs: Haoge, the eldest son of Huang Taiji; Dorgon, the younger brother of Huang Taiji!

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, Hauge and Dolgon both have the right to inherit, and the key is strength, depending on who the Eight Banners support.

Another point is that the gradual sinicization of the Qing Dynasty, many ministers are in favor of "Lichang", and Haoge seems to have a little advantage from morality.

On Haoge's side, in addition to holding the Zhenglan Banner himself, the two Yellow Flags in front of Huang Taiji also firmly supported his ascension; Dolgon's side was resolutely supported by the white flag and the white flag, and the strength of the two sides was similar, and it was difficult to distinguish between the top and bottom for a while.

The key is to master the two red flags and master the blue flag of Zilharang!

However, neither Daishan nor Zilharang publicly expressed their support for anyone, nor did they reach a private agreement or alliance with either Hauge or Dolgon.

The Qing Dynasty cannot be left without an owner for a day, and today's Council of Ministers must elect an heir who is recognized by everyone!

Dai Shanduan sat on the side of the main hall of the Chongzheng Palace, next to the dragon chair where Huang Taiji sat before his death, flanked by the other five princes, and the twenty-four ministers of the Eight Banners sat opposite them, waiting for the six people above to speak.

There was silence in the Chongzheng Palace, and everyone almost held their breath.

Dai Shan cleared his throat and said: "The emperor is funeral, the Qing Dynasty cannot be left without an owner, and today I convened a meeting of ministers of the king of parliament to elect a legitimate heir and lead my Qing Dynasty to a strong and prosperous country!" He glanced at the ministers on the other side and continued: "This king is old, his energy is often lacking, his virtue is difficult to convince the people, and he is destined to be difficult to take on heavy responsibilities, you ...... Let this king rest! He got up again and bowed to the crowd, then sat back down, and narrowed his eyes, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Everyone was dumbfounded, today's presiding over the meeting by Dai Shan is to borrow his prestige, especially since he holds the two red flags in his hands, no matter who he supports, whose weight will increase greatly.

But today's Daishan, but the two ends are not offended, the two ends do not support, the ball is kicked out, who will take it?

After being stunned for a while, Duoduo arched his hand to everyone and said: "Don't choose this king, this king is still young and difficult to bear this heavy responsibility, if you let this king choose, this king still chooses Prince Li!" ”

Dai Shan scolded secretly, you are a good boy, you actually kicked the ball back again, it seems that you are a villain.

At this time, the people on the opposite side of the two yellow flags were all glaring angrily, and some people had already pressed their right hands on the hilt of the knife, and they did not dare to speak for a while because of their low status, but as long as they were not blind, everyone understood what they meant.

Dai Shan opened his eyes slightly, and said: "If Prince Rui agrees, of course it will be a blessing for the country; Otherwise, Hauge is the eldest son of the emperor and should inherit the throne. As for this king, he is old and frail, and it is rare to be competent, so don't be difficult for this king! ”

Prince Zheng Zierharang also said: "Haoge has always been in the front, he is deeply loved by the soldiers, and he is the eldest son of the emperor, so he should inherit the unification!" ”

When Dolgon heard this, he immediately became cold, Daishan and Zilharang all supported Hauge, which was six flags, and he and Duoduo only controlled the two white flags......

Seeing that Dolgon lowered his head and was silent, Azig hurriedly stabbed Dolgon with his elbow, which means that Daishan and Zilharang are just following the momentum, and if they really want to see the truth on the battlefield, they may not support Hauge.

Duoduo turned around, glared at Zilharang, and finally swept it across Daizen's face, but Daishan lowered his head and pretended not to see anything.

Hauge was overjoyed, and frequently nodded to the two yellow flags, two blue flags, and two red flags on the opposite side.

Dai Shan saw that Haoge did not express his position for a long time, and he was anxious, so he glared secretly.

Hauge's heart moved, and he was about to get up, but he remembered that when Amma succeeded to the throne, he resigned several times, and finally had to "reluctantly" succeed to the throne, so he arched his hand to everyone and said: "Although Hauge is the eldest son of Amma, he is not worthy of it. ”

Dolgon's heart was overjoyed, his hands trembled unconsciously, and he glared at Duoduo fiercely, Duoduo comprehended, and hurriedly got up and said: "Haoge is right, how can such a blessed and virtuous person be worthy of the heavy responsibility of the Great Qing Kingdom?" ”

Azig also came to his senses and hurriedly said: "Although Hauge has military exploits, when did he not follow other people's butts?" The year before last in Jinzhou, because of the violation of military orders, he was sent home by the emperor and demoted to the king of the county......"

Duoduo said: "Hauge has long been an adult, if the emperor likes it, he should have made him a prince, the emperor has not appointed him as a prince so far, but he is not at ease to hand over the Qing Kingdom to Haoge......"

The two white flag officials under the hall are all cold-eyed, and they have a tendency to draw their swords against each other.

Hauge was dumbfounded, and he couldn't speak for a while, the same thing, Amma naturally took over as the Great Khan, and when it came to himself, why couldn't he play?

He had the intention to refute Duoduo and Azig, but "Fu Shaode is thin, and it is not worthy of it" is what he said, how can he take it back at this time?

Dai Shanchang sighed and glanced at Zilharang, but he didn't say a word.

The officials of the two yellow flags and the blue flags in the hall quarreled with the officials of the two white flags, and they refused to give in to each other, and someone actually pulled out the scimitar on his waist.

Dai Shan was afraid that the two sides would solve it by force and hurt the vitality of the Qing Dynasty, so he got up and shouted: "Put away your anger, the scimitars of the Qing warriors have always been pointed at the enemy, do you want to kill each other?" ”

The officials below, only then held down the handle of the knife and did not move, it was the person who drew the knife just now, and he also consciously inserted the scimitar into the scabbard, and at such a critical moment, no one dared to offend Dai Shan, who held the two red flags.

Dai Shan knew that the anger of the officials had not completely subsided, and if the confrontation continued, something would happen sooner or later, so he bowed his hand to Dolgon and Hauge, "Prince Rui, Hauge, about who will inherit the unification, discuss it another day, don't regenerate heresy, if you let Daming get a chance, we people will die without a place to bury!" ”

Dolgon understands that Hauge is by no means an idle person, with the support of the three flags of Zhenghuang, inlaid yellow, and Zhenglan, Daishan and Zilharang are neutral on the surface, but in fact they are also inclined to Haoge, and forcibly succeeding to the throne by themselves is definitely not the best choice!

Hauge secretly said in his heart that Dolgon has always been unruly and has never put himself in his eyes, and it is absolutely impossible to negotiate a solution with him.

If it is solved by force, he is not absolutely sure, three flags against two flags, the advantage is not obvious, the three brothers of Dolgon are all fierce generals on the battlefield, and even Amma praises Dolgon as brave and resourceful......

If you really want to fight, Daishan, the old fox, must not move, Zilharang is a coward, he will never dare to offend the three Dolgon brothers publicly, he and Dolgon are exhausted, maybe they have made a wedding dress for others!

Dorgon and Hauge had their own agendas, but both accepted Daizen's mediation and agreed to "discuss it next time".

Out of the Chongzheng Palace, just entered Siping Street, Duoduo saw that there was no one around, so he complained: "Why did the fourteenth brother give up the opportunity to succeed to the throne today, is it because he is afraid of the scimitar of the two red flags?" They have scimitars, don't we have them? ”

Azig also said: "Yes, today's Haoge has become a rat crossing the street, and he has definitely lost the opportunity to succeed to the throne," sighed, and said: "Daishan's 'next time', I don't know what moth will come out......"

"Brother Twelfteen, Brother Fifteen, are you worried that something will happen to Hauge?" Dolgon laughed and said, "Just with Hauge's stupidity, you also want to control the Qing Dynasty? ”

Dodor scolded, "This is a fool! But we can't let this fool spoil our good deeds! ”

"Hauge will never succeed to the throne," Dolgon shook his head slowly, and said worriedly, "However, Daishan, an old fox, he may not support my succession, and Zilharang ......"

"Brother Fourteen, or we will launch a mutiny," Duoduo made a downward cutting motion with his right hand, "Strike first to strengthen ......"

"Absolutely not, Dai Shan usually doesn't show the slightest tone, but today he is obviously biased towards Haoge, maybe, maybe he is waiting for us to make a mistake," Dolgon frowned, and said: "Don't use war to solve the problem, if the Qing Dynasty is weakened because of internal strife, not only the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid the Mongols will look down on us!" ”