Sakai Tadashiyo was placed under house arrest by the shogun, and he had to be kept secret, and not too many soldiers could be sent to watch.

The daimyo and banner led by Abe Tadaaki were more than 300 people. They rushed in with their swords raised, and a group of daimyo ran in front of them, and the samurai in charge of guarding the shogun didn't know what to do in an instant.

Is it going to shoot at a group of daimyos?

After killing so many daimyos, no matter what happens afterwards, the samurai who fired the shot will definitely be punished and executed.

The samurai had no choice but to lay down their weapons and get out of the way, allowing Abe Tadaaki to lead the men into the main castle tower.

Tokugawa Ietsuna heard the movement and shouted inside: "Sakai Tadashi is a traitor, you quickly save me!" ”

A group of daimyo became even more excited, and ran inside with swords, welcoming the shoguns, relatives, and genealogies out.

Tokugawa Ietsuna regained his freedom, and he was so aggrieved that he cried directly, holding Abe Tadaaki's hands and saying that he would reward his loyal ministers.

Tokugawa Mitsuki asked, "The Tang army has attacked the city?" ”

Abe Tadaaki nodded and said, "The outermost city wall has been breached. ”

The Tokugawa family was frightened, and hurriedly said: "Quickly condemn the envoy to surrender, otherwise the Tang army will kill the Tokugawa family, and support the Emperor Taishang to regain power." ”

"Emperor Taishang?" Abe Tadaaki was stunned for a moment.

Tokugawa Mitsuki explained: "Emperor Taishang is in the hands of the Tang Army, and it is because of this that Sakai Tadashi wants to put the shogun under house arrest. ”

Everyone hurriedly walked out of the main castle tower, and was about to send someone to sue for peace, but they saw a samurai running up: "Another wall has been lost!" ”

Abe Tadaaki hurriedly asked, only to learn that the third wall was gone.

Tokugawa Ietsuna was so frightened that his legs were weak, he didn't care that the two walls inside were stronger and more dangerous, he only knew that Edo Castle had been occupied by the Tang army, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, you know the generals of the Tang army, you should go and ask for surrender in person." ”

Tokugawa Mitsuki was helpless, so he had to take his life.

Tokugawa Ietsuna said again: "Also, arrest the traitor Sakai Tadashi!" ”

This shogun, although he is frail and sick, is not careful, but after all, the position is there.

He personally gave the order, and no one dared to disobey.

Not long after, Sakai Tadashi and a few henchmen were escorted over and knelt on the ground.

At this moment, the two sides have temporarily ceased fighting, and the shogunate defenders are arranging the defense of the second wall, while the Daido army is also preparing for the next attack.

Tokugawa Mitsuki hung a rattan basket and walked towards the Daido army alone.

Soon he was taken to see Huang Fei, who asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Tokugawa Mitsuki explained: "On that day, the contemptible people entered the city with letters, and the shogun had planned to sacrifice the city to sue for peace, but he was placed under house arrest by the traitor Sakai Tadakiyo. Now that the Shogun has been rescued, the shogunate is willing to negotiate peace, and asks Your Excellency to suspend the attack. ”

Huang Fei sneered: "Lao Tzu is halfway through the siege of the city, and you actually asked me to stop?" Who will administer justice to my dead and wounded soldiers? ”

When the Datong army occupied the third city wall, it was bombarded by artillery shells from the commanding heights, and now the casualties have reached more than 110 people.

If you really want to storm the remaining two walls, the final casualties are likely to be thousands, or even two thousand, because the difficulty of the siege is also increasing exponentially. When Tokugawa Ieyasu built the castle, it was painstakingly thought that no one in Japan could attack Edo Castle.

Huang Fei is reluctant to add fearless casualties, but the posture must be sufficient.

Tokugawa Mitsuki hurriedly said: "The warriors of the Celestial Empire who died bravely will definitely be compensated by the shogunate. ”

"Does Lao Tzu lack that pension? You can't live even if you die! The more Huang Fei spoke, the more angry he became.

Tokugawa Mitsuki could only bow his hand: "Please calm the general's anger." ”

Huang Fei also accepted it when he saw it: "It's okay to negotiate peace, let the shogun come out in person to ask for surrender, otherwise Lao Tzu will enter it by himself today!" ”

"Wait a minute." Tokugawa Mitsuki went back to his life.

When he heard that he was going to ask for surrender himself, Tokugawa Ietsuna never dared to do so, and shook his head vigorously.

Tokugawa Tsunade persuaded him: "My lord, even if you don't go out, the Tang army will come in after you surrender." ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna thought about it carefully, and it was indeed such a truth, so he went out with the daimyo in fear.

Huang Fei also came to the scene in person, and when he saw that Tokugawa Ietsuna was just making a fool, he immediately sneered: "I am a general, and you are also a general." I am a victorious general, you are a defeated general, why don't you kneel when you ask me to surrender? Does this look like a surrender? ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna did not understand Chinese and could only write kanji, so Tokugawa Mitsuki hurriedly translated.

Want to kneel on your own?

Tokugawa Ietsuna turned to look at the daimyo, and in front of everyone's eyes, he really couldn't pull his face.

Once you kneel, not only will you lose your prestige, but the shogunate and your children and grandchildren will lose face. From now on, the daimyo of each domain will not be so easy to manage, and the daimyo will no longer take the shogun seriously.

But what if you don't kneel?

Tokugawa Ietsuna went out of the city to surrender, but there were all Chinese troops around, could he still swagger back?

Tokugawa Ietsuna felt extremely humiliated, gritted his teeth and knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Ietsuna, please surrender!" ”

Seeing this, the daimyo behind him also knelt down and knelt on the ground.

"Get up." Huang Fei let out a bad breath, and his emotions calmed down.

Before Tokugawa Ietsuna could fully stand up, he heard Huang Fei say: "I have already occupied two city walls, and the conditions for peace talks are different from before." ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna's heart tightened, and he squeezed out a smile and said, "The general can bring it up." ”

Huang Fei said: "This is not my responsibility. ”

Hopoe, a diplomat at Koroji Temple, stepped forward and said, "Let's go to the castle tower in Edo Castle and talk." ”

Edo Castle, the Great Castle Tower, the center of power in Japan.

Huang Fei sat on the main seat, followed by the hoopoe, and the shogunate of the defeated side could only sit down.

Hoopoe said: "The shogunate resisted stubbornly, resulting in heavy casualties among our troops. First, it is necessary to compensate the families of the dead and wounded; Second, we must severely punish those who give orders to defend to the death! ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna hurriedly said: "Sakai Tadashiyo and his traitors all committed suicide!" ”

Hoopoe continued: "Sixteen million in compensation for military expenses cannot be lost in a penny. If the cash is not enough, it is converted into gold. If there is not enough gold, it can be paid in installments, but the delay will be subject to interest. ”

"Didn't you say 6 million before?" Tokugawa Ietsuna's heart was dripping blood.

Hoopoe asked rhetorically: "Can negotiating inside the city be the same as negotiating outside the city?" ”

Sixteen million guan, that is, four million taels of silver, the shogunate is not enough to smash the pot and sell iron, I am afraid that I have to start with the rich merchants of Sandu.

Tokugawa Ietsuna couldn't refuse, so he could only say with hatred: "Angel, please keep talking." ”

"Before, it was only required to open ten ports, but now Japan must open the sea in full!" ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna nodded: "Yes." ”

Hoopoe added: "The rest of the terms remain the same. ”

The Tokugawa family chief breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that the hoopoe would open his mouth again.

No matter how outrageous the terms were, Tokugawa Ietsuna couldn't refuse. Because the Daido Army controlled two emperors, they could cut down the Tokugawa clan in Edo Castle at any time, and then get the emperor to take control of the power.

When the time comes, a civil war will definitely break out.

Those daimyo who supported the Tokugawa family, as well as the relatives and genealogies of the Tokugawa family, were inevitably in league with the daimyo who "supported the emperor".

After the contract is signed, it is time to watch the seppuku ceremony.

Tokugawa Ietsuna hated Sakai Tadashiyo to death and forbade him to use the wrong person in the ceremony.

There is not even the wrong person, and the whole process can be called cruel.

Sakai Tadashi held his ribs and trembled with his hands, rubbed several times, and finally poked into his lower abdomen. He wanted to pull another horizontal knife to end the pain early, but his hands couldn't exert their strength. I barely pulled it to the side, and I was already crying in pain. After slowing down and coming again, I only opened a small opening, and the pain was so painful that I didn't dare to move anymore.

Huang Fei looked very bored: "Don't toss, let's cut it with a knife." ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna hurriedly chose the wrong person and asked Sakai Tadakiyo, who was curled up on the ground, to kneel again. A mouthful of sake sprayed on the blade of the knife, compared it to the neck, the knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground.

Sakai Tadashi's son, as well as those henchmen, lined up to commit suicide.

The Sakai family was later completely liquidated, and the fief was assigned to the Tokugawa family's relatives, and a small part was used as a direct domain of the shogunate.

Abe Tadaaki made a meritorious contribution to the rescue and was promoted to elder.

Abe Tadaaki belonged to the reformist faction, and he did not think of drastic reforms, but believed that samurai and ronin should work. Especially the ronin, you can't be idle anymore, but it's not easy to arrange the work.

The old man soon issued a decree announcing that the ronin could do any job, and as long as the ronin was willing to do the right thing, the daimyo everywhere could not hinder him.

To be honest, it makes a lot of sense, but it has little effect.

At the same time, Abe Tadaaki began to investigate the wealthy merchants of Sandu. In addition to the wealthy merchants who were covered by the shogun, other wealthy merchants suffered heavy losses, and were often labeled as colluding with Sakai Tadakiyo, forcing the wealthy merchants to hand over enough gold and silver to atone for their crimes.

Such a large-scale looting of merchants was all for the purpose of paying war reparations.

Four million taels of silver, a bitter merchant, the shogunate can still take it out.

It's just that after this battle, the prestige of the shogunate was greatly lost, and the local lords no longer took the shogunate seriously. Although he still obeyed on the surface, he came to live in Edo every other year, and his family also lived in Edo for a long time, but in private, the violation of yang and yin was more serious.

The war reparations of four million taels were a huge amount in Japan at this time. The rich merchants gave most of the money, and the shogunate had to pay for the rest themselves, which was already financially embarrassed, and now it had to step up the exploitation of the people.

The increasingly heavy taxes made the Japanese people of insight more and more dissatisfied with the shogunate, and at the same time felt that they should learn from China in an all-round way.

It's interesting to say that the "culprit" of all this is China. However, the Japanese do not hate China, but worship China's strength more and more. Even those big names are more keen to buy Chinese goods, and they also ask Chinese merchants about Nanjing fashion.

The former progressive daimyo Abe Tadaaki, after becoming a big elder, the ass decided the head, and he had to maintain the stability of the rule, but instead became a representative of the backward daimyo. He frantically suppressed people of insight, and the list of banned books increased by dozens of books. However, he also knew that Japan should learn, so he sent twenty envoys to the Tang Dynasty in one go to send those young people to study in Nanjing.

What to learn?

Of course, it is to learn the steam engine and the like, only to learn technology, not politics.

There was also someone who was injured, and that was the lord of the Matsumae Domain.

He ate and drank well in Hokkaido, and somehow saw a Chinese warship and said that Hokkaido had been incorporated into China. As for him, the lord of the domain, he was temporarily appointed as the governor of Ezo, and he was to immediately take a Chinese name.

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