Dorgon, the first prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was a man of considerable political talent. During his reign, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the capital of Beijing, after which he stabilized internal affairs, eliminated accumulated defects, and calmed people's minds, laying the foundation for Qing rule. Is such a capable man a man who is willing to be subordinated to others? Didn't Dorgon himself want to be emperor? The answer is no!
In fact, Dorgon never gave up his desire for authority until his death, as can be seen from several aspects. First, he has been battling rivals Hauge and Zilharang, who is eventually killed and Zilharan squeezed out of the center of power. Secondly, after entering the customs, the military power of the Qing Dynasty was gradually changed from being in charge of the Eight Banners to being controlled by his brother Duoduo, and the two brothers were integrated into a military and political system, which was a stable victory.
Again, allowing Fu Lin to have fun, Zilharang repeatedly offered to choose a teacher for Fu Lin, but Dorgon refused. His purpose was that he did not want Fu Lin to become a talent and could reduce the threat to himself in the future. Finally, in the fifth year of Shunzhi, Dorgonjin was given the title of "Regent of the Emperor's Father", and since then he has used honor guards and guards, all of which are the same as the emperor. Many details such as these can indicate Dorgon's desire for the throne.
So, what made him have to be aggrieved and complete, and has always been under the emperor?
1. Eight flags system. Although the Eight Flags system was developed from a primitive slave system, this system is also very distinctive, that is, the Eight Flags owner has a strong ability to control the personnel in the flag. Even if he was as strong as Dorgon, he did not dare to risk the world to get rid of this system, because he himself was the product of the birth of the Eight Flags system, and he was well aware of the power of the Eight Flags system, and without the possibility of everything, he could not cross the Eight Flags deliberative system to force him to become the emperor.
2. Dorgon's big picture. As mentioned above, Dorgon was a manchu political talent, and his becoming emperor would inevitably cause civil unrest in the Manchu Qing, and with the vision of an outstanding politician like him, he would not fail to see this, and maintaining stability was the most important thing, so his biggest job at present was to ensure the smooth operation of the empire, not to fight for power and profit.
3. There is no heir. In dorgon's short thirty years, he did not give birth to a son, what is the use of this throne? To whom? Who can guarantee the smooth operation of the new country? Who did better than Fu Lin to be this emperor? The source of Fulin's rights comes from the two yellow flags, and who can be more powerful than the two yellow flags?
4. Premature death. Just when he was at his strongest strength, he actually fell off his horse and died, which has to be said to be a pity! Maybe give him another period of time, wait for the world to be determined, take the reform of the Eight Flags system as his own, usurp the throne and seize power is not impossible, but the times are not lucky, and the day is not a holiday!
The entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the unification of the Central Plains were neither the credit of Shunzhi nor the credit of Kangxi, but most of the credit of Dorgon. Although Dorgon did not become emperor, in the early Shunzhi period, Dorgon handled government affairs as an emperor, which was no different from that of an emperor. He opened up the territory for the Manchus and laid the foundation of the Qing Dynasty for more than 270 years, although it was finally counted by the counter-offensive, but this does not mean that Dorgon did not have much credit.