Chapter 65 2. Three Cases of the Qing Palace

There are hundreds of characters, stories and events in the Shenyang Imperial Palace, which are vivid and interesting.Choose three and give a brief introduction. First, the cause of Taizong's death is suspected.Unofficial history said that Qing Taizong Huang Taiji was assassinated while sleeping at night.The person who assassinated Huang Taiji has been performed in many versions.There is no historical evidence for this statement.At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, some literati compiled some absurd stories out of cultural needs against Manchuria.Why did Huang Taiji die suddenly?Huang Taiji was obese and often ate fat. In today's words, it is the "three highs" - high blood pressure, high blood fat, and high blood sugar.Give a proof.Huang Taiji died of illness on the ninth day of August in the eighth year of Chongde (1643): "It was night, on the day of Haiji, there was no illness in the upper body, and he collapsed while sitting upright." He was fifty-two years old. (Volume 65 of "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty") In modern medical terms, he died of stroke or myocardial infarction.The day before, Huang Taiji married the five emperor's daughters, received congratulations from Manchu and Mongolian princes and ministers in the Chongzheng Hall, and attended grand ceremonies and banquets.On the same day, Huang Taiji, together with his concubines and other concubines, summoned Princess Gulun and his consort's relatives to present the award at the Chongzheng Hall. (Volume 65 of "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty") Huang Taiji was overexcited and exhausted, and died suddenly of illness, leaving an unsolved historical case of the struggle for the throne.

Second, the suspected case of Shunzhi's succession.Huang Taiji passed away suddenly, no explanation was given as to who would succeed him.There were seven princes and county princes: Daishan, Prince Li, Jierhalang, Prince Zheng, Dorgon, Prince Rui, Hauge, Prince Su, Azig, Prince of Yingjun, Duduo, Prince of Yujun, and Adali, Prince of Yingjun. Chongzheng Hall held a secret meeting to discuss the succession of the throne.At that time, the most promising people were two people: Hauge, the eldest son of Huang Taiji, and Dorgon, the younger brother of Huang Taiji.Huang Taiji's eldest brother, Dai Shan, proposed that Hauge is "the eldest son of the emperor, who should inherit the great rule".With the status of Daishan and the support of the two red flags, Hauge thought that the overall situation had been settled, and said: "Fu Shaode is not worth it!" He humbly declined and waited for persuasion.Duo Duo proposed to establish himself again, and Duo ErGun said that there is still a big brother (Daishan)!Duoduo also said, "If you don't establish me, you should establish Prince Li." Prince Li said on behalf of Shan that he was old.Prince Zheng Jierhalang belongs to the side branch.Duo Duo immediately proposed Dorgon, and Hauge withdrew from the venue.The meeting was deadlocked.The meeting resumed after consultation under the meeting.Jierhalang proposed that the six-year-old prince Fulin should succeed to the throne, and his uncle would be regent.Congrui Dorgon proposed that since King Su backed down and "had no intention of succeeding", he should establish Fulin, the son of the late emperor, but he was still young, and Jierhalang and I would assist the government. , Return to power immediately. (Volume 6 of "Shen Guanlu") Finally reached a consensus: the six-year-old prince Fulin will succeed to the throne, and Jierhalang and Dorgon will assist in the administration.In this way, two yellows, two reds, two blues and two whites reach a consensus.In the early days of the Eight Banners, it was similar to a joint-stock system, with a total of eight shares, that is, a total of eight votes.Behind every vote is a huge military and political group interest.At that time, the queen was still there, and the other three concubines were also there. How could one woman (Concubine Zhuang) control the political situation!

Third, there is a suspicious case of concubine Zhuang's marriage.In the Yongfu Palace on the middle road of the Forbidden City, there is a story that Concubine Zhuang married Dorgon.Although TV dramas, movies, and novels are performed vividly and interestingly, so far there is no verified and credible historical data that proves that "the queen mother married".I have analyzed and elaborated in detail in "Zheng Shuo Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty" and "Great Forbidden City: The Empress Dowager of the Qing Palace", so I won't say more here.