On May 21, the second year of Wenjiu (1862), the small imperial court set up a new official position "State Affairs Imperial Secretary Hanging", which stands to reason that this matter can be big or small.

Why?

To say that this small court can be regarded as tearing its face with the shogunate again, and it is clear that it wants to participate in the governance of the government on a large scale, which is hard without saying hello, which undoubtedly casts a shadow on the combination of public and military;

But to put it mildly, it's not the first time that the two sides have made a fuss, what is this matter.

In the fifth year of Anzheng (1858), there was the "Eighty-Eight Emperors of the Court", or earlier, in the first year of Anzheng (1854), the imperial court issued an order to discourage the destruction of bells and cannons with Mi and affinity, and then there was the Wuwu Secret Incident in the fifth year of Anzheng, and after the change outside the Sakurada Gate in the first year of Wanyan (1860), the ministers began to befriend ronin (攘夷志士) almost blatantly.

Even, in March of the second year of Wenjiu (1862) this year, the small imperial court in Kyoto actually began to block the road and rob:

April is the day to give an account to the shogunate, but as soon as the ranks of daimyo pass by Osaka or, some ministers or their retainers suddenly appear and say, "What are you doing in Edo Nagada, do you know how to do it?" Come directly to Kyoto, and the Imperial Court will welcome you."

Although the princes have not paid much attention to the Hajj in the past two years, and there are fewer people who are willing to make the pilgrimage to Edo on time, the imperial court openly intercepts people halfway, this is not a slap in the face, the feeling is to completely cut off the connection between the shogunate and the western country and the daimyo, and not save face for the shogunate at all.

Therefore, starting from these actions, the establishment of the "state secretary hanging" is really nothing, after all, more serious things have happened and are still happening.

It's just that the elder Qingyong and the six elders changed their colors when they heard it, not so much anger, but annoyance, our side has collapsed the Jiushi and Ando families for the combination of public and martial arts, and you can't temporarily settle down in Kyoto, it's really a pig teammate.

Of course, Jiu Shiguangzhou among these people is quite happy in his heart:

"Let's do it, let the ministers take a good look, this small court has no sincerity at all - it's not that I don't work hard, it's that the other party doesn't cooperate."

Indeed, the atmosphere of the old middle school assessment meeting is quite embarrassing now, except for Jiushi Guangzhou and Matsudaira Nobuyoshi, the remaining five are more or less a gangster of public and military forces, especially the eldest Qingyong, who is one of the main generals of the family of King Qi Zhao, so he can't get off the stage:

Itakura Katsujing is good friends with Owari, Wakisaka Anzhai is an ally of the Maori family to enter Beijing, but Keiyong has been personally shirtless for many years, and now that the news is coming, others still have a shirk, but what should Keiyong do?

Say you don't know beforehand? This ability is questioned; Say you know, it's even more ridiculous, now you are the "big boss" you are the biggest, how to resolve the current situation, say!

As a result, it turns out that it is not for nothing that Kei Matsudaira can become the elder!

First of all, Keiyong asked people to invite the other two big eyes Fu Komai Asahon and Okubo Tadahiro, so that the first elder, the sixth elder, and the three big eyes gathered together.

This is the top configuration of the shogunate on weekdays - although there are still guards in the office, but from the perspective of the separation of the military and the service, if it does not involve the military situation, these people can make a decision on political affairs.

If these people can reach an agreement, then even if the public side disagrees in his heart, it is not easy for him to oppose it openly as a general, after all, it is difficult to disagree with the will of the people - of course, these people have their own mountains, how can they easily reach an agreement.

When everyone was ready, the elder Qingyong said in public:

"I have something to say."

This new official has three fires, everyone is calm about this, say, let's listen.

As a result, Qingyong started from the "hanging of the secretary of state affairs", and pulled it to the body of the public and military forces and the envoy.

On the 6th of June, the imperial court's envoy Ohara Shigetoku, accompanied by Saibin, the head of the Satsuma Shimazu family, was about to arrive in Edo.

Qingyong first looked back on the past, and then began to look to the future:

"Let the past pass.

Now we must face difficulties hand in hand with a bright and single-minded mind. ”

For this cutscene, in fact, everyone has countless grooves to spit out:

"Others don't know, but those who are here, whether they are retained or newly appointed, can they not be clear in their hearts, and Zhengda can still sit here? Dream on. ”

But immediately everyone didn't have the heart to mumble, because Qingyong proposed that there was a "three-thing policy" in the imperial decree, and everyone should see what to do.

"It's a real hammer! Sure enough, Qingyong and the minister are deeply in collusion! ”

The reason why everyone is so excited is that how do you know the content of the edict if it is not promulgated? Therefore, this must be connected with the top minister.

It turned out that the formulation of this edict was not the sole propriety of Emperor Fusang, and there was also a certain procedure:

Not only did it have to be discussed with important ministers before it was formulated, but it was useless to use a seal without the signature of Sekihaku and the left and right ministers, which was not in line with the will of the law of etiquette.

Of course, these ministers here today would never have imagined that in a few years, what would be the attached signature of this edict, and then the so-called "secret decree" only covered with a radish seal would fly all over the sky, and the fallen princes and righteous men would not have a "decree" in their hands, and they would be embarrassed to greet people when they went out!

But now, although the ministers such as "Sekihaku" Kujo Shotada are still in office, because these people are inclined to the shogunate, I heard that they have long relied on other stations, and they are usually cautious in their words and deeds, and rarely pass on news, so they still have their hearts towards the shogunate, so they pass the news in advance?

Everyone is very curious about the source, but Qingyong waved his hand, saying that it is not important, the important thing is how to deal with it - there are channels that can't tell you, in this world, who can trust whom, if you say it today, it will spread all over the city tomorrow.

According to reliable sources, there are "three strategies" in this imperial decree:

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 was to interfere in the important personnel of the shogunate, and proposed to let Yoshinori Hitotsubashi and Yoshinaga Matsudaira preside over the overall situation - the intention was not specified, but it is said that Keiki was intended to be the "shogun's later see" and Keinaga was the "shogunate elder".

Regarding the first article, it's nothing.,And the palace married to Edo.,There's a coming-and-going.,Why can't the princess go to Kyoto?

And maybe if the general doesn't go, this small court will be happier:

This has begun to intercept the daimyo who came to Edo for the Hajj everywhere, and if something goes wrong, a few powerful daimyo and the imperial court can shoot at once, and then the royal family with a righteous name, and then with strength, isn't it even more troublesome.

Speaking of which, it's all the pot of the Shimazu family and the Mori family!

Originally, the small imperial court was chasing and intercepting the ranks of the daimyo everywhere, but they were really willing to be the first to jump out and go against the shogunate, and no one really had such courage!

For example, the lord of Chikuzen, Kuroda Saipu, is a famous founder, but because he is from Satsuma Shimazu, he is friendly with Shimazu Qibin, who is the king of the same family.

As a daimyo of Forty-Seven Stones, this person heard that the small court was pulling people everywhere, so he went to the pilgrimage to confess that he was sick halfway, and he turned a corner and returned to Fukuoka, and he did not want to get involved in the bad things between the court and the shogunate.

But Satsuma was so good that he arrived in Osaka in April on the way to the Hajj, and then turned a corner, except that Kuroda was returning home, and this one went from coming to Edo to going to Kyoto.

Moreover, he did not go alone, and took with him more than a thousand feudal soldiers, which undoubtedly greatly strengthened the prestige of the imperial court.

Satsuma was so blatantly supportive of the small imperial court in Kyoto, there was a first and a second, and the next to jump out was the Maori family.

At the end of April, the head of the Maori family, seeing that the old man Ando Nobumasa was deposed on April 11, he finally gave up his long-term strategy of sailing and changed from the founding of the country to the combination of public and military forces.

Why? Of course, there is evidence.

The head of the Maori family pretended that there was a change in Choshu, and at the end of that month he sent his son back to the domain, but as a result, he could not walk when he arrived in, and it is said that the minister came forward to persuade him, so he also entered Kyoto.

In fact, whether the minister came forward or not, he didn't care about any urgent matters in the family

Now, go directly to Beijing, if you don't persuade it, that's all it is like this - of course, I'm not taking the initiative, or I can't erase my feelings, this bend is good, it sounds a little better.

Under the guise of Satsuma and Mori, the two major families of the Western Kingdom, there were more princes who entered Beijing one after another, or how to say it, the initiators were Shimazu and Mori!

So, this Kyoto shogunate has to go no matter what, even if the shogun doesn't go, the important ministers have to go, otherwise maybe the situation will become something.

The third one, the imperial court let Ichitsubashi Keiki and Matsudaira Keinaga come forward to preside over the overall situation of the shogunate, this one is more funny, this Kei Yong has been appointed as the "elder", you are late.

Thinking of this, everyone is in their hearts:

"This Qingyong became the elder, and there was a promotion from all sides, but it was decided so quickly, and it is said that it was the meaning of General Jiamao.

This is interesting, did the public receive the news in advance, or is it a coincidence?

There were many coincidences, but such a major event should not be attributed to a coincidence, and it was better to believe that there was something than not to believe that there was none, and this envoy had come by land, so perhaps the news had already arrived in Edo.

It looks like this, the shogunate water is really deep! ”

But in any case, it was the general's wisdom or the initiative of Keinaga to avoid suspicion, anyway, before the edict was promulgated, this Keinaga had already become an elder, and in the contest between Kyoto and Edo, the shogunate narrowly won a game.

It's funny to say, Matsudaira Qingyong and the four newly appointed veterans can originally be roughly counted as Qi Zhao's lineage, and everyone is a supporter of this powerful combination of public and military, but now that they are in power, everyone is a little unaccustomed to the fingers of the small imperial court - I believe that before taking the throne, these people's views on this edict will never be so hostile.

However, in addition to Qingyong, there is also a bridge of celebration in this article, and Qingyong is relieved in advance, but what should I do about Qingxi?

This Qingyong is a bit out of line with the "elder" position, Qingxi, as the third secretary of the imperial government, the convention is not to be able to hold the power of the shogunate.

Of course, not all roads are blocked, such as the "general will see you later" just said, this is a road.

But the problem is, the family of the Great Imperial Palace must have not passed away yet, and this overseer of the public office's posterior service, where can I start - I can't have a stepfather before my father dies, right? What a system this is?

Everyone here is holding back a smile in their hearts, anyway, there are a lot of moths now, it's really not good, make an exception and set up a "big elder", how good these two old people are, one mother-in-law is difficult to serve, two, and there is no trouble, maybe Qingyong and Qingxi will fight first.

As for saying no, since Qingyong is in power, then Qingxi will forget it, hehe, everyone doesn't dare to think about this good thing.

Keiki is the son of Mito Qi Zhao, who succeeded to the Hitotsubashi family, this Qi Zhao has many sons and daughters, and Mito's in-laws and allies add up to two million stone territory, and this strength is here.

Although the shogunate was not afraid before, the former elder Jing Yi treated Qi Zhao like a grandson, but time has passed, and now the shogunate's hearts are scattered, so don't be afraid, please look at Jing Yi's fate first, this person is cold, so he asked, "Not afraid yet?" ”

In addition, Qingyong was able to ascend to the throne, in addition to the strength of the Fukui Matsudaira family and the original in-law allies, the four Takasu brothers also contributed a lot.

The four Takasu brothers are the name of the head of the Sanmen Matsudaira family, and the bloodline of these four brothers is from the Takasu Matsudaira family, hence the name - the four Takasu brothers include Owari Keishu and Shigetoku, Aizu Rongho, and Kuwana Jokei, and their own territory alone adds up to a million stones.

But really speaking, Mito, who was born in Keiki, has a much closer relationship with the four Takasu brothers than Kei Yongke, and Keishu was able to inherit the main family from the branch family back then, thanks to the power of Qi Zhao, the old lord of Mito, not to mention, the ancestors of the four Takasu brothers were originally the blood of the Mito Tokugawa family.

Therefore, why can Qingyong be on the throne, but Qingxi, who has a larger latent force, can't? It doesn't make sense.

Of course, it is not right to only try to do things, it is too direct and rude, and it lacks beauty, but now in this turbulent season, those who don't talk about strength are hooligans with empty gloves and white wolves!

Therefore, the first article in this edict is no problem, the second article is too sensitive to talk about it, and the happy governance in the third article, Elder Qingyong, you have to find a solution, otherwise this will not be able to continue!