After agreeing with the shogunate to pay compensation for the Shimonoseki bombardment, Choshu's negotiator Takasugi Haru was assassinated as soon as he returned to the main domain.

Why?

Because the Maori samurai felt that he ate inside and out, and the seventy percent compensation was more than 700,000 gold, which was enough for how many people to eat in exchange for rice, why was it so easy to hand it over.

Fortunately, someone reported the news beforehand, and Takasugi escaped.

But he finally met the head of the family, Maori Qingqin, and then he knew that the big thing was completely wrong:

It's okay to celebrate everything, but his ears are soft, but now, he has changed his mind again and is not ready to pay as promised.

Fortunately, Qingqin also knew that it was a bit too much to pit the retainers like this, so he secretly sent someone to let Takasugi Spring Breeze go.

Anyway, the final result of the matter was that Choshu said that he was ordered to destroy the country, and the imperial court and the shogunate were responsible, so the Maori family could only pay 30% to make amends.

That's it, don't be too little for the shogunate, if you say less, you won't have a penny!

Isn't this a cheat, the shogunate has already negotiated with the foreigners, and it is absolutely impossible to break the contract - the price is too high, and the shogunate does not want to fight.

But Choshu began to play scoundrels, this shogunate must not be able to open this opening, all like this, the shogunate treats itself, and it can't plug such a hole - if anyone is happy, they will shoot a few shots, and then wait for the shogunate to wipe their ass, this will work.

Therefore, after Jiamao and Keiyong went to Luo, they asked the imperial court to designate the Maori family as an enemy of the court.

This was done because, once it was designated as an enemy, the Mori family would be the enemy of the whole world, and the shogunate would rightfully clean it up.

It stands to reason that the Maori family is so capricious that they are not wronged when they are beaten.

But after all, Changzhou was the first shot to fight for the enemy, and the Fusang Emperor, who swore to fight for it, did have some preference for him, so this enemy has not been able to approve it.

Moreover, this one also came forward in person:

"Is there any misunderstanding here, let's find out first."

The gourd official judged the gourd case, what can this be clarified.

Choshu sent someone to Kyoto to clarify the matter, but they insisted that the foreigner would move first, and I would fight back in self-defense.

What about the evidence?

That's definitely not going to be anymore.

According to Choshu, the shogunate's edict made it very clear, "If they attack, they will be swept away, and if I am enterprising, I will not start a war".

Qingyong, who was present at the time, was furious:

"That's not what Takasugi Haru said in Edo!"

"Takasugi has always been ridiculous, often speaking out and deceiving others.

After being deceived by adulterers, now they know their sins and flee. ”

Keinaga was angry at the time, Takasugi was sent to Edo by you, and now he doesn't admit it, and he is "fooled by traitors", which means that the shogunate forced him to admit it.

Therefore, Keinaga asked the imperial court to issue an order immediately, and the shogunate sent troops to Choshu to crusade against the rebels.

However, the other five imperial courts "participated in the country", Keiki, Rongboka, Shimazu Saibin, Yamauchi Toyonobu, and Date Munejo, but three of them disagreed:

Keiki, Yamauchi Toyonobu, and Date Sojo all think that a small punishment and a big precept are enough, after all, last year's raid was a big policy for Fuso, and now the matter is not clear, and the army will be sent to Choshu, which is a bit inappropriate.

Rong Bao, he also thinks that there must be something wrong, this courtier, may lie and deceive the lord, and the daimyo is sometimes coerced, so he might as well let Maori Qing's father and son go to Kyoto to defend themselves. If the Maori father and son did not dare to come, then the matter would be clear, and it would not be too late to send another army.

Shimazu is in support of Keiyong.

So four to two, the opponents of the crusade prevailed.

General Jiamao was so angry about this:

Guan Bai Erjo Qi Jing is a wall grass, he has always refused to come out, and he can't be counted on;

And even if he ends up by himself, it will be four to three, and the most likely result is to discern carefully when he gets to the desk of Emperor Fusang.

But is this a matter of careful discernment that can distinguish between right and wrong?

At this point, General Jiamao has the meaning of returning to the east:

He understood that this combination of public and military forces was, and the court's intention of using force to fight against the army had not changed, and the ten years of the shogunate's rebellion, people didn't take it to heart at all.

If it weren't for the defeat of the Three Kingdoms' bombardment of Shimonoseki, everyone was a little afraid of foreigners, and the shogunate, which had always refused to go to war, would have been designated as an enemy long ago.

The two sides can't get together at all, the public and the military are combined, and they are a ghost!

In addition to the two things that the Imperial Edict and the Maori family disposed of, there are many things that Jiamao is not satisfied with:

First of all, it is the second combination of public and military forces, which obviously has a big appetite for the imperial court

Many.

In the name of "public military unity and decision", the ministers have constantly sympathized with the people's feelings, and today they will open warehouses to release grain, and tomorrow they will repair water conservancy.

Anyway, it was the shogunate who paid them for fame.

Second, countless ministers have begun to care about practice.

Didn't Edo issue the "Decree on the Development of Colonial Industries", and these people were very interested in it, and they grabbed Keinaga and other shogunes to keep asking about the inside situation, saying that they would also contribute to Fuso Zhongxing.

They were so disturbed that they recommended them to study at Bunkyu University in Edo.

But the problem is that the ministers said that they had no money, and either the shogunate would pay for it, or they would transfer people from the university to Kyoto professors, and they would solve it anyway.

Moreover, the imperial court raised the banner of "Gongwu Yihe Decision", and all the daimyo of Shangluo came back.

The princes said that the number of people who "participated in the country" was only six, which was too small, and more should be appointed.

In this regard, Qingyong once said worriedly:

"In this way, the decision of the public military and the shogunate is just an empty phrase. Unless the Edo shogunate gathers in Kyoto, the power will inevitably fall.

And even so, the saints and ministers will inevitably interfere indiscriminately.

Therefore, I suggest that we go back to Edo as soon as possible. This mountain is high and the road is far away, so it will be better to prevaricate when the time comes. ”

Okay, a good dog can't stand a pack of wolves, that's what Qingyong means.

However, the shogun Ieshige was still hesitant to deal with two things, and he felt that after returning to Edo, these two things might not end in a predictable way.

Keinaga had no choice but to say bluntly that he originally thought that the combination of public and military forces was the right path for Fuso, but now it seems that unless the shogunate is headed by the imperial court, the imperial family, the ministers, and the princes of Zaoyi will not give up.

As for the disposal of the Imperial Edict and the Maori family, I am afraid that it will be a good result if there is no result.

The so-called barefoot people are not afraid to wear shoes, and the more they mix in Kyoto, the deeper they will fall, so it is better to go back to Edo and wait for changes.

Jiamao listened and thought so.

But it's easy to come, but it's hard to leave.

The court and the princes are stubbornly pestering the two, big and small things are continuous, and there is an endless stream of people asking for relief and benefits; Just talk about the big reason and don't give up the hustle, that is, from morning to night.

In the end, it didn't work, and the two had to be hard:

On March 9 of the first year of the Genji era (1864), Matsudaira Yoshinaga and Shimazu Saibin wrote their resignation from "the country is involved", the reason is that one is that Satsuma has something to do, and the other is that the shogunate is restless, anyway, they don't play.

On the same day, Shogun Ieshige also applied to be transferred back to Edo to deal with shogunate.

If it happens, "Gongbu Ichiwa Decision", won't this become a "Public Decision" without the shogunate?

This is done, if you don't think about "the sky is falling and there is a big man on top", why ask Jiamao to go to Luo.

Therefore, the remaining four participants also immediately resigned - not to mention anything else, in the past two months, nothing has been done, and everyone pointed at the backbone and scolded them, why is this.

When the news came out, the ministers and princes were all surprised.

Emperor Fusang was also tense this time, so he had to come forward to comfort:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is so good, why bother."

Everyone almost didn't fall down when they heard it, so they just dropped it, and it has been more than a month, and nothing has been done.

At that time, Emperor Fusang's eyes were red:

"Yokohama has suspended the lockdown of the port, didn't I agree, how can I say that nothing has been done?"

When everyone thinks about it, alas, Fusang is now like a bird, and it can only be slowly grinded. But why stay in Kyoto, and go home.

Therefore, Qingyong proposed:

"In the spring of every year, from February to March, everyone will discuss in Luo, what do you think?"

……

After grinding for a long time, Emperor Fusang finally nodded, but he put forward one condition:

After the August 18 incident, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep at night, so he prepared to appoint a "governor of the Imperial Guard" to ensure the stability of Kyoto.

As for the candidate, he thinks that Hitotsubashi Qingxiqing is good.

To be honest, after the comeback of the Great Imperial Palace, Hitotsubashi's rejoicing shogun was very embarrassed.

But he didn't resign voluntarily, and the shogunate couldn't find a suitable excuse to remove him - after all, he was originally elected by the small imperial court, and as long as he still wanted to combine the public and the military, he couldn't move lightly.

Considering that he and Kei will never get along, and there is no good fruit to eat when he returns to Edo, he will not lose a way out.

But the "Governor of the Forbidden Imperial Guard" is

The official position of the imperial court is 7,500 per month, and such a high service assistant is enough to raise more than 3,000 soldiers, which is not possible!

(The shogunate was a rice standard, and 7,500 taels included all the expenses for raising the army, not just food.) ）

Although very early on, the royal ronins proposed to set up personal soldiers in the imperial court, but because this matter involved military power and was too sensitive, no one dared to explicitly raise it in the court.

This time, it was proposed by the Fuso Emperor himself, and the general Jiamao and the president of political affairs Qingyong couldn't help but change color:

promised, this is undoubtedly a tiger for trouble;

If you don't agree, the "Gongwu Yihe Decision" is already about to exist in name only, and if you refuse this matter again, I am afraid that the combination of public and military forces will be completely out of drama.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether the public and military forces are compatible or not, just from the perspective of cooperation with the minister.

But the problem is that since the opening of Fusang's port, the people's livelihood has been difficult, and many princes have suffered from it from time to time, so the voice of rebellion is endless, and only the combination of public and military forces can suppress these princes and the so-called Langshi.

If this combination of public and military forces is scattered, I am afraid that rogue princes like Changzhou will immediately spread all over Fusang.

At that time, these people will fire two shots today and two shots tomorrow, and if they don't do it, they will really drag the shogunate into the water and destroy it by force - as for completely falling to the foreigners, the people's livelihood of the shogunate is not good now, and in order to maintain the hearts of the people, it must not be considered.

Seeing that Jiamao and Qingyong were embarrassed, Emperor Fusang smiled, and he ran away first, leaving Guan Bai and Erjo Qi Jing to hook up.

In the end, Nijo finally moved the two of them:

He said that the minister is weak, and now Fusang is turbulent, which is worried about his own safety, which is a common concern of everyone.

As for the "Governor of the Imperial Guard", although the monthly service is 7,500 taels, the soldiers and horses that can be raised can all be the fan groups of the shogunate, and they can be hung with the false name of the imperial court.

Of course, if there are children of ministers who are willing to join the army, they also ask the shogunate to arrange it at its discretion, and the court will never force it.

In any case, this group of men and horses must not leave Kyoto, lest the crisis of August 18 happen again.

Let's take two years, if the situation in Fuso is stable, then the "Governor of the Forbidden Imperial Guard" can be abolished; If it is not stable, what do you think of the shogunate recommending a new governor according to the old practice?

Seeing that the two were still suspicious, Guan Bai Erjo Qi Jing added another important condition:

"Choshu's disposal is ultimately subject to the shogunate's opinion."

Choshu openly reneged on the agreement with the shogunate, which was the heart disease of the shogun Iemo, and if it could not be dealt with categorically, the majesty of the shogunate would be damaged, not to mention, I am afraid that other princes would follow suit.

Therefore, these conditions add up to quite tempting.

But the stakes are so high, Jiamao and Qingyong didn't dare to make a rash promise, and only said that they would go back and think about it.

Unexpectedly, on the same day, Kyoto Guardian Rongbao came to the door:

It turned out that Qingxi promised that the monthly 7,500 salaries, seventy percent of which would be given to Rong Bao's soldiers, and a handwritten letter was written to Rong Bao.

Aizu Shangluo is 3,000 people, although the shogunate gave a certain amount of grain and grass, can help the military service, how can there be enough, it is good to be able to give three achievements.

Therefore, Rong Bao listened to Qingxi's promise, he couldn't sit still at all, and hurriedly ran to plead, this matter can be considered, with me watching, it will definitely be fine.

At the beginning, Rong Bao went to Luo, but Qing Yong, the president of political affairs, picked it up, and today Rong Bao opened his mouth, and Qing Yong really couldn't refuse.

What's more, at the end of the first public and military combination last year, when Jiamao ran away, the princes of the armed faction were ready to move, but Aizu suppressed the place, which showed his loyalty - at that time, Qingyong was afraid that Rong Bao and Qing Xi would collude, so he sent a letter to Rong Bao at the beginning of the runaway, so Rong Bao did not have time to participate in the escort.

As soon as Rong Bao said this, Jiamao and Qingyong really let go of their doubts:

Don't look at the 7,500 per month, but the group is not just eating, the ordnance and military supplies have to come out of it. Seventy percent was given to Rong Bao, so even if he was happy to subsidize himself, he could only raise a thousand soldiers.

In addition, the person was drawn from the shogunate group, so I was afraid that he would not succeed.

Therefore, despite the bitter advice of the courtiers around them, the two still promised to do so.

Later, the imperial court also kept its promise, not only agreeing to the shogunate's proposal for the "Gongmu Ichiwa Decision", but also issued a new edict before Keiki took office:

"If the father and son of Choshu Maori do not come to Kyoto within a month to defend themselves, they will be begged in the name of the enemy."

That's why, today's General Jiamao, he appeared at the celebratory transfer ceremony.

But he didn't expect that "only weapons and fame, no dummies", Qingxi mastered the Kyoto guard on behalf of the small imperial court, this matter is really not as simple as he thought!