On June 7, 1862, the Imperial Envoy Ohara Shigetoku, accompanied by Saibin, the head of the Satsuma Shimazu family, arrived in Edo and stayed at the Satsuma Domain.

On June 5, the shogunate center had just been reorganized, and Keinaga, the old feudal lord of the Echizen Fukui Matsudaira family, one of the main generals of the Qi Zhao family, was appointed as the head of the shogunate, the "Great Elder", and the old man's position also underwent a series of changes:

The former first of the old people, Hisashi Hiroshu, retired as the winner, and the remaining Matsudaira Nobuyoshi, and the newly appointed Mizuno Tadasei, Itakura Katsusei, Wakisaka Yasuta, and Inoue Masanaka, these six old middle schools became the new head of the shogunate together with Matsudaira Yoshinaga - of course, the seventeen-year-old shogun Ieshige was also in power, and this was the supreme of the shogunate's legal theory.

It stands to reason that this February and Gonghe Gongfang's wedding, and the arrival of the envoy in June, this tossed for several years of public and military cooperation is the first to see, everyone should be very eager.

But the problem is that this ass decides the head, and in just a few days, many people's minds have changed, and the most fatal of them is that the two monarchs and ministers, Gongfang Xiang Jiamao and "Elder" Matsudaira Keinaga, now have some new ideas about the combination of public and military.

This Gongfang Ieshige was originally the widow of the head of the Kishu Tokugawa family, but because he was closer to the Daigosho family by blood, he was pushed to the position of Nishimaru-like by the then Daikoi Yi in the fifth year of Ansei (1858) and became the legal heir of the Tokugawa shogunate.

If there was no Naoxiu's chaotic entry, Na Jiamao's life should have been very miserable:

At the age of thirteen, he became a nominal general, and his subordinates were powerful ministers like Jing Yi, so his life was interfered with in a mess, and he was manipulated by people around him every day.

In the book of Hinata Sugiura, a famous writer of later generations, "One Day Edo People" describes it like this, first of all, all all year round, from getting up at 6 o'clock in the morning to eating at 7 o'clock in the evening, during which he went to school to practice martial arts, handle government affairs, and meet his subordinates.

This kind of blessing, not to mention ordinary people, he can't stand it personally!

And the most terrible thing is that the people around you are "good for you", and if you go over the slightest time, you will take a knife or scissors to persuade (threaten) suicide.

Is it so miserable?

It's so miserable.

Of course, this is not the kind of life that has been lived by the past generations - who doesn't have a father and mother or something, the child has to be tossed like this, unless it is not biological, otherwise who can do it.

However, after arriving at Edo Castle in the fifth year of Ansei (1858), his father died for many years, and his mother was not accepted into Oku until February of the first year of Bunkyu (1861).

But my mother has arrived, and this adoptive mother is still a big imperial station, an adopted son, that's all, so life is better, but it can't improve much.

Therefore, in February of the second year of Wenjiu (1862), Jiamao and the prince of the imperial family married to the palace, and the innocence and liveliness of the princess completely conquered Jiamao, which is also an important reason for the vigorous combination of public and military forces in the future.

But the problem is that this guy Naoxiu is in a mess, and Jia Ding, an unreliable general, did not die of illness in the fifth year of Anzheng (1858), and things are messed up all of a sudden.

Of course, this is not a good thing for Jiamao, at the very least, the fate of dying of overwork is completely away from him.

Home to the body

It's not good, slack off on political affairs, but when he succeeded to the throne, he was already thirty-five years old, and this person with a knife and scissors wanted to influence him, and if he dared to come to the house, he would dare to watch these people die, who was afraid of who.

So, when he entered Edo Castle at the age of thirteen, he lived a happy life from the beginning - the family was not in charge, but that doesn't mean he wasn't a good father.

Jiading and Atsuji's father have no children for many years, and Jiamao is a child with a pure nature, and he is very handsome, so he is quite loved by his adoptive father Jiading.

This must be a fun, how can this solo joy be like a lot of fun, besides, raising children is not just for playing, no, happy together.

And usually, the family is "messing around", and everyone doesn't dare to be too enthusiastic - in case it is cut down by a loyal minister in the name of hoeing and raping, where can I reason. Don't laugh, it's not for nothing, it's happened before.

But Jia Mao is different, this father and son talk about the joy of family, which bastard dares to interfere in the general's family affairs, this hat that provokes the relationship between two generations of generals, how big a head dare to wear - Da Lao Jingyi dares, but he is anxious to deal with political affairs by himself, how can he have the leisure to care about this.

There is a family set off, the little adult family Mao usually plays some that is not a thing, can insist on being motivated and not taken by the adoptive father, this group of ministers is fortunate to be too late, and then think about what is not available all year round, who would dare to hope for it.

Therefore, after Jiamao and Gong got married, although the relationship is still very harmonious - the two bear children naturally have a common language, but Jiamao is not short of love, and the weight of Hegong is light.

And the family is sloppy, never likes to worry about the details of the government, and does not like to hold on to the power, so he pushed Jiamao out of the top tank very early, so the relationship between Jiamao and the courtiers is not tense - for Jiamao, what is the difference between this pro-government and not pro-government, almost no, the old man was in the book, and when he was stamped, most of them were agreed by his father.

Of course, I didn't know how to ask questions before, and I basically wouldn't refute the suggestions that the shoguns had discussed, but after this pro-government, I was willing to dismiss the suggestions of the old and middle schools, which would be justified.

But affected by the scourge of Jiading, Jiamao's desire for power is really not much - eat well, play well, this heartless life is not fragrant, therefore, Jiamao is at most a child who particularly expects the approval of others, and the good face component in the power is greater.

Since the pro-government in February, his wife and Gong and others persuaded him that "only names and instruments cannot be dummies", so he moved the mind of changing the Jiushi and Ando families.

But Jiushi and Ando are basically honestly soft, but this Shigeru feels a little embarrassed - the conciliatory faction, with a gentle face and flexible means, usually does not offend people easily, of course the impression is good.

And "only names and instruments cannot be dummies", after four months of pro-government, Jiamao feels that this statement may be open to discussion.

Why?

Of course, it's because the Great Imperial Palace has demonstrated it himself.

After Jia Ding stepped down as a general, he changed positions with Jia Shige, and he didn't know how happy he was having fun in Nishimaru - he used to be slack in government, so he had to work every three or five times, but this retirement, Jia Ding completely let himself go, and he didn't care about anything serious, if it wasn't for the guards to watch closely, the old brother would have taken his daughter-in-law Atsuhime out of the city and ran to Fusang Bridge to have a good time.

Seeing that his father, who is known for his frailty, is actually full of red face, can Jia Mao, who has been busy with dogs since he became a pro-government, not think about it, he felt for the first time, in fact, his father can't be said to be unreliable, "Is this general really made for people?" "—Tired to eat

It's not fragrant, and the daughter-in-law is too lazy to hug it, what is the purpose of such hard work.

Therefore, in May, the old ministers Hori Toshiken, Oguri Tadashi, and others listened to the persuasion of the old ministers Hori Toshiken and Oguri Tadashi after a private audience to show their loyalty:

"This government can't let one family dominate, isn't the Hikone Ii family an example.

Besides, isn't it good that the Holy Son of Heaven rules by hanging down and has dealt with his courtiers?

Besides, this combination of public and military forces is unheard of, and the ministers are making a lot of trouble, since the dispute is still unresolved, it is better to be more stable. ”

Of course it's okay, Jia Maoxin said, these bad things are done by others, and the good things are all done by the master, and the money is more and less close to home, no, it's a powerful thing and little time to coax his wife, what is this good.

Besides, this "hard work is better than use", borrowing the east wind of the combination of public and martial arts, since he has made Jiushi honestly bow his head, and even the two minions of Ando and Naito have been pulled out, then why not keep him - if the old and middle are all the same, then won't it return to the era of the old Jingyi!

In this way, Jiamao gave up the extermination of the Jiushi family.

At the same time, after this Matsudaira Keinaga became the "elder" of the shogunate, don't look at the short time, this mind has also changed:

At the heart of the Saisho family were Mito Saiaki, Keidu and his sons, Owari Keishu and himself—and, of course, the periphery was Uwajima Date Munejo, Satsuma Shimazu Saibin and Tosa Yamauchi Toyonobu and others.

It is a case that some of the Tokugawa clans, that is, some of the Matsudaira Eighteen clans, and some of the daimyo of the genealogy, excluded their top relatives from the core of the power field.

It turned out that the ancestor of the Fukui Domain, where Keiyong was located, was Yuki Hideyasu, the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had been the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but tossed and turned, and the inheritance rights of the two families were lost. But Hideyasu has always been a strong challenger to the shogun, and if he hadn't died early, he might not have known who the Tokugawa shogunate would be.

Qingyong, the desire for power is somewhat difficult to say, but the sense of responsibility is quite strong, and he once made a tearful sigh about the people's livelihood when he tasted the farmer's vegetable dumplings.

He used to respect Qi Zhao very much, so he got close to Qi Zhao and hugged him tightly, trying to contribute to the stability of the world in this changing era - of course, it is also his expectation to be able to go to the history of the class.

And Qi Zhao's lineage, as early as the fifth year of Anzheng (1858), promoted Qingyong to be the "elder" of the shogunate, in addition to being close, but also because he was not the identity of the imperial three families and the imperial three secretaries, there was no suspicion of usurpation by the ministers.

Originally, this abacus was very good, but Jing Yi Naobi was born, and then Qingyong and Qi Zhao were knocked into the dust, and he even lost the position of the head of the family, so he had to give it to his adopted son Mao Zhao.

Now that the wind of rebellion is flourishing, and the combination of public and military forces is imminent, Qi Zhao and his family are seeing a big turnover, Qingyong is one step ahead, and under the influence of Zhixiu's chaotic entry, he became the "elder" of the shogunate in early June.

But no one would have imagined that Qi Zhao's line was a powerful striker, but as one of the generals, Matsudaira Keinaga, his position was gradually distancing himself from Qi Zhao's line, and now he is inclined to open the country.

Keinaga, originally the seventh son of Tian Yasu Qi Kuang, was the sixteenth lord of the Echizen Fukui Domain in October of the ninth year of Tenpo (1838), when the eleven-year-old Keinaga entered the Echizen Fukui Domain. Because he was too young at the time, he remained in Edo until the 14th year of Tenpo (1843), when he was 16 years old.

By this year (1862), Kei Yong was only thirty-five years old, so he was young and strong, and this view has changed in recent years.