Chapter 39 The Decision of the Public Armed Forces
On the 28th day of the wax month of the third year of Bunkyu (1863), the shogun Ieshige resolutely took the Shozuru Maru from Edo to Kamiraku despite the dissuasion of his shogunate.
Afterwards, rumors continued in Edo, and everyone said that this was the result of the harem (true love is invincible), and that the shogun was persuaded by the "Imperial Observatory" and the palace.
But in fact, Iemo didn't go on the road alone, there were important ministers such as the president of political affairs, Keiyong, and the old Itakura Katsushi, not to mention, and the fan group also brought 3,000, so from the perspective of those who care, this is undoubtedly the result of consultation between the shogunate and the bottom.
But in the market, there is still talk about Jiamao's "love beauty is better than the country", after all, this statement is legendary and sensational enough.
But what no one expected at that time was that this time, the general Shangluo, this sensational incident, would happen one after another, until everyone was dizzy and dumbfounded:
Shogun Ieshige went to Rakuro for the second time because the Kyoto Imperial Court issued an edict inviting the shogunate and powerful daimyo to Kyoto to participate in politics and discuss the way out of Fuso.
After the bombardment of Shimonoseki by the Three Kingdoms, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was now unrealistic to immediately use force, and this led to the August 18 Incident, when everyone joined forces to drive the ministers of the radical Shoyi faction and the Choshu Maori family out of Kyoto.
After that, the military faction couldn't stand it anymore, and the princes led by Ryoikeda, Wasuka and Yonezawa Uesugi also returned to their hometowns.
Therefore, when the general Jiamao and the president of political affairs Keiyong came to Kyoto this time, they were full of ambition - either one or the other, the opponents all fell down automatically, so it should be their own words, in addition to mildness, where is there a second way to go.
Although as soon as the two arrived in Osaka, they received the news that the imperial court had newly appointed a number of "participants", but the two did not pay much attention to it.
The appointment of the shogun Gomi Ichibashi Yoshiki, the Kyoto guardian Matsudaira Yoho, and the three old feudal lords of Satsuma, Tosa, and Uwajima, Shimazu Saibin, Yamauchi Toyonobu and Date Munejo, were appointed to "participate" in the imperial government, which was nothing more than a ploy.
According to the plan of the two, the political situation after Fusang is also inclusive, so although the small court first took action to attract people's hearts, after all, it also belongs to the same end, what is the big deal.
But it turns out that carelessness is followed by a surprise that the horse stumbles.
On January 21, Jiamao and Qingyong went to the house, and as a result, they had a scoop of cold water, and Emperor Fusang told them that the two of them were combined, and I had thought about it, so I would take the "Gongwu One Harmony Decision".
What is the meaning of "Gongwu Yihe Decision"?
It is the "participation" decision-making system.
Didn't the imperial court set up a new official position of "participation", and the major matters were discussed by the "participants", and then submitted to the Fusang Emperor to make a decision, and it was decided how to operate the combination of public and military.
Who am I and where am I?
General Jiamao was stunned at the time:
Isn't this a trouble, the Great Political Commissar and the Shogunate, this was said last year, why has it changed again this year? According to the "Gongbu Ichiwa Decision", the position of the shogunate will be gone, so why did I come to Kyoto?
But others didn't give him a chance to object at all, and when the matter was announced, Emperor Fusang ran away from behind the curtain!
At this time, the minister jumped out to explain in detail, big tree, this matter should be looked at like this:
The so-called "participation" is to brainstorm ideas, and the selection of candidates is actually based on the shogunate.
Qing Yonggong, the president of political affairs, is also among the "participants" this time.
Now there are a total of six participants, Qingxi Gong, Qingyong Gong, and Rong Baogong account for half, so the imperial court still relies on the general Zhengyi, so "Gongwu Yihe Decision" is actually just another way of speaking.
In addition, the big political commissar and the shogunate have not changed, and the future decree will not have to be issued by the shogunate.
Jiamao was furious when he heard it, isn't this a liar:
This participation is now six, yes, but the "regent" of the imperial court leads the "participation", which shows that there are five of the four heavenly kings, and they bully me and I don't know how to count!
What's more, Qingxi "Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone", and when he participates, he can only pull the shogunate back.
Besides, today it's six, tomorrow you're happy, and a few more will be appointed, that's not the party with a lot of people, isn't this even more nonsense.
Shogun Ieshige and President of Political Affairs Keinaga returned to the station, and the more they thought about it, the more angry they became, and they prepared to return to Edo tomorrow and the day after tomorrow - this imperial court carried out a surprise attack, too
Not a son of man!
But when the two met the next day, they were relatively speechless, and no one mentioned the matter of running away, and they were ready to take another look.
How could this man have changed so much?
There is certainly a reason behind this.
What about Jiamao, he came back with a face, and his wife and Gong Neng didn't ask what happened.
After asking, He Gong was furious, and broke into the palace that night and went to the emperor's brother to complain:
Jiamao obeyed her, and even brought her with Shangluo this time, and had almost a lot of trouble with many ministers for this, which he knew.
But now, my husband has suffered such a big grievance, isn't it all because I listened to myself to get such a field, can this be easily finished!
Originally, Hegong led people to break into the palace at night, although Jiamao didn't stop him, but he didn't have any hope - such a big thing, Emperor Fusang can be as confused as himself, let Hegong point fingers, it's impossible to think about it.
didn't expect that when Hegong came back in the middle of the night, it would really have an effect:
One is that the Fusang Emperor gave the edict.
The emperor's brother said that he was innocent of this matter, but he was coerced, so he specially gave a decree to write that this time the government of the public and military alliance was still appointed to the shogunate.
However, because he was coerced, he could only give a private decree, without a seal and no signature from the minister.
The second one, it is Jia Mao who has become the protagonist of "Gongwu Yihe Decision".
According to the palace, the emperor's elder brother personally promised to "participate" in their meetings in the future, which would be co-chaired by Guan Bai and Jiamao; Moreover, the appointment and resignation of "participation" will be signed by Jiamao in the future, that is, it will not work without his signature and consent.
Jiamao questioned this:
"Isn't the emperor coerced, this promise can't be implemented, what's the difference between that and no promise?"
Kazumiya was furious:
"Why are you so suspicious?
The emperor's brother said it, but if the minister didn't agree, he would abdicate! ”
General Jiamao was reassured overnight, so he decided to wait and see how effective the medicine was.
As for the president of political affairs, Qingyong, he did not escape the fate of taking pills:
He and the general saw that Keinaga had completely turned his face, but Kyoto Guardian Rongbao had always had a good relationship with him.
Rong Bao also came to the door overnight, saying that he didn't know about this beforehand:
I thought that "participation" was an honor, but I didn't expect someone to use it to make a ghost.
Therefore, I begged Qingyong to give him a few days, and he went to all parties to confirm that he must give Qingyong an explanation. Moreover, if Keiyong is not satisfied with the result in the end, then Rongbao will also resign and quit, and everyone will go back to Edo together.
In this way, "the snake can't do without a head, and the bird doesn't fly without wings", after Iemo and Keinaga were stabilized, the shogunate had to wait and see together.
Sure enough, in the next few days, the court was in turmoil, and under the threat of Emperor Fusang's abdication, several promises conveyed by Hegong before were all fulfilled.
And Guan Bai Erjo Qi Jing also came to the door to apologize in person, saying that he was also coerced:
Now several ministers who took the lead in stirring up trouble have been deposed;
Moreover, the four sages and two concubines who were married to the palace were all pardoned and will return to the court in the near future.
Nijo deliberately advanced Iwakura, because in addition to this person in addition to marrying Miyashita, he also cooperated with the shogunate in the Ansei Prison, and belonged to the sworn enemy of the Qi Zhao line, and was deposed that year, and it is said that Keiki was in it with power.
Therefore, Iwakura's comeback means that the imperial court has not pulled the shelf, and has begun to distance himself from the general Gomi Keiki, who is now becoming more and more self-contained.
Moreover, Nijo, who came to the door in person, also said that if Jiamao and Qingyong are not satisfied, he can also resign, and Guan Bai will come up with someone who the two like, which is not negotiable.
Don't look at Guan Bai now, he doesn't have any real power, but his status is there, one person is above 10,000 people, so Erjo is willing to visit, and even if he is willing to resign, the court will be enough.
At the same time, the general also bowed his head when he saw Qingxi:
He said that in the past, he was always willful, and under the urgency, this method was inevitably excessive.
I have thought about it carefully, and it is still a fair one
Qingyong Laocheng is serious, and Fusang is now stormy, and he really can't withstand the big toss, so he changed his past mistakes and supported Rong Bao to drive out the radical rebels in the August 18 change.
This "Gongwu Yihe Decision", he also didn't know about it in advance, and it was all a bad thing done by a group of red deer ministers in private.
If Gongfang was not satisfied and decided to return to Edo, he resolutely followed.
Moreover, I heard that the Great Imperial Palace (Ieding) had recovered and was better than before, so there was no need to keep his position as "shogun and posti", but fortunately he was relieved in Kyoto this time, which showed that the shogunate was of one heart and one mind.
This big imperial house is set to make a comeback, and it is the back hand of Jiamao Shangluoliu this time:
Don't look at Jia Maoren's worry-free appearance, in fact, he is only nineteen years old this year, where can he not look forward to the future at all.
Therefore, before he went to Luo, he issued the "Decree on Breeding and Industrial Development", and invited his father's family to come out to supervise the government.
Qingxi's "general will see you later", its duty is to assist and supervise the general, but before the family was known as having low energy, he voluntarily lived in seclusion and did not interfere in the shogunate, so Qingxi was able to sit in this position.
In fact, before Shangluo in December last year, the Daigosho family decided to return to the superintendent, basically announcing that Keiki had lost the right to see the shogun later, but the shogunate had not officially removed his position.
Therefore, after going to Luo this time, he met the dismount of "Gongwu Yihe Decision", Jiamao, Qingyong and the accompanying ministers, all expected this - the fish had to jump twice before he died, not to mention Qingxi this big living person.
Now that Qingxi and the court have all bowed their heads, they have easily achieved the goal of Shangluo, to be honest, everyone even feels a little unbelievable, this kneeling is too fast.
Today's "Gongwu Ichiwa Decision" is more favorable to Edo after the Imperial Court issued measures such as "entrusting the Shogunate with great governance" - in the final analysis, the Shogunate's combination of public and military forces was not to take advantage of the prestige that the Imperial Court had formed over the past thousand years, but now it has finally been granted.
As for the three famous people who have done "participation", in fact, there is nothing wrong with it.
Not to mention the shogunate's private collusion with it, it shows that on the surface, this move is consistent with Fuso, which is a necessity for today's governance, so even if there are no Satsuma, Tosa, and Uwajima, it must be a few others, and it is not more troublesome to find a few wrong ones at that time, such as Owari and Bizen.
Really, in private, the generals Jiamao, Qingyong, and the accompanying ministers discussed, and they all felt that Qingxi had made a big mistake:
The three "participating" choices are Satsuma, Tosa, and Uwajima, and although these three are also considered to be in the same line, they have all turned to moderation, so isn't this a blind one.
If you want to choose, Owari Tokugawa, Bizen Harima and Ikeda, these are closely related to Keiki, and these talents are also selected if you want to choose.
However, everyone thought about it, and now that Choshu has switched to Edo, the first shot of the rebellion has changed their position, and after the change of August 18, the armed faction will stop fighting when they see that the situation is not good, what is so strange!
It is estimated that Qingxi is to join forces with the young Zhuang Gongqing and fight against the water, but as a result, his family is not blackmailed, so he was pierced by the paper tiger in one fell swoop.
This must be the case, is there any other answer, it is simply impossible!
As a result, under the acquiescence of several parties, the small turmoil of "Gongwu Yihe Decision" passed, and the shogun Jiamao also stayed in Kyoto and jointly governed with the court and princes.
On February 20, after the imperial court changed the yuan and changed "Wenjiu" to "Yuanzhi", the general Jiamao and others were completely relieved.
The word Yuanzhi comes from "Qianyuan uses nine and the world governs also".
"Nine" is the changeable person of the sun, and "using nine" is the meaning of combining rigidity and softness, to put it bluntly, this is the endorsement of the imperial court to today's governing strategy, "The force is too strong, and the rigidity is easy to break, and this strategy still needs to be talked about." ”
The shogunate has always advocated "mildness and a ten-year period", so as soon as this new era name came out, the spirit of the shogunate in Beijing was lifted:
Since the sixth year of Jiayong (1853), the armed and moderate (founding) have been fighting endlessly, and now more than ten years have passed, and there is finally a result, Fuso is finally saved!
But these people didn't expect that the governance has never been smooth sailing, and the "Colonization and Industrial Development Order" will not be able to benefit the whole of Fusang in a few months, and the storm that has been brewing for a long time is waiting for an appropriate time to strike!