Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 930 Throne
Hauge's sudden retreat was really surprising. Bomubogor couldn't understand why he retreated, and why he retreated when he was about to capture Nurgan.

But no matter what, Hauge's retreat gave the Solon tribe another chance to catch its breath. With the arrival of the long winter, it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to send troops to attack the Solon tribe again. In other words, the Solon tribe gained a precious six months.

Moreover, with Hauge's retreat, the tribes that had just retreated northward no longer had to continue northward, and could return to Nurgan to live and spend the cold winter. Although under the previous retreat arrangement, Bomubogor ordered the destruction of many facilities in Nurgan, which now seemed a pity, at least these destroyed facilities could be rebuilt in time, which was much better than the north where there was nothing. In addition, Hauge's retreat also completely eliminated the crisis they faced, which was a good thing for the Solon tribe.

Although he was happy in his heart, Bomubogor still didn't understand why Hauge did this, because no matter from which perspective, Hauge had no reason to withdraw his troops!
It was not until the spring of the following year when a piece of news came from the south that Bomubogor suddenly realized the answer. He then understood why Hauge had withdrawn his troops.

In fact, Hauge did not want to retreat at that time. Seeing that Nurgan was right in front of him, as long as he captured Nurgan, even if he could not eliminate the main force of the Solon tribe, he could completely destroy everything the Solon tribe had here. The survival of the Solon tribe would become more difficult in the future. In this case, the Qing Dynasty only needed to continue to force them, and the Solon tribe would have no choice but to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

But at this moment, news came from Shengjing. This news was like a bolt from the blue and shocked Hauge.

The Qing emperor, his father Huang Taiji, passed away. Huang Taiji's death was extremely sudden. Although he had been in poor health for many years, he still looked very healthy in the eyes of outsiders. Moreover, there were no signs of his death the day before. He not only met with several ministers to discuss political affairs, but also summoned Daishan and other Eight Banner nobles to discuss the military arrangements for the Ming Dynasty after Haoge's northern expedition.

At that time, Huang Taiji was in good spirits and showed no sign of illness. After finishing his official duties, he had dinner and read memorials for a while after dinner until he went to bed at 10 p.m.

But not long after he fell asleep, Huang Taiji died just after the hour of Hai. The palace servants hurriedly called the imperial physician for treatment, but when the imperial physician arrived, Huang Taiji had already stopped breathing. The emperor died suddenly in just over an hour, which was unexpected to everyone. Huang Taiji's death was too sudden. After his death, the Qing Dynasty was in chaos, because Huang Taiji did not leave a will before his death, let alone designate a successor. There was no arrangement for who would be the next emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The throne of the Qing Dynasty was vacant, and there was no head of the family.

As Huang Taiji's eldest son and the prince who actually controlled the military power, Hauge should be one of the most suitable heirs. Although Huang Taiji did not leave a will, from the fact that he arranged for Hauge to control the Ministry of Revenue and this time let Hauge take the post of General of the Northern Expedition to lead troops to fight the Solon tribe, it can be seen that Huang Taiji originally intended to let Hauge succeed to the throne.

Many people knew this, but some people were unwilling to let Hauge succeed to the throne. This was because Hauge was too powerful and had many confidants in the army. In addition, Hauge had a straightforward temper and offended many people. Once he became emperor, it would not be a good thing for some people.

So someone immediately suggested that the country cannot be without a king for a day, and that other sons of Huang Taiji should be recommended to inherit the throne. However, those who supported Hauge's faction quickly objected, saying that among Huang Taiji's several sons, only Hauge was the most capable adult, and that Huang Taiji had planned to make Hauge the crown prince during his lifetime, but he just didn't have time to do it.

Now that Huang Taiji has passed away suddenly, Hauge, as the eldest son, is the most suitable candidate for the throne in every way. Moreover, Hauge is not in Shengjing now but is leading the troops outside. How can the throne of the emperor be decided without Hauge's authorization?

The two factions had a fierce argument over this issue, and neither side could convince the other. Moreover, some of the Eight Banners nobles took sides. Some supported Hauge, some felt that it would be more appropriate to nominate another candidate, and some people planned to return to the Eight Banners election system, intending to make a fuss about Huang Taiji's death and nominate a new leader in accordance with the Eight Banners' way of deliberation, just like when Huang Taiji was the Khan, thinking about gaining benefits from it.

The different thoughts of various parties led to the fact that the Qing Dynasty could not take care of other things and was completely involved in the major event of the succession to the throne. Hauge's confidants immediately sent a fast horse to deliver an urgent letter to Hauge, who was preparing to attack Nurgan, asking Hauge to return to Shengjing as soon as possible, and it must be fast, because if he could not return as soon as possible, once the result in Shengjing was known, the throne would fall into the hands of others, and Hauge would have no chance at all.

After receiving the news, Hauge was shocked and cried bitterly for his father's sudden death. At the same time, he also realized that he had to go back immediately. At this time, how could he care about the Solon tribe or not? If he could not get the throne and the throne fell into the hands of others, Hauge would be completely finished.

How did Huang Taiji ascend to the throne of Khan? How did Huang Taiji treat his brothers after becoming Khan? As the eldest son of Huang Taiji, he knew it all too well.

No matter what, Hauge is the undisputed first heir of Huang Taiji. If he fails to become the emperor and the throne falls into the hands of others, then Hauge's end will definitely be miserable, and there is a great possibility that he will be killed without anyone knowing. For the throne and for his own life, Hauge must rush back to Shengjing immediately, so Hauge immediately ordered the entire army to retreat and return as quickly as possible. After rushing, Hauge finally returned to Shengjing half a month later. When he arrived in Shengjing and found that the ownership of the throne had not been finalized, Hauge was relieved and hurried to the palace. Seeing the coffin of Huang Taiji, he burst into tears and shouted, "Father! Father! My son is late. Why did you leave like this? Why didn't you wait for your son! Why didn't you let your son see you for the last time..."

Haoge cried so hard that he was out of breath and tears flowed like rain. Everyone who saw it was moved by Haoge's filial piety and shed tears for how sad he was.

After he finished crying, Hauge wiped his tears and did not even take a rest. He went straight to find someone to inquire about the succession to the throne. When he learned that some people wanted to nominate others to succeed him, and some intended to seize the throne in the name of the Eight Banners Council, Hauge was furious. He jumped up and down and scolded everyone, and in the name of the eldest son of the late emperor, he asked everyone to enter the palace to renegotiate the ownership of the throne.

Hauge came back too quickly, catching everyone off guard. Moreover, Hauge not only had real power within the Eight Banners, but also had strong military power. Plus, there were already many people supporting Hauge, so his return made the already complicated situation even more complicated.

After the summoned people arrived one after another, Hauge did not beat around the bush and directly stated that as the eldest son of the emperor, he had the most power to inherit the throne and become the emperor. But as soon as he finished speaking, several nobles of the Eight Banners expressed their opposition. They said that the Qing Dynasty inherited the Great Jin Dynasty on the basis of the Eight Banners system established by Nurhaci. Huang Taiji was elected as the Khan through internal recommendation. The so-called emperor later was just a change of the name of the Khan, but in fact the nature was the same.

Since Huang Taiji ascended the throne in this way, the throne after his death should also be carried out according to the original recommendation system. As nobles of the Eight Banners all have the right to compete for the throne, how can the throne be given to Haoge just because he is the eldest son of Huang Taiji? This is not in line with the ancestral system.

If this is the case, when Nurhaci died, it should have been the great prince Daishan who became the Khan instead of Huang Taiji. Now that Huang Taiji has not left a will, the Khan should be elected according to the system, and whoever is capable should be elected. Even though you, Hauge, are the eldest son, you are only one of the nominated candidates and there is no exception.

This attitude made Haoge very angry. How can the Khan be the same as the Emperor? The Khan is the Khan, and the Emperor is the Emperor. The Khan can be elected, but the world has never heard of the election of the Emperor? The throne of the Emperor is inherited by the son after the father's death, or by the younger brother after the elder brother's death. How can the Emperor be elected? Their reasons sound reasonable, but in fact they are deliberately changing the concept, intending to use the position of the Khan to confuse the position of the Emperor, and their intention is to prevent themselves from ascending to the throne.

The furious Hauge immediately started arguing with them. The two sides argued fiercely and the meeting ended in a bad mood without any results.

In the following days, the powerful generals of the two yellow flags, which were originally directly controlled by Huang Taiji, advocated supporting Hauge to succeed the throne.

Turge, Soni, Tulai, Xihan, Gong Adai, Aobai, Tantai, Tazhan and other important officials of the court visited Hauge's house one after another and expressed their support for Hauge as the king. Even the highly respected Prince Zheng Jirgalang, who controlled the Bordered Blue Banner, was inclined to support Hauge to ascend the throne. From these circumstances, it can be seen that Hauge had a great chance of success.

But the other forces of the Eight Banners were also not weak, especially Daishan, who had an extremely high prestige. Although Daishan himself had no idea of ​​becoming emperor, he could not resist his sons, grandsons and other people with ulterior motives pushing him to the front to fight with Hauge.

The one who jumped up and down the most among them was Dorgon. When Huang Taiji was still alive, Dorgon was as obedient as a sheep, and was like a dog next to Huang Taiji. Whatever Huang Taiji said, Dorgon fully supported it. Whatever Huang Taiji wanted to attack, Dorgon would serve as the vanguard. Therefore, Dorgon was deeply trusted by Huang Taiji, and his power and status in the Eight Banners continued to consolidate.

Now that Huang Taiji had just passed away, Dorgon changed his face. Not only did he directly oppose Haoge's succession, but he also colluded with many nobles of the Eight Banners to establish another emperor on the grounds of the recommendation system. Of course, this was due to Dorgon's own ambitions, but it was also because Dorgon had always been at odds with Haoge.

Although the two were of similar age and uncle and nephew, Hauge had always looked down on Dorgon and thought that this guy was a complete villain. It was OK when Huang Taiji was alive, and Hauge could not do anything to Dorgon with Huang Taiji's protection, but now Huang Taiji has passed away. If Hauge became emperor, Dorgon might be killed by the powerful Hauge. So Dorgon would never let Hauge get his wish. Even if he could not become emperor, he would ruin Hauge's plan to become emperor.

(End of this chapter)