In 1643, Emperor Taiji died suddenly of illness, leaving no holy instructions to explain who would succeed to the throne, and his brother Dorgon and the emperor's eldest son Hauge began to compete for the throne, and neither of them would let anyone, and neither of them would obey anyone. However, he did not expect that the final successor to the throne was fu lin, who was only six years old, that is, the son of Xiaozhuang. How did Xiaozhuang make dorgon and Hauge make concessions at the same time, and eventually assist his son to ascend to the throne, in addition to the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Dorgon in the history of the wild, it is inseparable from the help of the two yellow flag ministers.
The position of the two yellow flag ministers in the imperial court was very important, from the very beginning, they advocated the emperor's son to succeed to the throne, and Dorgon could not get their support, Dorgon tried to change the two yellow flag ministers' minds, so they asked them for a meeting. But they made it clear that they must appoint one of the emperor's sons.
This also shows from the side that the ministers are not afraid of Dolgun, and even have a certain amount of power in the court, which is also a big help for Xiaozhuang. It was precisely because the ministers resolutely disagreed, and Hauge gave in, and finally Dorgon had to agree to support the young emperor Jiuzi as emperor, and he and Prince Zheng jointly assisted him in handling state affairs.
It should be known that the actual regulations of the Qing Dynasty at that time were the selection system of the Khan's throne, and determining who was the new emperor was actually a matter within the clan, and the Eight Banners Minister did not have the right to speak. However, at the meeting, those princes and clans who should be the protagonists did not have much power. On the contrary, the two yellow flag ministers who attended the meeting played the main role, arguing on the basis of reason and standing up. When Dorgon and Hauge were fighting for red ears, they stepped forward to stop it. It expresses the firm determination of the son of the emperor.
Dorgon saw that Hauge's odds of winning were greater than his own, because Hauge was the son of Emperor Taiji. And once Hauge ascended to the throne, he was afraid that he would suffer. Since he had already determined that he would not be able to take the throne, he said that he could not let Haug ascend to the throne. Therefore, Dorgon was forced to propose another solution, that is, to advocate the establishment of Fulin as emperor. He thought that even if he did not succeed to the throne, Fu Lin was too young and would definitely need someone to be tutored by the regent. In this way, his power is still very large, and it is not worth the loss.
In fact, although the two yellow flag ministers looked like they were facing Hauge, they were not. Because most of Hauge's forces are positive blue flags, if Hauge becomes emperor, he is afraid that the status of the two yellow flag ministers will not be guaranteed. Therefore, they could only use this method to force Dorgon to give another answer and support Fu Lin as emperor.
It can be seen that the two yellow flag ministers played an important role in this incident. Even the sons of the clan did not have the power of a yellow flag minister. However, the Yellow Flag Minister was also afraid that he would be dragged down, so he thought of such a method, with the help of Dorgon's hand, successfully prevented the ascension of the Positive Blue Flag. If at that time, Dorgon had not elected the person Fu Lin chosen by the two Yellow Banner Ministers, but they dared to directly disagree, why did they have so much power?
According to the provisions of the Eight Flags system, the Ministers of the Eight Banners actually belonged to the subordinates and servants of the emperor, dependent on the imperial power, and distinguished between dignity and inferiority. Even if Emperor Taiji dies, their identity will not change, and they will only continue to assist the next master. It was precisely because they had always supported the orthodox royal forces that they were not afraid of a prince like Dorgon, and it was not they who had never been loyal. When the emperor's interests were damaged, the Eight Banners were the first not to agree.
Conclusion: As the group most closely related to the imperial power, they are naturally very trusted by the emperor, and many things are willing to be entrusted to them and are willing to consult with them, so that their power has been further enhanced. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is complementary.
Because Fu Lin was the chosen person of the two Yellow Flag Ministers, they were willing to assist Fu Lin wholeheartedly. Even when he first ascended the throne, he was only six years old. All this made Xiaozhuang very satisfied, and Xiaozhuang also became the empress dowager because of this, and truly achieved the top of ten thousand people. This is the embodiment of true imperial power.