The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing was the original Huangji Hall, where the emperor of the Ming Dynasty set up court and listened to politics. It was set on fire when Li Zicheng evacuated Beijing. After the Qing Dynasty took over, it took many years to slowly restore it, so Emperor Shunzhi He also sat on the dragon chair in this palace for a while. Unexpectedly, the high-rise buildings of the Qing Dynasty collapsed in an instant, and Emperor Shunzhi became Prince Gong of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the newly restored Hall of Supreme Harmony was idle for a long time, until the second year of the Ming Dynasty in the eighth year of Hongxing's reign. It was reactivated on the second day of the lunar month.
Huanghuang Taihe Hall finally ushered in its second spring!
When the sky was still dark, a group of "upright officials" wearing flower feathers on their heads and court beads to mend their clothes had already gathered, waiting for the court meeting to begin.
If you look closely at the faces of these officials in neat robes, you can clearly find that most of them are happy and excited, as if they will be promoted and make a fortune soon. The rest of the people were forcing a smile... They were obviously grinning, but it looked uglier than crying.
These two expressions fully demonstrate the great situation of national unity and integration in Beijing today!
Because at this time when the Qing Dynasty was about to be restored, those who forced themselves to smile but were worried in their hearts were all Manchurians. And those who are truly happy from the bottom of their hearts are all Han people!
In other words, this Qing Dynasty that is re-opening is not a Qing Dynasty in which the Eight Banners are riding on the Han working people to dominate the Han working people - the Eight Banners in Beijing, including the Shunzhi Emperor who has already put on the dragon robe. , no one really wanted to restore the Qing Dynasty...at least not immediately!
Shi Kefa and Yan Yingyuan's 200,000 troops are now waiting for Tianjin Guards to make meritorious deeds! It’s too late for the Eight Banners disciples in Beijing to pretend to be grandchildren... Who dares to restore power?
Even Emperor Shunzhi himself just wanted to use Beijing as a bargaining chip to get a piece of land where he could settle down and live... He was actually very willing to serve as the Mongol Khan for Zhu Amma. The problem was that none of the Mongolians on the grassland supported it. Him!
The five eastern alliances, namely the Zhelimu League, the Zhuosuotu League, the Zhaowuda League, the Xilin Gol League, and the Ulanqab League, are now all following Duduo.
The Yikezhao League, composed of the Six Banners of Ordos, marched eastward to Tumochuan with the support of the Ming Dynasty King Zhu Cijiong. Now it has controlled the two banners of Tumote in Guihua City, and has also sent armed forces to the Eight Banners of Chahar after the beginning of spring. The mission asked them to expel the officials originally sent by the Qing Dynasty and surrender to Tumochuan!
As for the Tushetu Khan Tribe of Khalkha Mongolia, the Chechen Khan Tribe, the Zhasak Tuhan Tribe, and the Khoshot Khanate in Qinghai Tibet, there is even no news...
If this is the case, how can Fulin still be the Great Khan of Mongolia?
So he had no choice but to hang on in Beijing, but staying in Beijing and restoring the Qing Dynasty were two different things!
"The Emperor has arrived..."
During the roll call of the eunuchs, Emperor Shunzhi had entered the main hall and reached the throne. Glancing at the familiar throne, he sighed, his heart skipped a beat, he closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and sat on it. It looks almost like riding the electric chair...
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."
The people above are "sitting on the electric chair", while the people below are shouting long live the mountain.
Fulin sighed: "Pingshen, Pingshen...get up!"
Everyone got up, and a group of Manchus who didn't want to be restored lowered their heads, probably thinking about how to escape outside the customs. A group of Han people who were enthusiastic about restoration raised their necks and looked at Emperor Shunzhi, smiling and not showing much respect - they were the ones who helped build the Qing Dynasty, and the Manchus had to step aside!
"Your Majesty," someone has already come out to announce, it is Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin, "the restoration of the Qing Dynasty is a gratifying event. We should send envoys to the Ming Dynasty, Dashun, North Korea, Mongolia, and Rishibani." Announcements from Asia, Rakshasa, Tianzhu and other countries."
Are you still going to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to announce it? Fulin thought: Is this a declaration of war?
"What I'm saying is absolutely true." Fulin could only force a smile now, and even called Shang Zhixin "I'm the Duke".
The so-called "An Dagong" means friend and brother... Shang Kexi is now the most powerful warlord in Beijing, and Shang Zhixin was ordered by his father to enter the palace and become an imperial guard to protect Fulin.
"Your Majesty," Shang Zhixin said again, "my servant suggested that Commander Suksahasu should be sent as envoy to the Ming and Shun Kingdoms, Commander Baiyin Tubai should be sent as envoy to North Korea and Japan, and Sun Xueshi should be sent as envoy to Rakshasa and Risi. The Baniya Kingdom sent Commander Lan Bailan as an envoy to the Tianzhu Kingdom."
"this......"
The important ministers Fulin can rely on now are the Manchu ministers Sony, Suksaha, Baiyintu, and Lanbai. There is also Sun Zhixian who seems to be a bit loyal. According to Shang Zhixin's wishes, everyone except Sony was sent out!
Of course Fulin couldn't agree. Just when he was worried about finding an excuse to evade, Geng Zhongming, who was "full of loyal people", had already opened his mouth with red eyes. He glared and said, "Your Majesty! I have risked my whole family's lives for the sake of the Qing Dynasty! Isn't it true that Your Majesty is still divided between Manchus and Han, and doesn't you regard your servants as your own?"
Sony shouted loudly: "Geng Zhongming, you are so presumptuous!"
"Sony, you are so presumptuous!" Shang Kexi said in a deep voice, "Geng Yuntai is the prince, how can you call him by his first name?"
What? Geng Zhongming is a prince? Sony was stunned. Didn't Geng Zhongming's King Jingnan give up to Geng Jimao, the man who killed a thousand swords?
"King Shang is right!" Fan Wencheng's eldest son Fan Chengyin also spoke with red eyes. His father died tragically, so he is also particularly trusted. He is the deputy commander of the Beijing Guards and he also has a gun!
After Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, Kong Tingxun, and Shen Yongxing led their troops into Beijing, Fan Chengyin stood with them.
Fan Chengyin said: "The Geng family is full of loyal people, so Geng Yuntai is the prince of course!"
Kong Tingxun also said: "What Commander Fan said is very good. My family is full of loyal people, and Commander Fan's family is also full of loyal people. I wonder if I and Commander Fan can both be crowned kings?"
Okay, you can make yourselves the king...
"Okay, okay, let's make him the king!" How dare Fulin say no?
"I will make Geng Qing the King of Jingnan, Kong Qing the King of Dingnan, and Fan Qing the King of Zhennan... What do you think?"
"Not so good," Shang Ke said happily, "All the princes of the Manchus are called kings with one word, so why should we be called kings with two words? It's not fair!"
"Then what kind of king are you going to make?" Fulin's heart sank! He finally realized that his emperor seemed to be a bit like Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty... He looked worse than Prince Gong of Ming Dynasty!
Shang Ke said happily: "I am a loyal minister, so be a loyal prince!"
"Okay, you are my loyal king of the Qing Dynasty!" Shunzhi thought to himself: You, a second minister, are still coercing the lord, and you actually have the nerve to say that you are loyal...
"I value loyalty the most, so just be the righteous prince!"
"Okay, you are the Righteous King." Shunzhi thought to himself: Are you loyal? Sun Yuanhua was so kind to you, but you had the heart to betray him and kill him, and how dare you say you are loyal?
"The slave is the queen of the sage Kong," Kong Tingxun said. "Since you were a child, you have learned how to read and practice etiquette, so you should be the prince of etiquette!"
After you return to Saint Kong? Are you and your father both involved in the rebellion in Qufu? Of course, Shunzhi didn't dare to speak his mind, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Okay, okay, you are the King of Ceremony!"
Fan Chengyin said: "The slave is after Fan Zhongyan. He has known since he was a child that he should worry about the world's worries first and rejoice after the world's happiness. He also aspired to be a good official with integrity and love for the people. Unfortunately, things went against his wishes... so he should give Prince Lian!"
"Okay, let's be King Lian!" Shunzhi sighed, looked at the ministers below, and didn't know what he was thinking, but asked: "Is there anyone else who wants to be king?"
"Yes!" The one who stood up and asked to be king was Xushun Gong Shen Yongxing. He was the grandson of Shen Shikui, the last commander-in-chief of Pi Island. His father Shen Zhixiang led his troops to surrender to the Qing Dynasty on the 11th day of Chongzhen Period. Because he surrendered too late, he only got one Xushun. Mr. Shun, I feel deeply regretful. Now I finally have the opportunity to make up for it, and of course I can't let it go.
"This servant is asking for a title for my father. Your Majesty, just give it to me!"
Shunzhi sighed: "You are a filial son, and I am also a filial son... Why don't you just be a filial prince?"
