Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 303 Dorgon's Performance
Kaifeng fell, and Kong Youde committed suicide.The news reached the capital, and the government and the public were shocked.

In this situation where they were defeated one after another and abandoned their cities and lands, the Manchu nobles were still busy engaging in internal fighting, and there was an undercurrent in the court that was not peaceful.Many people have united to fight with Dorgon openly and covertly.

When Kong Sizhen came to the capital, the storm of struggle swept the court and ushered in a climax!

Focusing on how to deal with Kong Sizhen, the Manchu Qing court was divided into two factions. One group advocated treating Kong Sizhen as the daughter of a guilty minister and punished severely; the other group believed that Kong Sizhen was a woman who had made meritorious deeds and must be treated favorably.

The officials in the court were arguing endlessly and attacking each other; the generals outside were afraid of fighting, and violated the battle orders issued by the court; some Manchu nobles who had been close to Azig before began to stir up trouble, and the scum rose .

Dorgon was devastated, sitting quietly in the study late at night, thinking of Fan Wencheng very much.

"Hey, if Fan Wencheng is still alive, how could this situation have happened? Without Fan Wencheng, this king has lost his most powerful adviser. Chongzhen, you sent people to assassinate Fan Wencheng, this move is too ruthless!"

After Fan Wencheng's death, Dorgon looked coldly at the court ministers, but he couldn't find a useful helper.Feng Quan, Ning Wan and I are typical civil servants, and their strategy is far worse than that of Fan Wencheng.

"It would be fine if Hong Chengchou was still with me, but it's a pity that Hong Chengchou also fell into Chongzhen's hands!" Dorgon lamented.

Complaints are complaints, what should be done is still to be done, who called him the emperor's father and regent.

On December [-], the Empress Dowager and the Young Emperor Shunzhi, at Dorgon's request, held a banquet in Kunning Palace to entertain the Manchu nobles. The princes, beile, and powerful Manchu officials all came. .

The empress dowager was dressed up and sat at the same table with the little emperor.Dorgon was sitting at the head of the table. The banquet had just begun and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.

Dorgon toasted the emperor with a glass of wine, then knelt down and cried: "Since August, the city of Xi'an has been lost, and Kaifeng has also fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty a few days ago. I am incompetent and request to resign as regent. Return to His Majesty the Emperor! Knowing that I was guilty, I resigned and returned to my hometown, returning to Shengjing to guard the tombs of the two late emperors Taizu and Taizong..."

As he spoke, he burst into tears and kowtowed.

The people present were startled at first, and then they had their own thoughts. Officials from Dorgon's faction knelt down one after another, while those who had always had quarrels with Dorgon watched coldly.

Emperor Shunzhi is ten years old this year. As he grows older, his dissatisfaction with Dorgon grows deeper in his heart.Hearing that Dorgon had voluntarily resigned from the position of regent, he couldn't hide his surprise on his face, and opened his mouth to speak.

The empress dowager quietly reached out and grabbed Shunzhi's arm, and said first: "Prince Regent, the court can't leave you for a moment. It's an eventful time, and you need to take charge of the overall situation. Please don't say any more about your resignation. Aijia and the emperor will never agree." !"

Shunzhi looked at his mother in surprise, thinking why not take the opportunity to take back his power?

The Empress Dowager ignored Shunzhi, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and cried more sadly than Dorgon: "Regent, the Qing Dynasty cannot live without you, we orphans and widows are all counting on you...Did someone say something to provoke Shunzhi?" Is the Regent unhappy?"

As he spoke, he squeezed Shunzhi's arm hard.

Shunzhi hurriedly said: "Royal father and regent, tell me whoever makes you unhappy, and I will kill him!"

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, there is no one who makes my ministers unhappy. They are all incompetent ministers who lost their cities and lands, lost their soldiers and generals, and have no face to face their ancestors!" Dorgon still knelt and couldn't get up.

The Empress Dowager pulled Shunzhi away from the table, walked to Dorgon, gave a wink, and asked the little emperor to help Dorgon stand up.

"Prince Regent, the Aijia understand, are you in trouble because of Kong Sizhen?" The Queen Mother knew that Dorgon insisted on treating Kong Sizhen well, and immediately said, "The Aijia announced that Kong Sizhen will be conferred the title of Heshuogege. The queen will be raised by the Ai family herself."

The empress dowager said so, which means that she and the emperor are on Dorgon's side.Those who used this matter to make things difficult for Dorgon lost hope all of a sudden, and died down.

Dorgon finally straightened his body, clapped his hands and said: "Please welcome the prince into the palace!"

Prince Li is Daishan, who is the second son of Nurhachi, who once hoped to become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.Later, the throne was taken away by Huang Taiji, and he was severely suppressed by Huang Taiji.

But after Huang Taiji died, Daishan actually repaid evil with kindness. When Dorgon competed for the throne, he supported Huang Taiji's son Fulin to inherit the throne, and this was how the young emperor Shunzhi was born.

Daishan has a respected status and is an elder in the Aixinjueluo royal family, so he is still very authoritative.

In particular, everyone knows that Daishan played a big role in the reason why Dorgon missed the dragon chair.Therefore, in people's eyes, Daishan belongs to Dorgon's number one political enemy.

At this time, Dai Shan was nearly sixty years old, and he had been sick for many years, and he was already dying.He was carried in on a soft couch, coughing continuously along the way.

Seeing such a respected old man in the royal family, everyone present was respectful.The Empress Dowager and Emperor Shunzhi rushed forward to greet them cordially.

Dai Shan panted and said: "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the old minister's life is not long. I came to the palace today to... speak for the sake of my country and society in the Qing Dynasty. People who are about to die speak good words, and birds who are about to die Its cry is also mournful, and what the old minister said next, every word and every word comes from the heart."

"The reason why my Qing Dynasty is today is that I entered the Central Plains from a small tribe outside the pass. Needless to say, the two emperors Taizu and Taizong are the kings of Yao and Shun. What I want to say is that after the death of Emperor Taizong, It is all thanks to the regent's wisdom and hard work that we have achieved today's achievements. The regent has made great contributions to our Qing Dynasty!"

"The Qing Dynasty cannot be without a regent for a day. The empress dowager and the emperor are also requested to support and trust the regent wholeheartedly. If there are courtiers who are enemies with the regent, the old ministers ask the empress dowager and the emperor to kill him!"

"After Emperor Chongzhen moved to the south, he was forced to do his best. Today is no longer the same as before. The Ming Dynasty has become stronger and stronger. If our dynasty continues to fight among ourselves, it will be doomed..."

When Daishan said this, he coughed violently and couldn't continue talking.

He slumped down on the soft couch, looked at Dorgon with piercing eyes, raised his right hand with difficulty and pointed to the sky, then pointed to Dorgon, then vomited blood and died.

People were shocked. They did not expect that Daishan would evaluate Dorgon like this in his heart. They also did not expect that when Daishan entered the palace for the last time, his last words were to sincerely support Dorgon.

How do people know that just last night, Dorgon went to visit Daishan in person.The two spies in the bedroom, no one knows what they said, but what is certain is that Dorgon has won the support and support of Daishan!
"Prince Li, my good brother..." Seeing Daishan pass away with his eyes closed, Dorgon rushed to the soft couch, crying bitterly.

People also cried together, Dorgon wiped his tears and stood up, his tone became murderous: "In front of the prince's body, this king swears that he will fight Chongzhen to the end! For my Qing Dynasty, this king will do his best!" After death, but if anyone does not obey this king's order, don't blame this king for being ruthless!"

Those who opposed Dorgon immediately broke out in cold sweat and shuddered.

Dorgon used his power and tactics to finally suppress the opposition again and integrate the various forces in the Manchu Qing court again. He was determined to clean up the mess and restore the glory of the Qing Dynasty in the past.

(End of this chapter)