Although Dorgon has always been eyeing the throne of the Qing Dynasty, after all, Huang Taiji was the heir passed down by Nurhaci before his death. Before he fought against Huang Taiji, that position would always be out of reach for him.
His reputation was not justified in the first place, but now, because Emperor Taiji Dorgon's prestige and reputation in the Qing Dynasty have also plummeted, it is not a good time to proclaim himself emperor.
However, the two sides have been forced to completely quarrel under various factors. It was still a vague political struggle before, but now it has risen to a real military struggle. If Dorgon fights Huang Taiji as a Manchu prince,
Naturally, they will lose their reputation in the righteousness. Before the two sides officially start the war, they have already outdone the other side for no reason.
Even if the name is unfair, it is at least better than being one head shorter than the other side for no reason.
What's more, in order to reverse the decline of his side, Dorgon's counselor Han Duanzhang proposed to him to use public opinion to fight public opinion and completely muddy the waters.
Soon, rumors that Huang Taiji secretly colluded with the assassination of Nurhaci on the battlefield spread throughout the Qing Dynasty as quickly as possible, especially since there was some specious evidence mixed in.
Of course, this matter is not true. It is just made up by Han Duanzhang. But in Han Duanzhang's view, many things do not need to be true. Besides, how many rumors are true?
What Dorgon needed was not to make the Manchus really think that Nurhachi was related to Huang Taiji, but to muddy the waters in this way.
Although this method is of no use to the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty, those who can get to the upper echelons are basically human beings, and few are easy to fool!
However, at least to a certain extent, the image of Dorgon in the minds of lower-class Manchu people can be reversed. Even if all the previous adverse effects cannot be eliminated, it can at least make some Manchu people have a certain attitude toward the emperor.
Tai Chi has some doubts!
Since my side can't be cleared up, then I might as well throw some dirt on your side! In a sense, both sides stand on the same level, so there is no comparative advantage!
The most important thing is that if Dorgon alone relied on this matter, this method would be useful, but it might not be able to achieve much effect. But with the help of some people secretly, these public opinions became more and more intense in the Qing Dynasty.
The effect was even beyond Han Duanzhang's expectations.
Duan Liao and Juqu Funu were among the people who fueled the flames, and the remaining two forces on the grassland also took action.
It was against this background that one month after Huang Taiji's troops attacked Dorgon, Dorgon formally led a group of his direct generals to pray to the Changsheng Heaven and announced that he had officially succeeded as the Qing Emperor.
At the same time, he denounced Huang Taiji's behavior of having no king and father, and denounced the illegality of the other party.
Since then, on the grassland, Dorgon's Western Qing Dynasty and Huang Taiji's Eastern Qing Dynasty have simultaneously entered a stage of all-out military confrontation.
Although Dorgon poured a bucket of dirty water on Huang Taiji, this method could at best mislead the herdsmen and common people at the bottom, but it was not enough to mislead the high-ranking Manchus.
Therefore, most of the top management of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were attracted to Huang Taiji, and even some of the original neutral factions slanted towards Huang Taiji because of the split of the Qing Dynasty caused by Dorgon.
The two most powerful generals of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Golden and Magenlia, as well as the veteran generals Fei Yingdong, Eyidu, Anfei Yanggu and others, these people were loyal to Nurhaci when Nurhaci was around. Nurhaci will never come again.
Under the circumstances, their loyalty also transferred to Nurhachi's orthodox successor Huang Taiji.
Fan Wencheng and Obai were the right-hand men and women Huang Taiji relied on most. At the same time, after Huang Taiji remembered Nurhachi, he became the second Manchu emperor of the Qing Dynasty. After that, he was able to stabilize the situation so quickly. These two middlemen
Personal relationships play a huge role.
On the other hand, as a member of the clan, Xu Ying, like Dorgon, was also very enthusiastic about the position of Huang Taiji. When Nurhaci was competing for this position after his death, he was also jumping up and down, but there was really nothing.
People support me, and I have always been just a companion.
However, this one had even less favorable impressions of Dorgon. Therefore, he also stood on Huang Taiji's side. And Xuying's choice actually represented the choice of most clans in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Originally, most of the Manchu clans were in the neutral camp, and quite a few were even biased toward Dorgon, hoping to gain greater power through the struggle between Dorgon and Huang Taiji.
Only when there is a fight between Dorgon and Huang Taiji will it be more necessary to win over the power of their clans, and these clans can take this opportunity to raise prices to seek benefits for themselves.
But now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has fallen into division because of this, and it is naturally impossible for these people to have the same attitude as before.
Therefore, Dorgon's situation is actually not good, it can even be said to be extremely bad.
At present, he only has Duduo, Han Duanzhang, Mu Mo, An Lushan, An Qingxu, An Qingzong, An Shouzhong, Tian Ang, Zang Mohai, Fang Dio, Liang Zhongyong, Zhang Zhi, Xie Zhengli and so on.
support.
Among these people, there is almost a sharp contrast with the people of Huang Taiji. The supporters of Huang Taiji are either in high positions in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or they are the great nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and these of Dorgon
Most of them are Han Chinese or talents from other small tribes conquered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
However, after the two major tribes Duan Liao and Juqu Funu announced the team Dorgon, Dorgon's momentum was boosted, and he finally had the momentum to compete with Huang Taiji.
The families of Duan Liao and Juqu Funu are both top-notch families in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they are ranked among the best in the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, these two people would not dare to have ambitions at this time.
, and even secretly continued to add fuel to the flames.
And among these two families, there are also many talented people, including Juqu Funu, Juquna, Juquluoqiu, Duan Mobo, Duan Lan, Duan Quyun, Duan Jilujuan, Duan Pixi, Duan Zhu and Duan.
The strong joining of talents such as She Fuchen, Duan Ji Lujuan, Duan Wuwuchen, Duan Keng, Duan Qin, Duan Ya, etc. also allowed Dorgon to further make up for the disadvantage compared to Huang Taiji's power.
Dorgon may also know that each of the two families has their own thoughts, and they did not really join him because they were loyal to him.
But under the pressure of Huang Taiji, he could only choose to accept this group of people!
Fortunately, two groups of people came, and Dorgon was relatively willing to accept this group of people! At least, a balance can be created between the two groups of people with ulterior motives!
