Kyoto, Nijo Castle, the Tokugawa family, and Kyoto's famous great monks frequently come and go.

The city gate was wide open, and there was a post in five steps and a post in the courtyard of Ninomaru, and a post in ten steps, all of which were heavily armed shogunate new troops. Tokugawa Ieyuki sits in a daze, in the luxurious and magnificent "Tokasuma", next to her adoptive mother and sister (this relationship is really messy, but it is normal in Japan) Tokugawa Akiko. Akiko was writing a letter on a low table with her head down. There was also a red-robed Da Ming civil official standing behind her, with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth, this person was Weng Tongyi, who was an insider in fighting inside and an outsider.

However, this time the situation is a bit exceptional, he has penetrated into the "enemy" to exert his ability to fight. Half of the credit or sin of this military coup d'état, known as the "Jiayong Coup", should be attributed to him! If he hadn't brought Emperor Zhu's handwritten letter to Japan to persuade Tokugawa Akiko, who was hesitant, this 20-year-old woman might not have done such a completely reckless thing. Her behavior can almost be compared to that of the notorious Sophia in Russian history. Princess Alekseevna was compared.

However, the determination and courage shown by Tokugawa Akiko in carrying out the coup d'état surprised Weng Tonghong. After convincing the two infantry of the shogunate new army to follow, the next day he personally took Tokugawa Ieyuki and led 5,000 new troops to Osaka by ship, and after arriving in Osaka, he drove directly into Kyoto without stopping. When the new army of the Tokugawa family surrounded the imperial palace, Emperor Komei was preparing a banquet with the ministers to catch the wind and wash the dust for his sister, but they were all blocked in the palace!

"This woman is really hidden, more powerful than Empress Luo and Empress Maria......" Weng Tong said in his heart. The queen is a smart face and a stupid belly. No intrigue at all. And the princess Maria has a lot of ideas. will also please the emperor, but he is a little soft-hearted, and he doesn't seem to have much demand for the queen's position. It's this Ming Guifei, who really dares to go out at a critical moment! If such ruthlessness is used in the Forbidden City, the future is immeasurable......

"Life is like a dream!" When Weng Tongyi was still thinking nonsense, Tokugawa Akiko had already finished writing the letter and was sighing, "There are still a lot of troubles ahead!" Then she said lightly: "Mr. Weng." Do you think I've overdone it? ”

"What you have done is better than what others have done."

"That's right! This is that I would rather bear the people of the world than the people of the world bear me, right? ”

"This ...... What His Royal Highness does is for the sake of the people of the world, how can he be responsible for the people of the world? Weng Tongyi said with a smile on his face.

"I haven't thought about the world, I'm only thinking about my family and my daughter now...... The world of Japan is theirs, and no one can take it away! ”

Hearing Tokugawa Akiko's faint words, Weng Tonggong's heart was like turning over the river and the sea, this Ming Guifei was the emperor's favorite concubine, only 20 years old! Will she give birth to a son for the emperor in the future? When the time comes......

Right now. Tokugawa Saiaki, who lived in the Mito Domain in Kyoto, broke in angrily: "Akiko! What are you doing? Do you want to trap my Tokugawa family in injustice? ”

Although he is not a minister, he is a member of the three powers. Naturally, he was eligible to attend banquets held by the emperor in the palace. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of today's banquet to discuss the issue of Tokugawa Ieyuki becoming a general with the ministers, but who knew that the ministers didn't pay much attention to him. Just when he was annoyed, suddenly an attendant climbed into the Zichen Hall to report the news that the Tokugawa family's tens of thousands of new troops (in fact, there were not so many) were surrounding the imperial palace. As a result, more than a dozen ministers were stunned on the spot, and there was a cry in the Zichen Palace, and His Majesty the Emperor was also trembling with fright. Tokugawa Saiaki was also taken aback, and hurriedly bid farewell to the emperor and went out of the palace to find out. He was the elder of the shogunate and the former head of the Mito family of the Tokugawa Imperial Family. There are many people in the new army who know him, so naturally they will not stop him from leaving the palace. Tokugawa Saiaki also inquired with the New Army officers he knew, only to learn that Lu Dao was his daughter Akiko who was doing mischief in the name of Jiaxing. So I hurriedly ran to Nijo Castle to find Tokugawa Akiko theory.

"Father, please be seated." Tokugawa Akiko frowned, Tokugawa Qizhao's reaction had long been expected by her, the old man had respected the king all his life, and he really regarded the emperor as the supreme existence. She stood up and bowed to her father. "Father, you're from the Imperial Palace, aren't you? They told me you were going to a banquet in the palace. His Majesty's ...... Did he issue an edict to refer to the Tokugawa family as an enemy of the DPRK? ”

Akiko's tone was calm, obviously not taking the enemy or anything seriously.

"You have mobilized troops to surround the imperial palace, how dare His Majesty the Emperor ......" Qi Zhao couldn't help but tremble in his voice, raised his hand and pointed at his daughter who was doing nonsense, and he didn't know what to say. The Mito family, who has always worshipped the emperor as a god, actually produced such a daughter, which is a shame as the head of the Mito family, and if it weren't for the fear of pain, it would have been time to apologize.

Tokugawa Akiko smiled, "Since the Tokugawa family is not mentioned as an enemy, what is my father still worried about?" Are you afraid of rebellion? ”

"It's always possible!"

"Who's going to come out on top? Shimadzu or Maori? Uesugi and Date probably can't do such a thing, right? Tokugawa Akiko said with a smile. In fact, I hope that they will come out, and the enemies that Ieyasu Gong has not been able to destroy more than 200 years ago will be destroyed by Ieyuki. ”

"Akiko!" Tokugawa Saiaki stomped his feet.

Tokugawa Akiko shook her head: "Father, everything has been done, and it's useless to be angry...... Let's figure out how to end it. ”

She paused: "How about asking His Majesty the Emperor to retire?" His Royal Highness Muhito is the same year as Ieyuki, if he is made emperor, is it as exciting as Ieyuki? ”

"Huh?" Tokugawa Qizhao shouted out in a lost voice, and now he is not only forcing the palace, but also forcing the emperor to abdicate! It's really nonsense to the extreme—of course, it's not the first time the Tokugawa shogunate has done something like this, but it's been a long time since it's been done. However, it is not a good idea to let the emperor sit in the position today, in case of a secret edict incident, the Tokugawa family will really become an enemy.

"In this way, please abdicate the throne of His Majesty the Emperor and let His Highness Muhito ascend the throne. Then exile a group of ministers...... Go to Patagonia! The crime is to collude with the country of Lucia and prevent Ieyuki-sama from sending troops to defeat Lucia. ”

"Akiko! You're too disrespectful......" Tokugawa Qiaki said angrily, "but this charge is pretty well made." ”

"Is it really good?" Akiko's eyes radiated with a strange sparkle and she chuckled. "I've been thinking about it all the way! They didn't let Ieko be a general, so that no one would be able to lead the army to conquer Lucia. This is a traitor, and all of them are national thieves! ”

Tokugawa Qizhao sighed and shook his head: "That's not enough......"

"Then declare war against Lucia, train the army to participate in the war, and at the same time, you can also develop Ezo, develop Patagonia, build railways, build a navy, and by the way, implement private land! This was the last wish of Lord Shintokuin, and it was also the basis for the implementation of a one-stone, one-vote constitutional government in the future. ”

"So much?" Tokugawa Saiaki slowly sat down in front of Akiko, "Declaring war on Lucia is certain, and it is okay to organize and train an army to participate in the war, and the land is private...... You can try. But for the others, how could the shogunate have so much money? ”

"It's good to don't care so much for now, announce it, and let everyone see some hope." Tokugawa Akiko replied earnestly. "In Japan right now, people are changing, and whoever can bring about change will win hearts and minds. When the new emperor ascends the throne, we will also raise the banner of reform, which will certainly be able to appease the people. If the heart is certain, the rest will be easy to do. ”

"Yes," Tokugawa Saiaki tilted his head to look at his daughter, she had been abroad for more than 7 years, she had seen the rise of an empire, and she had opened her eyes. The Tokugawa family must change!

He stood up: "Okay, I'll go into the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor and persuade him to retire, and this is the only way to go, who made me surnamed Tokugawa." ”

"Then please father." Tokugawa Akiko stood up and personally sent Tokugawa Saiaki out of the main hall. (To be continued......)