Seeing the eager expression on his brother Dodo's face, Dorgon just smiled bitterly.
Why doesn't he want to go one step further and become the Qing Emperor? But the problem is that the people from the Eight Banners, no, the people from the Ten Banners who oppose him becoming emperor still account for the majority!
What makes Dorgon even more discouraged is that his half-brother, the prince who holds the white flag and the auxiliary prince Azig, has not expressed support for Dorgon either in public or in private until now. Ergon became emperor.
Of course, it's not that Azig doesn't support Dorgon to continue to be the regent, but he doesn't support Dorgon to further become the emperor.
According to what Azig said privately: The fourteenth elder had such great merit that he should be the regent for the rest of his life. Even if the elder fourteenth wanted to pass on the position of regent in a hundred years, there was nothing wrong with it. But taking it one step further and becoming an emperor... is inappropriate!
This is not Azig's idea alone. Most of the flag owners of Laoba Banner and Zhenglu Banner and the princes of Ruibafen have this intention.
Apart from Dorgon himself, there was only one Duduo who supported Dorgon as the emperor. The princes who supported Dorgon as emperor were also from the Zhengbai Banner and Zhenglan Banner systems, and were the closest subordinates of Dorgon and Duduo.
The reason for this situation is actually not difficult to understand - although Dorgon, the regent, controlled the affairs of the Qing Dynasty, he was still the banner lord in the final analysis.
The Eight Banners system in the early Qing Dynasty was different from the later one. It was not the centralized power of the emperor, but a feudal system with Niu Lu as the enfeoffed unit. All banner owners and princes of the Eight Banners were feudal lords.
The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was only the largest feudal lord who directly owned the Two Yellow Banners and was the leader of the feudal lord group of the Eight Banners (including all banner owners and the princes of the Eight Banners).
Therefore, the emperor's authority was limited, and was also restricted by other banner owners and princes. He was not the centralized emperor who kept his word.
However, Dorgon controlled the government as the banner lord prince and evaded the young emperor Shunzhi, which would of course lead to the weakening of imperial power and the strengthening of the power of the banner lord and the eight-cent princes.
As long as Dorgon is not the emperor, it is impossible for him to increase imperial power - if the imperial power is strong, how can he, the regent, get along with himself?
Therefore, Dorgon's regency is in the interests of most banner owners and princes.
But he wants to go one step further and become the emperor. Haha, except for Duduo and himself, all the banner owners and princes of the eighth level (including the princes of Zhengbai Banner and Zhenglan Banner) are actually unhappy in their hearts. - Because once Dorgon successfully usurps the throne, the two yellow flags will naturally belong to him.
The four flags of two yellow, white, and blue are added together, and the eight flags are more than halfway! If Emperor Dorgon had such strength, would he allow other banner lords and princes to take real power? Not all of them should be tortured to death or transformed into rich and idle people!
So even Azig opposed Dorgon's advancement to become the Qing emperor!
Seeing Dorgon's wry smile, Duduo's face also fell, "Brother Twelve is one of our own after all, and we single-handedly promoted the three kings of Zhengluqi. I'm sorry they don't dare to oppose us. Bruce That red-haired ghost got us three more Hongyi Xiaopao Niulu, all of them belong to the three banners of Zhengbai, Xiangbai and Zhenglan..."
Dorgon glared at his younger brother: "Old Fifteen, what are you thinking about?"
"elder brother......"
Dorgon snorted: "Now is the time for internal strife? Zhu Cihong has already conquered Huguang, and the bandits have entered Sichuan... Now that he has ascended the throne and become the emperor, he will probably start the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!"
"Will you?" Duduo was stunned, "Didn't he ask Zukefa to discuss the marriage again?"
"This is to paralyze us!" Dorgon was very sure, "He must be preparing for the Northern Expedition now!"
Duduo also feels that it is a bit serious. The Datong Prefecture has not been captured yet, the third prince on Luliang Mountain in Shanxi is still making trouble, and Wu Sangui, who is the green flag of the Qing Dynasty, has an ambiguous attitude... If the Southern Ming Dynasty continues the Northern Expedition, Datong will Can the Qing Dynasty last?
"Brother Fourteen," Duduo asked, "What should we do?"
Dorgon snorted: "Tomorrow, I will invite all the princes and ministers who are in Beijing to discuss politics to my regent's palace, and we will all meet Zukofa together!"
"this......"
"About the engagement in Dongguo," Dorgon stroked his beard, "Don't let everyone come up with ideas? By the way, let's test everyone's tone again!"
The tone Dorgon wants to talk about is of course related to his active pursuit of progress!
Now, although Dorgon does not have the title of emperor, he is very respected in Beijing. If he says "please", who will dare not come if his name is called?
So even the court meeting was not held the next day, and almost all the prominent figures in Beijing came to Dorgon's regent's palace to drink tea.
"My prince always thinks of Princess in his heart, and really wants to make Princess the queen, but after all, Princess's identity is a bit inferior. She is not a true princess of the Qing Dynasty. Being the mother of the Ming Dynasty will never convince the public, and neither the Qing Dynasty nor the Ming Dynasty can Therefore, we become the country of the father-in-law..."
It was Zukefa who was telling lies in a serious manner. This "atypical" diplomat really became more and more like a Warring States strategist the more he worked, and now he was openly inciting the relationship between the monarchs and ministers of the Qing Dynasty!
"What nonsense are you talking about!" It was Dorgon himself who scolded him, "The status of Dongguo is different. I just don't want to be the mother of your country in the Ming Dynasty... Your emperor can arrange whatever you want!"
The flag-bearing princes and princes present all frowned. Dorgon's words sounded angry no matter what!
After all, Dongguo Gege is still the daughter of a prince, and she also has the title of Princess Heshuo. Even if she doesn't get the title of empress when she goes to Zhu Cixiang, she should have an imperial concubine... How can she arrange it casually?
"Does the Prince Regent agree to this marriage?" Zukefa had a surprised expression on his face.
He has been the marriage counselor for two or three years. He started the marriage negotiation when Dongguo Gege was seven years old. Now Gege is ten years old and there is no result yet.
Of course, there is still time. Although the ancients got married relatively early, girls as young as nine or ten were not married off. Fifteen or sixteen is the right age, seventeen or eighteen is not considered old, twenty and above is considered an old girl, and those over thirty...those who marry early are now grandmothers!
"Agreed!" Dorgon stroked his beard and said with a smile, "He has already ascended the throne, why is he not worthy of the lonely king's daughter?"
He glanced sideways and said with a smile, "What do you think?"
Duduo said: "It's okay to marry Dongguo, but you must become a queen!"
Zukfa smiled: "Actually, my emperor means the same thing...but Dongguo Gege must be a real princess to become the queen directly!"
Duduo said: "Why can't Dongguo be a real princess?"
As soon as his words came out, the scene was completely silent!
Everyone's eyes turned to Azig.
Azig squinted his eyes and looked drowsy!
His son was not adopted by Dorgon...
Duduo suddenly became a little angry, his face turned livid, and he was about to get angry when he suddenly heard someone coughing. He followed the sound and looked, and it turned out to be his second brother "Big Belle" Daishan.
This old guy rarely goes to court on weekdays and always claims to be ill at home, but today he came to the Regent's Mansion in high spirits.
"Second brother, do you have something to say?" Duduo didn't feel good about this second brother at all - he had an affair with Abahai, the mother of Dorgon and Azig, who was the same generation!
Daishan is like "eldest brother like father" (Nurhaci's eldest brother Chu Ying died early), and he didn't come out to support him at critical moments - Daishan had two red flags, and Duoduo brothers had two yellow flags (the colors had not been changed at that time) ), plus one piece of strength is enough to crush Huang Taiji.
If Daishan supported Duduo, Duduo would be the emperor now!
Daishan sighed and said to Dorgon: "Old Fourteen, in fact, it doesn't matter if Dongguo is the real princess..."
ah!
What?
Conscience discovered!
The two brothers Dorgon and Duduo were stunned, and the other princes present were also astonished. Dorgon will become emperor now! ?
Daishan smiled: "Fourteen, how about you become the Emperor's Ama!"
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