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On the eighth day of the first month of the eighteenth year of the reign, the young Shunzhi Emperor Fu Lin died of a disease, and before his death, he was the successor Xuan Ye, who later Kangxi, leaving behind four ministers of humerus, who took charge of the state decrees on behalf of the young emperor, and was the four ministers who assisted the government.
In order of official positions, the first in line is the first assistant of the old Chengzhiguo, Soni, followed by Suksaha and Shubilong, while Aobai, who has outstanding military merit and is known as the first warrior of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, is at the bottom.
The four ministers of the auxiliary government swore an oath of allegiance to the young lord in front of the Shunzhi Emperor's spirit, but the four of them each had ill intentions and did not fulfill their promises.
Among them, the elderly and sick Sony, as the first assistant, is afraid of things and avoids disasters, and adheres to the principle that more is better than less. Suksaha, a former dorgon supporter, was ostracized in the court, and although he and the ambitious Aobai were in-laws, they did not deal with each other. The timid and fearful Shu Bilong swayed from side to side, seeing the wind and making the rudder, and invisibly formed a delicate and stable political balance between the four people.
However, this balance was upset in the sixth year of the Kangxi Dynasty. With the death of the first assistant Sonny, Ao Bai, who was originally in the last rank, lost the last restraint and openly fabricated charges to behead the second assistant Suksaha and became the most powerful and prestigious auxiliary minister.
Just as he was eager to try for imperial power, this powerful minister who dominated the imperial program was imprisoned.
But what is surprising is that after Ao Bai was overthrown, most of his relatives and henchmen were killed and severely punished. Ao Bai himself, who is the head of the scenes, is only detained. Even after his death, Kangxi posthumously honored him as a first-class male, and during the Yongzheng period, he was posthumously awarded the title of Duke of Chaowu. Why is that?
First of all, in the political system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, a person's origin is particularly important, Aobai was born in the Eight Surnames of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Guarjia clan, which belonged to the yellow flag at the head of the Three Banners, the grandfather was the leader of the Suquan tribe, the father was the Eight Gates Viceroy Wei Qi, and the uncle Fei Yingdong was the forehead of the Qing Taizu Nurhaci, and the head of the Five Founding Heroes of the Later Jin Dynasty. The Solco family was full of talents and influence in the Manchu political clique, and coupled with the manchu political marriage within the Manchus, the power of this family was amazing.
Second, if Ao bai is only a son of an unconventional aristocrat, then he cannot later become a powerful vassal of power. Ao bai's successful appointment stemmed from his bravery and good fighting in his youth.
When Ao Bai was young, he joined the army, followed emperor Taiji in the southern expedition to the north, won the title of the first "Batulu" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at the Battle of Phi Dao, and made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Songjin, which laid the foundation for the fortunes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and became the commander of the defending army and became a Qing general with high prestige.
After entering the pass, Aobai followed the British prince Azig to suppress the peasant rebel army, and his vanguard bravely charged forward, defeating Li Zicheng's Dashun army and Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi army, which ranked first.
It can be said that half of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was spelled out in the sea of fire in the Aobai Dao Mountain. Even in his later years, when Kangxi mentioned Aobai to outsiders, he still honored him as the Duke of Batulu.
If we say that relying on outstanding military merit alone is not enough to avoid the death of Ao Bai. Then a piece of boldness and loyalty is enough to become the second amulet of Ao Bai.
Because the Manchu Qing originated from nomadic peoples, at the beginning of the entry, its politics was in the stage of transformation from slavery to feudalism, and the emperor was more like an ally between tribes, so there was often a contradiction in the succession of the imperial throne, whether it was a father who died and a son, or a brother and a brother.
After the death of Emperor Taiji, the emperor's eldest son Hauge and his uncle Dolgun launched a fierce competition for the succession to the throne, as Emperor Taiji's confidants, Aobai and others fought with Dolgun, and even forced Dolgun to compromise and establish the 6-year-old emperor's ninth son Fu Lin as emperor, that is, the later Qing Dynasty ancestor Shunzhi, Kangxi's father.
Therefore, when Dorgon took power as the regent, he persecuted Aobai in every way and nearly died. It was also this dark experience that made Ao Bai leave a good impression in Shunzhi's heart.
As a powerful courtier, although Ao Bai was proud of his merits, he did not have the intention of usurping the dynasty, and he still obeyed the courtesy of his subjects with 400,000 heavy soldiers. What he did was nothing more than the party's wanton exercise of authority.
In addition, as the second emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the situation in the world was initially determined, and it was not appropriate for the new lord to ascend the throne. In order to secure the throne, Kangxi needed to appease the hearts of his subjects, and pardoning Ao bai was undoubtedly a wonderful political debut after he stepped onto the stage of history.