Chapter 973: The Successor Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom
Huang Taiji drove the crane west, and in the end he was not able to designate who would inherit the throne.
This can't be completely blamed Huang Taiji, after all, when he founded the Great Qing Kingdom, he was ambitious, and all his energy was invested in the gradual strengthening of the Great Qing Kingdom, perhaps in Huang Taiji's view, he was able to make the Great Qing Kingdom at the peak, although when the Great Qing Kingdom encountered many difficulties, Huang Taiji also thought about the problem of the heir, and even directly talked about this matter with the Han Fan Wencheng, and later indirectly said this matter with Zierharang, but Huang Taiji has never believed that his body would be abnormal, He felt he could do things for many years.
But in any case, the failure to directly determine the heir to the throne left a huge hidden danger for the Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji's body is not cold, and there is a debate about the selection of the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and the Great Qing State is facing a major danger, someone must order the Manchu nobles and the entire Great Qing Dynasty.
The complexity of the situation has exceeded the expectations of all Manchurian nobles.
Prince Dai Shan, Prince Zheng Jierharang, Prince Rui Hauge and Prince Su Hauge have become the real focal points, and among the four princes, except for Zierharang, it is impossible to inherit the throne, and the other three are very likely.
Dai Shan is one of the four great Baylors, such a noble identity, under the premise that Huang Taiji drove the crane to the west and did not formulate an heir, he can be the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, Haoge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji, according to the principle of father death and son inheritance, he can inherit the throne, as for Dolgon, he has outstanding ability, and there are a group of supporters behind him, and he will ascend the throne to be the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty.
Who also inherits the throne. There are many principles to be determined.
In the main hall, the four princes formally discussed the matter of the heir to the throne.
According to the order of the prince's ranking, Daishan should have presided over the deliberations, but Daishan directly shirked and proposed that Zilharang preside over the deliberations, which was vetoed by Dolgon.
A simple host can't recommend it. It can be seen that the issue of the heir to the throne has reached an irreconcilable level.
Outside the main hall, many Manchu nobles are waiting, they have their own supporters, of course, they also hope that the person they support can become the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, as for the threat of the army, put aside for the time being.
Dai Shan found out that the situation was wrong, and finally assumed the responsibility of hosting and did not continue to shirk.
According to the ranking of the princes. Zilharang was the first to speak, and his point of view was very clear, that is, the heir to the throne of the Great Qing Kingdom must be the heir of the former emperor, that is, the heir of Huang Taiji, which is a rule that cannot be shaken.
Dolgon, who spoke next, rejected Zilharang's proposal, believing that the Qing Kingdom was in crisis and that it was necessary to appoint a capable person as the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom.
Hauge was more direct, arguing that his father had died. As the eldest son of his father, he should inherit the throne. and inherited the emperor's edict, led the Eight Banners Army to resist the Ming army and defend the Qing Dynasty.
It seems that the opinions of Zilharang and Hauge are unified, but in fact, Zilharang only said that the heirs of the previous emperor would inherit the throne, and did not directly specify that it was Hauge. This was actually a deliberate proposal by Zilharang, who also believed that Hauge would not be able to inherit the throne of the Great Qing Kingdom, and if Hauge inherited the throne, the Great Qing Kingdom would be in an even more dangerous situation.
The Manchurian nobles outside the main hall were about to move, and they were almost about to break through the barrier of the palace guards to enter the main hall.
The sound of loud and loud voices. aroused Dai Shan's vigilance, as the host, Dai Shan must calm down the situation of the controversy, he walked out of the main hall, unceremoniously reprimanded many Manchurian dignitaries outside, and asked everyone to be quiet.
The majesty of Dai Shan still exists, one of the four great Baylors, and now the first prince of the Great Qing Dynasty, Dai Shan's reprimand has quieted down many Manchu nobles outside.
The opinions of the three princes are not consistent, and then Dai Shan's opinion is very important, Dolgon's speech, it was revealed that Dai Shan should be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, how could Dai Shan not understand, but he would never be the emperor, he was already an old man in his sixties, thinking that he could live a peaceful life, and he didn't want to get involved in the power struggle at all.
The time has finally come for the final word, and Dai Shan's final and decisive speech will be made.
Dai Shan believed that the principle of inheriting the throne by the descendants of the previous emperor should be adhered to, and all the Manchu nobles should obey the new emperor's leadership, and everyone should work together to resolve the major crisis facing the Qing Dynasty.
Before Daizen's words could be finished, a smile appeared on Hauge's face, and Dorgon's face began to darken.
It can be regarded as Huang Taiji's foresight, in the previous time, he focused on suppressing Prince Rui Dolgon, so that his power was weakened a lot, and the death of Prince Yu Duoduo was a heavy blow to Dolgon, and his power in the Great Qing Kingdom suffered a huge impact.
Otherwise, by this time, Dorgon would have jumped out a long time ago.
The heir to the throne that Dai Shan finally pointed out was the son of the former emperor and the blessing born to Concubine Zhuang.
After Dai Shan proposed a candidate, a smile appeared on Zilharang's face and he immediately expressed his support.
Haoge's face changed instantly, he never imagined that his younger brother Fulin, who was only ten years old, would become the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, and he, as the eldest son of the former emperor, had made great achievements, but he could not inherit the throne, in the final analysis, it was not because of his mother's humble status, which was not as good as Fulin's current concubine.
Dolgon's face showed a look of surprise, but it didn't last long, and he immediately expressed his support for Daizen's proposal.
Among the four princes, three have already expressed their positions, and the opinions of the remaining Hauges are no longer important.
Next, Dai Shan spoke again, thinking that Fu Lin was too young to make decisions directly on many things, so the four princes should assist Fu Lin in making decisions and work together for the upcoming crisis of the Great Qing Kingdom.
The four princes are naturally Prince Dai Shan, Prince Zheng Jierharang, Prince Rui Dolgon, and Prince Su Haoge.
This makes people see the mold of the four Baylor rulers back then.
Since it is the auxiliary government of the four princes, there is one of the most important candidates, that is, the person who finally makes the decision, and this person is naturally Prince Li, which is not controversial.
Outside the main hall, there was an argument again, and the two groups of people who supported the emperor and supported Dolgon were about to have a direct conflict, but as the four princes walked out of the main hall and announced that the heir to the throne was Fulin, all the surroundings were quiet, this decision was beyond everyone's expectations, but after thinking about it, it was the best decision.
Fu Lin's appointment as the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom means that the princes of the Great Qing Kingdom can still maintain a temporary balance and avoid large-scale infighting due to the struggle for power.
The four princes led by Dai Shan assisted Fulin, and this model could also be accepted by many Manchu nobles.
However, everyone knows in their hearts that the newly enthroned Fulin, who is only ten years old, is just a puppet, and Fulin, the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, cannot really control the power, and the power of the Great Qing Kingdom is basically concentrated in the hands of the four princes.
The next power game will unfold between the four princes.
The most advantageous thing is Dai Shan, because Dai Shan's identity is different.
The one who is most worried about this model is Zilharang.
As the second prince of the Great Qing Dynasty who insisted on letting the heirs of the first emperor inherit the throne, Zilharang knew that he had completely offended Dolgon and Azig and others by doing so, and the main embodiment of the noble power of the Manchurian people of the Great Qing Dynasty was still in the control of the Manchu Eight Banners. But this is not the case.
Fulin can't completely control the yellow flag and the yellow flag, of course, these two flags have always been loyal to the emperor, so there will be no problems, and the white flag controlled by Hauge is not easy to say, after all, the previous flag owner of the white flag was Duoduo, Dolgon's own brother, so once there is any change, then the white flag will definitely fall to Dolgon.
In other words, Fulin, Hauge, and Zilharang joined forces to control only four of the eight banners.
Dolgon currently only controls the White Banner, but everyone knows that the White Banner is the most brave and good at fighting among the Eight Banners, and the strength is also the most powerful, and Dolgon has led the Eight Banners Army to fight many times, and has a high prestige among the Eight Banners, and even among the Blue Banner and the Blue Banner controlled by Hauge and Zilharang, there are also admirers of Dolgon.
Azig controls the inlaid red flag, if Dolgon can influence the inlaid white flag, then the Eight Banners Army under his control will reach three banners, which is enough to compete with Fulin, Hauge and Zilharang, if in this process, the positive red flag controlled by Dai Shan is biased towards Dolgon, and Dolgon will control the actual power of the Qing Kingdom.
In terms of prestige and ability, Hauge was no match for Dorgon.
Dai Shan is old, and he has long had no intention of fighting for power and profit.
Such a problem comes, the four princes assisted Fulin, and they should have been headed by Dai Shan, but Dai Shan did not have such a mind, and it is very likely that Dolgon will come from behind and become the first person to really assist Fu Lin.
This is Zilharang's analysis, and it is also the analysis that Zilharang believes may be true.
In a short period of time, the contradiction is very likely to break out, the Ming army has been eyeing the tiger, and it is about to start the attack on the Qing Dynasty, whether to follow the edict of the emperor to fight against the Ming army with all their might, protect the capital of the Qing Dynasty, Shenyang, or evacuate to Kaiyuan or even north of Zhenbei Pass, it will be the next round of the first round of competition.
The young Fulin ascended the throne and became the second emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, but the young Fulin had no idea that he was sitting on a fire and spraying a thin molten slurry underneath, which could devour his life at any moment. (To be continued.) )