1644, on the eve of the Qing army entering the country, Huang Taiji , who wanted to take over the Central Plains, suddenly died of illness before his ambition was realized. Since the heir has not yet been determined, there is a problem as to who owns the throne now.
According to common sense, the emperor's eldest son Hauge should inherit the throne, but Huang Taiji's younger brother Prince Rui Dorgon is the most powerful, and he also wants to compete for the throne. In addition, others who want the throne include Daishan and others. Because Hauge and Dorgon refused to give in to each other, the leader of Zhenglan Banner, Jierharang, proposed that Huang Taiji's ninth son, Huang Taiji's ninth son, Huang Taiji, born to Concubine Zhuang, inherit the throne. After everyone negotiated, they all believed that this was more appropriate, and Hauge and Dorgon stopped fighting.
In this way, Fulin inherited the throne, with the reign name Shunzhi, Dorgon became the regent, and Jierhalang became the auxiliary king.
After the Qing army entered the customs, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Emperor Shunzhi entered the Forbidden City. Since Emperor Shunzhi was too young, all the rights were in the hands of Dorgon. In order to keep her son's throne, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang tried to win over Dorgon's heart and asked his son to call Dorgon the Regent and herself the Queen Regent.
Dorgon refused to proclaim himself emperor and was willing to assist his nephew Emperor Shunzhi. This is really commendable. This was the reason why the Qing Dynasty was prosperous at that time. Unlike other dynasties, in order to compete for the throne, they killed each other, fought with swords and guns, and shed blood all over the ground to grab the throne. If Dorgon, Haoge, Daishan and others used swords and guns, the entire Qing Dynasty royal family would be in chaos, and history would probably be rewritten. It is difficult to say whether they can take over the Central Plains. Nanming , Qing , Zhang Xianzhong , who can win in the end is a question mark.
After Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Emperor Shunzhi entered the Forbidden City, Dorgon, who was orphaned and widowed, did not seize the throne because of the hegemony of his ancestors. At this time, the world has not yet stabilized. If you fight for power and gain, you may be driven out of the customs. It shows that Dorgon is a far-sighted politician. It is said that Emperor Taizu of the Qing Dynasty Nurhaci intended to make his youngest son Dorgon the heir to the Khan throne during his lifetime, but gave up the idea because he was worried that several other princes would be dissatisfied. So after the death of Nurhaci, the position of the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty was inherited by Huang Taiji.
After that, Huang Taiji changed the country's name from "Jin" to "Qing" and began to compete with the Ming Dynasty in the pass.
After Huang Taiji's governance, the economic and military strength of the Qing Dynasty was further improved, laying the foundation for taking advantage of the chaos to enter the customs and fight for the world in the future.
However, within the Qing ruling group, there was always a political crisis over the succession to the throne.
This crisis reappeared after the death of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty.
At this time, Dorgon was already full-fledged, and the two white flags supported him. Duduo, Azige and others also supported him, so the idea of "taking back" the throne taken away by Huang Taiji came up.
However, Huang Taiji's son Hauge also has powerful power - the two yellow flags among the eight banners support him, the Mongolian princes support him, and some important officials of the court also support him.
Dorgon's dream of being emperor was challenged.
For a while, the two sides were at loggerheads, and there was almost a possibility of a sword fight!
If the Eight Banners fight each other for the throne, their vitality will be seriously damaged. Even if
stabilizes again, it will take some time to recover.
But the problem is that Li Zicheng is about to command the East, and the Ming Dynasty is already in danger.
If the opportunity that Li Zicheng had just occupied North China was lost, and people in the pass were panicked, then the Qing Dynasty would be unlikely to have the opportunity to enter the pass and compete with Li Zicheng for the world.
But Dorgon and Hauge are evenly matched, and they are more powerful. No one is willing to give in, because giving in is tantamount to showing weakness and admitting defeat!
Both sides are sharpening their knives and a fight is about to break out.
At the critical moment, Huang Taiji's son, Fulin's mother, Concubine Zhuang, stepped forward and persuaded Dorgon to support Fulin in inheriting the throne, and then Dorgon would serve as regent.
in order to resolve the crisis of cannibalism.
Dorgon was also a wise man, and he didn't want to do anything that would make his relatives happy and his enemies happy, so he agreed with Concubine Zhuang's opinion.
This compromise proposal was supported by the clan and court ministers.
In this way, Dorgon and Hauge were forced out, and the young Fulin inherited the throne as Emperor Shunzhi.
Finally, let me summarize: Fulin became the emperor because of the compromise between Dorgon and Hauge. It can be said that the snipe and the clam fought against each other and the fisherman gained. Dorgon did not become the emperor himself, but instead assisted Shunzhi wholeheartedly. You must know that Dorgon was already a very famous man at the time. When he was 16 years old, he had already gone to the battlefield with his father, and his performance in the army was also very good. However, he was not a reckless man. He only knew about fighting. He also had his own opinions on literature and military affairs. The solutions he proposed at that time were often adopted. At that time, his His talent has been recognized by the emperor; but at that time, Dorgon was considered a relatively pitiful person. His father passed away when he was not very young. At that time, after the death of the husband, the wife had to be buried, so Dorgon's mother learned about her own life in front of many children. Think about how sad he was at that time when he watched his mother fall.
Later, Dorgon focused on the war and lived up to expectations and won many victories. After many years of hard work, his status was also very high. Later, Huang Taiji died suddenly. At that time, he did not establish a crown prince, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. When everyone thought Dorgon would come to power, he He chose Fulin; first, there were many ministers restraining him. If Dorgon became emperor, the Eight Banners of Manchuria would split, and other countries would only benefit at that time; second, because Dorgon had no heirs, if he ascended the throne, the final throne would not be his descendants, and he would have to choose someone else, and he must be of royal blood. In this case, it is better to let his nephew sit on the throne.
The third point is that although Huang Taiji had the right to sit on the throne at that time, he was only Huang Taiji's brother, not an heir. The general inheritance of the throne is from father to son, which is the most formal. If Dorgon did not want to be criticized, he could not sit on the throne; fourth point, many people say it was because of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, who gave birth to Fulin at that time Xiaozhuang , she was still far away from the throne, but the death of Huang Taiji gave her a chance. In the end, she joined forces with Dorgon and pushed Fulin up. She became the empress dowager, and Dorgon also became the regent. Although The regent was not the emperor, but his title was enough to give him the real power of the emperor. At that time, Fulin was still young and could only obey Dorgon's orders. This was no different from being an emperor. Why not assist Shunzhi wholeheartedly?
However, when the scenery finally came to an end, Shunzhi actually did not like him, so after his death, he deprived him of his title. In the end, Dorgon did not have a good rest. It was not until Qianlong came to the throne that his title was restored, because Qianlong felt that he was a very powerful person. The Qing Dynasty could have such a grand occasion and it was inseparable from him.
