After listening to Xiaozhuang's analysis, everyone present was stunned.
This reason is simple, crude but convincing!
Prince Rui Dorgon had only one daughter and no other children.
You should know that there were more than a dozen wives and concubines in Dorgon's mansion.
The fact that he only had one daughter in all these years showed that there was something wrong with Dorgon's fertility.
And he was already thirty-two years old at this time.
If this situation continues, Dorgon will have no intention of usurping the throne even if he is powerful.
Because he has no heir!
After understanding this truth, Empress Zhezhe, Sony and others nodded and expressed their admiration for Xiaozhuang's foresight.
"But..." the experienced Sony frowned and said, "Prince Rui was defeated in this attack, and the Zhengbai Banner suffered heavy losses."
"Prince Baorui is fine, but how do we explain to the families of those dead bannermen? Not only the Plain White Banner, but also Ajige of the Bordered White Banner and Ebilun of the Bordered Yellow Banner."
"They all died inside the Great Wall, and their bodies were not brought back. We must give them an explanation!"
In response to Sony's question, the Phoenix Building fell into a brief silence.
After a moment, Xiaozhuang spoke.
"Aunt, everyone, this is what I think."
"Dorgon's crimes are so serious that it would be hard to convince the people if he is not punished. First, he was stripped of his position as leader of the Plain White Banner, and then his status as regent was removed, but his title of Prince Rui was retained."
Empress Zhezhe was a little surprised: "Why? The positions of Banner Lord and Regent are gone, so I'm afraid Prince Rui's title won't be saved either?"
Xiaozhuang shook her head: "The title of Prince Rui was bestowed by the late emperor. The Qing Dynasty governs the country with filial piety. Fulin is young, so he cannot use this as an excuse to dismiss my uncle."
Seeing that no one clearly objected, Xiaozhuang continued, "As long as the prince's title remains, he will have the opportunity to return to the court and help us govern the country and fight against other banner owners and princes."
"Then..." Sony still had a worried look on his face: "Who should be given the position of the leader of the Plain White Banner and the regent? It can't be left vacant, right? The position of the leader can be left vacant temporarily, but the position of the regent cannot."
"Someone needs to sit in that position to contain Jirgalang."
Upon hearing this, Tan Tai, Tu Lai and others immediately lowered their heads.
No one dared to answer this question except Xiaozhuang and Zhezhe.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Xiaozhuang and Zhezhe huddled together to discuss in a low voice.
After a long time, they finally stopped.
Xiaozhuang glanced at everyone again: "Everyone, my aunt and I have discussed this matter. If we want to make this happen, we can't rely on the power of the Zhenghuang and Xianghuang banners alone. We need to win over two more banners. As long as we have four banners, we will have the upper hand in the next political meeting."
"Then what does the Holy Mother Empress Dowager mean..." Oboi asked in a low voice.
"The position of regent was given to Daishan, who then won the support of the Zhenghong and Xianghong banners, and later selected a person from the Zhenghuang or Xianghuang banner to serve as the leader of the Zhengbai banner."
"This will not only stabilize the situation in the court, but also give us the opportunity to seize the Zhengbai Banner."
"What do you think?"
Sony frowned and said nothing.
Tan Tai, Tulai, Aobai and others didn't say anything either.
Although they hold important positions, they are not members of the royal family and need to avoid topics involving the banner owner.
Although Gong Adai and Xihan were both from the Aisin-Gioro clan, they did not dare to covet the position of banner leader.
"Why don't you say something!" Xiaozhuang was angry and anxious.
The experienced Sony coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, the Holy Mother Queen, I think that in addition to winning over the Red Banner and the Bordered Red Banner, we also need to win over the Bordered White Banner."
Although he did not say it explicitly, his words and deeds told Xiaozhuang that the position of leader of the Plain White Banner could not be handed over to anyone else except Duoduo.
Xiaozhuang was puzzled: "Why?"
"Because the supplies that entered the pass this time were all looted by Prince Yu Duoduo! He is a meritorious person and should be rewarded according to his merits, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the Eight Banners soldiers!"
Xiaozhuang suddenly realized.
Yes! If Duoduo is not rewarded, what will be the reaction of the Eight Banners soldiers when they hear it?
It’s hard to say about other things, but I definitely don’t have any good feelings towards them mother and son.
After thinking about this, Xiaozhuang gave Sony a thumbs up and said, "Sony, Sony, you are worthy of being an important official in the reigns of Taizu and Taizong. Your ability is evident!"
Sony bowed and said, "Shame on you, shame on you."
After discussing this matter, Sony brought up another matter.
"Reporting to the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, Empress Zhezhe, Prince Yu Duoduo captured the Prince of Lu and his entire family when he entered the pass to plunder, and wanted to exchange them for the bodies of Prince Duolo Wuying Ajige and Ebilun."
"The Ming court replied that it could be exchanged, but it would require Zu Dashou and others to be used in exchange."
Zu Dashou?
Xiaozhuang and Empress Zhezhe were very surprised when they heard the name.
This person was not from the Ming imperial family, nor was he a nobleman.
Why did the Ming court specifically ask for his return?
"What do you think?" Xiaozhuang looked at Sony and others.
Oboi bowed and took a step forward: "Zu Dashou is a key figure in the Guanning Army and is extremely important to the Qing Dynasty, so the late emperor repeatedly summoned him to surrender."
"Now that Wu Sangui has his own army, the Ming court sent Zu Dashou back just to contain and weaken Wu Sangui."
"I think we can't let the Ming court succeed!"
"But...what about the bodies of Ajige and Ebilun? Aren't their bodies less important than a Han Chinese? What will the Banner people think when they find out?" Sony asked with some dissatisfaction when he saw that Oboi had stolen his limelight.
this...
Oboi stroked his beard and thought seriously.
His relationship with Sony is a mixture of cooperation and competition.
When there is an external enemy, cooperate to resist the enemy; when there is no external enemy, compete internally.
After all, everyone wants to move up a level...
Soon, Oboi had an idea.
He bowed deeply to Empress Xiaozhuang and Empress Zhezhe and said, "I think the word 'delay' should be used at this time."
"Drag? What does this word mean?"
"On the surface, we agreed to the Ming court's request and agreed to use Zu Dashou to exchange the bodies of Ajige and Ebilun. But...how many people to exchange, how to exchange, where to exchange, and how to verify the authenticity of the bodies all need to be discussed."
"The discussion period can be long or short, maybe five months, maybe two or three years."
"This will not only give an explanation to the bannermen, but also keep Zu Dashou. Zu Dashou is already sixty-five years old and won't live for many years. When he dies, we will make an exchange with the Ming court!"
"This will not cause any loss to the Qing Dynasty."
"I wonder what the Holy Mother Queen thinks?"
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