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The moon is as cool as water, and the dawn and night are spring. A somewhat thin figure, led by several close attendants, met Emperor Guangge who was in Ishishimizu Hachiman Palace. Emperor Guangka, who was twenty-nine years old, did not have a beard, and his face was a little fat, and he looked like a generous man, and he did not have much temper.

"Minister Lin Ziping, meet His Majesty the Emperor."

Emperor Guangge smiled and said, "I'm tired of Lin Jun coming in the starry night, but the shogunate has a lot of eyes and ears, and if it is too public, I'm afraid it will change." ”

Lin Ziping bowed deeply and praised: "The minister understands the hardships of His Majesty the Emperor, everything is the fault of the shogunate and the shogun!" ”

Emperor Guangge let out a long sigh and said, "Because of the matter of honorific titles, the relationship between the imperial court and the shogunate is not happy, which is also a matter that everyone knows. ”

The so-called honorific incident is actually a public case. In fact, neither the current emperor nor the current shogun are the sons and daughters of the previous emperor or shogun, but both are stepchildren. The general's family Qi is supported by the Ichitsubashi family, and after becoming a general, he hopes to make his biological father Zhiji the Great Imperial Palace, and this position can only be sat by those who have been generals, and it is obvious that Zhiji does not have this qualification. This was strongly opposed by the more traditional and conservative old Nakamatsudaira Shoshin. At the same time, Emperor Guangge wanted to crown his biological father, Prince Norihito Miyaji, as Emperor Taijo as a sign of filial piety. But this was again opposed by the shogunate.

After the Honorific Incident, the feud between the Imperial Court and the Shogunate seemed to have expanded. During this period, due to the turbulent transformation of Japanese society, a group of thinkers and progressive aspirants began to receive new ideas from the outside world, especially the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the influence is relatively large. It was this Lin Ziping in front of Emperor Guangge.

Lin Ziping was born in the Sendai Domain. Lin Ziping's sister. It was the side chamber of Date Shigemura, the lord of the Sendai Domain, and Hayashi was able to become a staff member of the Sendai Domain. Later, because his proposed educational and economic policies were not adopted, he angrily returned all the feudal policies and began to travel around the country. Not long after, the Tang army invaded the Tohoku region, the Sendai domain was uprooted, and Date Shigemura changed from a powerful daimyo to a wanderer living in Edo.

Lin Ziping successively interacted and studied with some very famous scholars at that time, and later wrote books and lectures. His ideas were progressive for his time. Hayashi recognized the importance of coastal defense and hoped that Japan would strengthen its strength, and at the same time he supported the Great Righteousness and the Emperor and opposed the rule of the shogunate. And his thinking was perfected and complete after he came into contact with some theoretical works of the Tang Dynasty.

Lin Ziping did not directly accept the Republic system of the Tang Dynasty, but took a fancy to the constitutional monarchy system of Europe and Britain, and believed that if Japan wanted to revitalize, it must reform the old and abolish the rotten shogunate system. The emperor was in charge and the backward samurai system was abolished. The integration of agriculture and industry and commerce will develop new industries and new economies.

Due to the defeat of the shogunate in the face of the Tang army, Hayashi Ziping's doctrine became a very influential academic knowledge in Japan for a while. Even some powerful feudal clans were very interested in Lin Ziping's theory of economic development, and the Changzhou feudal clan even invited Lin Ziping to be their guest. And what Lin Ziping did naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Guangge. This also led to a secret meeting between the two of them late at night at Ishishimizu Hachimangu Shrine.

Lin Ziping said straight to the point: "The shogunate elder Nakamatsudaira Dingxin was short-sighted and had no talent, but began to implement a series of policies that were harmful to Japan. If Matsudaira continued to implement it, the people would inevitably be impoverished, and the country would soon be destroyed. And the current general, Tokugawa Ieki, has no intention of focusing on government affairs at all, eating, drinking, and enjoying himself, and being shameless. The time has come for Japan to change, and it is time for His Majesty the Emperor to regain the honor of the imperial family after hundreds of years of being seized of power by the shogunate. ”

Emperor Guangge was still a little surprised and frightened when he heard these words, even though he had long known Lin Ziping's consistent political views, he said with a hint of worry: "However, the strength of the shogun's family, coupled with the support of the Imperial Three families and other Sashoku clans, the imperial court is weak, and basically has no military strength, so it is impossible to fight against the shogunate army. ”

Lin Ziping had some smug emotions on his face, and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, don't worry, your subordinates are all running to tell each other and continue to respect the power of the king's downfall." The Choshu Domain and the Satsuma Domain, as powerful feudal domains loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, both supported the return of the Daisei Domain. Although the power of the curtain is small, it is recognized by the world, and the new army of Choshu Satsuma has been reformed, and there are the latest weapons and equipment from the Tang Dynasty, on the other hand, the shogunate army is uneven, each with its own thoughts, and the new policy carried out by Matsudaira Dingxin has made the original shogunate army with new training, and the combat effectiveness has been hit, and it is a good opportunity for us to change the sun and moon and make Japan bright again! ”

Although Emperor Guangge has a good temperament, there is still a certain adventurism in his heart. Now he also knows what the wind is in Japan, because of Matsudaira Dingxin's mediocre government, more and more people began to be dissatisfied with the shogunate, and Choshu and Satsuma and other feudal domains have indeed sharpened their knives and are ready to pull the shogunate down.

Since 1780, the four feudal domains of Choshu, Satsuma, Tosa, and Hizen have increased their trade with the Tang Dynasty and have been more aggressive and advanced than the shogunate's development policies. In particular, the Choshu Domain, which was one of the strongest feudal domains in the Warring States period, grew significantly after the head of the family set up a factory, invited Tang talents to reform finances, and implemented new agricultural technologies. Especially in the military aspect, the Choshu Domain, through its relatively good relations with the Tang Dynasty arms dealers, imported 5,000 SC-3 rifles the year before last, and even owned hundreds of large and small artillery pieces, and had a powerful army of more than 10,000 people, and the shogunate was less and less in its eyes.

The tide of the curtain fell, Lin Ziping and others ran around, and there was the shadow of the Changzhou Domain in it. Obviously, the Choshu Domain was no longer satisfied with its status as a regional power, and was dissatisfied with the shogunate's long-term clamping on itself, hoping to gain greater power and benefits through a reform.

Emperor Guangge gained a little confidence, and then asked, "The lords of Choshu and Satsuma can be trusted, but what is the attitude of the Tang people?" The strength of the Tang people is far from what we can imagine, if the Tang people do not support the downfall, then it will be difficult for the monarchs to succeed. ”

Lin Ziping said: "What His Majesty the Emperor said is extremely true, the strength of the Tang people is rare in ancient times. Therefore, we will visit the Tang people and ask for the support and understanding of the Tang Kingdom for the fall of the curtain, and for this we need to open up more trade rights to the Tang people, and Ou Yu cannot take it back for the time being. But sooner or later, Japan is going to regain its own land, not only Ou Yu, but also Ezo, to take back, Japan is destined to be strong, and the minister believes that one day, Japan will stand proudly in the East and will be able to dominate the world. Naturally, it will take time for these to be moved, and the territory of Datang is vast, and it is also technologically prosperous, and the military is strong, so it cannot be moved lightly. At this time, we can only learn its strength, and only after dormant can we defeat it in one fell swoop and resist the hegemony of our great Japan for eternity. ”

There was no excitement or excitement on Emperor Guangge's face, and he said, "These things are still far away, and defeating the shogunate and restoring the authority of the imperial court is what I am most concerned about now." All kinds of matters are annoying Lin Jun and all the righteous people. ”

Lin Ziping got up again and bowed, and left.

He glanced back at the Ishishimizu Hachiman Shrine in the moonlight, and shook his head slightly, a little disappointed. Although Emperor Guangge loves learning, is versatile, and can be called pure in temperament, he is definitely not the master in his eyes. At this time, Emperor Mitsukaku was willing to serve as a banner for the Shogunate faction because he saw benefits in it, and the Shogunate had become more and more a trend in Japan, and he was just following the trend. However, Emperor Guangge did not have much ambition, and he was very afraid of difficulties, and when he heard Lin Ziping mention the future confrontation with the Tang people, he seemed a little timid, and he was not interested in it at all.

Such an emperor may take advantage of the situation to bring down the incompetent shogunate, but it will be very difficult to count on him to do anything else later. Lin Ziping was slightly confused, he naturally knew how strong the power of the Tang people was, Ao Yu had a newspaper from the Tang Dynasty, Lin Ziping knew Chinese characters and could read. He knew that the territory of the Tang Dynasty was hundreds of times that of Japan, and it was invincible to send troops in the Qing Kingdom and Southeast Asia. At that time, the warships that turned Edo into a sea of fire, Datang had no less than dozens, and they were constantly increasing. The Tang people have resources that are unbelievable and unimaginable to the Japanese.

But thinking of this, Lin Ziping couldn't help but think: "If Japan can also have a vast territory and abundant resources like Datang, then Japan will definitely be stronger than Datang!" ”

He came into contact with a lot of Tang people and knew a little about them. In his opinion, although the Tang people appeared to be humble and polite, they did not have the heart of a samurai. After the Tang Dynasty occupied Okuyu, it actually relied on local Japanese samurai to form the Yamato Corps, and many places in Southeast Asia were defeated by the Yamato Corps. Lin Ziping naturally thought that the Tang people were not good at fighting, and it was precisely because of the bravery of the Japanese that they turned them into their pawns. And the repeated victories of the Yamato Corps made Lin Ziping firmly believe that the Japanese were better than the Tang people, and he also thought that it would be better if the areas that were fought belonged to Japan instead of the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that the current Tang Dynasty is too powerful, not only Emperor Guangge, but also the attitude of the Changzhou Domain and the Satsuma Domain that he has contacted is also very resolute, that is, it is okay to fall the curtain, but it must not be rashly clashed with the Tang people, otherwise it may be a catastrophe.

That is, in the ulterior motives of the powerful clans, in the instigation and tandem of people with lofty ideals like Lin Ziping, a curtain war began. (To be continued.) )