Speaking of the Shunzhi Emperor, he sat on the throne is also unexpected, after all, at that time, Hauge and Dorgon were fighting in secret, and it was a person who understood that the throne must be produced between them, who knew that the last two let Fu Lin, who was still a child, sit on the top of these ten thousand people. However, the good times did not last long, and the Shunzhi Emperor unfortunately contracted the disease and died in the pain of no cure, at the age of twenty-four.
What people can't understand is that the Shunzhi Emperor passed the throne to the third prince Xuan Ye before his death, it is reasonable to say that the throne is generally the firstborn son inheritance system, although he is not very old, but at that time he already had eight brothers, even if the eldest son at that time unfortunately did not survive, but Xuan Ye also had a prince above him, that is, his brother Fuquan, Fuquan not only ranked first, but also his mother's identity is also worthy. In general, it should be more appropriate if the throne was passed to Fuquan, so when the Shunzhi Emperor passed the throne to Xuan Ye, it was also a surprise to the world.
In fact, the Shunzhi Emperor was also very entangled, and he didn't know which prince to pass on was the right choice, so why did he finally give it to Xuan Ye?
First of all, for the society at that time, the feudal superstition of ideology was indispensable, and Xuan Ye could not get the throne in the end without the credit of his mother. At that time, his mother was a clever and intelligent woman, but she never competed with other concubines for favors, and she was very sensible.
At that time, when his mother was pregnant with him, she still insisted on going to see the empress, and when she met the empress dowager once, the empress dowager said that she saw a dragon wrapped around her mother's body, which was the same as the scene when she was pregnant, which must be a sign of good fortune! Since then, Xuan Ye has not yet been born, his status has far surpassed other princes, and for the Shunzhi Emperor, he is even more looking forward to the arrival of this child.
Secondly, Xuan Ye's smooth succession is also related to Fu Quan, his brother has no interest in the throne, and he also supports Xuan Ye to inherit his throne, it is not easy to have a brother who supports himself, thinking back to the fate of Hauge and Dorgon, then Xuan Ye's road to the throne can be described as flat and smooth.
He was so smooth and inseparable from his own efforts, and when he was a child, his performance was much smarter than other princes, not only looking talented but also diligent. At that time, the children of the Shunzhi Emperor gathered together, he asked what the children had ambitions, the second prince Fuquan said that he wanted to be a virtuous king, the rest of the princes did not dare to speak out, and Xuan Ye was different, his voice was loud, boldly expressed that he wanted to learn from his father Pingzhi world, this boy's heroic ambition directly poked into the heart of the Shunzhi Emperor, for Xuan Ye's words, but also increased his expectations of Xuan Ye.
This last incident was the reason why the Shunzhi Emperor made up his mind to pass the throne to Xuan Ye, that is, "smallpox". When Xuan Ye was born, it was the time when the smallpox infection was the most severe, and the Shunzhi Emperor was afraid that he would get sick, so he quickly sent him out of the city and raised him outside the city, afraid that Xuan Ye would be infected with smallpox.
But how to be careful, in the end Xuan Ye was still infected with smallpox when he was two years old, although he was carefully cared for, and finally got rid of the bitter sea, but he still left a mark on his body, and the Shunzhi Emperor died of illness precisely because of this smallpox, so for the Shunzhi Emperor, although the most important thing is that he has both moral integrity and ability, he hopes that his heir will survive longer.
When he was undecided, he suddenly thought of a foreign missionary, for the feudal superstitious country, such a person's opinion is enough to make himself clear, this missionary not only believes that Xuan Ye has the ability to rule the country, but most crucially, he said that those who can survive after getting smallpox will no longer be infected by smallpox in this life.
When the Shunzhi Emperor heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, which was not exactly what he expected. The missionary's words strengthened his determination to pass the throne to Xuan Ye, and finally before his death, he finally determined his heir to the throne, Xuan Ye.