Although Dorgon has always been eyeing the throne of the Qing Dynasty, after all, Huang Taiji was the heir passed down by Nurhaci before his death. Before he fought against Huang Taiji, that position would always be out of reach for him.
His reputation was not justified in the first place, but now, because Emperor Taiji Dorgon's prestige and reputation in the Qing Dynasty have also plummeted, it is not a good time to proclaim himself emperor.
However, the two sides have been forced to completely quarrel under various factors. It was still a vague political struggle before, but now it has risen to a real military struggle. If Dorgon fights Huang Taiji as a Manchu prince, Naturally, they will lose their reputation in the righteousness. Before the two sides officially start the war, they have already lost the other side for no reason.
Even if the name is unfair, it is at least better than being one head shorter than the other side for no reason.
What's more, in order to reverse the decline of his side, Dorgon's counselor Han Duanzhang proposed to him to use public opinion to fight public opinion and completely muddy the waters.
Soon, rumors that Huang Taiji secretly colluded with the original assassination of Nurhachi on the battlefield spread throughout the Qing Dynasty at the fastest speed, especially when there was some specious evidence mixed in.
Of course, this matter is not true, it is just made up by Han out of context. But in Han Duanzhang's view, many things don't need to be true. Speaking of rumors, how many of them are true?
What Dorgon needed was not to make the Manchus really think that Nurhachi was related to Huang Taiji, but to muddy the water in this way.
Although this method is of no use to the top management of the Qing Dynasty, those who can get to the top are basically human beings, and few are easy to fool!
However, at least to a certain extent, the image of Dorgon in the minds of lower-class Manchu people can be reversed. Even if all the previous adverse effects cannot be eliminated, it can at least make some Manchu people doubt Huang Taiji to a certain extent!
Since my side can't be cleansed, I might as well throw black on your side too! In a sense, both sides stand on the same level, so there is no comparative advantage!
The most important thing is that if Dorgon alone relies on this matter, even if this method is useful, it may not be able to achieve much effect. But with the help of some people secretly, these public opinions intensified in the Qing Dynasty, and the effect they exerted was even beyond Han Duanzhang's expectations.
Duan Liao and Juqu Funu were among the people who fueled the flames, and the remaining two forces on the grassland also took action.
It was against this background that one month after Huang Taiji's troops attacked Dorgon, Dorgon formally led a group of his direct generals to pray to Changshengtian and announced that he had officially succeeded as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, he denounced Huang Taiji's behavior of having no king and father, and denounced the illegality of the other party.
Since then, on the grassland, Dorgon's Western Qing Dynasty and Huang Taiji's Eastern Qing Dynasty have entered a stage of all-out military confrontation at the same time.
Although Dorgon poured a bucket of dirty water on Huang Taiji, this method could only mislead the herdsmen at the bottom, but it was not enough to mislead the senior Manchu officials.
Therefore, most of the senior Manchus and Qing dynasties were attracted to Huang Taiji, and even some of the original neutral factions slanted towards Huang Taiji because of the split of the Manchu Qing Dynasty caused by Dorgon.
The two most powerful generals of the Qing Dynasty, Golden and Magenlia, as well as the veteran generals Fei Yingdong, Eyidu, Anfei Yanggu and others, were loyal to Nurhaci when he was there. When Nurhaci stopped coming, their loyalty also transferred to Nurhaci's orthodox successor Huang Taiji.
Fan Wencheng and Ao Bai, both civil and military, were Huang Taiji's most reliable right-hand men. At the same time, after Huang Taiji remembered Nurhaci, he became the second Manchu emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and was able to stabilize the situation so quickly after that. The relationship between these two people plays an important role in this.
However, as a member of the clan, Chu Ying, like Dorgon, is also very enthusiastic about the position of Huang Taiji. When Nurhachi was competing for this position after his death, he was also jumping up and down, but there was really no support from anyone, and he had always been just a sidekick.
However, this one has even less favorable impressions of Dorgon. Therefore, he is also on Huang Taiji's side. And Cui Ying's choice actually represents the choice of most clans in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Originally, most of the Manchu clans were neutral, and even favored Dorgon, hoping to gain greater power through the battle between Dorgon and Huang Taiji.
Only when there is a fight between Dorgon and Huang Taiji will it be more necessary to win over the power of their clans, and these clans can take this opportunity to raise prices to seek benefits for themselves.
But now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has fallen into division because of this, and it is naturally impossible for these people to have the same attitude as before.
Therefore, Dorgon's situation is actually not good, it can even be said to be extremely bad.
At present, he only has Duduo, Han Duanzhang, Mu Mo, An Lushan, An Qingxu, An Qingzong, An Shouzhong, Tian Ang, Zang Mohai, Fang Dio, Liang Zhongyong, Zhang Zhi and Xie Zhengli. support.
Among these people, there is almost a sharp contrast with the group of people in Huang Taiji. The supporters of Huang Taiji either held high positions in the Manchu Qing Dynasty or were the great nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Most of Dorgon's people were from the Han people or were talents from other small tribes conquered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
However, after the two major tribes Duan Liao and Juqu Funu announced the team Dorgon, Dorgon's momentum was boosted, and he finally had the momentum to compete with Huang Taiji.
The families of Duan Liao and Juqu Funu were both top families in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and ranked among the best in the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, these two people would not dare to have ambitions at this time, and would even continue to secretly add fuel to the flames.
There are also many talented people in these two families, including Juqu Funu, Juquna, Juqu Luoqiu, Duan Mobo, Duan Lan, Duan Quyun, Duan Ji Lujuan, Duan Pixi, Duan Zhu, and Duan The strong joining of talents such as She Fuchen, Duan Ji Lujuan, Duan Wu Wuchen, Duan Keng, Duan Qin, Duan Ya, etc. also allowed Dorgon to further make up for the disadvantage compared to Huang Taiji's power.
Dorgon may also know that each of the two families has their own thoughts, and they did not really join him because they were loyal to him.
But under the pressure of Huang Taiji, he could only choose to accept this group of people!
Fortunately, two groups of people came, and Dorgon was relatively willing to accept this group of people! At least, a balance can be created between the two waves of people with ulterior motives!
