Chapter 55: Upstart
Looking at the raging fire burning in the Taimiao, Yue Le's heart also beat violently, until he saw the dormitory collapse in the firelight, the tense muscles on his green face suddenly relaxed, and a cruel smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.
The vast majority of the soldiers and horses of the Jingshi were under the control of Dolgon and his henchmen, and today Yue Le only relied on the two yellow flags in his hands to protect more than 1,000 people, and suddenly launched this coup. The bargaining chip in his hand was Dorgon's contempt for the Imperial Party. In Dolgon's view, Da Yu'er was forced by the situation and had to bow to him, which means that ninety percent of the officials, soldiers and horses in the Beijing division have been under his command.
What's more, the ministers of the guards who were in charge of the pro-military camp, Sony, Suke Saha, and Kupilon all drove to the Taimiao, and in a hurry, the guards in the palace were already leaderless. Even Ta Duohai, the main force of the guards, was in a state of confusion without Dolgon's warrant and edict, and was smoothly cut off by Yue Le's subordinates and took over the dominance of the palace guards.
Yue Le also sent several groups of assassins to assassinate Dorgon's henchmen in various parts of the Beijing Division, including the commander of the forward battalion, Mu Fu, the Minister of the Interior, Ken Chetu, and Qi Chongge, who was in charge of the military department. As long as these people are beheaded, plus Dolgon, Da Yu'er and others are buried in the fire, the role of other people is quite limited. Yue Le can smoothly take over the military power of the Beijing Division and control the situation.
After the Taimiao dormitory collapsed, no one could rush out of it, which made Yue Le breathe a sigh of relief. The guards in the palace who came to the rescue when they saw the fire had already come several times one after another, but without the restraint of Taduohai, Yue Le easily suppressed them with the emperor's order. Wait until the fire in the Taimiao gradually subsides. Yue Le knew that his plan of nine deaths was finally close to success.
The Qing Dynasty's grand cause of dominating the world has come to an end, and Yue Le has long been convinced of this, even if Dolgon puts in more efforts, it will not help. Yue Le thought to himself that he had seen the current situation very thoroughly, and what he could do now. It is to save the fire of the Eight Banners, leave the green mountains, and you will not be afraid of no firewood, the Eight Banners have fought between the white mountains and black waters for so many years, and now they can sweep the Central Plains, which can be regarded as a beautiful time, and they will return to the barren Far North again in the future, lying on their salaries and tasting courage, waiting for their own opportunities to come again.
Dolgon and Da Yu'er were no longer the right people to lead the Qing Dynasty in Yue Le's mind. He wants to sweep away all the forces that follow the old ways, and assist his childhood playmate, and the monarch Shunzhi Emperor Fulin, who values him the most, to complete the revival of the Eight Banners again. He believed in himself and in Fulin, so he did not hesitate to gamble on the survival of himself and his family to make such a big gamble.
Now it seems that Yue Le's gamble has basically been successful. Yue Le's father Abatai, the second brother Bo and Zhen all died in Julu, the eldest brother Yue Tuo died on the way to the customs, and the third brother Bo Luo was beheaded by Zhu Ping'an, and the responsibility of inheriting the glory of the family all fell on Yue Le. Fortunately. Yue Le did not disappoint his father and brother.
At this moment, Yue Le's heart fluctuated. A different kind of excitement slowly grew in my heart.
As the fire gradually weakened, news continued to come from outside the palace that although Dolgon's henchmen in the forward battalion and the guard camp had lost the unified command of the leader, they were unwilling to bow down and be killed, and caused a lot of trouble in the city, and many soldiers and horses had gathered to the Forbidden City one after another.
Yue Le didn't bother to take a closer look at the bodies of Dolgon, Da Yu'er and the others. Immediately rushed to the Qianqing Palace with a group of clothed minions. The number of troops that can be mastered now is too small, and the only way to do this is to hold the Forbidden City, and the emperor issues an edict to control the overall situation.
The first evil has been eliminated, and the bannermen and soldiers of the Eight Banners are just blindly following the actions of their superiors. Once the emperor appears, they will inevitably be in chaos without a fight. At this time, the emperor needs to comfort them in many ways, promising high-ranking officials, soldiers, horses, money and food, and is not afraid that they will not return. Yue Le also made corresponding arrangements for these things early in the morning, and now that Dolgon and Da Yu'er have died, I believe that many people will see the situation clearly and make a wise choice.
In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Shunzhi had been waiting anxiously for a long time, and when he saw Yue Le coming in a hurry, a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"How is she?" With a mouth, even Emperor Shunzhi himself didn't expect to say this sentence.
There was no need to explain more, Yue Le also knew who the emperor was asking at this time. "Back to the master, the queen mother, has passed away!"
Emperor Shunzhi's body trembled, and he involuntarily slid down, and Duoxi helped him beside him, but he still sat down on the steps.
There were no tears, no heart-rending cries, but Emperor Shunzhi felt a burst of dizziness out of thin air. For such a long time, the rumors that have been circulating in the palace about the Yongfu Palace many years ago have always been entangled in Fu Lin's mind, and no matter what, they will not go away. Huang Taiji died under the conspiracy of Da Yu'er and Dolgon, which has become an unmistakable fact in the mind of Emperor Fu Lin of Shunzhi, although there are still many doubts hidden in it. But after hearing the news of Da Yu'er's death, Emperor Shunzhi's heart still had a colicing pain for no reason.
"Confirmed?" Fu Lin's voice was very deep.
Yue Le shook his head, "However, the Taimiao Temple has been burned to ruins, and there is indeed no one who escaped!" ”
Hearing Yue Le's answer, Emperor Shunzhi subconsciously clenched his fists, and slowly let go after a while, and the trace of sentimentality that did not appear in the corners of his eyes was gradually replaced by perseverance.
"Master, the situation outside the palace is very chaotic, as we speculated before, the minions of Dolgon's party are all looking for opportunities to make trouble, and the relatives and nobles of the Eight Banners are not clear, and they are all waiting to see the development of the situation. Now that the important ministers in the court are dead and wounded, it is just right to promote the master's henchmen to important positions, control the military strength of the Eight Banners as soon as possible, and negotiate peace with the Ming court on the one hand, and prepare for the northward march as soon as possible, so that I can be safe in the Qing Dynasty! ”
Fu Lin nodded approvingly, stood up from the steps, looked Yue Le up and down carefully, and couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder. "You didn't disappoint me, and I won't fail you!"
Yue Le was grateful and knelt on the ground.
"The edict has already been prepared, and someone will be sent out of the palace immediately. Yue Le was crowned as the king of Anjun and was in charge of the red flag; Prince Su's eldest son, Qi Zheng, inherited the lineage of King Su and took charge of the red flag; Yue Le is positive, Qi Zheng is the deputy, and he is always in charge of Chinese and foreign military affairs. Gurmahun, Lai Mubu, Sahana, and Shuosai are the banner owners Dorobele, and they are divided into four flags: white, white, blue, and blue. Bo Guoer, Chang Shu, Gao Sai, Chen Mingxia, Gang Lin, and Xifu are in charge of the six ......! ”
Fu Linkou is like a river, obviously he has already arranged the layout of the court after this incident, and many of them have not even thought of Yue Le. But the emperor's balancing approach has been fully demonstrated.
For example, these people such as Gurmahui, Lai Mubu, Sahana, and Shuosai are either the heirs of Amin and Mang Gurtai, or the concubines of Huang Taiji. And Bo Guoer, Chang Shu, Gao Sai, Chen Mingxia, Gang Lin, and Xifu are half of Fulin's brothers, the combination of old, middle and young, Manchu and Han, the entire team of the six departments can definitely be used. The appearance of Qi Zheng'e is even more surprising, as Haoge's eldest son, after Haoge was killed, Qi Zheng'e was in a state of captivity, and this time he was released and entrusted with reuse, obviously to be grateful to Fulin, loyal and loyal, and in addition, he could use this to divide the military power in Yue Le's hands and avoid one person being dominant.
And the two flags of Zhenghuang and inlaid yellow, Fulin is going to hold it firmly in his hands, and no one can touch it.
Thinking of this, Yue Le's heart suddenly became awe-inspiring, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to go out of the palace to deliver the decree.
Next, Shunzhi Emperor Fulin was dressed in military uniform, and under the escort of Yue Le and Duoxi, he led the two yellow flags to wrap the pro-army and open the Taihe Gate. Outside the inner court, the guards in the palace, the pro-soldiers, and the relatives and nobles who rushed to hear the news when they saw the fire in the direction of the Taimiao, about a thousand people gathered outside the Taihe Gate, arguing with each other. The people of the two parties of the emperor and queen did not know why, and they came with the idea of escorting, while Dolgon's subordinates were very anxious and rushed into the palace to protect Dolgon. Ganglin, Xifu, Tong Guolai and other Manchu and Han ministers tried to persuade to no avail, and could only watch the two sides fight flesh and blood.
But the appearance of Emperor Shunzhi immediately quieted the scene. Especially after Duoxi read the holy decree aloud, he informed everyone that the temple was on fire, and the regent Dolgon, the queen mother and a cadre of important ministers were all killed, and everyone was stunned for a while.
And not a lot of effort, Bo Guoer, Qi Zheng'e and other newly promoted upstarts with their banners and clothes murderously rushed to the Taihe Gate, as soon as they arrived at the city, they paid homage to Emperor Shunzhi, and then without Fu Lin's orders, they began to face Dolgon's subordinates. Dolgon's henchmen, a few trapped in the Taimiao, the rest were assassinated by Yue Le a lot, outside the Taihe Gate are some small characters who can't get on the table, at this time, the holy decree, naturally there is no power to resist, and a lot of them were cut down in a short time, and the rest were all tied up by the five flowers and thrown under the city gate, just waiting for the emperor's order, and the head will fall to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was gradually being controlled, Shunzhi Emperor Fulin and Yue Le couldn't help but smile at each other, and their hearts suddenly relaxed. (To be continued......)