Chapter 1185: The Last Honor of the Royal Family

Emperor Komei is the 121st Emperor of the Toei Island Country, who ascended the throne on March 10, 186, and has come to an abrupt end today!

Emperor Takamei's father was Emperor Hitotaka, and his mother was Masako Masako, Masahimachi, who was in the harem series at the time, and belonged to the third rank.

Emperor Hyomei was the fourth son of his father, and it was not easy for him to survive the extremely high mortality rate of the imperial family.

Emperor Xiaomei's three elder brothers all died when they were one year old!

Therefore, in the selection of the emperor's heir, it doesn't matter if you are not the eldest son, as long as you survive, and among the surviving sons, you are older than others, then the emperor's heir is basically yours.

Of course, it can't be natural dementia or anything.

Emperor Xiaoming has survived so far, in addition to having a relatively strong ability to resist death, he also has a relatively good ability in politics.

Although for almost 200 years, the Toei island kingdom was dominated by a powerful shogunate, and the emperor was always a supreme with a special status and honor.

The emperor has always been the honorary head of state.

The royal family also received special preferential treatment.

The emperor can also dictate basic matters such as national morality and national education.

The most important point is that if the shogunate's shogun's testimony makes a mistake in direction, that is, he cannot satisfy the emperor, he can also call the shogun and reprimand him!

In other words, he had the power to criticize and demand from the shogunate.

In particular, in foreign exchanges, such as the disputes with the United States and Russia in recent years, some concession measures taken by the Dongying island countries made Emperor Xiaomei very dissatisfied.

In a fit of rage, he summoned the Edo Shogunate's elder Ii Naobi, who was in charge of these negotiations, and severely reprimanded him!

Direct representation. The treaties concluded by this elder with various countries are all compromises of betrayal and surrender and betrayal of national interests, and he has no minimum trust in him.

He insisted that the Edo shogunate must replace this Ii Naobi, otherwise, he would not be the emperor of this old Shizi!

His reasons can really stand up!

Because even the Edo shogunate. If you do anything externally, you do it in the name of the emperor!

No matter how powerful you are, in the name of the emperor, you can't talk about it directly against the emperor, right?

Therefore, the emperor directly threatened, since you use my name, at least you can't use my name to betray the country, right? Regardless of the reputation of my royal family, I can't control you, and I can't do anything, right?

Not only will I not do anything, but I will abdicate, and the emperor will end up with me, but this is a manifestation of the above, and whoever has long eyes. Everyone knows that it is you Tokugawa shogunate's traitorous guide to glory!

He also has a ruthless move, and I not only abdicate. I'm going to give you this throne Zen to Tokugawa Iekei!

Let this imperial family, which has no surname since ancient times, become the royal family of your Tokugawa family!

See how you face all the citizens of the Toei Island Country!

At this time, the Tokugawa family was completely ruined, especially the Tokugawa family, at that time he was fighting for survival every day, where could he take care of this change!

Although the Tokugawa family was strong, it was militarily and politically at that time!

Economically. He's not as good as the Sanjo family!

And in terms of popular support, in terms of reputation, he is inferior to the royal family!

Not only is it inferior, but it is too far behind!

Almost all the people of the country undoubtedly supported the royal family. And the basis for this support is that only the emperor is a family protected by Amaterasu.

At this time, Tokugawa Iekei himself could only survive for a while, where would he dare to cause such trouble.

Therefore, he had no choice but to remove Naobi Ii and make him a scapegoat.

In fact, this unlucky guy did exactly what he wanted to do with Tokugawa Iekei!

After that, the Tokugawa shogunate became more conservative in its original foreign policy, and directly entered the most severe period of seclusion and seclusion.

The amended articles contain a number of specific and precise provisions, which restrict the entry of foreigners and also restrict the entry of nationals.

Except for licensed vessels, it is strictly forbidden for other vessels to sail abroad.

Except for chartered vessels, no nationals may be dispatched to foreign countries. If there is a stowaway, he shall be punished with death, and the stowaway boat and the owner of the boat shall be detained together.

Nationals of Dongying Island, who have gone to a foreign country and set up a house in a foreign country, shall be sentenced to death if they return to the Dongying Islands.

However, if a person is forced to stay in a foreign country under unavoidable circumstances and returns to the Toei Islands within five years, he or she may be forgiven if it is found to be true and he begs to remain in the Toei Islands.

If he still wishes to go to a foreign country, he shall be punished with death.

If there is a spread of Christianity, someone is immediately sent to give an admonition.

If a false Christian clergyman is found, he should be rewarded.

Those who have made good deeds in the informant will be rewarded with 100 silver coins. Other whistleblowers are to be rewarded according to the circumstances of their loyalty.

If any "Nanbanian" or other heretical rumors are found to be spreading Christianity, they should be immediately escorted to the prison of the Omura Domain.

When a foreign ship arrives, it should be reported to Edo.

As usual, the lord of the Omura domain should be notified and asked to send a surveillance ship.

All kinds of cargo where a foreign ship is located may not be purchased in one place in its entirety.

It is forbidden for officials to directly purchase the cargo of foreign ships in Nagasaki.

The cargo of a foreign ship shall be submitted to Edo in a manifest. However, it is possible to order them to trade as usual, without waiting for Edo's approval.

Raw silk from foreign ships shall be sold at five designated locations after the price has been determined.

All kinds of goods other than raw silk should be traded according to the price standard of raw silk after the price of raw silk is determined. The purchase and sale of various goods in Colombia shall be completed within 20 days after the price is determined.

The return date of a foreign ship is limited to the date before the fixed date and time, and the return time limit for each subsequent ship must leave within 50 days from the date of arrival.

It is forbidden for foreign ships to deposit surplus cargo on the islands of Toei, and it is forbidden for the people of the islands to accept such deposits.

Merchants at designated treaty ports are limited to arriving in Nagasaki before the specified period, and latecomers are not included in the allocation.

When a foreign raw silk cargo ship arrives at Satsuma, Hirado, or any other port, it must trade at the price of Nagasaki silk, and it is not allowed to trade until the price of Nagasaki silk has been determined.

Under the pressure of Emperor Takamei, the Tokugawa shogunate had no choice but to carry out the policy of seclusion and seclusion, which had been implemented in the past, and revised it to be more severe and harsh, almost severing all foreign exchanges.

In addition, he also urged the general to take the initiative to conquer the Yi many times!

You are nominally a conquest, you can't wait for the reclaimed people to come to conquer, right?

Therefore, it can be seen that this emperor is not blindly opposed to foreign exchanges, and if the reactionary war of aggression attacks the city and seizes land, he still vigorously supports it!

Therefore, on the one hand, he closed off the country to defend, and on the other hand, he went abroad and went to conquer all over the world.

Emperor Komei's desire for the conquest was quite intense, and he once asked the general Tokugawa Iekei, when would you, the general of the conquest, be willing to conquer the ethereal.

Therefore, Emperor Xiaomei's seclusion and seclusion have always hidden foreign aggression.

In particular, after he cooperated with the Matsudaira Sakae family, the lord of the Aizu domain, who served as the guardian of Kyoto, he trusted them extremely much, and his philosophy changed greatly.

It's become dissatisfied with the Tokugawa family's seclusion!

This dissatisfaction was also the basis for his alliance with the daimyos, forming a group of the imperial family and various feudal domains to oppose the shogunate.

Now, however, all this qiē has come to naught!

He himself fell into the hands of the enemy!

I don't know if the enemy took advantage of the Tokugawa and Sanjo families, or if any of these two families led the coup!

However, it doesn't matter who is in charge, he only knows one thing, the general trend has gone!

Your own emperor has come to an end!

The last time they took the initiative to abdicate, they didn't retreat, it seems that they are still afraid!

And this time, they took me down directly, and they are already unscrupulous!

Not even a fig leaf!

Emperor Xiaoming is worthy of being a top political figure, and in the blink of an eye, he has thought about these things thoroughly!

His position, that is, the chairman's position, also allowed him to see the whole situation.

On the left are representatives of daimyo and daimyo from all over the world!

On the right are all the heads of the royal family, and they are all absent!

And the hands-on forces are even more foolproof and leakless!

Everyone seated, whether it was a daimyo or a member of the royal family, was held hostage by two people!

Although there are people who still refuse to give in and are still struggling with all their might, the two people who grabbed them have a calm face and don't care at all, just like an adult dealing with a crying baby.

Emperor Xiaoming shouted: "Don't make trouble! Listen to the last words of me, the emperor!"

Sure enough, those imperial relatives and daimyo samurai who were still struggling all calmed down, and when they were prisoners, they had to be the size of officials, and the old order was not right?

Emperor Xiaomei was quiet and said to Mai Ke, Tokugawa Iekei, and Sanjo Masao: "I don't care which of the three of you presided over this matter, anyway, my Emperor Xiaomei admits defeat! Among the three of you, who is in charge, Mai Ke is not you, right? You are an outsider, and there is not much to do with you here! Tokugawa Iekei! It seems also unlikely, last time I abdicated and took the initiative to give you the emperor, you categorically refused! Then, Sanjo Masao, it is estimated that it is you, only you Sanjo family, most want to change the national policy, and the door is fully open! Now, I don't care who you are, I only ask for one thing, let me die with the dignity of the emperor, be martyred for the 1,500-year-old emperor system, and then throw my bones into the sea, I am ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors, and I have no shame to face Amaterasu! Who will listen to my request?"

Mai Ke replied slowly: "You asked to go back and talk again, the person you want to talk to is me!"

Sanjo Masao and Tokugawa Iekei bowed to the emperor at the same time: "Yes! That's him, the head of the heavenly kingdom, Mai Ke!".

(To be continued......)