At the beginning of September 1865, the court meeting was unprecedentedly grand, and the envoys of Fusang and Lanfang sent Tang envoys to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The influence of the Tang Empire in the Pacific region has further expanded, and has included the Fusang Kingdom and the Ryukyu Kingdom in the Shenzhou around the continent as vassals, and the influence in the Western Pacific region has skyrocketed, combined with the exclusive territory of the royal family Paradise Island and the northern Alaska, Midway Island and Hawaii Island, the entire Pacific Ocean is like an inland lake.

And that's it

The British Empire, which was across the world's oceans, was deeply feared, and its East Asian policy changed accordingly.

The British, who had originally supported the shogunate, instead supported the powerful feudal clans in the southwest, especially the Satsuma domain, Choshu domain, and Hizen domain, which strongly demanded social reform and respect for the emperor, and formed a powerful local power that could resist the shogunate's rule.

The largest and most important colony, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the East Indies, could clearly feel the threat of the Tang Empire, and it conformed to the British attitude, and also turned to support the powerful feudal lords in the southwest, secretly importing a large number of weapons and materials such as guns and cannons to support it in confronting the shogunate.

The French and the British couldn't pee in the same pot, and chose to stand in the unified camp of the Tang Empire to support the shogunate, which is no different from the original history.

Although Fusang now regards the Tang Empire as the superior state of the Celestial Empire, as an independent country, the humiliating treaties signed after it was opened by European and American powers are still valid, and its status as a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country has not changed.

What Fusang was able to get from the Tang Empire was loans and material support, including the appointment of officers for training, the acceptance of Fusang students, and the slightly improved treatment of its Fuso people in the Tang Empire.

However, the situation of Lanfang has greatly improved, and some large enterprises such as the Pacific Shipping Company have gone to the country to invest in terminals and storage facilities, and plan to establish a transit port for the South Seas route to further consolidate and expand the share of the industry's trade.

Climbing on such a big thick leg as the Tang Empire, the Dutch East Indies Governor's Office, which has always been eyeing Lanfang Kingdom, has to be restrained, so as not to be found by the Tang Empire and get out of control.

Time is quietly like water, and it is the end of the year in a flash.

Two new self-governments were formed in the northern British Canadian colonies, one in Canada and one in Yukon (formed by the merger of Yukon and British Columbia).

Late December

The imperial capital of Chang'an ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter, and the snow was not large, but it attracted the strong interest of the people of Chang'an City, because Chang'an City has not snowed for 7 years.

On the second day after the snow stopped, the people in the city went out of the city with their families to play and watch the snow scene, and the road out of the city was blocked by all kinds of cars and horses.

Daming Palace

The palace scenery by the mountains and rivers is enchanting outside the wind after the snow, the emperor Richard is very interested in taking the queen and a group of concubines to walk on the snow to enjoy the scenery, dozens of fierce pet beasts some carry the young prince and princess on their backs, and some accompany the play, a joyful royal atmosphere.

"Ruixue Mega Year!" Emperor Richard said with emotion.

The blue waves by the Taiye Pond are vast, the lush exotic flowers and plants are dressed in a layer of snow, the queen and a group of beautiful concubines are wearing mink cloaks, holding mink warmers, and there is also a gold-plated cloud silk charcoal stove inside, and the beauty of the warbler Yanyan is breathtaking.

Looking back at a large group of princes and princesses playing with pet animals, this happy royal atmosphere made Richard feel very relieved and his mood became very cheerful.

Queen Lin's body is also a little blessed, she is very rich and fat, and she said with a smile when she saw this; "It's hard to come out and relax in the garden, Your Majesty is still worried about the general public in his heart, thinking that my Tang Empire Holy Monarch is in the court, it's really a blessing that can't be cultivated!"

"That's because I have a virtuous helper, and I have worked hard for the queen over the years, and I have kept this palace backyard in good order." Richard turned around with a smile, stretched out his hand to brush a dead leaf that had fallen from Empress Lin's hair, and said softly; "What I said is true, the Tang Empire has a prosperous scene today, and the queen has made great contributions!"

"Your Majesty, how can the concubine He De dare to be praised like this?" Empress Lin's beautiful eyes moved by these words were clouded with a layer of mist.

"I said you deserve it, and you deserve it." Richard made a domineering decision.

For so many years

His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, Duke of California, and His Royal Highness Don-Li Gan, the crown prince, is 17 years old this year, and he was in charge of the country during His Majesty's visit to Europe.

The remaining two princes are the second-order and third-order heirs to the throne respectively, and the position of the queen Lin is extremely solid, ruling the east and west palaces, and there is no bloody plot of the favored concubines competing for the throne.

The inheritance system of the Tang Empire is clear, and so many old ministers of the noble court are staring at it, and the children of the imperial concubines and concubines have no chance to compete for the great treasure, so they naturally extinguish this thought.

The huge colorful tiger "Hongzhong" suddenly let out a threatening roar of "Woo Woo...... which caught Richard's attention.

When he looked over, it turned out to be Liang Bojun, the newly transferred deputy director of the Royal Secretariat, who was standing far away on the side of the warm hall with a piece of music in his hand, and he didn't dare to come over with a frightened expression.

"Don't make trouble in the red, and a few of you are safe." Richard casually reprimanded a few eager pet beasts, and then said to Queen Lin; "It's windy by the lake, it's not appropriate to stay for a long time, the queen will stay for a while, and then take them to the warm hall to rest, don't be frozen by the cold wind."

"Your Majesty, you go by yourself, and the concubines are waiting in the warm hall."

"That's very good."

Dozens of tables of banquets have been arranged in the warm hall, the main thing is, of course, hot pot, all kinds of seafood hot pot, beef and mutton hot pot, and the masters can order whatever they want to eat.

The stage in the warm hall is also ready, and the gong can be sounded at any time.

These trivial matters did not need Richard to care about, he walked into the hall on one side, and the newly transferred deputy director Liang Bojun followed, and after entering the store, he gave a deep salute and reported loudly;

"Weichen dared to trespass on the royal forbidden Wan, and collided with His Majesty's garden Yaxing, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, please forgive the sin."

"Forgiveness is not guilty, what?"

"It is the envoy of the Fuso State who is in a hurry; With the support of the British, the powerful feudal clans of the southwest rebelled, and the people of Edo Town destroyed houses and robbed police and soldiers of their guns and knives in the "Rice Rebellion", which quickly spread to the major cities of Fuso.

The powerful feudal clans in the southwest, such as Satsuma, Tosa, Hizen, and Choshu, took the opportunity to raise the banner of "retro return to government" and gathered soldiers to rebel, and many local powerful feudal clans echoed, which made the situation facing the shogunate extremely serious, so it urgently came to the court to report the emergency.

Weichen does not dare to slack off, please forgive your majesty! ”

"It's launched so soon, and I don't have any patience at all!" Richard chuckled lightly when he heard this, and sat on the soft couch with a relaxed expression, not looking anxious at all.

He thought about it, and then said;

"A few months after the Fusang Kingdom paid tribute, the southwestern feudal domains jumped out impatiently, and it seems that there is strong support from Britain and the Netherlands behind them, and it is not good!"

"Your Majesty; The Security Service has recently detected more than a dozen Anglo-Dutch steamers entering the southwestern port. In addition to the transportation of arms and ammunition, there are also large quantities of food, cloth and other materials, which should be related to this matter. Liang Bojun replied in a low voice.

Richard nodded with a look of surprise on his face;

"That's right, says a European proverb; The pond where the British walked by, even the fish would fight.

When it comes to fanning the flames, these people in London are very proficient.

However, the affairs of Fusang are internal rebellions after all, and it is not appropriate for the empire to intervene directly, but mainly to provide material help and military training, and some loan help can be increased appropriately.

By the way, the old grain in the reserve warehouse was processed to them in a batch, temporarily limited to 12,000 tons, and the stock was set aside to store new grain.

There were also old smoothbore guns and Napoleonic cannons in the warehouse, which were all a pile of rags after a long time, and a batch was transferred to the Fuso army in the name of loans to support them in suppressing the rebellion.

As long as there is money and food, there is no shortage of cannon fodder in Fuso Country, how can the shogunate rule this archipelago for thousands of years without a few means?

The few feudal towns in the southwest with a backbone in the back of their heads can't jump, let them fight first, and if people die more, they will be more sober. ”

In a few words, the regulations for dealing with this urgent matter were set, and Emperor Richard waved his hand to let Liang Bojun retreat, and just follow the holy decree to carry it out.

Calculate the time

The time for chaos in the Fuso Kingdom was also high, and the Shogunate Movement was followed by the Boshin War, in which the reformers, who revered the emperor's "royal government", fought against the shogunate army for two or three years, and the war spread throughout the Fuso Islands.

In the original history

At the end of the war, as the forces of the Restoration became more and more powerful, the shogunate army was defeated and retreated, and finally Shogun Tokugawa Yoshiki had to retire and admit defeat, and the "return of the Great Administration" led to a series of colonial changes such as the Meiji Restoration.

Now, since the Fusang State pays tribute to the Tang Empire, it is the main one.

Of course, Emperor Richard can't watch these chaotic thieves wreaking havoc, and he must help the shogunate army, which represents the decadent and backward feudal forces, to fight the war, how can he do it in two or three years?

It takes at least 5 years to start fighting, and you have to win in the end, because that is in line with the real interests of the Tang Empire.

The Tang Empire could give money and food to help the shogunate win the war, and after the shogunate was burdened with heavy debts, it could also kindly help reduce it, as long as the Ezo land was sold to the Tang Empire.

With the thousand-year-old rule of Honshu Island and the Ezo land, I believe that Tokugawa Yoshiki should be able to distinguish between the superior and the low?

So

The Tang Empire helped the younger brother win the civil war, quell the rebellion, and easily obtained a territory in the northern part of the Fusang Islands, and could also give a sum of money to let the shogunate reform and accumulate disadvantages and revitalize the dynasty, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

Originally, the strength of the shogunate army in history became weaker and weaker, and with the help of the current Tang Empire, it is very likely to turn the tables against the wind and win the civil war.

Of course, this kind of help must be given in the most difficult time, otherwise how can it be robbed while it is hot?

I believe that the imperial government can grasp the proportions well.

12,000 tons of grain is not enough at one time, 1,000 tons and 2,000 tons are transported slowly, for more than half a year or a year, anyway, the urgency is that the shogunate is not the Tang Empire.

This little episode did not affect the mood of Emperor Richard and the concubines of the harem to enjoy the snow and watch the play, in this rare parent-child moment, he revealed the warmth of his father in addition to the majesty of the emperor.

The joyful royal garden activities have created a warm atmosphere of father-son filial piety, which has become an unforgettable and precious memory.

(End of chapter)