As for the complex figure of Dorgon, there are various theories. Dorgon served as the regent of the Qing Dynasty and held the military and political power of the Qing Dynasty. However, Dorgon was never able to become emperor. From all aspects of the situation, Dorgon has the conditions to become an emperor, but why not dare to take a step forward. In fact, There are many problems that Dorgon needs to consider, and if he ventures to claim the title of emperor, a civil war is likely to break out within the Qing Dynasty. As a result, the situation that the Qing Dynasty had so hard to establish may even collapse.
During nurhaci's time, Dorgon had little status
Currently, there is a theory that Nurhaci, the founder of the post-Jin regime, appointed Dorgon, who was less than 14 years old, as his heir at the time of his death. The ambitious Emperor Taiji, for his own position, united with the other Baylors, killed all the informants, and became the second generation of the Great Khan of the Later Jin regime. This statement seems invulnerable, but in fact it is not valid at all. In the process of establishing the Later Jin regime, Emperor Taiji, Daishan and others made great contributions. After the Later Jin regime gained a firm foothold, Huang Taiji and DaiShan became the four great belles. At that time, Dorgon did not have any credit, and Nurhaci passed the seat to Dorgon, which was simply impossible. Even if Nurhaci was talking nonsense before he died, he really chose Dolgun as his heir. Judging from the strength of the four Baylors, Dolgun could not sit still at all.
We can look at the position of Dorgon in the Nurhaci period, when the Later Jin regime did not have any princes and county titles, only Baylor, commonly known as Baylor. According to the rules, Baylor is divided into three types: flag owner Baylor, ruling Baylor and idle Baylor. Emperor Taiji and the other four baylors are all banner lord Baylor, and even Dorgon's younger brother Dolgun is also the banner lord Baylor, and Dorgon is not even the ruling Baylor, just an idle Baylor. As an idle Baylor, he was not qualified to go to the temple at all. How could Nurhaci have passed the throne to the 14-year-old idle Belle Dorgon, but at this time Dorgon did not have any ability to handle political affairs. Therefore, when Nurhaci died, because it was very sudden, she was likely to come and not be in a hurry to designate an heir, which provided The Emperor Taiji with various opportunities to break.
There was a chance to become emperor, but the opposition was too loud
During the reign of Emperor Taiji, Dorgon led several armies to attack the Ming Dynasty and the Kingdom of Korea, and made a series of military achievements. As a result, Dorgon's status increased rapidly, and Emperor Taiji placed great importance on Dorgon. In 1643, Emperor Taiji died suddenly, and the newly established Qing Dynasty was in danger of erupting into civil war. Emperor Taiji did not appoint an heir, and there was a great contradiction between Dorgon and Hauge on the issue of the heir to the throne. Hauge has a yellow flag and a yellow flag behind him, while Dorgon has a white flag and a white flag behind him. At first, the two sides refused to budge, and the two white flags and two yellow flags were once fiercely sword-fighting. Dorgon tried to be emperor, but there was a lot of resistance. In this case, Dorgon proposed a compromise plan, in which the young sons of the Emperor Taiji were selected as suitable heirs, and he and the blue-flagd Zilharan were in charge of the auxiliary government.
As for Hauge, the eldest son of Emperor Taiji, Dorgon refused to recognize the status of heir on the grounds that Hauge was too low in birth. For the two yellow flags, as long as the heir to the throne is the son of Emperor Taiji, it is enough to ensure their own interests, not necessarily Hauge's succession. In this way, the two sides took a step back, Hauge lost the qualification of heir, and among the young sons of emperor Taiji, fu lin, who was only 6 years old, was finally selected, that is, the later Shunzhi Emperor. In fact, this is only Dorgon's expedient. After the Shunzhi Emperor came to power, Dorgon forced Cilharang to hand over all his power in various ways, and Dorgon seized all the power of the Qing Dynasty. It was at this time, within the Ming Dynasty, that Li Zicheng invaded the capital and the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide. For Dorgon, this was a godsend for the Qing Dynasty to enter the customs.
Civil war broke out in the Qing Dynasty, and the Southern Ming regime may make a comeback
In 1644 AD, a series of variables appeared. Not long after Li Zicheng entered the Capital Division, he was defeated by the Qing army, and Dorgon entered the Forbidden City with the Shunzhi Emperor. At that time, the situation was still very chaotic. The peasant rebel army has a very strong strength, and those Ming Dynasty princes in the south have sung and appeared on the stage. In the early days of the Qing Dynasty entering the Central Plains, Dorgon repeatedly led troops on expeditions. Although Dorgon was not yet an emperor, in the degree of etiquette and eating and wearing, and the Shunzhi Emperor was a specification. But Dorgon did not dare to be emperor, and if Dorgon was called emperor, civil war was likely to break out within the Qing Dynasty. In this way, the Southern Ming regime in the south will make a comeback. For Dorgon, the stability of the Qing Dynasty was more important than his own throne. However, Dorgon was indeed an emperor's ambition, and secretly wore a dragon robe in the palace.
Dorgon is not yet 40 years old and is likely to be peeping and waiting. When the situation is fully calmed down and the Southern Ming is withdrawn and eliminated, Dorgon may be replaced. In addition, Dorgon did not have sons, which was also a problem. Even if he became emperor himself, when he died, he would definitely be liquidated. Due to various problems, Dorgon was slow to make up his mind. While Dorgon was hesitating, in 1650, the 39-year-old Dorgon died suddenly. After Dorgon's death, the Shunzhi Emperor, who had endured for too long, finally seized real power. The Shunzhi Emperor was deeply resentful of Dorgon and vented his anger on Dorgon's corpse, while purging all of Dorgon's cronies.