Chapter 8: Dolgon
Dorgon stood in the room, with his hands behind his back, pushed open the window, watched the rain tick outside, and slowly closed his eyes.
He wanted to move a lot of things.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou led the Eighth Route Army to relieve the siege of Jinzhou and defeated the Qing army one after another. Hearing that the battle on the front line was unfavorable, Huang Taiji, who was sitting in the rear, couldn't sit still and personally led the army to rescue. At that time, the imperial doctor was already worried. Huang Taiji's old problem "epistaxis" has been committed again, and it is very serious. But the Battle of Jinzhou was too important, it was the most important battle since the attack on the Ming Kingdom. Therefore, Huang Taiji only saw that his condition was slightly relieved, so he rushed to the battlefield and personally commanded the battle.
In that battle, the Qing Dynasty won.
Thinking of this, Dolgon smiled slightly. He was the commander of this battle, and he made great achievements.
But at the thought of what was next, Dorgon put away his smile again.
After the Battle of Jinzhou, a piece of news came that made Huang Taiji feel sad, Hai Lanzhu died.
So Huang Taiji immediately returned to Beijing, but despite this, Huang Taiji still failed to see Hai Lanzhu.
Saddened by this, coupled with the fact that Huang Taiji was already seriously ill and troubled, Huang Taiji's body collapsed all of a sudden.
After Hai Lanzhu was cremated, Huang Taiji's diet was reduced, and once, he was in a coma from noon to night, which frightened all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty into confusion. For more than two months after that, he had been indulging in grief and could not extricate himself, and then he seemed to have repentance after being persuaded by the ministers: "The birth of heaven was originally to pacify the world and the people, but now it is too sad and cannot hold itself." The ancestors of heaven and earth knew too much, so as to warn. From now on, I should be good at my own discharge. ”
At this moment, Huang Taiji seemed to accept the ministers' request to go out hunting and relax. Didn't expect to be on the way back. Passing by the tomb of Concubine Chen, Huang Taiji dismounted and cried bitterly again.
Thereafter. Huang Taiji fell ill again and again, and his physical condition went downhill sharply.
Chongde for seven years. That is, October 27 of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.
Han official Metropolitan Procuratorate participated in the political Zu Kefa, Zhang Cunren wrote: "The emperor is indulging in martial arts, virtue is revered, loving the people with benevolence, politics with benevolence, all those who support the people and care for the people, all are thoughtful, although the great cause is created, the holy lord of the world, and the contemporary Ming Jun." Those who have heard the truth. Heaven is pure; Blessed walkers, Jingyun primate. Today's emperor is morally mellow, blessed and long-lived, although occasionally hesitating, he has won Kangji, and the emperor of heaven is also well-known, and the subjects of the whole country are overjoyed. I wish the emperor to protect the holy bow, answer the heart of heaven, and comfort people. Recently, political affairs are given complicated. Busy and thoughtful, what is the use of the ministers of the flags and the six ministries? If you work hard, you will be pneumatic, and I hope that the emperor will be pure and determined, and all the details. Pay the ministers to divide the matter, and only the major military affairs can be heard. The situation is a great cause, and foreign countries are returning. When the Sacred Heart is comforted, it can also take a break from worry. And when the food is strong. The emperor should go out on a safari for a while to moderate his heart. Ministers and other false officials. Only with the holy bow as the priority, hope and rest to nourish the spirit, fortunately! ”
After reading it, Huang Taiji commented: "What is played is good." I personally manage the agency, not good work, because the ministers can not be separated, it is to use the bow to judge. In the future, the affairs can be concluded by Prince Heshuo Zheng (Zilharang), Prince Heshuo Rui (Dolgon), Prince Heshuo Su (Haug), and King Dorowuying (Azig). ”
For any monarch, power is hard to relinquish.
It is precisely because of this that Dolgon knows what kind of bad condition Huang Taiji's physical condition has reached when Huang Taiji has delegated power to his own hands.
On the first day of the first month of the eighth year of Chongde, it is an annual New Year's ceremony, and Huang Taiji has to stop because of the holy bow and disobedience.
On March 17 of the same year, a general amnesty was again issued for the violation of the Holy Bow, and all the following capital crimes were pardoned.
On the first day of April of the same year, because of the disobedience of the Holy Bow, he prayed to Shengjing and various temples in the territory and gave platinum.
When the time was five days ago, a military newspaper arrived in Shengjing.
Those who heard it were shocked and unspeakable.
This is the news that Abatai, who had gone to Zhengming, was killed and the army was surrounded and annihilated.
The dignified Qing Rao Yu Beile, the son of Nurhachi, actually died at the hands of Zhu Cihong, the prince of Ming, a mere sixteen-year-old child.
When the news came, everyone was shocked.
What shocked them was not Zhu Cihong's age.
In the second year of Tiancong (1628), the year after his mother's death, Dolgon marched with his brother Huang Taiji into the Mongol Chahar tribe. Breaking the enemy Yu Ao Mulen, for this reason, Huang Taiji gave Dolgon the nickname "Murgen Dai Qing", that year, Dolgon was 16 years old.
It's just that now it's been eight years of Chongde, and fifteen years have passed since then, and Dolgon is already a thirty-one-year-old uncle.
So Dolgon was surprised by the fact that the Qing army was surrounded and annihilated by the Ming army.
If it is said that Abatai led the main force to attack the city and suffered a lot of damage from the shelling, Dolgon is still somewhat acceptable.
But in the field battle, more than 30,000 Qing troops fought fiercely, but they were surrounded and annihilated by the Qing army, and only about 3,000 people escaped even when they ran, how could this not shock Dolgon and other Manchu princes?
After the shock, there was a huge wave.
It's hard for anyone to want to accept such an outcome.
The most difficult thing to accept, in addition to the loss of a general's supporter, Haoge, is obviously the lord of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji.
Hauge immediately said that he wanted to suppress the military situation.
Everyone had no objections, but two days later, the news still inexplicably reached the palace.
That night, a message came out that made the whole country mourn.
Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, "Bogda. Chechen Khan "died in the temple."
When the news spread, an enraged Zilharang ordered the arrest of the generals and officers of the Zhengming army. As a player against Sun Chuanting in Shaanxi, Turg has not lost much because of his performance compared to Abatai, but has brought back some gains. Thus, after Dolgon's words, Turg was quickly released.
But Hetuo, who also lost Yanzhou City, was firmly imprisoned in a prison, and no one could let him out.
Hauge was speechless about this.
Causally speaking, it was Abatai's defeat that caused the emperor to die in the palace in anger.
However, Heto was arrested, and Che officially announced the defeat of the Ming army along the way.
The Blue Flag suffered heavy losses this time, but it also deeply damaged Hauge's support.
After the death of Huang Taiji, Haoge, as the son of Huang Taiji, had the support of the positive yellow flag and the inlaid yellow flag. This is tied with Dolgon's support with the White Flag and the White Flag.
But what makes everyone optimistic is that Hauge himself is also the owner of the blue flag, and the strength of three to two makes everyone deeply optimistic about Hauge's position. At the moment, the blue flag has suffered heavy losses.
"The Han people have a saying, it is easy to take." Huang Taiji muttered: "The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings. It's a pity that Nan can't take care of it. ”
"My Prince Haorui, what are you thinking about at this time?" Inside, a coquettish voice rang out.
"Sister-in-law is not in a hurry, I'm just a little happy." Dorgon laughed as he entered the house. (To be continued.) )