Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 511 The Queen Mother
In the third year of Shunzhi, the night of the ninth day of July.

After one watch, the city of Beijing is silent and the situation is getting worse day by day. The sudden death of the emperor's father and the regent makes the capital even more undercurrent. There are all kinds of rumors, and the people are panicked. Emperor Cheng Zongyi, the whole country mourned.

White lanterns hung on the gates of every household in Beijing, hanging dead silently in this sweltering night.

Under the dim light, according to the martial law orders posted on the streets and alleys.

Eight Banners soldiers patrolled the streets with spears.

The nine gates were closed and the whole city was under martial law.

The Forbidden City is also heavily guarded.

But on this night, there are too many people in Beijing who can't sleep.

This year, the counter-offensive momentum of the Ming army became more and more fierce. The Qing army concentrated their efforts to break through the western front first and occupy the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. However, they managed to stabilize Guanzhong and instigated the rebellion of the guards in Hanzhong and Yunyang. As a result, they were blocked by Zhang Xianzhong outside the northern Sichuan gate. Not allowed to enter, and suddenly Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, and Gansu all rebelled.

Henan, Shandong and Hebei are also in turmoil.

Even their hometown in Liaodong outside the customs is on fire again. This kind of desperate situation is unimaginable. A year and a half ago, they were still invincible.

It's just that at this time, the princes and princes Baylor in Beijing are more focused on the center of the court, and they must first settle inside if they fight against the outside.

Dorgon's sudden death also broke the power structure of the center again. Although Dorgon's prestige was hit and dropped due to the unfavorable war in the south, he is still the highest among the three regents. The ceremonial guards, music, and guards used by the regent king all surpassed the supremacy, and even all government affairs did not need to be courteously asked for instructions. Even if they did not follow the emperor's will, they would all declare edicts and decrees, just like the emperor.

Even nepotism, arbitrary removal and promotion of officials, etc., and even living in the former dynasty, staying in the palace, etc.

After entering the customs, the whole Qing Dynasty had already acquiesced whether the emperor was the emperor or not. His sudden death caught everyone by surprise.

"Hao Ge is already on his way back to Beijing." Dai Shan said.

"I heard that Duoduo and Azig are also secretly on their way back to Beijing." When Jierhalang said this, he frowned and was very dissatisfied.They have issued an order to the two brothers in the name of the emperor, let them guard Luoyang and Jinan.

But now the two left behind and returned to Beijing desperately.

It is said that they are attending funerals for their brothers, but they know that the visitor is not good.

As the masterminds behind Dorgon's sudden death, the two are now in power, but they are not stable. "

"Are Zhan Dai and Suksaha reliable?"

"Don't worry, these two are people who know the current affairs, and the two white flags have calmed down now."

Both of them were Dorgon's confidantes, and when Dorgon died, they immediately summoned the two, and after some secret talks, they were officially awarded the title of minister of state affairs, and they were asked to temporarily hold two white flags.

"After Azig and Duoduo return to Beijing, they will definitely ask for the two white flags to be handed over to them."

"This is absolutely impossible."

The two old fellows sat there discussing countermeasures, and now they seemed to appease Dorgon's party, but Dorgon's two brothers were rushing to the capital, so they had to prepare a countermeasure.

The most critical thing is the disposal of the two white flags.

Jierhalang made a suggestion, "It's better to split the two white flags, hand over the white flag to the emperor, Duduo is still transferred back to receive the inlaid white flag, and return the blue flag to Prince Su Hauge."

Dai Shan looked at him, but said, "The Son of Heaven is young, and it is difficult for him to lead the three flags himself. It is better to hand over the Zhengbai Banner to Prince Su, Duoduo will still receive the inlaid white flag, and the Zhenglan Banner will be led by you, Prince Zheng." How about your eldest son Fulton leading the blue flag?"

In the previous Eight Banners, Shunzhi had two yellow flags, Dorgon had two white flags, Daishan and his son had two red flags, Duoduo had Zhenglan flags, and Jierhalang had Xianglan flags.

Among them, for example, the Zhenglan flag was originally owned by Hauge, but after it was taken by Dorgon and mixed with two whites, a new Zhenglan was given to Duoduo, and then the Boluo brothers also shared some Niulu. Little Banner Lord.

Daishan knew very well that Jierhalang would also want to take this opportunity to get one of the three flags in the hands of the Dorgon brothers, so he took the initiative to raise it.

Haug's collar is plain white, Duoduo's collar is inlaid with white, and the eldest son of Jierhalang's collar is inlaid with blue.

Their two regent families happen to be one family with two flags.

Duoduo led the inlaid white, and then Azig still took part as the small banner owner. Now, instead of holding three banners, they now share one banner, and the Azig brothers naturally lost their power.

Haoge led the Zhengbai flag, but Boluo and Yuedong brothers also adjusted to the Zhengbai flag, sharing part of the collars, and even adding a few collars to the brothers. It turned out that the two brothers had seven collars, and they could give them a total of ten collars. One or twelve, this is also a disguised form to weaken Hauge's strength.

Although both of them once planned to support Hauge as emperor, but now no one has said that they want to support Hauge as emperor again.

Obviously, when Dorgon was removed, the two regent uncles were not willing to let the young and brave Hauge be the emperor. It is undoubtedly beneficial to both of them that the young Shunzhi emperor continues to be the emperor.

This time Hauge was called to the capital to deal with the Duduo brothers. The Duduo brothers were bound to make trouble, and it was time for the hot-tempered Hauge to come out and make trouble with them.

The trouble was about the same, and the two of them came out again to stop the reconciliation.

After these benefits are redistributed, it is almost time to settle accounts and liquidate Dorgon again, and then come to suppress Azig and Duoduo brothers. Of course, if they are honest, enough is enough. After all, the Ming Dynasty is now aggressively attacking .

The two have stayed at Qianqingmen since Dorgon's death.

For important military affairs, the ministers reported to them directly in the study outside the Qianqing Gate.The two did not dare to let go, and they didn't even trust each other at this moment. At the critical moment, they were afraid that the other party would make a move secretly, so they had to stay in the palace.

There is another important reason for staying in the palace, which is to control the young emperor well. In case the emperor is approached by other people and comes to hunt for thieves according to the order, it will not be over.

early morning.

The Holy Mother Empress Dowager led the young Emperor Shunzhi to the Qianqing Palace to listen to the government. The Queen Mother sat behind the bead curtain to listen to the government, and the young emperor sat on the throne. In fact, the ministers just came to pay a visit, and then briefly reported the matter. The specifics are important. The affairs are the sole disposal of the two Regents.

The more important thing is to discuss the state affairs at the meeting of the king and ministers.

Behind the bead curtain, the young Bumbutai was wearing filial piety, looking at the young emperor's son for a while, and at the two regent uncles in python robes for a while.

The two were much older than Dorgon who had just died, but they were also much more cunning.

Bumbutai was full of worries, but his son still only cared about playing with the grasshopper in his sleeve.

After the discussion, the Empress Dowager took the initiative to talk to the two uncles. She looked very pitiful and pitiful, but the two old guys are about their age, why haven't they seen any troubles?

I think that Dai Shan was even moved by Dorgon's mother's appearance back then. As a result, Nurhachi started making rumors before he died, and finally Huang Taiji took the opportunity to get him down.

So Daishan kept a distance from Bumbutai's pitiful behavior, and Jierharang did the same. The two of them are not Dorgon. Although they are also lustful and beautiful, they have no intention of getting involved with the young queen mother. what.

If they really want to meet, they might as well touch the Queen Mother's younger sister, Dorgon's Da Fujin and his concubines, such as the side Fujin Princess Shunyi of North Korea who was just accepted not long ago.

"Please rest assured, Queen Mother, we will definitely try our best to stabilize the court and run errands for His Majesty."

Seeing the two of them like that, the Queen Mother also knew that the blind man was being winked at, so she pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief, and she was not embarrassed, and said some words of please, and then she took the emperor away.

Stepping out of the Qianqing palace gate, Bumbutai's expression changed, but she was worried. The two uncles kept away like this, which made her very disturbed. In addition, she heard that the two men called for Prince Su urgently. Returning to Beijing, I became more and more uneasy.

Hauge is the eldest son of her husband, and he is older than Dorgon in terms of age. If he comes back and receives the support of the two, his son's throne is likely to be unstable.

But as a woman, he didn't know what to do.

If her son hadn't snatched Haoge's throne, then according to some old customs of the Manchus, she could actually commit herself to the concubine after her husband's death. Concubine Bahai, Nurhachi once entrusted their mother and child to Daishan, but before Nurhachi died, the gossip they made, coupled with Huang Taiji's provocation, finally angered Nurhachi. Back and forth, that's absolutely fine.

Back at Kunning Palace, Bumbutai thought about it, and felt that the only ones he could trust now were brothers Duoduo and Azig.

She pondered for a long time, took a pen and paper, and started writing a letter. After writing the secret letter, she handed it to her confidant, and asked her to find a way to pass it on.

"We have to find a way to stop the two brothers outside Beijing and inform them of the situation in advance."

In Bumbutai's secret letter, she promised the Duoduo brothers that if their brothers could protect their son's throne, in return, she would do her best to let the emperor make them both regent uncles, and promised to make Duduo's fifth son Dorbo passed on to Dorgon, and he inherited the title of Prince Rui,

At the same time, the owner of the Zhengbai Banner is handed over to Duoerbo, and the owner of the Bordered White Banner is handed over to Azige, ensuring that Duoduo still holds the owner of the Zhenglan Banner.

Bumbutai felt that her promise would definitely impress the Duoduo brothers.

The Uncle Regent and the Head of the Three Banners are definitely enough to impress them.

She even planned to have a good talk with them in person after they entered Beijing. The two brothers are also lustful people. For example, Doduo snatched the wife of the great scholar Fan Wencheng, and Azig has always been arrogant.

As a woman, she knew very well that the meaning in the eyes of the two brothers sometimes looking at her was actually no different from Dorgon.

She can show favor to the two brothers, even let them take advantage of it, it doesn't matter, she can even choose a reliable one among the two brothers to rely on, just like she did to Dorgon back then.

As the mother of the young emperor, a Mongolian empress dowager, there was only so much she could do.In order to keep her son's throne, she has sacrificed so much, and she is not afraid to make more sacrifices.

(End of this chapter)