Old Zhao was immediately in awe of this young man who was only fifteen or sixteen years old. comment
Based on this alone, one can guess Nurhachi's thoughts. No wonder he is a Shangguan at such a young age.
Zhu Zhu smiled and said: "Actually, it's easy to guess. Generally, the prince must stay with the monarch. He cannot go anywhere. Once there is a problem with the monarch, the prince will immediately succeed. In fact, if you want to guess which prince is the most likely It’s the crown prince, it just depends on who is closest to the emperor, the emperor just needs to keep him by his side.”
In order to protect the safety of the prince, the emperor would always keep him with him. For other brothers, the crown prince is a roadblock to their ambitions. No matter who he is, once he is appointed as the crown prince, he will be in danger.
At the same time, the ministers will also invest in the prince. After all, the merit of following the dragon is the greatest achievement. This is an early investment, and the future harvest will be extraordinary.
On the contrary, if this person is transferred away from the emperor, especially in the emperor's later years. Then this is equivalent to being excluded from the heirs. This is very clear.
For example, in his later years, Kangxi sent his Fourteenth Prince out to lead troops to pacify the northwest. This shows that in the emperor's heart, he will not be the one to succeed to the throne in the future. Otherwise it would be impossible to send him far from the center of power. In the same way, we can know. When Qin Shihuang died, Fusu was not with him. That is to say, Fusu is not considered as the successor.
Never in history has an emperor removed his heir from the capital in his later years. He can only pave the way for the prince and transfer other kings away. From this point of view, it is impossible for the Sand Dune Incident to be the conspiracy of Zhao Gao and Li Si, who were favored by Sima Qian. They altered the imperial edict and falsely ordered to kill Fusu and let Hu Hai succeed to the throne. comment
Qin Shihuang always took Hu Hai with him, which is enough to show that the person Qin Shihuang chose was Hu Hai.
In the same way, after Nurhachi was bombarded, he felt that his time was running out. At this time, he gave his two yellow flags to the Dorgon brothers for only one purpose. It was to choose the heir among the three brothers.
Since ancient times, there have been direct descendants, but no direct descendants.
Abahai is the eldest concubine and the main wife of Nurhachi. The choice of heir from the three sons she gave birth to was very strict. Duduo was too young, Azige had a bad temper, was more than brave, but lacked the power and resourcefulness. Therefore, Dorgon can only be the most suitable.
Nurhaci distributed the two yellow flags to their brothers in order to allow Duduo and Azig to defend Dorgon's succession.
When Hong'er heard this, she couldn't help but said: "The Khan position originally belonged to Dorgon, so how did it fall into the hands of Huang Taiji?"
Lao Zhao said: "Jiannu joined the Ming Dynasty very early. In fact, it was greatly influenced by the Ming Dynasty. In the early days, they implemented the inheritance system of the eldest son. At first, Nurhachi meant to make his eldest son Chu Ying the crown prince. As a result, the announcement was made early. Daishan and others joined forces to deal with Chu Ying, which almost caused Jiannu to split." Comment
Zhu Zhu nodded and said: "It is true that if you establish the throne too early, it is easy to cause problems. Ministers want to invest in advance, and it is easy for the prince to be too powerful. If the prince is too powerful, it will be difficult for the monarch to die naturally. Even for the sake of a good death, he cannot It was established too early.”
Lao Zhao nodded approvingly and said, "This is really insightful. Nurhaci was in the entrepreneurial stage at that time and could not cause a split. So after repeated weighing, he killed Chu Ying."
Hong'er opened her mouth in surprise. Whether Chu Ying made a mistake or not, it was Nurhachi's idea to set him up. The result stood up. All the disciples united to fight against Chu Ying. In order to unite, Nurhaci actually killed Chu Ying. This is really a solution to the problem at the lowest cost.
How ruthless is this person? He was so calm that he had no emotion.
Old Zhao sneered and said: "They have only been out of the mountains for more than ten years. How kind do you expect them to be. They are struggling to survive with wild beasts in the mountains. They are almost the same as wild beasts."
"Do you know Mang Gurtai, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner who was captured by the master? In order to apologize to Nurhachi and express his loyalty, he strangled Nurhachi to death with a bowstring, and offended Nurhachi's biological mother. And among the five ministers, Eunuch Yidu, out of loyalty, covered his son with a quilt. Don't you want to know how Dorgon lost his position?"
Old Zhao looked at the surprised faces of the two people and said, "After Nurhachi died, Daishan and Huang
Taiji and other disciples united with the ministers and forced Abahai to be buried. Abahai disagreed, saying that she had a son, and Duduo was still young and needed to be taken care of. The disciples swarmed up, hanged Abahai with bowstrings on the spot, put him directly into the coffin and buried him with the old Khan. ” comment
Zhuzi and Hong'er were dumbfounded. They had long heard about the barbarism of slave-building. But the level of barbarity is simply appalling. This isn't the imperial court, it's simply a wolf's den.
According to the Korean historical record "Chunpodang Riyuelu", when Nurhaci died, he ordered his youngest son Dorgon to inherit the throne and serve as regent on behalf of Shan.
But after Nurhachi's death, Daishan supported Huang Taiji's ascension to the throne. In order to ensure that Dorgon's mother would not object, she must be forced to commit suicide.
Since then, the record about Dorgon's biological mother has been revised several times in the Qing Dynasty official history book "Records".
Zhu Zhu said: "The three Dorgon brothers are in danger."
Lao Zhao said: "They were able to save their lives. One reason is that they have two yellow flags, which allow them to defend themselves. After all, the two yellow flags are powerful flags. The other reason is also because of the game between Daishan, Huang Taiji and the disciples."
After Daishan was deposed as the crown prince, Nurhaci selected eight Baylors to discuss politics together, which was later known as the so-called Eight Kings Council. Dorgon was eight years old at the time, but he was one of them. By the time Nurhaci died, he was the master with the most records besides the four Baylors. comment
Dorgon could only put down his hatred and serve Huang Taiji in order to survive. Huang Taiji is eager to balance the two red flags, Daishan, who is the most powerful. Therefore, they also actively win over the Dorgon brothers. After all, once Abahai left, the three brothers lost their threat to him. On the contrary, Daishan, who supported his rise to power, was the most powerful and posed the greatest threat to him.
Last year, Dorgon personally led troops to follow Huang Taiji to attack Lin Danhan. Dorgon repeatedly made military exploits and defeated the enemy in Aomuleng. Huang Taiji gave him the nickname "Mergen Dai Qing" (meaning wise commander). This year, Dorgon was sixteen years old.
When Zhu Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but tap his fingers lightly on the table. This is a habit they learned from their master. What Lao Zhao said so much was actually telling him. Dorgon was in a very difficult situation. He is trying his best to survive in this wolf den.
Zhuzi also understood that survival here relies on strength and cunning.
Neither tigers nor lions are scary. What's scary is that you don't know what their needs are.
Obviously, Dorgon's need is to survive. The reliance of survival comes from strength. This is a place where whoever has a big fist speaks with reason. The whole thing is useless.
The strength of this era comes from strong soldiers, sophisticated equipment, and sufficient money and food. And these are definitely what this Morgan Dai Qing needs. comment
