Road to Shunzhi

No one expected that, but after a ridiculous night with the empress in the central palace, Huang Taiji was not able to get up again, but lay there, unable to speak completely.

The imperial doctor said that he could not move, so the middle palace became a temporary court hall.Huang Taiji was lying on the bed, relying on others to serve him in every move, while Zhezhe put the blame on himself, serving Huang Taiji with all his heart, and refused to lay hands on others.

There were a few auxiliary ministers present in the court, and there was no chaos for a while, but people were still panicked.The crown prince was only less than six years old, and the emperor couldn't afford to fall ill. No matter how you look at it, it was a sad ending.Hauge was the one who worried the most.No matter whether he was a minister or a son, he really didn't want Huang Taiji to die at this time.Therefore, Hauge was busier than others, caring about Huang Taiji's body all the time, and lost a lot of weight in a few days, which earned him a good reputation of filial piety.

At this time, Fulin did not do this.If it is more than filial piety, he is young and lacks physical strength, so he can't take care of him without sleep like his elder brother, so he can only add points from other places.

For example, he can take care of several younger siblings; for example, with the help of Concubine Zhuang, he can control the concubines who are about to move around in the harem; another example, he is gentle and polite to every minister in the court, But without losing his identity, he never thought of trying to win over anyone or do anything.Slowly, the prince's good reputation spread.

Huang Taiji's phlegm disease did not get better with the Queen's careful care, and in just a few days, the time of coma was longer than the time of being awake.Hauge became more and more anxious, and only hoped that one day the emperor would stand up miraculously, and then announce the abolition of Fulin's crown prince, and make himself the crown prince by the way.

Huang Taiji didn't hear his eldest son's voice, and his condition continued to deteriorate. When he woke up, he couldn't even eat porridge, so he could only rely on ginseng soup to continue his life.The situation in the DPRK and China also began to become complicated.

Naturally, the two blue flags are headed by Hauge, the two yellow flags and the Hanchens are supporting the legitimate prince, and the two white flags are supporting the Dorgon brothers.And Nu Shan, Abatai and others who were fighting outside had no choice but to temporarily stop their expansion, and they had to wait until the internal situation was settled before making plans.

Dorgon was very dissatisfied after receiving Abatai's memorial, and recruited Duo Duo and others to Prince Rui's mansion overnight.

"The emperor's health is not good, and I know what your plans are. I'm here to say something. The prince is smart, and he is also known as righteous. Although he is young, he is not easy to deceive. If the prince is in power, I will be the emperor's uncle." , still leading the two white flags, there is nothing wrong with it. Now we are making such a fuss, which is not good for the Qing Dynasty."

Dorgon got straight to the point, but the listeners didn't like it.Azig was the first to call out: "Can being an uncle be the same as being an emperor? Second brother, you have great military exploits, why are you willing to be under a little milk baby!"

"That's right, the prince still only knows how to eat fruit, second brother, don't be fooled by that woman!" Duoduo was furious, and began to speak indiscriminately.

Dorgon shook his head, and pointed to the mansion newspaper on the table beside him: "Abatai will be able to capture Hejian soon, but because there is no one in the court, he has stopped advancing and let others recuperate. For those who have been on the battlefield, you must be very clear about whether this situation is beneficial to our army."

Several people were silent for a while, Azig said: "Even so, it's the same for you, second brother, to ascend to the throne. You are brave and good at fighting, how can that brat compare to you."

"Even if he can't compare now, one day he will be better than me." Speaking of Fulin, Dorgon's tone became unexpectedly gentle.

At the court meeting the next day, Dorgon was the first to attack, thinking that the emperor was seriously ill and could not act as director, so he suggested that the emperor abdicate and pass the throne to the prince.

As soon as this remark came out, Jierhalang was the first one who jumped out to object: "There is no two kings in the country, and the crown prince should succeed while the emperor is still alive. It is really unreasonable."

Dorgon said: "According to Prince Zheng's intention, is it necessary for the emperor to drag his sick body to court? What is Prince Zheng's intention?"

Jierhalang sneered: "Prince Rui's words are nice, who doesn't know that Prince Rui has great achievements and the crown prince is young, so when the time comes, Prince Rui will follow suit!"

Before Dorgon could speak, Duoduo jumped out: "According to your opinion, is the throne just vacant here?"

Hao Ge said coldly: "It's really not possible, the prince can supervise the country."

"That's right, this king also supports the crown prince in supervising the country!" Jierhalang said.The crown prince is young, and supervising the country is just for show. As long as the emperor is still alive, the elder brother will have a chance!

Tu Lai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "The emperor is still here, isn't it too early for you all to discuss this matter? Wouldn't it be better to ask the emperor what he means?"

In the end, everyone reached an agreement, and Sony, Dorgon, Jierhalang, and Prince Xiongli Daishan took the princes with them to the Zhonggong Palace, and asked the emperor what he meant when he was awake.

In the central palace, Huang Taiji fell into a deep sleep again after a short waking up.After finally having some free time, Zhezhe sat down tiredly holding the table, and the maid beside her hurriedly massaged her shoulders. Bumbutai walked over slowly, reached out and picked up the beauty hammer beside him, and beat Zhezhe's legs.

Zhe Zhe quickly stopped: "How did you do such a thing?"

"Just treat it as my filial piety to my aunt," Bumubutai said, "Auntie has worked hard these days."

Zhezhe pressed her hand and smiled wryly: "As long as the emperor can get better, no matter how hard it is, it will be worth it."

"The emperor's blessings are as good as the sky, and he will be safe."

Zhe Zhe sighed: "I understand the emperor's body. If I had been more careful that day, he would not have been like this."

Bumbutai looked at her quietly and said, "Auntie, I have some important matters and I want to talk to you alone."

Zhezhe waved away the servants in the room: "I also know what you want to say. Don't worry, with me here, Fulin's crown prince is very secure."

Bumbutai shook his head: "To be disrespectful, the emperor's body can only be rested in the future. Then why not abdicate and be a carefree emperor?"

Zhe Zhe raised his head fiercely, looked at Bumbutai carefully, and said with a sneer: "Why, are you so impatient to be the queen mother? Don't forget, even if it is the queen mother, this palace is the mother queen queen mother." , you are just the Queen Mother!"

Bumbutai also smiled: "Auntie, why does the emperor have a sudden heart attack, you know better than me."

Zhezhe blushed with anger, pointed at Bumbutai with one hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Okay, what a concubine Zhuang, what a big Yu'er, I think you have placed a lot of people in my middle palace, right?"

"Not only in the middle palace, but everywhere in the palace." Bumbutai did not back down, "You are my aunt, whether Fulin or I, all respect you very much. So, to be an aunt Isn’t it good to be the queen mother and empress dowager, you will always be respected by us. And the emperor can also get a better rest, why not do it?”

Zhezhe looked at Bumbutai's calm face, and tried hard to control his trembling hands—that's right, Huang Taiji couldn't stand up anymore, and the harem seemed to have fallen into the hands of Concubine Zhuang, and there was another person who was against her. The affectionate Dorgon.Her backing is nothing more than the identity of the queen and Horqin, but Concubine Zhuang's backing is the next emperor. It is absolutely impossible for Horqin to offend this unknown Bumbutai for her sake!

"You, what do you want me to do?" After a while, Zhezhe heard his own shy voice.

"It's nothing, as long as you agree to the abdication of the Supreme Emperor." Bumbutai still had a calm look, but he said the most cruel words, "Otherwise, Fulin will ascend the throne in a fair and honest manner. "

Even when Huang Taiji was awake, he couldn't speak.After Sony and others met with the emperor, they proposed two proposals: Huang Taiji's abdication, the crown prince's accession to the throne, and the prince's supervision of the country. Huang Taiji's throat made a loud noise, but he couldn't say anything.As his spokesperson, Zhe Zhe said: "The prince is naturally generous and intelligent, so the emperor is naturally at ease. The emperor means that he is willing to let the virtuous."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hauge jumped up: "Queen, is this Huang Ama's meaning or yours!"

"Presumptuous!" Zhe Zhe slapped the table, "I'm still your aunt, don't you know how to call her a queen mother? A good son born by Ulanara!"

Hauge thought of his biological mother in the deep palace, and apologized to Zhe Zhe indignantly.Seeing that Hauge had no objections, everyone acquiesced to Zhe Zhe's statement, thinking how to get the most benefit from the change of the old and new emperors.

The next day, at the Dugong Hall in Shengjing, Dorgon read out the imperial decree of Huang Taiji's abdication. Fulin, who was less than six years old, made a sacrifice to the ancestral temple and officially ascended the throne. The next year was changed to the first year of Shunzhi.Huang Taiji became the Supreme Emperor, and both Empress Zhezhe and Concubine Zhuang Bumbutai were promoted to Empress Dowager.The first will of Fulin's ascension to the throne was to appoint Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Prince Rui Dorgon, and Prince Xiongli Daishan as auxiliary ministers and general affairs.

Fulin was young and didn't have any troubles in the harem. In addition, the Supreme Emperor was unwell and still lived in the middle palace, so the people in the harem didn't move much.But Fulin can no longer live in elder brother's house, but he doesn't think it's too far away, and runs to Yongfu Palace every day when he goes to court.Seeing this behavior in the eyes of the people of Hauge's lineage, they only feel that this is a little brother who has not been weaned, and they are a little more contemptuous.

"They said, I'm going to call you the emperor's brother now, right?" It was the fat boy Bogor who asked the question. Nothing has changed."

"Then tell me, what will I, um, be like?" Fulin is still not used to this self-proclaimed name.

Bogoer held his cheeks and thought for a while, then said seriously: "The emperor should be tall, strong, and majestic, just like Huang Ama. The emperor's brother is not like that."

The mother beside him sweated all of a sudden, wishing she could cover his mouth with her hand.But Fulin smiled: "Little Fatty is going to be a general in the future, do you look like a general now? When you grow up, you will be like one. I too, when I grow up, I will be very majestic."

"So that's how it is." Bogor suddenly realized, "By the way, Brother Emperor, will you be my general in the future?"

"Okay, you have to eat obediently, grow taller, practice martial arts well, learn the art of war well, and the emperor's brother will make you a general." Coaxing Bogor is a matter of minutes for Fulin.

Bogor cheered, clamored to go to Linzhi Palace to drink bone soup to grow taller, and walked away with his mother.Fulin rubbed the center of his brows, the emperor and the prince are really different.He is very busy now, he has to go to court before dawn every day, and then he has to study, and he has to pay homage to Huang Taiji.More importantly, the current political power is not in his hands, and no one obeys him. His main function is to stamp the machine.Fortunately, Dorgon would go into the palace every day and talk to him about some political matters, so that his eyes would not be dimmed.