Road to Shunzhi

On January 22, the 21nd year of Shunzhi, the regent Dorgon died of illness at the age of 54.After the emperor sat beside his corpse for a day and a night, he came out, to everyone's surprise, very calm.

Three days after leaving court, the emperor quickly replaced the two white flags with Doerbo. Since Doerbo was young, important matters had to be handled by the emperor himself, that is, changed In this way, he gathered the two white flags into his own hands.

Then, he took over Dorgon's secret forces, and unceremoniously placed them in various departments, and then personally attended the farewell party of visiting envoys from various countries, with a kind and decent attitude, which made everyone feel at ease. All the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they soon realized that their relief was too early.On the fifth day of March in the 22nd year of Shunzhi, the emperor decreed that the regent Dorgon should be posthumously named emperor, and that the whole country should observe the mourning rituals of Emperor Beng, and that he himself should keep his filial piety for three years.

The whole court was shaken, only Bumbutai and Renna in the harem were officially relieved - the more calm the emperor was, the more uneasy they became. Now that the emperor started to mess around, they felt that the normal emperor had returned.

Qi Chebai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Sha Cheng, Minister of the Han Dynasty, jointly wrote a letter, stating that this situation is unreasonable.It is true that the regent made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, but the credit is not so great that he can be named emperor. What's more, the position of regent is super high-quality and unprecedented. How to deal with his funeral, the Ministry of Rites will plan One article came out.

Their papers were thrown back by the emperor on the spot, and Fulin said with a gloomy face, "I want to make the regent the emperor and bury him in the imperial mausoleum. Can."

His complexion was really ugly, no one dared to speak more, and all looked at the censors.However, these censors are like piles of eyes, noses, noses, and hearts, and they are completely dead - He Yu's prehistoric lessons are not far away, this emperor is not afraid of losing his reputation and losing face, whether you are a censor or not, you should be killed .

Fulin looked around for a week, saw that no one raised objections, and was finally satisfied: "That's it. The Ministry of Rites will draw up the temple name within three days. Uncle's funeral can't be simple, and the Ministry of Rites will give it an order."

Now no one dares to underestimate it.Fulin was a notoriously stingy emperor, but he was absolutely willing to spend money on the regent.The regent likes to hunt, and there are thousands of falcons alone. The emperor keeps adding bricks and tiles to him. Anyone who pays tribute to Xiongjun's falcons will send them all to the regent's mansion. As a result, the regent's mansion only raises eagles. There are more than one hundred servants.Forget it, the emperor also allocated a lot of money to build a summer resort in Chengde, so that the regent could live there in summer.The Prince Regent's Mansion in the capital is even more beautifully built, almost comparable to the imperial palace, and some places are even more splendid than the imperial palace.There used to be a book in the imperial history, who participated in the regent's palace, but was ignored by the emperor.

The Ministry of Rites is not a fool. On the third day, it presented the temple name "Mao De Xiu Yuan Guang Ye Ding Gong An Ming Li Zheng Zheng Jing Yi Emperor", please Fulin decide.Fulin was very dissatisfied, and tried to add beautiful words to the top, and finally came up with a super long "Mao De, Xiu Yuan Guangye, Ding Gong, An Min Li, Zheng Wu, Kindness, Filial Piety, Divine Sensibility, Jingyi Emperor", and did not allow the Ministry of Rites' " Chengzong", must be called "Emperor Chengzu".

Facing the posthumous emperor's temple title, the nobles of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties united unprecedentedly.It is easy for the Chinese to fight for the sake of face.Even if he became the emperor, he still has to be called the "Emperor Ancestor", how embarrassing is this! Is the title "ancestor" easy to use?That is the honor of the founding emperor, right?Your Majesty, where do you put Wu Emperor Genghis Khan and your real Ama Huang Taiji?

What's more, when Dorgon was in power, he offended many people.Although such things became much less common after he retired, people always hold grudges. At that time, some people wanted to use the emperor's hand to take revenge, but they were cut off by the emperor without exception.Those people will naturally not be happy to posthumously designate Dorgon as the "ancestral emperor".

Not to mention the Hanchens.It is a matter of being cast aside that they took refuge in the Manchu Qing. Fortunately, the emperor was also reasonable, and he did not force his hair to be shaved, nor did he severely divide the Manchu and Han.It can be said that they have great confidence in Fulin.But now the emperor is really going too far.The regent himself and the queen mother are a little unclear. In their view, it is very disrespectful for the emperor to ignore this phenomenon. But barbarians, don't worry too much. The Hanchens made a big choice Open one eye and close one eye.But it’s not enough to make the regent the emperor. It’s still the “ancestor” and compared with Huang Taiji. This is to make Huang Taiji turn green after death, which is unfilial!

Thus, the shelling began.

The ministers strongly opposed the canonization of Dorgon as "Emperor Chengzu", saying that if the emperor insisted on doing this, the clans would go to the Taimiao, and the ministers would mobilize all the hard-working ancestors who are still alive to go to court together. The Han officials collectively launched a language offensive, and Xiaozhi tried to convince the emperor with emotion and reason.

At the same time, a large number of clan women also handed over signs requesting to enter the palace to meet the queen mother and queen, without exception, saying that the emperor's actions were too crazy, and hoped that the queen mother and queen could dissuade him.

In all fairness, Bumbutai and Renna have no objection to the emperor's approach.In Bumbutai's heart, Dorgon is the number one hero in the world, even stronger than Huang Taiji, and it is only natural that he be named emperor.But in Ren Na's heart, the cousin was right. The cousin said that the uncle should pursue the seal as he wanted. It is really annoying for others to talk too much.Helpless, most of those clan women came from the grasslands, and they were all Mongolians.Both the queen mother and queen had to be patient when facing the Mongols.

The emperor was unexpectedly firm.No matter who writes the letter, it is not allowed.Those who want to cry at the Taimiao, go as you please, I will approve your leave, but I will not care about who will replace your position when you come back; those who want to persuade you by relying on your seniority and merit, just say whatever you want. As for those chatterers, I don't have the time to listen to your nonsense, so I stand in the hall and talk non-stop for three hours before I can go home.

Emperor, you have fallen!Where did you learn this tyrant's way?The ministers wanted to cry but had no tears, and some of them who had a strong backbone began to oppose more fiercely.

Xitara Jilan, as the name suggests, is very scholarly, deeply influenced by Han culture, and is a rare Manchu who was born in the imperial examination.Fulin valued him very much and was very polite to him, so he was appointed Minister of Rites.Ji Lan wrote a long excerpt with righteous words, condemning the emperor's way of going his own way. One or two credits of Dorgon's merits and demerits were brought, indicating that it was enough for the emperor to give Dorgon the regent, a position of less than one person and more than [-] people, and it was absolutely excessive to pursue the emperor.

Fulin listened to him finish reciting the full text with a blank face, and then dropped a few words: "Jilan of the Xitara family intends to plot rebellion and exterminate the clan."

The whole audience was shocked to death.No one believed that the emperor could tell such nonsense with his eyes open, calling a loyal minister who wholeheartedly dissuaded him a traitor.This time, even the steadfast Emperor Dang Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Liao Xia and others couldn't take it anymore, they all knelt down and begged for mercy, Ji Lan looked up to the sky and laughed, and said loudly: "I want to look at the bright moon with my heart, but the bright moon shines on the ditch! After finishing speaking, he slammed his head against the pillar beside him.

Liao Xia jumped up to stop him, but only stopped, Ji Lan's blood stained the hall, and he fell to the ground, dying.In just a few seconds, all the censors and Hanchens came out together, weeping, begging the emperor to take back his order, and even Dolbo stood up and thanked Emperor Long En for Ama, By the way, plead for Ji Lan.

Fulin didn't speak, and his dark eyes swept over these people one by one.His movements are slow, but it gives people an inexplicable pressure. No matter who is seen by his eyes, they can't help but shiver. They can't say a lot of things they wanted to say, so they can only lie on the ground, hoping The emperor can turn himself into the background.Fan Chengmo and Yue Le were the closest, and at the same time, a disrespectful thought emerged in his heart-the emperor is crazy.

"The Xitara family exterminates the family, or the regent becomes Emperor Chengzu. I will let you choose."

An emotionless voice sounded, echoing lightly in the empty hall, but it was like a stone, pressing down on everyone's hearts.Although the Sitara are not the eight major surnames in Manchuria, they are also Manchus. After a long-term marriage, they are more or less related to other Manchu surnames. Who would want them to be wiped out?

Suo'etu reacted the fastest, and quickly gave Tong Guowei a wink. The two knelt and climbed half a step, and said loudly: "Cheng Zuhuang has contributed to the community, and the merits will last forever!"

The others also gradually understood, so they had no choice but to follow suit and agreed to Dorgon's posthumous title. Fulin showed a sinister smile on his face: "My uncle is going to be buried and the emperor's tomb will be opened."

After taking the first step, it is much more convenient to take the second step. This opinion has not heard any objection.Dorgon's temple name was thus decided, and the highest task of the Ministry of Rites was to draw up his funeral procedures. As for the others, no one had the guts to guess.

Sure enough, only what is lost will make people feel precious.No one ever said anything bad about Dorgon anymore—there was the regent, and the regent would kill any signs of madness in the emperor, but now, I can only pray for God's blessing, although Ji Lan Saved a life, the wound on the forehead is still bleeding!

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