Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 505 Murder of the Regent

Beijing.

The frontline situation worsened. The emperor's father and regent Dorgon vomited blood several times and became seriously ill.

According to rumors, when the news of Hong Chengchou and Liu Zeqing's rebellion came back, Dorgon directly vomited blood for several liters, and almost died.

Martial law has also begun in the capital.

The bad news is that one after another, Hong Chengchou rebelled against Cangzhou, captured Cangzhou, and broke Hejian.

Geng Zhongming, who was defeated from Laizhou and returned to Liaodong, actually rebelled in Haizhou. After taking Haizhou, he sent troops to attack Liaoyang. Run, Gaizhou fell.

On the western front, Marco, Bai Guangen, and Wang Guangen were instigated, and the three kings were sealed, and Wu Sangui and Haoge were in command. Now that the five kings have gathered, they still have not been able to open up the situation, and are still confronting Zhang Xianzhong.

No matter how Hauge and Wu Sangui keep giving memorials saying that the situation is good and that the bandits will perish soon, the problem is that so many soldiers and horses are gathered in Hanzhong, and they are still unable to advance an inch, which puts great pressure on the Eastern Front.

"Report!"

Qianqing Palace.

The emperor's father, the regent, lived directly in the Qianqing Palace recently, and the ministers reported outside the Qianqing Gate. The Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager have also been taking care of the uncle in the Qianqing Palace.

Dorgon is still recuperating in bed.

"Report to the Emperor's Father, the Regent, and the Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager. Shanxi urgently reports that Jiang Yu, the general of Datong, has rebelled!"

Dorgon, who was drinking ginseng soup, heard the news, his eyes were straightened, and he made a ho-ho sound in his throat.

"My lord?"

Seeing that something was wrong, Bumbutai hurriedly called the imperial doctor.

The imperial doctor has been waiting in the side hall. Hearing the sound, he rushed over, but he was startled when he saw it. He hurriedly checked his pulse, and then gave the needle quickly, sweating profusely. After all, he could only report in fear. "The emperor's father, the regent, has a sudden wind attack!"

"Wind disease?"

Dorgon had a stroke.

Although the emperor's father and regent are very young, only in his 30s, he has always been weak and sick. Hauge once pointed at this old uncle who was younger than himself and scolded him as a sick child, scolding him for not being able to give birth to a son .

Since entering the customs, Dorgon has worked hard day and night as the regent, and it is indeed very hard. Over the past year, the bad situation has also made his health worse.

Originally, he vomited blood several times after being hit in a row before, but now he suddenly heard that the Datong General Soldier had also rebelled. Dorgon was frightened and suffered a cerebral thrombosis and a stroke.

More imperial doctors came and tried their best to rescue him.

But their medical skills can only alleviate cerebral hemorrhage, and even reduce cerebral edema, but they can't make Dorgon recover directly.

Bumbutai also panicked and cried in the hall. Although this woman was afraid of Dorgon, she always relied on him more often.

Now that he had suddenly collapsed, the woman felt helpless.

The regents Daishan and Jierhalang also arrived after hearing the news. When they came in, they first looked at Dorgon on the eye bed, and saw that his mouth was slanted and his eyes were slanted, and he was still drooling. The child was spinning hard, his mouth was open, but he couldn't say a word.

Complicated expressions appeared in Daishan's eyes.

They comforted Dorgon a few words indiscriminately, then went to the side and called the imperial doctor to inquire carefully to confirm the condition. After hearing that it was very serious, the two even felt very relaxed in their hearts.

The young regent kept pressing on them, leaving them breathless, how finally fell down.

But now, in the troubled times, Dorgon's downfall made them worry again.

I don't know whether to say good or bad for a while.

In the past, I comforted Bumbutai a few words and asked her to go back to take care of the emperor first.

Dorgon suffered a stroke and was confirmed to be paralyzed. The imperial doctors said that even if he could survive the half-month critical period, with the current medical skills and the regent's physical condition, it would be very difficult to recover.

Basically, it is certain that they will not be able to stand up again, and it will be difficult even to resume speaking. They may only be paralyzed on the bed in the future, unable to move half of their body.

"It's an eventful year for the country, and Prince Rui has fallen again, what should I do." Dai Shan sighed, but there was obviously a bit of excitement that couldn't be concealed in his eyes.

"Jiang Yu, a duplicitous thief, actually dared to stab a knife in the back. We must deal with it immediately!"

"Let's hold a meeting of kings and ministers to discuss politics!" Dai Shan said directly.

The two looked at each other, and many meanings were already self-evident.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dorgon had to be kicked out of the core of power, and a wave of Dorgon's power had to be cleaned up. Of course, he had to face the impact of the rebellion brought by Jiang Guan, Hong Chengchou, Liu Zeqing, etc., and find a way to solve it.

"Weeds must be cut by the roots." Daishan reminded Jierharang that the cousins ​​said they would hold a meeting of kings and ministers to discuss politics, but they didn't rush to leave.

"The situation of the old fourteen may not necessarily improve, but what if it will improve by then?"

"really!"

Jierharang also said bluntly, "Since entering the customs, Prince Rui has become more domineering and reckless, without any scruples about etiquette. The most important thing is that he has made many mistakes in major decisions over the past year, which has led to the current situation. Hong Chengchou and others were all Han Chinese whom he used heavily, and now they are stabbing the court in the back."

Dorgon fell down due to a stroke, and may only be paralyzed on the bed in the future. It can be said that his political life is basically over.

But the two old guys are not at ease, what if Dorgon recovers again?

If you beat a snake, you will never die.

Both of them obviously wanted to take advantage of his illness to kill him.

Now the Qing court has reached a balanced situation on the surface, with three kings regent and eight kings assisting the government, but this is actually a very abnormal situation, and it is also a very fragile balance, which will be broken sooner or later.

But it's hard to say who will break who.

In other words, Dorgon is only in his thirties, but they are already old, and the future belongs to Dorgon.

Jierhalang looked left and right, stretched out his right hand, turned his palm into a knife, and slashed obliquely.

Daishan nodded solemnly.

"It has to be done cleanly, and it's best now."

The two old guys are also the veterans of the three dynasties from the Nurhachi era to the present Shunzhi. They have experienced countless open and secret struggles among the Manchus. For example, Jierhalang is the nephew of Shierhachi. Later, his elder brother Amin and the others were involved in internal fighting and were killed.

Like Dai Shan, he once fell in the internal struggle and was robbed of the throne by Huang Taiji.

To be able to live until now, each of them is not a good stubble.

Facing this unexpected situation and this rare opportunity, the two old guys already understood each other's intentions with just one look, and they both wanted to take the opportunity to kill Dorgon.

The two looked at each other and nodded together.

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Not long after Bumbutai returned to Kunning Palace, the eunuchs came.

"Reporting to the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager, the emperor's father and regent's condition has suddenly worsened, and he has passed away!"

Bumbutai was stunned for a moment, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground.

The empress dowager who came back to her senses felt that there were too many problems in this matter, but she still cheered up and hurried to pick up the young emperor's son and hurried back to Qianqing Palace.

When they arrived, they found that the atmosphere here was tense, with a large number of guards guarding it, and one of the servants and the imperial doctor in the palace was gone.

The two regents, Jierhalang and Daishan, are still there.

"What's going on, wasn't it stable just now?"

"The imperial doctor said that it suddenly intensified and then there was no way to recover..."

The empress dowager led the emperor to the front, and the man was lying there like that, his eyes crooked and his mouth slanted.

But he was not breathing at all.

"What should we do now?"

The empress dowager was in such a state of disarray that she didn't know what to do.

Jierhalang said, "Prince Rui has made great contributions to the country, and he has also made great contributions to supporting His Majesty. Now he passed away suddenly, and he should be buried with a grand ceremony. I suggest that he be buried with the emperor's ceremony. Your Majesty will lead all the kings, Baylor, civil and military officials to die." Wear black clothes to express condolences to Prince Rui."

The empress dowager felt powerless and could only listen to the advice of the two uncles.

"Important national affairs will be handed over to the two regent uncles from now on!"

"Please rest assured, the queen mother, the old ministers will surely stabilize the court situation,"

After a brief conversation, Bumbutai also quickly admitted the reality in front of him, and did not pursue the cause of Dorgon's death at all. Although this smart woman was upset, she also knew that no matter what the reason was at this time, , are not important anymore.

What matters is that the man is dead.

Lie down forever, will not get up again, can no longer preside over the government, let alone protect their mother and daughter.

The two Daishan proposed to convene a meeting of kings and ministers to discuss politics immediately, and invited the queen mother and the emperor to come in person.

Even in a simple conversation, they quickly reached an agreement such as proclaiming Dorgon as emperor. Everyone knew that Dorgon's forces would be cleaned up next, but before the cleaning, they had to be appeased.

The emperor's father, the regent, was proclaimed emperor, just to stabilize them temporarily, and then they can do it after the deployment is complete.

In the future, Jierhalang and Daishan will be co-regents, and the Eight Assistant Regents will definitely clean up a few of them soon, such as Dorgon's mother and brother Duduo and Azig.

Even the two white flags held by Dorgon and the Zhenglan flag held by Duoduo have to be redistributed.

Compared with these, the rebellion of Jiang Yu, the general soldier of Datong, is not so important. In the hearts of the two Daishan, they even secretly thanked Jiang Yu for his rebellion. There may not be such a chance.

Everyone has seen Dorgon's stroke due to Jiang Yu's rebellion. After the stroke, his condition worsened and he died after the rescue failed, which is also a normal thing.

If it weren't for this opportunity, Daishan and the others would have no chance if they wanted to attack Dorgon directly. They couldn't just fight directly. If they really wanted to fight, they might not win. Besides, if they really wanted to fight, the kings and Baylor wouldn't Agreed, but for now, everything falls into place.

At the urgently held meeting of kings and ministers discussing politics, the young Emperor Shunzhi stood there a little ignorantly, and gave Dorgon a commendation speech of great virtue and meritorious deeds, which is unique throughout the ages.

But these are just what Daishan taught him.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Shunzhi posthumously granted Dorgon the title of Emperor Chengzong of the Qing Dynasty, attached to the Taimiao, and posthumously posthumously the emperor of virtue, cultivation, far and wide industry, deeds of merit, security of the people, establishment of government, sincerity and respect for righteousness.

The temple name and posthumous title were both decreed by the two regent uncles and the Queen Mother, and selected after urgent discussions by the academician Fan Wencheng and others.

Everything is so rushed.

In the morning, I urgently reported the rebellion of Jiang Yu, the general soldier of Datong, and then the emperor's father, the regent, Dorgon, suffered a stroke and unfortunately died before noon. In the afternoon, a meeting of the king and ministers was held. At the meeting, the emperor posthumously proclaimed Dorgon as emperor. The scholars have already decided on the temple name and posthumous title.

Everything can't wait.

After the meeting, Dorgon's confidant, University scholar Gang Lin, was asked to confiscate the seal of the emperor's father and regent, and Dorgon's confidant, Sukesaha, was made the Minister of State, and ordered him to guard Prince Rui's mansion.

At this important meeting of kings discussing politics, no one even mentioned Jiang Guan who caused all this!

No one asked carefully why the regent died suddenly.

(End of this chapter)