Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 148: Bloodshed in Shengjing
June 27th,
Just as the sky in Shengjing was getting light, a light rain fell like nails, creating cracks in the entire foggy sky.

Outside the Qing Imperial Palace, horses neighed and human figures swayed.

Huang Taiji passed away and the successor was still undecided. Faced with the fierce struggle between the two major candidates, Dorgon and Haoge, Prince Heshuo Li Daishan convened a meeting with other kings, beile, beizi, civil and military officials and decided to discuss the candidate for the throne in the palace today.

When Hauge arrived by carriage, Dorgon, Ajige, Dodo and others had already arrived.

"please!"

Dorgon glanced at him, his face gloomy, "Please!"

The grudge between Dorgon and Hauge had been going on for a long time, but in fact the root of the problem lay with their mother Abahai.

Dorgon and Hauge's father Huang Taiji was both Nurhaci's son, and they were half-brothers.

Hauge was the eldest son of Huang Taiji and his second wife, Ulanara. He was 3 years and 7 months older than Dorgon.

Huang Taiji, who was plotting to succeed to the throne, forced Dorgon's mother to be buried alive with him. She was only 37 years old.

At that time, Dorgon's brother Ajige was 22 years old and Dodo was only 14 years old.

The three brothers were weak and experienced the greatest tragedy in the world at the same time. They watched their mother die unjustly but were powerless to do anything. The deep hatred was deeply engraved in Dorgon's heart.

I can only endure and wait for the opportunity.

Hauge was outstanding since childhood. As the eldest son of Huang Taiji, both Nurhaci and Huang Taiji had great expectations for him. Huang Taiji also often took Hauge with him to fight in the army.

Hauge was also quite capable and made many achievements on the battlefield. He was rewarded by Nurhaci and was named Beile, ranking third among the royal family.

Later, at the age of 23, he was conferred the title of Heshuo Beile and began to participate in state affairs. At the age of 27, he became Heshuo Su Prince, one of the eight iron-hat princes of the Qing Dynasty, and managed the Ministry of Revenue, the economic lifeline of the Qing Dynasty.

In comparison, Dorgon was born to Nurhaci's concubine Abahai. Although he was rewarded, he did not receive any substantial respect. His political status was not as good as his brother Ajige, or even as good as Dodo, who was one year younger than him.

In the Qing Dynasty, Duoduo's political status was innate.

Because he is the youngest son, he is the one who takes care of the stove. The so-called "taking care of the stove" means that the youngest inherits the property.

……

Huang Taiji inherited the Khan throne, and his power was the second to last among all the banner owners. In order to deal with Daishan, Amin and Manggurtai, he could only try his best to win over Amin's brothers Jirgalang, Dorgon and Dodo.

Later, Huang Taiji designed to investigate the crimes of Manggurtai, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, and made Hauge the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. He imprisoned Amin, the leader of the Xianglan Banner, and made Jirgalang the leader of the Banner, and killed Amin and Manggurtai successively.

Dorgon relied on his military achievements to come from behind and surpassed others. After Ajige made a mistake, he began to take charge of the Bordered White Banner. In just a few years, his power surpassed that of Jirgalang, Dergelei, Abatai and others.

At the age of 24, he was conferred the title of Prince Heshuo Rui, and concurrently served as the Minister of Rites, in charge of the military and political affairs of the Qing Dynasty.

In the many wars between the two against the Ming Dynasty, Dorgon was always Hauge's commander-in-chief, and he always suppressed this arrogant nephew.

Whether in the court or on the expedition, the resentment between the two men grew deeper and deeper.

But before they could enter, they heard the commotion outside again.

But the people of the two yellow flags also arrived. Ministers such as Sony and Oboi wore swords and went to the palace. They shouted outside: "The late emperor's kindness to us is greater than heaven. If he does not establish a prince, we would rather die and follow the late emperor in the underworld!"

"Yes, it's just a death!"

Before it even started, a battle had already begun outside the hall, and the situation was on the verge of breaking out.

"What are you doing? The late emperor's body is still warm and he is still watching you from heaven. Are you trying to make the late emperor die with regret by causing bloodshed now?" At this time, Dai Shan and others hurriedly stepped forward and asked Sony, Aobai and others to put down their swords.

……

Once they entered the hall, the situation quickly turned into a heated argument.

Among the many ministers, Sony was the first to speak, "The late emperor passed away, and the son inherited his father's will. This is the law of nature. Among the many princes of the late emperor, only Haoge has reached adulthood, and the other princes are still young, so my Qing Dynasty should make Prince Su the emperor."

Prince Li Daishan also stood up and expressed his willingness to support Haoge as emperor.

Next was Jirgalang, who also stood up to express his support for Hauge.

Haoge's face suddenly became very happy. "Thank you all for your support. When my father was alive, he also taught us about our country. I will definitely not let my father down and carry forward the Qing Dynasty."

Sony was an important minister of the late emperor. He clapped his hands and cheered when he heard this. "Before the late emperor passed away, only Haoge had seen this. This must be the late emperor's intention to pass the throne to Prince Su."

Dorgon, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up at this moment, "Since the late emperor has summoned Haoge, may I ask, do you have the late emperor's will?"

"This..." Haoge, who was inexplicably excited for a moment, was stunned and speechless.

Because there was no will, the reason why he was able to meet Huang Taiji was because of the secret efforts of Empress Zhezhe and others.

By the time he saw the emperor, Huang Taiji was so ill that he could not speak.

Not to mention the issue of the will.

Dorgon continued, "Since the late emperor was able to see you but did not issue a will, there must be something very strange about it. Did you destroy it because you were not in the will?"

"You...you are slandering me!" Haoge's face instantly turned as purple as an eggplant, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he lost his composure seriously.

Dorgon pointed at him with a sneer, "Why are you so anxious? Could it be that... I was right?"

Aobai on the side quickly stepped forward to rescue his master, "Everyone knows that Prince Su and the late emperor have a deep father-son relationship, but they deliberately use this to attack Prince Su. How can they not be urgent? In my opinion, the reason why the late emperor met Prince Su Haoge is that he wanted to see his successor before he died."

"Then the throne will of course belong to Prince Su."

Upon hearing this, Duoduo stood up angrily and objected: "Who do you think you are? Are you qualified to speculate on the emperor's intentions here?"

The accusation of guessing the emperor's intentions was put on him, which made Oboi speechless.

Duoduo pointed at Haoge and said, "Haoge, tell me yourself, what makes you the emperor? In terms of military merit or ability to govern the country, in what way is your fourteenth uncle not better than you?"

"This time, our Qing Dynasty suffered heavy losses when entering the pass. The Ming Dynasty's fighting power is far from as weak as we imagined, so our Qing Dynasty must have a strong emperor. Haoge has a weak personality and no scheming in his heart. How can he lead our Qing Dynasty to a higher level?"

"If you ask me, we should follow the rules of our ancestors and let the eight banner leaders vote together to make the wisest emperor."

Ajige on the side also quickly echoed: "In my opinion, for the future of the Qing Dynasty, only Prince Rui can inherit the throne, which is the best choice!"

The situation changed dramatically again, and the debate between the two sides became more intense.

Daishan stood up and slapped the table vigorously. "Then follow the rules of our ancestors and let the eight banner leaders vote together to make the wisest emperor."

He glanced at Hauge, and saw that both his own Zhenghong Banner and Hauge's Zhenglan Banner were on Hauge's side.

The Red Banner was in the hands of his son Yuetuo, and the Blue Banner was led by Prince Zheng Jirgalang, who would certainly follow his steps. So there were four banner leaders.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty valued yellow. When Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he immediately swapped yellow and white. When Dorgon ascended the throne, he would inevitably swap yellow and white again.

As a result, the generals and their followers of the two yellow flags will lose their current status.

So they must support Hauge and stand by him to protect themselves.

Not only Hauge, any of Huang Taiji's princes could succeed to the throne and they could maintain the status quo.

Because the Two Yellow Banners were originally loyal to Huang Taiji. Now that Huang Taiji died and the prince came to power, they naturally became loyal to the prince. There was no possibility of being purged, and they could continue to serve as important officials in the Two Yellow Banners.

But Dorgon was different. He would not trust the generals under the command of Huang Taiji.

So much so that Prince Li Daishan's eyes were filled with confidence, "Zhenghong Banner chooses Prince Su Haoge to inherit the throne!"

Daishan participated in the competition for the Khan's throne. He was ranked first among the four beiles in terms of age and achievements. However, he abused Shuotuo and angered Nurhaci, so he was deposed from the position of crown prince.

Later, he was accused by Huang Taiji of disrespecting the emperor and the law and was dismissed from office. Now, taking advantage of his support, he finally saw the opportunity to enter the court again.

"The leader of the Bordered White Banner chooses Prince Rui Dorgon as the emperor!" Duoduo spoke up immediately, not wanting to give in.

"The Yellow Banner elected Prince Su Haoge!"

"The Bordered Yellow Banner elected Prince Su Haoge!"

Two yellow flags show the attitude.

"The Zhenglan Banner elects Prince Su Haoge!" Haoge was embarrassed to call himself, so the small banner leader Rao Yu Beile Abatai called out for him.

"Dorgon, the Prince Xuanrui of the Plain White Banner!" Dorgon said it openly.

4: 2.

Only the last two flags, but I saw Prince Keqin Yuetuo said: "The leader of the Red Banner should be Prince Rui Dorgon."

Ok?
Everyone present looked at Yue Tuo, especially Daishan, who looked at his son in anger, "You..."

Yuetuo didn't even look at Daishan. When Huang Taiji was alive, Daishan favored his second wife, Nara, and abused the son born to his first wife, Li Jia.

His abuse of his children was so severe that his second son, Shuotuo, could not bear it anymore and ran away from home, leading to rumors that he had defected from the Ming Dynasty.

Daishan, however, believed the advice and went to Nurhaci to plead with him five or six times, saying: If I listen to my stepwife and abuse Shuotuo, and the son is right and the father is wrong, then I will kill my wife. If Shuotuo really betrays me or commits other rebellious acts, then I will hand Shuotuo over to him to be executed.

Yuetuo and Shuotuo were brothers from the same mother. They were abused by Daishan when they were young, so they had long hated their father.

When Huang Taiji was alive, he still had the need to play the role of a loving father and a filial son. But now that the eight kings are discussing politics and the position of crown prince is involved, how could he possibly listen to old Bidden?

However, before Daishan could curse, he heard the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, Prince Zheng Jirgalang, say calmly, "The Bordered Blue Banner recommends Prince Rui Dorgon as emperor."

hum~
The scene was immediately blown up. Daishan turned his head and looked at Jirgalang in astonishment, "You...you are not..."

It was not until this time that he finally realized the problem. Jirgalang had been saying that he supported Hauge, but it was just an act. What he really supported was... Dorgon.

4:4,

Tie!

In the tenth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji had only three sons alive, namely the eldest son Haoge and the fourth son Yebusu, who was ten years old, born out of wedlock and had no right of inheritance.

The fifth prince, Shuosai, was born to concubine Yehenara. He was eight years old and also had no right of inheritance.

You should know that Huang Taiji had a total of seven wives, three of whom were remarried widows, one died of illness, one was divorced by Huang Taiji, and the other was given by Huang Taiji to the son of the leader of the enemy Yehe tribe.

In the previous life, Daishan and Jirgalang eventually helped Shunzhi ascend the throne, but this is not the case now. Among the children born to the four living concubines, there is no legitimate prince except Haoge.

So things once again hit a dead end, with no room for easing.

June 27th was a heavy day in the history of the Qing Dynasty, with the court stained with blood.

Outside the palace, it was raining heavily, but inside the palace, there was a lot of mourning. Blood was flowing out like drizzle, and it spread like ink in the puddles outside.

Kyoto was the home ground of the two yellow flags, but the blue flag and the two white flags had already completed the troop deployment, so that at the command, the entire Shengjing Palace gate inside and outside collided with each other with a loud bang.

Under the cover of his own people, Hauge desperately fled. As he ran, he muttered to himself, "I know, I know... This is the purpose of the Ming Emperor. He must want to make the Qing Dynasty fight each other and damage the destiny of the Qing Dynasty."

"What are you saying... Don't be too modest, don't say anything about your low moral character and bad fortune, don't even think about holding back, or you'll end up in a bad way... How vicious!"

Hauge recalled his conversation with the Ming Emperor carefully with some trembling all over, and finally determined the Ming Emperor's ultimate goal.

The more he thought about it, the colder he felt in his heart. He turned back suddenly, pushed away the people who were protecting him, and shouted, "Dorgon, as long as you agree to my request, I am willing to make you my lord..."

He was halfway through his sentence when his eyes suddenly widened.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest, only to see a knife stuck in his body.

But the handle of the knife was in the hands of a man he knew.

It was Shuotuo, the second son of Prince Li Daishan.

At this moment Shuotuo was like being struck by lightning, his mind went blank. He originally just wanted to stop Haoge, but he didn't expect Haoge to suddenly turn around and just stand in front of the knife.

The palace was the home turf of the two yellow flags. After the bloodshed broke out, the first thing they thought of was to capture Dorgon, Dodo and others, imprison them, and then quickly help Haoge ascend the throne.

By the time the time comes and it is announced to the world, it will have become an established fact and the entire incident will have come to an end.

But suddenly, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked in one direction.

The atmosphere was a bit weird and eerily quiet.

"Hauge..." Sony finally shouted, rushed over and covered Hauge's wound.

"How could this happen? How could it be..." Daishan also rushed over and looked at the scene in disbelief.

The knife was fatal, almost opening the body open and causing the intestines to spill out. It was obviously impossible to save the person.

Haoge breathed in less than he breathed out, his limbs were cold as he spoke, his eyes bulging, "He was right, as expected... as expected I can't hold back, this is the result..."

(End of this chapter)