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In 1643 (the eighth year of Ming Chongde), the ninth day of the eighth lunar month, compared with the past, Liaodong at this time appeared unusually hot, as if a huge storm was coming. Suddenly, a loud thunder awakened the Belle masters who were still sleeping in the gentle countryside, and at the same time, it also prompted the torrential rain that had been hanging in mid-air for a long time. This was followed by a burst of crying from the shengjing harem, and finally, people knew the news of the death of emperor Taiji.
Because Huang Taiji died suddenly, it was not too late to announce to everyone the candidates for the confirmation of the heir to the throne, and moreover, before Huang Taiji's death, he had already left a system of "agreeing on the heir to the throne within Grandpa Belle", so on the issue of imperial succession, Huang Taiji did not leave any will, but relatively speaking, left a set of systems. As a result, in the case of uneven distribution of power, disputes are bound to arise over the determination of the heir to the throne.
Emperor Taiji statue
According to historical records, the emperor Taiji at that time gave birth to a total of 11 princes, and there is no doubt that the heir to the throne must have been selected from these 11 princes. Everyone knows that in the end, by agreement, the ninth son of the emperor, Fu Lin (later the Shunzhi Emperor), succeeded to the throne. In this way, a series of legends have arisen around the 6-year-old Fu Lin's succession in history, and under the controversy of people, most of them involve a woman, who is the famous Empress Xiaozhuangwen in the history of the Qing Dynasty. So, in fact, did Empress Xiaozhuang really play a very important role in this "battle for the throne"? Is there a person behind Fu Lin's succession to the throne who is "doing evil"? About these, and see the author to elaborate, the following content only represents their own personal views, if there are deficiencies, but also hope that readers more correction!
Fu Lin's succession was not empress Xiaozhuang", but someone else
Of the 11 princes born to Emperor Taiji, the second and third sons of the Emperor died not long after birth, so that only nine of these 11 people were actually left. However, among these nine people, the sons born to Emperor Taiji's concubines were only the ninth son of Emperor Fujin (born of Borzigit Bumubutai, the fifth concubine of Emperor Taiji) and the eleventh son of Emperor Bomu Bogol (born of Borzigit Namu zhong, the fifth concubine of Emperor Taiji). Therefore, under the traditional concept of "standing on a wife and not standing long" at that time, the princes born to other concubines or concubines of the Emperor Taiji were not entitled to inherit the throne, which was the case with the saying that "the son is precious to the mother".
Image of Empress Takasho Bunn
However, in addition to the princes born to these two concubines, there is actually a prince who has surfaced by virtue of his strength, and this person is the emperor's eldest son Hauge. Speaking of Hauge, it is necessary to mention his birth mother, the stepfather Yehenara clan, although the Yehenara clan was a concubine of the Emperor Taiji, but in the middle of the way, a very unpleasant thing happened with the Emperor Taiji, so he was abandoned by the Emperor Taiji. Therefore, among the many princes, in fact, Hauge is the least family background, and the reason why he can surface is entirely based on his own strength step by step.
Of the three, Bomu Bogol, born to Grand Concubine Borzigit Namjong, was actually uncompetitive. Why? Here we have to mention Lin Dan Khan, a southern Mongolian force closely related to her. In 1632 (Tiancong V), Emperor Taiji sent troops to southern Mongolia, and two years later Lin Dan Khan died of illness, and the Mongol Empire collapsed. As the wife of Lin Dan Khan, Borjigit Namu zhong, she was naturally abducted to Houjin and became the empress dowager of the Emperor Taiji. Therefore, in a sense, the crown prince Bomu Bogol, born to Borzigit Namojong, is disgraceful, not to mention the second marriage, and the festival between his early years and Lin Dan Khan is difficult to erase in people's impressions.
Stills from the TV series Xiaozhuang and Fulin
To sum up, among the many princes, the only ones who can serve as the heir to the throne are the emperor's eldest son Hauge and the emperor's ninth son FuLin. Compared with the young Fu Lin, Hauge, who was in his prime, actually occupied a very big advantage, and in terms of strength, he was already the prince who commanded the Zhenglan Banner.
Strength distribution:
The two white flags were commanded by Dorgon, Dorgon and Azig, all three brothers who were highly concentrated on the front and unanimously supported Dorgon to succeed to the throne.
Both the Zhenghuang Banner and the Yellow Banner were under the control of Emperor Taiji himself before his death, and after his death, the military generals Soni and Aobai became the main leaders of the two Yellow Banners, while Sony and others, who followed Emperor Xiandi in the Southern Expedition to the North, unanimously sided with the son of Emperor Taiji as the heir.
The blue flag was directly commanded by Shulhaqi's son, Zilharang the Prince of Zheng, and the two red banners were commanded by Daishan, and on the front line, they all chose the son of the crown prince as the heir.
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Therefore, it is not difficult to find that the ninth son of the Emperor, Fu Lin, did not have any direct support due to his young age, while the Emperor's eldest son Hauge directly had the Zhenglan Banner as a patron. Therefore, in a sense, in addition to the support of other indirect forces, Hauge is the most powerful among the princes. But in fact, we have to think about the two white flag forces behind the three Dorgon brothers. Therefore, it can be said that Hauge's competitor at that time was not the Ninth Son of the Emperor Fulin, but the two white flag forces led by Dorgon.
In terms of direct strength, Hauge only directly commanded the positive blue flag, while Dorgon had two powerful white flags behind him, so Hauge was slightly inferior under Dorgon's overlook. So, why didn't the three Dolgun brothers, who had the advantage in strength, dare not take the position strongly? Here we have to mention the nest of people who stood in the camp of the sons of emperor Taiji. Although they did not directly indicate whether they were in favor of Hauge or Fulin, with the five flags forces watching, Dorgon did not dare to do anything disobedient. However, as the eldest son of the emperor, Hauge did not clearly see that he was already in a situation of having the strength of the Six Flags as a backer, but instead made a move at a critical moment, and did not use this to seize the throne in one fell swoop. In this way, the three brothers of Dorgon, who had been coveting the throne for a long time, seized the handle, and the wise man Dorgon clearly realized that it was impossible for him to forcibly seize the throne under such circumstances, so for him, Hauge, who had the support of the blue flag in this battle, would win without inheriting the throne.
Stills of Empress Xiaozhuang
In the end, the 6-year-old Emperor's ninth son, Fu Lin, was lucky enough to be promoted to the throne. But in a sense, Fu Lin's succession is also predestined by heaven, in such a complicated situation, only Fu Lin's succession to the throne can stabilize the situation at that time, stabilize Dorgon, and also stabilize Hauge, and the other Six Flags strength will naturally stabilize with Fu Lin's succession. In this way, Fu Lin's succession actually had little to do with Empress Xiaozhuang, and even though she was involved in the battle behind her back, it was not she who really played a role, but the final result of the situation at that time.
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