On October 25, 1863, Naohide personally visited his friend Oguri Tadashun, nominally for the purpose of the Three Kingdoms' bombardment of Shimonoseki, but in fact, because the shogunate reform had reached an important juncture, Naohide had to come, and he didn't dare not come, sooner or later:

Last year, that is, in the second year of Wenjiu, the price boiling caused by the opening of the port made the wind of Fusang extremely fierce, and the forces of Qi Zhao and his family made a comeback, not only controlling the power of the shogunate, but also starting the Wenjiu update.

Later, in the third year of Bunjiu, the Gongwu alliance was officially launched, and the general of Zhengyi, Iemo, went to Luo on February 13 and arrived in Kyoto on March 4 to discuss the plan with the imperial court and princes.

On April 23, 1863, Shogun Ieshige announced in Kyoto that from May 10, the whole of Fuso would be conquered, and that foreign trade would be gradually abolished in consultation with Western countries.

On 10 May, Choshu fired the first shot of the war, the Mi-man merchant ship "Pembroke Rock", which was shelled by Chōshū as it passed through the Shimonoseki Strait.

After that, Changzhou was majestic for a while, "fighting with rice, Lan, and Buddha ships, where five times, there were mutual victories and defeats."

But the end soon came, and at the end of June, ten warships from the British, Foshan, and Mi countries shelled Shimonoseki, and the Maori family in Choshu was defeated.

In mid-July, the Western powers demanded that the shogunate either pay reparations or increase efforts to open the port under the theme of the bombardment of Shimonoseki by the Three Kingdoms.

In this regard, Naohide said, I am also very helpless, the plan has not changed quickly - what should have happened at the end of June was the Battle of Saying, and the shelling of Shikoku Shimonoseki is what will happen next year.

And what surprised him even more was that although the results of the shogun Shangluo were still not good, the shogun saw that Keiki really led people to rebel, and then all parties worked together to run the shogunate, but compared with the original world of Naohide, there were three major changes:

The first change occurred in the case of Keinaga, the president of the shogunate, and Shogun Gomi Keiki.

Yes, there is a lot of inertia, and Keiyong resigned from the "elder" and then became the newly established "president of political affairs", and moreover, the head of the Aizu Matsudaira family, Rongbao, also became the same newly established "Kyoto Guardian".

The change is that Keiyong was not squeezed by Keiki to resign this time, let alone go back to his hometown Echizen Fukui to engage in any "Raising the Domain Shangluo Plan" - this plan is to suppress the radical rebels in one fell swoop, and then continue to promote the combination of public and military, in order to stabilize the rebellion.

Because Keinaga did not take drastic action, and in the following May, Keiki had no excuse to run back to Edo - Keinaga originally resigned in March, and while the shogun Ieshige remained in Kyoto, Keiki ran back to Edo and purged the opponents with a monopoly on power.

The second big change that happened after that was that the way the general Jiamao got out was different.

In the original world of Naoxiu, the general Jiamao, who was full of expectations for the combination of public and military forces, was not only stabbed in the back by Qingxi after he went to Luo, but also besieged by the ministers and princes, and had no choice but to agree to be destroyed immediately.

But the shogunate left an opening for himself and the princes, and Yokohama could immediately start negotiations with the lock of the port, but it was necessary to be cautious in the use of force, "they will be swept away when they come, and if I am enterprising, I will not start a war."

The change, on the other hand, occurred after the announcement of the rebellion.

At that time, the small imperial court, the princes of the Emperor, especially the Keiki family, were still entangled in every possible way, that is, they did not allow the shogun Iemo to return to Edo, and finally Iemo was dragged out until June 13.

But this time, with Keinaga there, there was no need for the shogunate to send troops from Edo to rescue him.

Didn't Jiamao Shangluo bring 3,000 soldiers with him, and the white lord Matsudaira family who went to Luo with Aizu also had a thousand tigers and wolves, and when the general and the president of political affairs were determined to leave, 4,000 people joined forces, and no one dared to stop them.

The reason why they didn't dare to do it was that the Northland soldiers had been showing off their might in Kyoto for a long time, and each family did not dare to fight head-on.

According to the head of the Saga Nabeshima family, who has always been above the top, Qi Masa:

"One Saga soldier can fight three ordinary feudal soldiers, and the northern soldiers can fight 10,000 with 1,000!"

Of course, the ministers and princes did not agree with this statement, thinking that the disparity was not so big.

But if you really want to do it, you can't beat it, and these families are indeed muttering:

Well, if you can fight, you can know if you can look at your figure.

It turns out that in the Edo period, there was a custom of vegetarianism, that is, everyone ate vegetarian food. Of course, not all meat is not eaten, such as fish, duck and game such as venison can still be eaten.

There are three reasons for this, the shogunate's "mercy order", the spread of Buddhism, and the economic conditions at the time - the poor jingle ring, even if you want to eat meat, you can't afford to eat it.

Let's not talk about this gene and eating habits, just this one is not fatally malnourished.

According to later generations, the average height of men during the Edo shogunate period was 1.58 meters for men and 1.38 meters for women—this 1.38 meters is really unimaginable.

Moreover, it is easy to say that it is short, but it is even more difficult to be thin.

According to photographs taken at the time, civilians and samurai were mostly sunken cheeks, and their complexions were pale and skinny.

At that time, in addition to pomp, clothing and whether to carry a knife, the other thing was to rely on skin color and posture, especially posture - after all, the face can be powdered or hungry, but rich and rich, how can there be such a posture if you are not rich.

Of course, the ministers, samurai, wealthy merchants and wealthy farmers are better, but they are not much better, after all, it is the end of the shogunate, and this natural and man-made disaster is not because everyone can't live anymore.

But there is no such thing as the Northland soldiers, although it cannot be said that the people are tall and the horses are big, but the people are short and the horses are big.

The reason is that one is that you can eat enough, and the other is that although you can't afford to eat beef and mutton, you can manage chicken eggs, seal meat, whale meat and all kinds of fishery products.

On this point, the overall physical fitness of the Beidi soldiers is the first in Fusang!

Not to mention anything else, just rush to this point, not only the soldiers and horses of the various domains are ashamed of themselves, but even the girls love to kiss the Northland soldiers - at the end of September in the second year of Bunjiu (1862), Aizu and the White Lord entered Kyoto, and left Osaka on June 13 of the third year of Bunjiu, which is less than a year, and all the Northland soldiers are out of order!

Speaking of which, this Ezo land and North Ezo land have been immigrating, so the ratio of men and women has always been a problem, and many young men have to take kisses, and many can only make ideas from outside.

This time in Shangluo, most of the ashigaru arranged by the white lord are single, but I didn't expect things to be so easy:

There is no need to bother at all, looking for Zhongren and Ya Po, just let it go, and then soon my father and brother came to inquire.

When the parties meet, adopt a handover, make a fate, and then send it to the white master's ship, this is done. There are even families who immigrated to the Northland with their daughters.

As for the reason why the second one can't be defeated, of course, the armament is far inferior.

Of course, the snuffbox guns of the Beidi soldiers are the first class in Fusang, but the steel helmets, short leather boots, and Western military uniforms are the main reasons for the frustration of the soldiers of each clan - look at the hats on their heads and the straw sandals under their feet, this comparison is not just begging for food and clothing, and they lost half of them before they did anything.

In the end, the reason why I didn't dare to do it was because people were back.

Although the general saw that Keiki's methods were clever, and the princes who were attracted by this were many powerful, and the secretary of the Sitting Tiger also added fuel to the fire, the people of, especially Kyoto, were inclined to the north.

As a result, one is because the princes are also outsiders, and the other is that people's hearts are flesh and blood - no matter how the ministers, monks, and priests slander, everyone has eyes, and what they see is different from what they hear, so of course seeing is believing.

Since the two families of Aizu and Bai Zhu went to Luo, the military discipline has been strict, and it is said that there is no crime in the autumn.

Originally, the ronin in Kyoto was rampant, these wild warriors were uneven, and it was common for them to eat without giving money, and even in order to find a wandering girl, this robber robbery also happened from time to time, as for bullying men and women, it was naturally needless to say.

As a result, Aizu and Hakujo stabilized the market, and most of the townspeople were grateful for this.

And not only that, but the two families also cleared a batch of moths from the common people in the past, which is a great pleasure.

Even later, due to the increasing number of princes in Shangluo, Kyoto became chaotic again, and the two families simply established a fire-attached thief to change the prescription.

In addition to strengthening the armaments of the two sides, we also thoroughly reorganized the self-defense organization of the townspeople, the "Tsujiban":

Not only did the five-member group of civilians re-recommend Liangjiazi to take responsibility, but also the soldiers of the White Lord Domain personally taught these people. As long as they pass the inspection, they will be issued with smoothbore iron cannons, and they will be attached to the Kyoto Guardianship in a footlight style - of course, the wages are still borne by the town.

Although the group was originally a self-defense organization, it was muddy and unclear, but now it has been renovated and has an official name, which is of great benefit to maintaining local stability and winning over people's hearts.

In addition to the above contributions to maintaining stability, other measures taken by Aizu and Hakujo are also popular among the people.

Due to the rise in raw silk since the opening of the port, Nishijin-ori in Kyoto has been declining, and there are many businesses that have closed down. The weavers, who had lost the opportunity to work, launched two large-scale riots in the year of the opening of the port (1859) alone.

After Aizu and Bai Zhu went to Luo, they found wealthy businessmen to support the original merchants, subsidize money and grain, and replace machinery.

Originally, each family still had doubts, but Shikiya and others promised to underwrite, that is, how much was produced, as long as it was qualified, all of them would be purchased at a price.

When the news broke, tens of thousands of weavers rushed to tell each other, and the atmosphere of Kyoto townspeople was boosted.

And in addition to the weavers, Aizu and the white lord also racked their brains to improve people's livelihood:

Originally, the folk spinning and weaving cloth was mostly abolished because of the impact of cheap foreign yarn and foreign cloth. However, the wealthy merchants found by the Kyoto Guardian vigorously promoted handmade, embroidery, weaving and blankets, which were also underwritten as long as they met the sample standards.

Although there are not many of them, and the style is strange, all the materials do not have to be produced by themselves, so the townspeople have nothing to worry about - is it not idle to be idle?

As for other industries, there are also those that have been supported.

However, Kyoto, like Edo, relied on many townspeople to serve the foreign population, but Edo relied on the samurai lords who visited the various feudal domains, and Kyoto relied on the commoners who came to visit the temples and shrines. But now that Fuso is in turmoil, it's good that the common people are alive, so they have extra money to worship in Edo.

As a result, the city of Kyoto is still very difficult and depressed.

However, the people of Aizu and Hakujo have seen these efforts in their hearts, so they are still very grateful.

In particular, the soldiers of the White Lord Domain, stationed in Mibu Village, not only sold cheap dried fish and grain, taught everyone agriculture and handicrafts, but also often provided free medical treatment at low prices or even free of charge, and even introduced the way to immigrate to the Northland, so the voice of the people was still good, and it was simply praised.

Therefore, when Keiyong decided to escort the shogun Ieshige to Osaka, he took the white lord as the vanguard - because of his good reputation and strong strength, the princes were unwilling to stop him. Especially in the Aizu Domain, when the general saw Keiki and persuaded Rong Bao to focus on major matters, Rong Bao and his subordinates refused, "Recruit righteous teachers lightly, and his name is not right." ”

In this way, the president of political affairs, Qingyong, did not resign, and Qingxi did not have the opportunity to monopolize the government, and the general Jiamao also easily got out, and after two things, the third big change happened smoothly:

At the end of June, the three countries shelled Xiaguan and Changzhou was defeated, and less than two months after the announcement, the Shoyi encountered a major setback.

At this time, Keiki, who still stayed in Kyoto, still supported Zaoyi; However, when he returned to Edo in mid-July, with the support of Keinaga and his ministers, he resolutely made the opposite decision and announced the suspension of the lock of Yokohama.

This change brought the shogunate ahead of schedule to the separation of east and west:

On August 18, 27 princes, including Keiki, drove out of Kyoto seven ministers, Choshu feudal soldiers, and ronin, totaling more than 1,000 people.

From then on, Keiki abandoned the banner of military force, worked closely with the Kyoto Imperial Court and the princes who supported him, and began to confront the Edo side in a hidden confrontation.

As for the shogunate, although it did not officially abolish the Gongwu Combination, it united with the princes and embarked on the road of self-salvation through the Bunkyu Reform.

One of the important figures, Oguri Tadashun, who had returned from the mission to Europa, began at the end of the second year of Bunkyu and went through the brewing of October, and at this time, the "Proposal for the Cultivation and Development of Fuso" was also thoroughly disseminated.

Therefore, in October of the third year of Bunkyu (1863), when Naohide visited the Oguri Mansion, the direction of Fuso was at an important crossroads.

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