It was Huang Mangao who returned to the palace and heard rumors in the palace that before Huang Taiji died, he actually had a last word and designated the successor to the throne.
As soon as Ao Bai heard this, he immediately inquired in detail about the situation before Huang Taiji's death. Of course, this situation has actually been asked before, but I didn't pay attention at the time. When I can check it now, I really have a clue.
Therefore, under the consensus of many princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Obai said to Daishan and others: "Before the death of the late emperor, he must have known who would succeed the throne, which was the most important thing in the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the late emperor must know who will inherit the throne. Therefore, the late emperor must know who will succeed him." After I woke up, I was appointed and said the word Zhuang Concubine. I didn't pay attention to it before, but now I realized that the late emperor meant that the prince born to Zhuang Concubine should be my Qing Emperor!"
When Hauge heard this, he immediately jumped up and shouted: "That little brat Fulin? Are you crazy? How is it possible that he will become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty!"
Daishan had also asked about Huang Taiji's situation before his death, but he didn't pay attention to this at that time. When Obai said this, his heart suddenly moved. He glanced at the angry Hauge, the disdainful Dodo and his son Yue Tuo, and then looked at Dorgon and Azig with twinkling eyes. With a thought in his heart, he said: "Yes, the late emperor should be like this." It was arranged. Prince Fulin is indeed young, but he is a malleable talent. Before he took charge, didn't the late emperor also decide for the kings to discuss politics? This has been made clear for a long time, and this is how it was arranged!"
When Huang Taiji was seriously ill, he indeed issued a decree that all matters in the court should be discussed by all the kings and then reported to Huang Taiji for decision.
However, if the emperor's position is really determined to be inherited by Fulinlai, it will basically be determined that the father dies and the son will succeed, and other non-Huang Taiji descendants will have no chance. Therefore, everyone present, except Dai Shan, was actually unwilling to do so.
When Obai saw it, he immediately strode up to Azig.
When Azige saw him, he turned his head and refused to pay attention to Obai. He didn't even need to ask, he knew what Obai wanted to say when he came over.
However, Obai didn't care. He just walked in front of him and got very close. When Azig wanted to get angry, he heard Obai whisper in a voice that only he could hear: "How did Prince Zheng die? It's necessary." Say it?"
When Azig heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He opened his eyes wide and stared at Obai, his face still a little pale.
At this time, he naturally knew that Obai must know the truth of the matter, otherwise, it would not be possible for him to suddenly say this for no reason.
Indeed, Obai was Huang Taiji's confidant. The briefing Chen Shaozong received from Lu Xiangsheng was handed over to Geng Zhongming and then passed into the hands of Huang Taiji. Obai had also seen it.
I just didn’t expect that it could now be used to threaten Azig.
"What's going on?" When Duduo saw that the situation seemed a little bad, he immediately asked.
Azig knew that if he persisted and refused to support Fulin's succession, Obai would definitely say so. He killed Jierhalang with his own hands just so that the Ming Emperor could come back to kill Huang Taiji. No matter what, it would be fatal to him.
Therefore, under Obai's gaze, Azig said with an extremely ugly face: "It's nothing, I think it's passed. For the future of the Qing Dynasty, it is best for Prince Fulin to succeed to the throne. I agree!"
None of the people here know who Azig said such words, it must be related to what Obai whispered. But no matter what, at least Azig has taken a stand.
When Daishan saw it, he immediately stared at another prince without military power, Dorgon, and said: "You have always been valued by the late emperor, and he praised you as a rare rational general in the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, even if you fight in Tianjin You were not blamed for the loss of 30,000 soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. In the Battle of Tashan, your entire army was wiped out, which even affected the situation of the Korean war. In this way, the late emperor just imprisoned you in the clan mansion. The current situation of the Qing Dynasty At a time of crisis, I let you out to tide over the national crisis together. After all these things, do you have to be worthy of the late emperor's kindness?"
The late emperor was kind? Haha, if Huang Taiji hadn't suppressed him in the first place, he would have been eliminated like Amin and Mang Gurtai. Dorgon thought in his heart, but sneered. But there was one thing he couldn't deny. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he was indeed very kind to him. Just what Daishan said, if it were someone else, he would definitely not be treated like this.
If Daishan said this today, it would definitely spread to everyone. In this way, if he still does not agree with Fulin becoming emperor, his reputation in the Qing Dynasty will be ruined.
Thinking of this, Dorgon couldn't help but sigh. I can only think that I currently have no military power, which is my shortcoming. Fortunately, Fulin is still young. Even if he agrees to be the emperor, it will still be many years before he takes charge. With his talents, he should still have a chance.
With this in mind, after weighing the pros and cons, Dorgon glanced at Duduo and had to say: "Since the late emperor has a will, let's do it according to the late emperor's wishes!"
In this way, among the people present, Aobai, Daishan, Azig and Dorgon all supported Fulin's succession. The remaining three of them, Hauge, Duduo and Yuetuo, each had their own interests. There was no way to unite, so in the end, we had to compromise.
Therefore, with the huge inertia of history, Fulin finally ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. However, Dorgon was originally the regent, but now, it is the kings who discuss politics, and they are all regents.
With such a result, if Huang Taiji really has a spirit in heaven, he doesn't know if he will be angry to death! When he woke up, what worried him most was not the heir to the throne, but the safety of Hai Lanzhu. When he said the word Zhuang Concubine, he actually wanted to kill Zhuang Concubine. Now it's good, this Concubine Zhuang has become the Queen Mother, and her son has become the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty!
In fact, the reason for such a result is not accidental.
Bumubutai was a smart man. Knowing that Huang Taiji wanted to kill her, he struck first without leaving any trace. After that, she was worried that Huang Taiji would say something that was not good for her, so she tried every means to find out the details of Huang Taiji before his death. Based on the current situation, she found an opportunity and began to spread the things that Obai heard in the palace. talk. Finally, she got her wish!
At the same time, her confidant female officer died suddenly, and under her power, no one pursued her. In the harem, Bu Mu Butai was finally respected, and Zhe Zhe had to step aside.
Later, Dorgon also began to show that he was relatively powerful among the Jianlu, and immediately began to lead how to deal with the Ming Dynasty based on the current situation. Others are really not as good as him in this regard.
"The Qing army must be replenished. However, the Ming Dynasty is strong and the Han people are no longer reliable." Dorgon spoke eloquently at the Six Kings Meeting, "Therefore, we, the Qing Dynasty, should once again conquer the Sauron tribe in the north. Use this to replenish my Qing army!"
The Sauron tribe was still in the northern part of the Qing Dynasty. According to the original history, the Sauron tribe had to wait until February of the 16th year of Chongzhen before the third northern expedition to the Sauron tribe. However, in this plane, under Dorgon's suggestion , we had this matter in advance.
No one else had any objections to Dorgon's suggestion.
In fact, after Daishan experienced the battle for the heir, his body became worse and worse than before, as if that matter had consumed all the energy he had saved. Therefore, these six kings were basically absent when discussing politics. Those who really couldn't be absent would just doze there.
Without Daishan in charge, Dorgon relied on his ability and eloquence to bully the other people, such as Hauge, Azig and others, which was more than enough. Only Yue Tuo would occasionally compete with him. However, there is a generation gap between the two, and Dorgon has Duduo to help him. Therefore, although he does not have military power, he can take the initiative.
The matter of the northern expedition to Sauron was thus settled. He was even willing to personally lead the army northward in this severe cold season and let him do the job.
Regarding the events that happened in Liaodong, they did not go according to the plot he expected, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little regretful. However, it's just a bit of a pity, but the threat is out of the question.
Don't talk about the situation where Huang Taiji is dead. Even if he is not dead, the beating of Jianlu will still be worse than the day before. What's more, among the six princes of Jianlu, Dorgon, Azig, and Daishan have all received Class A eavesdropping seeds, and they can grasp most of Jianlu's decisions in real time.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen no longer thought about Liaodong affairs. He arrived in the capital before the year before and it was time to have a good New Year.
Emperor Chongzhen did not explain this time before leaving the capital. Otherwise, if he had brought more than 10,000 troops and crossed the sea to Liaodong, a large group of people would definitely die to dissuade him.
But I'm back, so there's no need to hide it. Immediately announced the death of the slave chief Huang Taiji, and widely publicized the deeds of Geng Zhongming and Chen Shaozong's mother. Regarding the entry of Geng Zhongming's spirit into the Martyrs' Shrine, he personally explained the matter and held it grandly. As for the deeds of Chen Shaozong's mother, Queen Zhou not only asked Empress Zhou to meet her, reward her with high honors, but also ordered the Jiaofang Secretary to write a script for Chen Shaozong's mother and put it on the opera stage.
Suddenly, during the Ming Dynasty, the most popular things were these three things: Emperor Chongzhen was so angry with the slave chief Taiji; Geng Zhongming had a Ming heart, but was betrayed by his son and sacrificed his life for righteousness; Chen Shaozong's mother understood the righteousness well and taught her son well. It is a model for the Ming Dynasty.
Just like that, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen passed by, and the sixteenth year of Chongzhen arrived.
At the beginning of the new year, Emperor Chongzhen, in addition to issuing decrees to Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou to inform them of the internal situation of Jianlu and infiltrating the hinterland of Liaodong, his main focus was on internal affairs.
Since he returned to Beijing, his most important priority has naturally been agriculture, that is, food issues. After reading the memorials, Emperor Chongzhen discovered a problem.
Even though he vigorously promoted high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes and built water conservancy and other measures, the food problem was never alleviated. The reason, and the reason he finally came up with, turned out to be economic issues.
The agriculture of the Ming Dynasty was basically a combination of agriculture and mulberry. Especially in Ming Dynasty, this situation is even more obvious.
There has always been a problem of mulberry competing for rice fields in the Ming Dynasty, probably because growing mulberry, cotton, sericulture, sheep and food crops are more profitable than growing food crops. Especially in recent years, when the imperial court has made great efforts to ensure that there is no shortage of food, people are more willing to plant cash crops.
According to estimates, the ratio of labor required for growing mulberry and raising silkworms and growing rice is about 100:5. This figure was estimated by Sun Quan, a Gui'an native during the Wanli period, and it is similar today during the Chongzhen period. This means that when the Ming Dynasty's labor force was developing cash crops, not only was it not liberated from farmland, but more manpower was devoted to farming.
The first consequence of this is that the original major grain-producing provinces, such as Huguang and Huguang, have become a thing of the past. Even the Taihu area has changed from transporting grain out to needing to be shipped in from other provinces. . As a result, disadvantages such as insufficient arable land, insufficient labor, insufficient animal power, insufficient fertility, and insufficient meat have all appeared.
Emperor Chongzhen felt a headache when he saw this conclusion. In his imagination, it was to release the labor force from agriculture to engage in industry, commerce, and other industries, thereby putting Ming Dynasty on the road to industrialization. However, the current result is exactly the opposite!
If violent means are used to solve this problem, it is likely to turn into a notorious enclosure movement. Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to do this. In this case, we can only rely on economic means to adjust.
Based on this idea, Emperor Chongzhen began to investigate the situation of loan-based state-owned enterprises in the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention, the state-owned enterprises in Jiangnan are also targeting businesses such as silk and cotton.
Emperor Chongzhen agreed with this, and encouraged the expansion of production, and improved production tools, etc., so that the supply of silk, cotton, etc. would exceed demand. If the value dropped, it would naturally reduce the number of people in the Ming Dynasty to take the initiative. initiative in this area.
Of course, this process does not happen overnight and requires a long-term process.
In addition, after Emperor Chongzhen inspected the factory that Song Yingxing had been working on, he felt that the time was ripe, so he decided to demonstrate it and then start large-scale production of this most basic and most extensive thing nationwide.
On this day, Emperor Chongzhen specially held a court meeting for this purpose.
Although it was still February, the cold wind was blowing very cold. But Emperor Chongzhen has already revealed a little about the content of this court meeting. Therefore, although all the officials were suffering from the cold, they were all in high spirits and thinking about what the emperor was talking about. Is it very profitable? How profitable is it? Very useful? How useful is it?
Anyone would definitely be curious and interested in such a thing.
Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen arrived and greeted him with courtesy, Xue Guoguan, the first assistant, asked them what they thought on behalf of the officials.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly after hearing this, and just waved his hand to the eunuch Wang Chengen who was on duty next to him.
