Chapter 1: The Way of Balance

The first snow since the beginning of winter, it fell for two days, and the inside and outside of Beijing were covered in silver, although it was inconvenient for the people to travel, but the winter snow brought about the hope of a bumper harvest in the coming year infected everyone. Even the panic caused by the "shaving order" that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is about to begin to implement has been dispelled a lot by this heavy snowfall.

Early in the morning, the door of the inner court chief letter was opened by the inner servants, and the net army of Nanhaizi wanted to transport the sundries, garbage and feces accumulated in the inner court at this time.

was unprepared, but a few figures suddenly rushed out of the Changxin Gate. When the yellow dragon pattern embroidered on the black leather jacket of the person who came out clearly, several officials who opened the door knelt down in a hurry, along with a series of frozen and shrunken pure soldiers.

"Long live the auspicious lord!" A person knelt on the snowpile that had not yet had time to be cleaned.

The smell emanating from the two-wheeled wooden cart of the Jingjun made people unable to open their eyes, but Emperor Shunzhi, who rushed out of the Changxin Gate, didn't care at all. The sixteen-year-old's childish face was full of anger, and he didn't know whether it was blown by the wind or because of the anger in his chest.

Duo Xi and Yue Le, who rushed back from outside the gate, followed behind them step by step, but they kept dissuading: "Master, master, isn't it too early to go to the Queen Mother now, maybe the Queen Mother hasn't gotten up yet?" ”

"It's still early?" Shunzhi immediately roared angrily, "The place where the ancestors are buried outside the gate has lost all the essence, and if we wait, won't my country change hands?" ”

Maybe it's because the ground is slippery, maybe it's because the anger in his chest is unsettled, Emperor Shunzhi is walking while talking, and one carelessness is a stumble. Frightened, Yue Le and Duo Xi hurriedly helped each other, but Emperor Shunzhi stood firm and shook off the hands of the two angrily, and went straight to Cining Palace in the north.

At this hour, even Cining Palace has not opened the palace gate, and Emperor Shunzhi slapped the gate with a bang, and the officials who came to open the door were so frightened that they fell to the ground as soon as they opened the door. No one had ever seen this young man so angry. Emperor Shunzhi ignored them and walked straight to the palace.

The female officials and chamberlains along the way were all frightened, and they all prostrated on the ground, and Duo Xi and Yue Lecheng followed behind them in fear, crying bitterly in their hearts.

The Queen Mother Da Yu'er is now the main hall that has never lived in Cining Palace. Da Yuer is very fond of flowers and plants, Shunzhi Emperor's mother to filial piety, after moving the capital to Beijing, he will be part of the original Renshou Palace to Cining Palace, presided over by Feng Quan, a scholar of the Inner Court University. The original garden of the former Ming Dynasty was expanded and changed to the current Cining Garden.

There are not many buildings in the garden, but they are widely planted with precious plants and trees, which makes Da Yuer very happy.

Enter the Range Rover Gate on the east wall, pass through the wall gate between the flowers, and only take more than 20 steps to the north, which is the main hall of Cining Garden. Da Yu'er now lives here.

But ever since Emperor Shunzhi had accidentally seen a tryst between Dolgon and Da Yu'er, he had become suspicious of his mother's motives for moving here. Therefore, in addition to greeting people on weekdays, I rarely take the initiative to come.

Came to the door early this morning. It is extremely rare, and the people below notified Su Mo'er early.

Emperor Shunzhi was angry, but he couldn't lose his temper with Su Mo'er no matter what. Raised by her since she was a child, Fulin always has a kindness similar to her mother for Su Moer. But today, Emperor Shunzhi just snorted and walked into the front hall of Xianruo Pavilion.

Su Mo'er helped Fulin take off the skin that was stained with snowflakes outside. He also instructed his subordinates to send a bowl of steaming milk tea, and handed it to Fu Lin's hand by hand, without asking Fu Lin's intentions, but saying that the Queen Mother had gotten up and was freshening up. Please wait a moment, the Emperor.

Fu Lin drank all the milk tea and sighed, but he said something else, "Mama, I have made a decree yesterday, Qi Musai has been resolute in the palace over the years, and has made countless meritorious contributions, and he has really wronged him in the position of deputy commander of the guard." Now that preparations are being made to build the third battalion of the Jiumen Army, which is responsible for the security of Gyeonggi and the security of the imperial city, I have left him a position as a commander, and after the New Year, he will go to take office. Don't delay your marriage any longer, you have been by Eniang's side for more than 20 years, not only loyal to Eniang, but also take good care of me, which should also be a gratitude from me! ”

Su Mo'er was stunned for a moment, and under the agitation of her heart, she didn't know how to answer for a while. Still coughed lightly beside her, which reminded her, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Fu Lin, but her eyes were teary and she choked hard, but she couldn't speak.

While speaking, Da Yu'er had already come from the dormitory, Su Mo'er hurriedly stood up, knowing that Fu Lin must have something serious to do when he came to the door so early, so he secretly glanced at Da Yu'er, and retreated with Duo Xi and Yue Le.

"The emperor came over so early, what's the matter?" Da Yu'er asked.

"Dare to ask Eniang, am I still the emperor of the Qing Dynasty? Why didn't I know anything about the canonization of Dorgon as regent of the emperor's uncle? ”

"Presumptuous!" Fu Lin's straightforward question immediately angered Da Yu'er. "You are the king of a kingdom, is this the attitude of the Son of Man to his mother?"

Fu Lin stood up suddenly, kneeling in front of Da Yu'er, but his body was straight. "I am the son of Huang Eniang, and I am the king of a country in the Qing Dynasty. Today, news has just come from outside the Guan, the heads of Prince Zheng Jierharang, the Ministry of Rites Lang Ying Erdai, Ningguta Wu Bahai, Shengjing Admiral Dongmin, Niu Zhuang Tongqi Korba and others are all hanging above the south gate of Shengjing, none of my clan relatives who stayed in Shengjing have been spared, and all the captured soldiers have been sent to the Korean mines to serve hard labor, and tens of thousands of troops are hungry and cold, and all the people of the Qing Dynasty who died of cold and hunger along the way! ”

"Shengjing fell, the land outside the gate was lost, and the ancestral mausoleum was occupied by the Ming army, whose fault is this qiē, how could you think of making him the regent of the emperor's uncle at this time! Where does this place me? Where will I be placed in the Qing Dynasty? ”

"And my eldest brother, Prince Su Haoge, died in the Zongren Mansion for no apparent reason, who did this in it, everyone in the world can see it, and the heart is like a mirror! Such a person can still occupy the high position of the regent! It's a shame on me, my Qing clan! ”

"Shut up!" Da Yu'er couldn't bear it anymore, Huo Ran stood up, and the string of Buddhist beads in his hand fell to the ground and scattered all over the place.

But Shunzhi Emperor Fulin still held his head high, not affected by Da Yu'er's anger in the slightest, and a pair of stubborn eyes were still staring at his mother.

Da Yu'er, who stood up, clearly saw the shadow of Huang Taiji from those eyes, and her heart couldn't help but throb, and her chest suddenly seemed to be pricked by a needle, and her whole body bent unconsciously.

"Huang Eniang!" Fu Lin panicked at this time, hurriedly stood up, helped Da Yu'er up, and sent her to the chair to sit down steadily.

At this time, Da Yuer's heart was occupied by grief and grievances. The situation of hard work turned out to be a dagger to cut the relationship between mother and son, and he endured humiliation and burden, got rid of the shackles of Huang Taiji, and helped his son overcome all difficulties to ascend to the throne of the Qing Emperor. In order to maintain his son's position, he paid so many sacrifices, but he didn't expect to get his son's scolding and resentment, but the sadness and pain in it couldn't be explained to his son.

"The emperor is sixteen years old this year!" After taking a breath, Da Yu'er whispered: "It's time to reach the age of pro-government!" But have you ever wondered who has supported the Qing Dynasty to this day over the years? It is true that the defeat outside the gate was his fault, but if it were not for him, where would our Qing Dynasty come from to dominate the Central Plains? ”

That's just one layer of the story. On the other hand, there is no shortage of wise people around the emperor, and I think there will always be people around you who will mention it. The military and political power of the Qing Dynasty is now in the hands of the two white flags, and the emperor wants to be pro-government, I am afraid that he may not be able to do what he wants. Besides, the green battalion of the Han army was invincible in Huguang and Sichuan, Zhang Cunren and Hong Chengchou attacked the city for the Qing Dynasty in the past two years, and the status of Han officials and generals increased day by day. ”

Da Yu'er's eloquent talk made the expression on Fu Lin's face gradually change. Da Yu'er's words seem scattered, but they contain a lot of information. Fu Lin was taught by the learned people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and with the full assistance of Sony, Suke Saha, Zhang Cunren and others, he no longer knew anything about the government when he first ascended the throne. Da Yu'er only mentioned a few points slightly, and he immediately tasted the deep meaning.

The "shaving order" mentioned by Da Yuer later made Fu Lin even more shocked.

"The promotion of the status of Han officials and generals is a last resort, but there is no one else in the court and the Eight Banners who can compete with it. The government and government pay attention to a mutual check and balance, and the way of balance seems simple, but it is profound and complex. The emperor is talented and intelligent, and the matter of the 'shaving order' is indeed a bit rushed, and the other means are really bloody, but Sony and the palace have never objected, including Zhang Cunren, Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui and other Han officials are silent, the deep meaning behind this, the emperor might as well understand one or two! ”

Da Yu'er's words have been said very clearly, even if Fulin is a fool, he can also feel the pressure and helplessness of Da Yu'er at this time. Fu Lin's heart swelled with a strong warmth, his mother's heart was still planning for herself, it was not easy to ascend the throne, it was even more difficult to keep the current throne, and it was the most difficult to take over the imperial power.

The implementation of the "Hair Shaving Order" could push a large part of the Han officials and Han generals in the court to the side of Fulin, which greatly increased the emperor's strength. The next thing to do is to weaken the military and political power in the hands of the two white flags, which is not easy. (To be continued......)