"Bridge bean sack~"

The guards were so frightened that they hurriedly surrounded Naoxiu - now, this "bridge bean sack" can't be shouted randomly, because it is easy to get into trouble.

This reason also starts from the fifteenth day of the first month of this year:

In the first month of the second year of Bunjiu (1862), the victorious Fang Laozhong and foreign royal hanging Ando Nobuyuki and his party were on the way, and someone shouted such a voice at that time.

After that, six little men jumped out, and they held aloft swords and iron cannons, saying that they would eliminate harm for the people.

At that time, the guards of the Mutsu Iwaki Taira Domain were stunned, because suddenly, too suddenly—this is outside the Sakashita Gate, how can there be assassins?

Two years ago, there was a change outside the Sakurada Gate, but when the shogunate's old Ii was assassinated, the location was the Sakurada Gate, that is, outside the moat of Edo Castle, but the outside of the Sakashita Gate is different, this is the moat - although strictly speaking, it is not the inner city of Edo, but the outer city is also a city, this is inside the Mikunwa, the dignified outer city of the river, with walls and moats, how did these assassins get in?!

At this time, he was stunned, so six assassins rushed over, slashing and firing guns, and they were very busy.

But the disappointing thing is that it was useless to be busy for a long time, and the defense was not broken - the two horses were hacked to death at the first time, but Ando's carriage was safe and sound.

In fact, it can't be said that it is completely unharmed, the appearance of the carriage is chopped sawdust, but the door can't be opened.

The guards, who had finally reacted, rushed forward, and the six Assassins begged for mercy.

Afterwards, although the shogunate tried its best to block the news, there were many people talking at the time, and the matter slowly spread, so the guards heard someone shouting "Hashidou sack" again, which was a nervous thing.

The person who shouted to stay also reacted, knowing that he had committed a big taboo, he and his entourage hurriedly stood in place.

Zhixiu looked back and took a closer look, happy, this master is really capable, you can see it anywhere:

"Sanemon, why are you here?"

"Don't laugh."

After listening to Naoxiu's joke, the person who came turned white, and Naoxiu was not an exaggeration, and reached out to invite him to the small steamer of the White Lord's Domain.

Who is this Sanemon?,It's Saigo Takanaga, who left Kitachi at the end of last year - because he was still charged with the Wuwu Disaster before.,So he used the name change of "Sanemon" to be active in Hakodate.。

"Why is the Imperial Statue in such a hurry?"

"It's the same as Brother Long Yong's menacing."

After joking with each other, the two clapped their hands and laughed.

Indeed, although one rushed to Edo in a hurry as soon as his sins were forgiven, while the other preferred to slip back to his lair in the New Year, although the style of this one was very different, the reason was the same - to fight, to fight!

Things have to start with marrying the palace.

In October of the first year of Bunkyu (1861), the Imperial Princess and Imperial Palace finally set off for Edo.

At that time, it was said that there were 30,000 people in the procession, which traveled for dozens of miles, with 12 feudal guards along the way, and a total of 29 guards along the way.

There are two reasons why this is so popular:

One, it is about to marry Gongxia, and the combination of public and military forces is beginning to see each other, and this hot stove is getting hotter and hotter, and the hotter it is.

Second, it is because some "ill-intentioned" people have bad intentions.

In the eyes of these people, "the thief of the shogunate in the founding of the country and trade is not dead, and marrying the princess is an ulterior motive." Therefore, the shogunate was ready to mess up the matter, so the shogunate strengthened its vigilance in addition to the solemn matter.

Fortunately, the family send-off team arrived in Edo safely.

But what a good thing is grinding, and when it arrives in Edo in November, the two ministers who sent off their relatives played moths again:

Chikusa Yuwen and Iwakura sent the two envoys to Yue Zheng and Deputy Ao, saying that the princess had arrived in Edo, so the shogunate should always show a little sincerity, right?

"I understand."

"You don't understand."

As a result, people don't want gold and silver, they want a piece of paper, but this paper is much more valuable than gold and silver - the two ministers actually asked the shogunate to write an oath to promise that it would not be bad for the imperial family!

Actually, this is not unreasonable - the princess also has the right to inherit, what if the shogunate hijacks the palace and usurps the throne? Now that they have been delivered to your door, it's not an exaggeration to give you a guarantee.

At that time, the momentum of the shogunate was getting higher and higher, and the reputation of the shogunate among the people was getting worse and worse, for the sake of winning people's hearts, this Tokugawa family marrying a princess was indeed a good chess, and now thirty-six worships have been worshipped, and this tremor looks like nothing - and the palace marriage has been repeatedly tossed for more than three years, and the people who handle it are all exhausted, so they all want to do it as soon as possible.

But nominally, the Tokugawa family is a courtier, but in fact it is the overlord who coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, so is it necessary to write an oath to the imperial court?

And although the palace arrived in Edo, the small actions of the small court in Kyoto before and after have not stopped:

In February of the first year of Bunjiu (1861), "the emperor issued an internal payment to the poor people of Yama Castle. To go far and wide, universal in the sea".

It was already a taboo to buy people's hearts, and the small court also roasted the shogunate on the fire - after issuing a small sum of money in February, the imperial family notified the shogunate, "The shogun approves of it." What does that mean? It is to ask the shogunate to pay for this matter to continue for a long time and vigorously.

At that time, the shogunate was disgusted, I am famous for the money, you earn, there is such a thing!

Moreover, if the shogunate has money, then it is still a woolen yarn and a dog body, and it will be over if you do it alone.

But this happened in February, when the relationship between the two parties was very tense, and it was much more relaxed in April - it was also at that time that the marriage schedule was determined.

But after April, the atmosphere of this rebellion became higher and higher, and the Tokugawa family's reputation became worse and worse, and the small court did not fan the flames - the ministers kept receiving the so-called people with lofty ideals, and then comforted them, didn't this add to the chaos? What can't you discuss with each other after marrying your relatives?

Therefore, although the old and middle schools still have the idea of focusing on the overall situation, a considerable number of Qiben ministers are becoming more and more dissatisfied.

So, after the two ministers who sent their relatives put forward the request for the oath, the anger of many ministers was ignited, "If you don't accept it, you won't accept it, and if you have the ability, you will send the princess back by herself!" ”

But angry words are angry words, in the face of the new requirements suddenly put forward when receiving relatives, how many people in later generations chose to swallow their anger, the reason is the same.

The public family will make a conclusion on this matter, "It is Jiamao who is married, let him write it himself if he wants to write it!" ”

Encountering such an unreliable father, Nishimaru-like Ieshigeru had no choice but to tearfully write down an oath - not biological*3!

Later, on February 8, 1862, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa family went into seclusion, and was succeeded by his son, Iemo.

Three days later, Iemo and Kanomiya held a grand marriage ceremony - Iemo and Kanomiya were both seventeen years old at the time.

For such a big event, naturally all the ministers came to attend the ceremony, even the three giants of Hakodate were not exempt, except for the pursuit and Egawa Hidetoshi guarding the house, the pursuit of Naohide and Metobori Toshiki were notified that they all came from afar.

Actually, Naohide didn't want to come, but Hakodate was an ice-free port - the white lord had a frozen period, which was usually a good thing, but now it has become a disadvantage. And the most grassy thing is that the messenger sent by Edo to urge him took a small steamer offered by Hakodate, which makes sense!

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived in Edo at the end of the first month, he met a good thing - he was promoted, became rich, and died of his wife, all of them! And the three are also related to each other:

There are three promoters behind this scene, in addition to the general Jiading, there is also the chief of the old middle

Hisashi Hiroshu and the Shimazu family lived in seclusion in the main hall of Qi Bin.

Like Jia Ding, Qi Bin and his son Goo Jiro are all jumping around because of Naoxiu's incursions.

During the Ansei Prison, Qi Bin was punished, and after retiring in the autumn of the fifth year of Ansei (1858), he was pressed by the shogunate to be "cautious" in Edo.

But after all, he is a father-in-law, in the first year of Wanyan (1860), Jing Yi swept the head of the department and died, Qi Bin took the door of his daughter Atsuhime, and I don't know how to operate, this was actually released back to Kagoshima that year.

Qi Bin is a good friend of the former chief Abe Masahiro, and naturally has a close relationship with Masahiro's brother-in-law Hisashi Hiroshi. After Jiushi became the chief of the old school in April of the first year of Wanyan (1860), the two of them hooked up again.

Therefore, when Naohide arrived in Edo at the end of the first month of the second year of Bunkyu (1862), he received a gift package from Qi Bin and Guangzhou, and the public sample family:

"Zhixiu, you've worked hard, how about changing the Austrian side and changing your name by the way?"

What's the matter, it's so easy to change a wife and surname?

It's as easy as that.

It turned out that the family must be retiring, but he was also afraid that people would take the tea and cool, so he played two chess moves to protect himself:

First of all, he asked Nishimaru-like Shigeru to take the little princess Kikuhime of the Tian Anjia family as his adopted daughter, and then married Kihisahime to the current head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu's definition - his imperial platform is the princess of the Shimazu family, Atsuhime, this kiss and kiss, presumably the Shimazu family cannot stand idly by if there is something in the future.

It's just that Kikuhime is only twelve years old, and Hajiro is only fourteen years old, but he can't take care of the burning eyebrows, and the overlord is forced to take the bow, and the young couple is arranged like this - it's just Nacai, and there is no formal relationship.

And another protection, that is, to tie Naoxiu firmly to the boat of Jiading.

Others don't know, but the family must be clear, his father Jiaqing took his hand before he died and instructed, "Guotai Minning, Zhixiu must not stay; The world is stormy, and this person is the hope of the Tokugawa family. However, it must not be allowed to settle in the center unless absolutely necessary. ”

Even if you don't have this sentence, who is not afraid of a youkai who can predict earthquakes in advance?!

Moreover, Naohide treated Ieding for beriberi, and also asked Oguri Tadashun to relieve him of lead poisoning, and he was quite respectful for so many years, plus he had outstanding merits, so Ieding valued Naohide very much.

This is about to abdicate, and he has to get a handful of straw, so he arranged Zhixiu clearly:

The Shimazu family was married by him, so since this trick is good, wouldn't it be good to give Naohide all of a sudden?

Therefore, he arranged for the daughter of the prince Qi Bin to become the adopted daughter of the prince Jiamao, and then prepared to marry her to Naoxiu.

It's just that the family decided not to adopt the daughter in person, because of the seniority. Du Ji is Qi Bin's daughter, so his adopted daughter remarries Qi Bin's son, isn't this messy.

As for Zhixiu's side, it is the same reason, because Qi Bin's daughter can only be adopted by Jiamao, the son of the family, so that she can maintain the formation, no, the generations are not chaotic.

Poor Shimazu family's little princess Hiwei Hime, who is only eleven years old this year, is about to be forced to marry the thirty-seven-year-old strange uncle Naoxiu.

This operation is quite sassy, Hiweihime became the princess of the Tokugawa family, and if Naohide married her, she would become a member of the Tokugawa family, and it was reasonable that she would be loyal to the shogunate in the future. And according to the blood relationship, Naoxiu is naturally close to the family, so that the family will be in trouble in the future, and Naoxiu must stand up!

"Bridge bean sack~"

But even if there is no god of harmony, Naoxiu doesn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi, so this thing didn't work out.

But Naohide is not an ignorant person, and he proposes the best of both worlds - in the end, the Hori family still marries the princess, and he also allows the Hori family to mix with the Tokugawa family, mixing in the important name of Matsudaira.