"In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, is Uncle Fourteen always more important than me? I suddenly realized that over the years, you have rarely protected me."

The corners of Xiaozhuang's mouth twitched slightly. Shunzhi was her son, so how could she not protect him? But they were an orphan and a widow, so how could they hold on to this position without the help of Dorgon?

Besides, Dorgon was sometimes strong and overbearing, but he was sincere to her. After so many years, he still treated her the same as before, which was really not easy.

In her opinion, as long as Dorgon has her in his heart, the status of them as mother and son will be absolutely stable.

Dorgon did love her, but compared to power, he loved power more.

"Fulin, you've misunderstood me. You're my only son, and everything I do is for you.

Dorgon is your uncle, and I have nothing against him. You shouldn't make random guesses.

In my heart, you, my son, are naturally more important. If it weren’t for you, I would have long ago…”

After hearing her words, Dorgon looked at her gently. The two of them already had a substantial relationship. Even if he really seized Shunzhi's throne, he would give her a high position.

Of course, it is also possible to let her be the queen. After all, she was remarried from the empress dowager to me, so it is not impossible for her to be the queen.

As for what Shunzhi said just now about execution on the spot, it was simply a joke. He was the regent, and even if Shunzhi had already taken power, he had no right to touch him.

Because he had his own army and had 30,000 elite soldiers stationed in the suburbs of Beijing, if Fulin dared to touch him, he would take the opportunity to rebel against him.

As for the 10,000 private soldiers he discovered, they were discovered. Compared with the elite soldiers, they were dispensable. He deliberately trained them to confuse the world.

"Since Your Majesty has discovered my hidden weapons, you should know that I am someone you cannot touch. I control everything in and outside the capital. How can you fight me?

It just so happens that you are here today, and I have something to tell you. Yu'er and I love each other and want to get married. It would be better to do it today than to wait for a better day. Let's get married today."

Shunzhi almost laughed out of anger. Dorgon not only had ideas about the throne, but before that, he actually wanted to be the emperor's father!

Xiaozhuang was the empress dowager. If she married him, he would be her stepfather. If she didn't call him the Emperor, what else should she call him?

He really wanted to say that being too ambitious would cost him his life and fortune.

"Fourteenth Uncle, you're joking. The Empress Dowager is my biological mother. How could she remarry you? Anyone who hears this will disagree.

If Fourteenth Uncle is in the mood to think about these unrealistic things, he might as well think about how to explain to me the origins of these weapons and that yellow robe.

Over the years, I have shown great respect to my Fourteenth Uncle and entrusted the security of the capital to you. My original intention was to believe in my Fourteenth Uncle's loyalty to the court, but now it seems that I was wrong.

Since Fourteenth Uncle wanted to sit on this throne, why didn't you sit on it directly when the Emperor Father passed away, but instead recommended me to be the emperor?

I was only six years old at the time and had just been enlightened for two years. I was able to sit firmly on the throne thanks to your support behind the scenes.

In the early years, I did treat you as my father, but you shouldn't have any feelings for the Empress Dowager. Even if the Empress Dowager has passed away for many years, it is impossible for you and her to be together.

The more Dorgon listened to Shunzhi's words, the angrier he became. Even if he really wanted this position, so what? If it weren't for Huang Taiji's interference, how could he have sat on the throne back then?

Nurhaci loved his son the most, and since he was the legitimate son, he should be the one to sit in this position no matter what.

Moreover, he was the one who met Xiaozhuang first, but was eventually robbed of her love by Huang Taiji.

It was also because after Huang Taiji passed away, he felt sorry for Xiaozhuang who was widowed at such a young age, and worried that the orphan and widow would be harmed in the palace, so he suddenly had an idea and recommended Shunzhi to ascend the throne.

It was only later that he realized that he had done a stupid thing, but since Xiaozhuang had him in her heart, it didn't matter to her. After all, all the power was in his hands, and it didn't matter who was the emperor.

But as Shunzhi grew up, Dorgon found that things were not as he expected.

Shunzhi, who was supposed to be abandoned by him, became more and more outstanding, and the court officials gradually became convinced of him, so he had to agree to let him rule the country.

Although the incident with Dong E later caused Shunzhi to lose some of his prestige among the court officials, all the decisions he made were correct, and for a while, no one cared who he liked.

"Why, if I marry the Queen Mother, I can more legitimately support you. What are you hesitating about?"

"Fourteenth Uncle, you've probably forgotten that I would never agree to my mother marrying you. My mother is the Empress Dowager, and how could she marry a prince?

I think Fourteenth Uncle has misplaced his thoughts. Right now, you should be worrying about how I will deal with you, not discussing marriage with me."

"I just want to talk about this matter. What can you do to me?"

Dorgon was not worried at all. He was sure that Shunzhi would not dare to touch him, so he always maintained this fearless look.

But Shunzhi was very angry and determined to take him down, so he directly ordered people to take Dorgon down.

Dorgon didn't expect Shunzhi to be serious, and he got angry for a while, which gave Shunzhi a reason to take him down.

"You dare to assassinate me? Your crime is even more serious."

Even though Dorgon was a martial arts expert, he was quickly defeated in the face of so many people.

"How dare you touch me? I'm the Regent!"

"Fourteenth Uncle, you're joking. Even if you are the regent, you can't defeat me, the emperor. You still have to bow down to me."

Dorgon was stunned. Under the erosion of power over the years, he had long forgotten that he had to submit to Shunzhi.

"To the victor goes the king, to the loser goes the bandit. I lost, but you'd better not give me a chance to counterattack, otherwise the situation would not be what it is today."

Dorgon believed that even if Shunzhi captured him, he would at most imprison him and would not dare to kill him, so he made a harsh statement.

But Shunzhi didn't even look at him. He directly ordered him to be thrown into the Sky Prison and sent masters from the Palace to guard him.

He didn't believe that Dorgon could be rescued under such strict defense.

If Dorgon was really rescued, it would mean that he was incompetent as an emperor. How could he be a wise ruler if he couldn't even keep a prisoner under his care?

After dealing with Dorgon, Shunzhi finally turned his attention to Xiaozhuang.

He looked at her with complicated eyes. This was his biological mother who gave birth to him and raised him. He couldn't take her life, otherwise how would the people of the world view him as the emperor?

But if he doesn't take her life, he can't get over the hurdle in his heart.