Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

The expression on Hauge's face was extremely sincere when he spoke, as if he really had no interest in the throne.

The Han officials present were buzzing.

There was hardly any Han official who could sneak into the imperial court without a good brain. Xie Sheng, the Minister of Revenue, immediately guessed the reason.

As one of the earliest former Ming officials to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Xie Sheng was well aware that the Qing royal family had a tradition of appreciating the Three Kingdoms. They not only regarded the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a military book for hegemony, but also often discussed it on weekdays.

And Hauge's behavior just now is the best proof.

Xie Sheng instantly regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

He knew that Hauge did not have much political acumen, but was just a crude warrior. However stupid he was, he could at least understand the situation!

In the Three Kingdoms period, whether it was Cao Wei usurping the Khan's throne or Sun and Liu becoming emperors, they were all acting under the premise of firmly controlling the situation.

And where are you now, Hauge?

The soldiers were no more than the Zhenglan Banner, and most of them had been drafted into the previous Battle of Guanshan. Now the actual number of troops under his control was less than 4,000.

The late emperor died suddenly, the situation is so unstable, and the attitudes of Prince Li and Prince Rui are unclear. How dare you, Hauge, be so pretentious?

Xie Sheng and other civil officials were grateful for the kindness of the late emperor Huang Taiji, and knew that the late emperor had always wanted to change the previous system of eight kings deliberating on government and implement the father-to-son succession system like the Han Dynasty.

Although Hauge is not the eldest son, he is still a child. The Qing Dynasty is now facing internal and external troubles. How can a young child be allowed to become the new emperor?

In Xie Sheng's previous opinion, although Hauge lacked political acumen, he was the most suitable candidate at the moment, not to mention the existence of the imperial edict.

However, Xie Sheng still underestimated Haoge's bottom line. In such a situation, he actually wanted all the civil officials in the court to play along with him, and even wanted to refuse and decline three times. It was ridiculous!

After Hauge caused this incident, Prince Li Daishan immediately proposed to recommend Fulin, the ninth son of the previous emperor, as the new emperor.

Fulin's mother was Concubine Zhuang Borjigit Bumbutai, one of the five concubines in Huang Taiji's harem. Emperor Chongde said that the sons of the five concubines were all legitimate sons.

Although Fulin was only three or four years old, he was the oldest and only legitimate son of Huang Taiji.

Fulin's mother has another name - Dayuer.

Prince Li recommended Fulin as the new emperor, which made Empress Zhezhe, who was ruling the country from behind the curtain, look happy.

Although Zhezhe is not Fulin's biological mother, she has an extraordinary blood relationship with her biological mother.

In fact, Zhezhe is Bumbutai's aunt and is closer to her by blood. If Fulin succeeds to the throne, the status of the two aunts and nieces will be more secure.

In fact, Zhezhe was also a little confused as to why Daishan recommended Fulin as the new emperor. Daishan was obviously closer to Prince Rui Dorgon.

Zhezhe was not a very smart person, but he knew that the throne of the Qing Dynasty was not inherited by the son after the death of the father. In theory, all of Huang Taiji's brothers were eligible.

But none of this matters, Zhezhe thought to himself, and he would tell his niece the good news when he got back.

But before she could reply, all the Han officials in the court stood up to oppose it, arguing that Fulin was too young.

It also lists many precedents since the Han Dynasty where young sons inherited the throne, leading to the decline or even destruction of the country.

The court was immediately in an uproar, and the matter ended in nothing.

During the entire court meeting, Prince Rui Dorgon did not say a word and remained silent.

After the court meeting, Dorgon was summoned by Concubine Zhuang before he left the palace.

Dorgon was not surprised, so he followed the eunuch to see Concubine Zhuang.

Concubine Zhuang was about thirty years old, just the age of being as beautiful as a flower. She was fair, calm, with bright eyes and a charming look, without any trace of the roughness of a grassland girl.

But at this moment, her face was filled with sadness. Her husband's sudden death made her lose all her support in an instant.

She knew very well that the succession to the throne would inevitably bring about bloodshed, and she was at the center of the storm.

After entering the hall, Dorgon did not bow, and Concubine Zhuang did not say anything either. She just waved her hand to let the servants in the hall leave, and ordered that no one was allowed to disturb them.

After the servants left, Concubine Zhuang spoke first:

"Do you...really want to nominate Fulin as the new emperor?"

According to the rules, Concubine Zhuang should call Dorgon "Prince Rui", but this makes them seem close, as if the two have an unusual story.

However, Dorgon said in a slightly cold tone:

"What do you think?"

Hearing this, Concubine Zhuang's fair face did not show any anger, but instead murmured:

"Are you still blaming me? What can I do?

They forced me to enter the palace. What did you do then?"

They met on the grassland, and there should have been a beautiful story.

At that time, in order to win over the Mongolian tribes, Nurhaci implemented a large-scale policy of intermarriage between Manchus and Mongolians. Nurhaci discussed with her father Khan and married her to Huang Taiji, who was much older than her, and married one of her sisters to Dorgon.

However, Dorgon did not argue with his father about this. From then on, although the two were both in Shengjing, they rarely saw each other.

Dorgon was silent.

This is the pain he buried deep in his heart.

Seeing that Dorgon said nothing, Concubine Zhuang said:

"Do you...want to sit in that seat?"

Concubine Zhuang was not like her aunt. After listening to her aunt's account of what happened in the court, she immediately realized that Prince Li Daishan did not necessarily want to recommend Fulin. He might have deliberately interfered and muddied the waters in the court.

The key to the matter still lies with Dorgon.

Huang Taiji was gone, and the one who controlled the most troops in the court was Dorgon, although it was not much.

But if Dorgon allied with Daishan, not only the aunt and niece, but also Prince Su Haoge would have no chance of winning.

Dorgon not only had outstanding military achievements over the years, but also had a meticulous mind. It was said that when Nurhaci died, Dorgon was the popular candidate to inherit the throne.

Now that Huang Taiji has died of illness and Dorgon is in power again, there is no reason not to do so.

Dorgon still didn't say anything, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

Concubine Zhuang stood up, walked slowly to Dorgon step by step, and then made a very bold move.

She stretched out her arms and hugged Dorgon.

When she raised her head again, her eyes were filled with tears.

She just stared into Dorgon's eyes with her bright eyes.

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