Keiei's Fukui Domain, there were several outstanding retainers who had a great influence on him, these people were Hashimoto Tsunaki, Mioka Hachiro, and Nakane Renshi.

These three have teamed up with other retainers to carry out Western pox seeding techniques in Fukui, and the results have been remarkable.

Since the pox has been promoted, the position is naturally "suspicious" - in fact, the three of them have been the founders of the country very early in private.

Under the influence of these people, in November of the fourth year of Ansei (1857), Keinaga applied to the shogunate for an active trade in the country, and later he broke with the Ii family, and this position temporarily returned to the path of rebellion.

And it was also in that year that Kei Nai invited Yokoi of Higo Kumamoto to give a lecture in Fukui, and the content was the way to develop the industry and even open the country.

After that, Yokoi Tokien went to Fukui to give lectures three times: in March of the 5th year of Ansei (1858), in May of the 6th year of Ansei (1859), and in February of the first year of Mannobu (1860).

However, by accident, Yokoi and Keinaga did not see each other until April of the first year of Bunkyu (1861), when Yokoi lectured to Keinaga and the feudal lord Shigeaki at the Fukui Domain on Reigishi Island in Edo, and the two met for the first time.

If it weren't for Naohide's incursions, Yokoi was still a critic when Kurofune visited for the first time in the sixth year of Kaei (1853), and it was not until later that he was influenced by the "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom" and gradually became in favor of the founding of the country.

In the 7th year of Kaei (1854), the famous scholar Sakuma Zoyama proposed in the "Provincial Sorrow Record" that "Oriental morality, Western art, refinement and coarseness, both the inside and the outside", believed that with Oriental morality as the main body and good use of Western science and technology, Fuso could be rich and strong and resist Western powers.

Yokoi was a little later, and it was not until the second year of Ansei (1855) that he changed his position from a rebellious to a founder.

Of course, in this world, because of the disturbance of Naoxiu, Mr. Yokoi Konan became fast, and he also proposed the term "and soul foreign talent" early.

Tsunaki Hashimoto, Hachiro Mioka, Renami Nakane and Yokoi Shicun, surrounded by these four fierce men, so Matsudaira Keinaga, who took office as the "elder" this year, has long been a founder in his bones - among them, Hashimoto Tsunaki was assigned in the sixth year of Ansei (1859), but didn't it fall into the hands of Ezo Naohide, so this person has never broken the handwritten paper (letter).

Naohide has been in chaos for so many years, and now the butterfly's wings are also bigger, and the trajectory of Fuso has become more blurred with the passage of time, and Tsunaki Hashimoto did not die in Ansei Prison at that time, but now it has played a big role:

The first of the original old middle schools, Hisashi Hiroshi Zhoufu softly admitted defeat, Abe Masahiro's mastermind Ishikawa Bunbei, he held Hashimoto Tsunaki's handwriting, plus Yokoi Shiko's presence while beating the side drum, this took Matsudaira Yoshinaga, otherwise, even if the general Jiamao nodded, this force could not easily stop.

Therefore, the current elder Qingyong is not only a founding theorist, but also hooked up with Abe and the conciliators of Jiushi, plus his original allies, and now he also has the strength to stand on his own from Qi Zhao's lineage.

What's more, this ass decides the head, and Keiyong is the elder in charge of the shogunate, so he naturally has a different mind about the combination of public and military:

In the past, it was "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and he needed to rely on the Fuso royal family to suppress the opponents in the shogunate, but now that he has become the elder of the shogunate, Jiamao is also stable and does not make trouble, not to mention the river and the bridge, in this public and military combination, who is in charge and who is the second should always be discussed.

In this way, after achieving his goal through the combination of public and military, General Jiamao and Elder Qingyong, these two did not turn their faces but changed their faces, so the matter of combining public and military forces has made waves again.

Of course, there are two things that have to be mentioned during this period - because of these two things, Jiamao and Qingyong began to shake their confidence in Zaoyi, and then they were confused about cooperating with the small court that insisted on Zayi:

The first thing happened in May when Keiyong was not yet the elder.

At that time, the British minister Ali returned home on leave, and the acting minister Neil jumped out and said to the shogunate, "The Boning Islands, this does not belong to Fuso, and it is better for me to manage the islands." ”

The so-called Bonein Islands are the Ogasawara Islands that Fuso said.

The British objected to the ownership of these islands in the sixth year of Ansei (1859), when the shogunate was vague.

Now that the Yarrow War is over, the English are more firmly established in the Far East, but the Francis have also begun to make troubles here, so this matter is remembered again.

However, the British said that it was too late, and in December of the first year of Bunhisa (January 1862), under the assignment of the late elder Nakato Ando Nobumasa, Mizuno Tadashi and others set out on the Harinmaru and inspected the Chichijima and Hajima islands. Not only did they collect the oath of obedience from the islanders, but they also erected boundary monuments and sent them together

The shogunate is stationed on the island.

Therefore, the acting minister Neil touched a nose - of course, Neil didn't care, even if the land was not ceded, my British warship would build a supply depot on the Boning Islands or something, and Fuso would dare to oppose it.

But this incident poured cold water on the enthusiasm of the shogunate.

During this negotiation, Neil couldn't help but boast of his strength, and as soon as this strength was revealed, it frightened the shogunate, and it turned out that after the Yarrow War, there were a lot of Yingfo's warships left, but they didn't come to Fuso to hang around.

In this way, the prospect of the Shoyi is not good.

And there is a side effect of this matter, the inspection of the Ogasawara Islands was done by Ando Shinmasa, and the credit for defending the territory is not small, so Ando was dismissed, is there something excessive in this?

Therefore, Jiushi and Ando, because of the intervention of the British, got a life-saving straw - of course, there is no world that Naoxiu has entered, straw is still straw, Mao is not, and Jiushi still resigned on June 2. But now, the form has changed, and this straw is really useful.

The second thing is actually related to the British.

On May 28, 1861, more than a dozen Mito ronin attacked the British residence at the time, Tozenji Temple, and a clerk and the British governor in Nagasaki were wounded, and Minister Rei Kuni fled in disarray.

At that time, this incident caused a lot of turmoil, but unexpectedly, in the second year of Wenjiu (1862), the attack happened again.

What's worse is that first, the date is the same, and this time it was also done on May 28; Two one, last time, there were no dead people, but this time, not only did two English people hang, but the ones who did it were actually the guards sent by the shogunate, which was not a trouble.

For the fact that the date is the same, the British are especially annoyed, "What are you doing, has this attack on the mansion become a Fusang festival?" Will I come back again next year? ”

Moreover, it was actually the guards who did it - as a guard of Tozenji Temple, the samurai Ito Gunbei of the Matsumoto Domain fought back and killed two English guards in a daze.

"I'm just discussing with you the ownership of the Boning Islands, and the result is good, revenge is not overnight, and there are guards against the water that month, which is too much!"

The acting minister, Neil, felt that his face had been beaten so loudly that he did not give up, so he sacrificed the magic weapon of the threat of force, in short, he asked the shogunate to give an explanation.

In fact, the shogunate knew that the wind of rebellion was rising, and this Tozen temple was not easy to defend, and something would happen sooner or later, so it had already approved land for the construction of a new mansion for the Western countries on Shinagawa Gotenyama. But the problem is that the new mansion of the British was not completed before it was set on fire.

Come on, anyway, there are no big people who died, so I still dealt with it the old way, and apologized for losing money.

But this pot can be firmly buckled to Jiushi's head, so Jiushi's careful thinking was also extinguished, and he honestly fulfilled his promise, and at the big assessment meeting in early June, he took the initiative to give up the first seat of Laozhong.

But there is a saying called "the rabbit dies and the fox is sad", Qingyong can not be afraid, it happened a few days tonight, wouldn't it be my pot.

And the most terrible thing is that the British acting minister Neil is out of the woods, and the shogunate can't do anything - Gobanfang said that in the event of a conflict, Edo will definitely be able to hold it, and it's a big deal that half of the house will be burned, but the Odaiba, ordnance, and military strength in Tokaido, Osaka and other places are not effective, so I can't take care of it.

This is human words, if other places are lost, this Edo will have to burn half of it, so can the shogunate still be able to maintain it?

In the past, Jiamao and Qingyong were very optimistic, and felt that Fusang had the sea and the natural moat, and the kamikaze flickered, and the foreigners did not dare to start the war lightly.

But after two things, Neil jumped high, jumping three feet, "If you don't give me an explanation, I'll give you an explanation!" is so tough and arrogant, it is obvious that people are not afraid of war.

"I think we have to think about it in the long run."

This "it is not difficult to see people carry the burden, and they take the burden step by step", the pro-government Jiamao and the high-ranking Qingyong have had their own experience, so I know that it has not been easy for everyone over the years!

In fact, not only did they have a headache, but Naoxiu was also scared.

This can't be predicted by others, but this second Dongchan Temple incident, Zhixiu knows!

For this reason, he sent a letter to John Jr., the British governor of Hakodate, asking John to remind the acting minister Neil to pay attention to it on the grounds that "the wind of rebellion is growing, and Edo is afraid of restlessness":

The best thing is to remove people from the temple;

If you don't want to, then it's better for the Fuso guards, and if you can change it, you can change it, anyway, don't use the samurai of the Matsumoto Domain-Ito Gunbei

Name, it's not good for Naoxiu to bring it up rashly, otherwise how can you explain the source of the information.

Little John's reply, Naoxiu received it, but it didn't come to pass, the attack still happened.

Actually, there's a lot of knowledge here:

John Jr. had a heated fight with the English officials in the Far East, but no matter how he was, not everyone liked him - Neil was one of them who looked down on Little John.

This English civil service system has been established for hundreds of years, and John Jr. served as the governor of Hakokan as a businessman, and many serious civil officials are inevitably eaten - why, which university did he go to, did he serve as a secretary, why did he get into the position.

And the identity of John Jr. Celtic, is not popular, you want to say that your ancestor is a nobleman, it's okay, this nouveau riche born in Mizhou, with a little merit, will be the governor, in a few years, I'm afraid you won't become the governor or even a special envoy, you nouveau riche didn't slap the face of all the nobles.

Therefore, when Little John's letter arrived in Edo, Neil finally pinched his nose and read it, and then he was furious:

"This hand is long enough, how about Edo, use your Hakokan governor to remind the audience, it's a lot of things to rely on!"

So, Naoxiu's tossing was useless, Neil still went his own way, and even doubled down on the Fuso guards - this is why it was supposed to happen on the 29th, but the Ito guards acted a day earlier. This was deliberately chosen on the 28th, consistent with the first Dongchan Temple incident, just to slap the face!

Neil's face hurts, this Naoxiu was also snapped, and this incident also reminded Naoxiu, opening is not omnipotent, and you have to pay special attention to major events in the future.

But now Naoxiu is still offstage, at best, he is mixed into the backstage, and the front desk is still the protagonist of General Jiamao and Elder Qingyong.

However, the mind of the general Ieshige and the elder Keinaga about the combination of public and military forces has also changed, so on June 7, the imperial envoy Ohara Shigetoku who arrived in Edo, this errand will be difficult to do.

There are "three policies" in the edict:

First, the general of the Seiyi army should personally lead the daimyo to Kyoto to make a pilgrimage to discuss national policies;

Second, the five major coastal feudal lords, Date, Shimazu, Yamauchi, Maeda, and Mori, these five families have made outstanding contributions and can participate in national politics as the five greats;

In the end, it is to interfere in the important personnel of the shogunate, and propose that Yoshinori Hitotsubashi and Yoshinaga Matsudaira be in charge of the overall situation, and it is better to be Keiki as "Shogun Houmei" and Keinaga as "Shogunate Elder".

But as soon as he arrived in Edo, before he could drink a sip of water, the envoy Ohara heard that there was no need to worry about the small court, and this Matsudaira Keinaga had already ascended the throne.

Isn't this nonsense, Keiei's ascension to the throne due to the edict and the early appointment of the shogunate are two different things:

Because of the edict, Qingyong has to remember the kindness of the small court, and where to turn his elbow in the future, does it need to be said;

But before the edict arrived, you kid became the elder, didn't the edict become a dispensable afterthought, can everyone still have one heart in the future?

On the 7th of June, when he arrived in Edo, on the 8th, Shigetoku Ohara, sitting in the Satsuma Domain, was lucky, but the shogunate actually sent someone to the door.

And the posture is not small, the two old middle-aged people, Wakisaka Anzhai and Itakura Katsujing came to visit together.

Hearing this, Ohara Shigetoku sighed, although this "three-thing strategy" has become two and a half, it has to continue, after all, it has come.

Ke Qi Bin smiled shyly:

"You misunderstood, not looking for you, but looking for me."

Oha was stunned for a moment, and then cheekily relied on Qi Bin:

"Didn't I get in the audit?"

Qi Bin is quite face-saving:

"Medium, why isn't this hit?"

When they met, Wakisaka and Itakura's expressions were a little strange, and they didn't pick the stubble of the minister, Shigetoku Ohara, who participated in the internal affairs of the shogunate, and directly congratulated Shimazu Qibin:

"Lieutenant General Left Konoe, the shogunate intends to ask you to serve as the old lieutenant, Lord Gongfang is waiting, come with us."

Qi Bin smiled and remained silent, but Ohara Shigetoku sat down on his back when he heard it:

"I heard it wrong, Qi Bin is going to be the old middle school of the shogunate, and the five big guys along the coast are also going to be yellow?

What has become of these three strategies now, one and a half? Two? Or a little more than two?

How can these moths emerge in endlessly! ”

He got up and looked at Wakisaka's house, Wakisaka's face was bitter, and he gestured with his eyes:

"Look at what I'm doing, I only found out yesterday that the wind in Edo is blowing wildly."