Chapter 10: Liquidation after sudden death
Dolgon sat in Beijing, and arbitrarily summoned Azig, Duoduo, Hauge and others, swept away Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, etc., eliminated the court of King Fu, and let Duoduo's deputy Bolo divide his troops to accept King Lu in Hangzhou and drive away King Lu in eastern Zhejiang.
Dolgon is by no means only a momentary martial artist, but also a prohibitive civil rule. In the seventh year of Shunzhi, on the ninth day of the twelfth month, Dolgon coughed up blood and died, and sixteen days later, the Shunzhi Emperor named him Emperor Chengzongyi.
At the time of his death, he had already proclaimed himself the "regent of the imperial father" for two years, and it is no wonder that he was posthumously honored as the emperor as the "imperial father". And we have also said before that Borzigit - Bumu Butai (later the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang) should really marry Dolgon, and there is indeed an incident of commitment to Dolgon.
After Dolgon's death, Azig saw that no one could rule anymore, and as Dolgon's half-brother, he tried to succeed him, but he forgot that Dolgon's status did not come from his royal status, but from his own ability, which could be inherited, but not transmitted through blood relations.
However, Azig's strength is no longer enough for one banner (he has been deprived of part of it), how can it compare to the glory and power of the four banners of Dolgon, and as a result, Azig was convicted and imprisoned and given death.
After Emperor Shunzhi took power, Prince Zheng Zierharang also regained power, and in the first year of Shunzhi, because his own power could not be compared with Dolgon, the auxiliary power in his hand was ceded to Dolgon; And in July of the fourth year of Shunzhi, even the name of the auxiliary government was obtained by Duoduo.
Emperor Shunzhi restored his three cousins to the princely thrones, Chu Ying's son Nikan; Mandahai, the son of Daishan; Abatai's son Bolo. These three people were originally used by Dolgon, in charge of the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers, and were known as the "Three Kings of Governance".
In February of the eighth year of Shunzhi, Jierharang and the three kings of Lizheng first executed Dolgon's dead party Heluohui, together with Heluohui's younger brother Hu Xi, who had long military power. instructed Dorgon's former cronies Sukh Saha, Zhan Dai, and Muzilun to report Dolgon, saying that he had made a yellow robe, eight "complements" on it, a horse coat with sable fur, and stored Dadong Zhu and Suzhu, all of which were things that could only be used by emperors, so as to show Dorgon's willingness to usurp the throne.
According to the report of Sukh Saha and others, Zilharang and the three ministers presented a report to Emperor Shunzhi, saying that Dolgon was indeed a great rebellion. also sorted out some crimes: it is said that the ceremonial guards, music, attendants, and mansions used by Huang Taiji during his lifetime are completely imperial regulations; said that Dolgon once said, "Emperor Taizongwen (Huang Taiji) should not ascend the throne according to the order"; There is also the death of Hauge, and Nahaug's wife is a side room, which is especially unethical. One by one, the attitudes boil down to "the ministers used to be afraid of coercion and swallowed their voices, but now they are willing to die and hear about it, and they are willing to be punished again." ”
At this time, Emperor Shunzhi was just fourteen years old, he was a six-year-old monarch who ascended the throne, we can't expect him to have any great ability now, nor can we expect him to use power to deal with the ministers, he felt that Ji'er Harang and others played a very reason, and ordered to cut off Dolgon's "Emperor Chengzongyi"; moved his tablet and the tablet of his biological mother, the Wulanala clan, out of the Taimiao; Dolgon's house, Sun Dolbo (born to Dordor), was not allowed to attack him and Prince Shuorui, and all of Dolgon's property was confiscated.
Dolgon's cronies, with the exception of Sukh Saha and three others, were all punished.