Chapter Eighty-Four Eliminate Infighting
Dorgon was not only the founder of the Qing Empire, but also a criminal minister of the Aisin Gioro family. His "Shu Wang Assistance" and "The Emperor's Father Regent" for autocracy became the biggest unstable factors in this alien dynasty after his death. In the past, the Emperor's Father was regent, the Shu Wang, and the royal family fought outside. The Aisin Gioro family monopolized the power and ruled the world with a family. How powerful is it, but now, the world is turning around.
The emperor's father, the regent, was young, and the royal family who led the army outside was the biggest threat to the imperial power. Who knows whether these royal families would want to become the uncle, brother, and even the regent. Therefore, no matter whether the war situation in the southwest is already a big move, Jirgalang must retreat. It's nothing else, this is politics!
The court needs Jierharang, the uncle king, to go back to take charge of the government affairs, and Jierharang, the royal family of the commander of the army, also needs to hand over military power to avoid suspicion. Perhaps Bumubutai believes Jierharang, the important minister appointed by Huang Taiji, to entrust the orphans. After all, from the bloodline, Shurhachi's son could never become the emperor, but he could be the regent and continue to undermine the imperial power. The most terrible challenge of imperial power comes from another uncle king, Ajige!
Ajige was the brother of Dorgon and Dodo. At that time, Dorgon was regent and Dodo was assisting the government. Ajige, who was both brothers, was just a prince, which made him very dissatisfied. In fact, the grudge between Ajige and Dorgon started when he was Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji used the position of banner master to provoke an internal struggle between Ajige and Dorgon and consolidated the imperial power. Later, Dodo died in Yangzhou in battle. Dorgon had no brothers to help him, so he had to use Ajige. Even though Ajige's tyrannical behavior in Datong triggered Jiang Xiang's rebellion, he raised it high and let it go.
Duoduo died and Dorgon died. Ajige, who had tens of thousands of troops, was in Shanxi. At the moment of receiving the news, he wanted to return to the capital despite the emperor's orders. Ajige wanted to be the king of the regent or the prince's father and the regent. No one knew about it, but Fulin, who was sitting on the throne and Bumubutai, behind the scenes, believed that he wanted the position of the Nine Five.
Dorgon's death triggered the biggest internal struggle among the nobles of the Eight Banners of Manchuria after entering the pass, and completely affected the situation of the war.
Jirgalang was forced to retreat. He led his army to evacuate Yunnan and entered Guangxi. Before returning to Beijing, he made his last military deployment. The Eight Banners under his command were handed over to another royal clan, Luke Dehun and the emperor's imperial envoy Sony, to station in Wuchang and Nanjing. He neither returned to Beijing to fight in internal struggle nor to fight in the front line.
On the front line, after evacuating the elite troops of the Eight Banners, Jiergalang made arrangements, Guangxi was handed over to King Kong Youde, Guangdong was handed over to King Pingnan and King Jingnan, and Sichuan and Guizhou were handed over to Governor Li Guohan and Wu Sangui of Sichuan, and the Qing army turned into a comprehensive defense.
Inside the city of Beijing, Bumubutai and the emperor were planning a new political liquidation. When Jirhalang had just arrived in Henan, Ajige had already led his army to the capital. Fulin personally welcomed Ajige to thirty miles outside the capital, satisfying Ajige's vanity. At the ceremony, the emperor called Ajige the king of Shu, which made him feel confident. After entering the city, Gbush Xianhachao camp surrounded Ajige's Ying Palace, killed all the guards of Ajige, and placed them under house arrest. Outside the city, Ezhen Sukshaha, the Gushan Gushan, Zhengbai Banner, assisted Oboi in controlling the army under Ajige. The turmoil brought by Ajige to the Manchu regime was limited to the minimum range - party struggles, avoiding a bloody coup.
After Jirhalang returned to Beijing, the emperor had already controlled the power in the capital. Dorgon's confidants, He Luohui, Tan Tai, Ganglin, etc., were all under house arrest until Jirhalang entered the city. Jirhalang was resigned from military power in the city, and entered the city alone. He dismounted from the imperial city and walked into the palace alone, walked to the Ganqing Palace.
In the huge palace, there were only the emperor, Jirgalang and Bumubutai. Seeing Jirgalang alone, Fulin ran off the imperial throne and hugged Jirgalang, his eyes were red: "Why did Uncle Wang be so unwilling to care about his body?"
As he said that, he had already taken off his robe and put his feet on Jirgalang. Jirgalang knelt on the ground and insisted not to accept it: "Your Majesty, I am afraid, how dare I wear a dragon robe? I am damned, I am damned!"
Fulin quickly brought someone to take a dress of ordinary robe, put it on Jirgalang, squatted beside him, and tied it for him. Fulin said, "Dor... the emperor's father, the regent, is unfortunate, and the uncle is not in the capital. I really can't sleep or eat."
After hearing this, Jirhalang was furious and held Fulin's hand with trembling hands, and said while crying: "The emperor has grown up, the emperor has really grown up."
As he said that, he even cried bitterly and kowtowed to Shengjing where Huang Taiji Zhaoling is located: "Last Emperor, have you seen it? Our blessing is already the king..."
Fulin hugged Jirgalang, and the two hugged their heads and cried bitterly. It was no wonder that Jirgalang sighed that on his way back, he was thinking about the situation. What he was most worried about was that the emperor had conducted a thorough liquidation of Dorgon and his team at this time of political instability and internal and external troubles. But at least now, the emperor only controlled the situation, and even Ajige did not kill him. He called Dorgon the emperor's father and regent, which showed that he was tolerant for the overall situation. Whether this was taught by the Empress Dowager or forced by him, a thirteen-year-old child could do this, which shocked Jirgalang.
The two cried for a long time, and Bumubutai stepped forward and asked someone to bring in a few futons for meditation. One king and the other minister sat cross-legged on the ground, leaning against the stove, and talking.
"Uncle Uncle, it's not my cruelty. It's really because Uncle Twelve had done it. I clearly ordered that except for Uncle Uncle, the other royal families in charge of the army should not move. Following the orders of the emperor, only Uncle Twelve, who insisted on leading troops into the capital and causing chaos......" Fulin explained.
Jiergalang wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "The emperor did it right. At this time, we must be decisive!"
Fulin looked happy, grabbed Jirgalang's hand and said, "Now, the uncle is back. With you, the government will have someone who can make decisions."
Jirhalang shook his head firmly, and he knelt on the cushion and begged: "I dare not, I ask the emperor to take charge of the rule!"
Fulin looked at Bumubutai, and a look of success flashed in his eyes, but he said, "Since I ascended the throne, my uncle has been assisting me. Now that the emperor's father has gone, will the uncle abandon me and leave?"
Jirgalang knelt there and said sincerely: "The reason why the empress was to be the king of regent back then was because he was afraid that Dorgon would have a wrong idea and had the intention of autocracy and chaos. It was called the regent, but it was actually to share Dorgon's power and protect the emperor's power. Now that Dorgon is gone, the empress has no need to regent."
Seeing that Fulin was still persisting, Jiergalang took off his crown, pulled the pig's tail behind his head, spread it out, and said in front of Fulin: "Emperor, I am already aged to know the destiny of heaven, and it is not as prosperous as the Spring and Autumn Period. How can I assist the emperor in power? I only pray that the emperor will rule the rule, rule the people, and fulfill the last emperor's wish to unify the nine states."
Fulin said at this time: "Even if I want to take charge of the ruling power, the uncle must assist me again. If I leave here, there will be no pillars in the Qing Dynasty."
"I was taught by the old Khan since I was a child (Jirgalang grew up with Huang Taiji next to Nurhaci), and was often supported by the late emperor. Although I am not a talent for governing the country, I am considered to have little prestige and little experience. Now that the old prince of Dai Shan has gone, I am willing to plan for the emperor in terms of the royal family." Jirgalang said solemnly.
Fulin was very happy and pulled Jirgalang to sit cross-legged in front of him and said, "How to stabilize the overall situation now, unite the inside and outside, and not be taken advantage of by the island barbarians, Nanming has discussed with my mother and queen, and decided a few plans, and asked the uncle to plan for me.
The first strategy is to blame the treacherous ministers instead of punishing the royal family. The emperor's father, the regent, set up the Central Plains, worked hard and made great contributions. He was only accused of being captured by traitors on weekdays. His first crime was the treacherous ministers rather than the regent. Therefore, I had no intention of liquidating the regent, but just wanted to kill the treacherous ministers who were in trouble with the government.
The second strategy is to punish civil officials without punishing military honors. No matter what, the generals on the front line have all the achievements of killing enemies for the country, and are not like civil officials and traitors. Therefore, all the treacherous ministers, such as the Ganglin, were killed, while Tan Tai and He Luohui confiscated their authority and treated them with kindness. As for Sukshaha, I am determined to use them with great merits to protect the country.
The third strategy is to add the royal family. I intend to appoint Luke Dehun as the prince and inherit his father Prince Ying's title. Mandahai changed his title to Prince Xun. All the royal families on the front line are all granted. Now the dynasty is unstable, and the regent is newly destroyed. The front line often has disconnected from the enemy with the enemy, or has been determined to quell the rebellion. Except for Prince Xun, I intend to send other royal families back to the court and take charge of the affairs of the six ministries. I wonder what King Shu thinks?"
Jiergalang listened and focused his attention. He said, "I think it would be more appropriate if I could win the lineage of King Rui and King Yu."
Fulin looked at Bumubutai, Bumubutai nodded slightly. Fulin thought for a while and said, "What the king of Shu said is that Duoduo sacrificed his life for the country is immortal. I can grant his son Duoni as Prince Yu, but the emperor's father, the regent, has no son, so how about the successor to the king with Duoduo's son?"
"What do the emperor think about the matter behind the Regent?" Jirgalang asked again.
Fulin's breathing became heavy. He had long hated Dorgon. This guy not only seized his authority and manipulated the emperor, but also appointed himself as the emperor's father and humiliated the late emperor. It was also rumored that he had a slap with the empress dowager, which made the royal family even more shamed. Fulin had been a dream since he was a child and had one day taken power. If Dorgon was alive, he would definitely be executed by slashing him. If Dorgon died, he would also be crushed to ashes. However, the situation is stronger than others now, and he needs to win the respect of the royal family by treating Dorgon well and unite the country inside and outside the country.
Fulin took a deep breath and said, "The emperor's father and the regent are of great achievements. I... I have ordered him to be respected as the emperor's righteousness, and the funeral ceremony is in accordance with the emperor's etiquette, and his official palace concubine is respected as the queen..."
Jirhalang knelt on the ground again: "The emperor is tolerant of the country and be the best man in the world. If I have this wise ruler in the Qing Dynasty, how can I not rule the world and rule the world!"
After dealing with the internal affairs, Fulin asked: "Uncle, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty are now occupying the southwest, and the island barbarians in the East Band disrupt the coast. The late emperor and the regent both said that the East Band is a major problem for our Qing Dynasty. Now the Ming Dynasty has not been destroyed, and the island barbarians are acting violent. I wonder how the uncle thinks is the best way to deal with it?"
"Your Majesty, the strategy of the previous Ming and later Eastern Bands formulated by King Rui during his lifetime is correct, but the times change, and we cannot continue to do it at the moment." Jiergalang replied first. He was mixed with emotions at this time. He didn't know whether to hate Fu Lin's short-sightedness or to hate Dorgon for his death. If there was no such turmoil in the capital, as long as he gave him two more months, he could break Kunming, sweep Yunnan, and destroy the main force of the Western Army. At that time, he only needed to leave a partial army in Yunnan, and he could find an opportunity to capture Yongli and destroy the Western Army, but Dorgon's death failed.
Fulin originally intended to send another general to Huguang to preside over the war in the southwest, but he did not say it out, so he was characterized as a dog-tailed marten, and immediately didn't want to say it.
In fact, he also understood Jirgalang's meaning. Dorgon was dead and he also gave in for the overall situation. However, the internal struggle and barriers caused by Dorgon's death have not been eliminated. Even though this thirteen-year-old emperor took power with the support of Jirgalang and Bumubutai, he did not fully grasp the court. When the Southern Expedition was promoted, it was said that there were wars outside and abnormal movements inside, which was not the best strategy.
"Why did Uncle Wang mean to deal with the island barbarians first?" Fulin asked. Before Jirhalang could reply, Fulin clenched his fists and said, "If this is the case, I am willing to go on a personal expedition again. I will kill the island barbarians and avenge the late emperor!"
"Your Majesty, it is not advisable to start a war lightly now." Jirgalang said patiently, "The island barrages have become the root of the Qing Dynasty. Their entrenched surrounding islands is an unreachable place for our Qing army. The threat is far greater than the remnants of the previous Ming Dynasty. I believe that in the past two years, the court has been unstable, so it is best to quit the army and accumulate strength. Even if the war starts, we must first resolve the difficulties of the capital and the difficulties of Korea. Only by gaining stability in the surrounding areas can we fight against the island barrages."
"What does the Uncle Wang mean?" Fulin was puzzled.
Jiergalang said: "I mean the navy! Now I have to start a large-scale naval commander first, at least control the Bohai Sea. Otherwise, the capital and Liaodong will be uneasy. I think that after Yue Le pacified Zhejiang, he has multiple naval commanders. He has a lot of experience in co-organizing naval warships in Nanjing. It is better to use it as a supervising method and be fully responsible for the affairs of the Liaodong naval commander and first determine the Bohai Sea.
In terms of land war, I think that the Eastern Band and the former Ming Detectives knew that the death of the Regent would inevitably launch a large-scale attack. Even if the former Ming Dynasty was still in conflict, there was a Han vassal in front of them, there was no need to worry too much. However, the island barbarians in Shandong were really a big trouble, and they should dispatch troops and enter Lu to support them."
Chapter completed!