Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration of the Wa Kingdom (4)

Abu Zhenghong's words suddenly felt that the world was spinning, and hurriedly said: I have been dizzy and dizzy recently, you talk slowly, I will rest for a while.

Abu Masahiro retired, and Hotta Masamu smiled and said: Abu-sama is really a scoop catfish.

The elders rushed to echo each other and dispersed happily.

That night, Abu Masahiro suddenly fell ill and died.

The ministers exclaimed: The sky is falling!

The first Hotta Masamu in the old middle school thought about it again and again, and strongly recommended Matsudaira Tadayu, the lord of the Ueda Domain, and Wakisaka Yasuta, the lord of the Tatsuno Domain, to join the cabinet.

The shogun, the Tokugawa family, said: The plan for the present is to recruit talents and please the people. Shimazu Saibin, lord of the Satsuma Domain, Ii Naobi, lord of the Hikone Domain, Keiko Mori, lord of the Choshu Domain, and Tokugawa Saiaki, the lord of the Mito Domain, were able to govern the domain and control the people; Why not choose the best?

Hotta Masamuchi said: Shogun Kaiyu, Shimazu Saibin, the lord of the Satsuma domain, and Maori Kekini, the lord of the Choshu domain, are all foreign daimyos; With the help of the founding of the country, the two feudatories seized the tricks and conquered the southwest, and gradually had the tendency to dominate the guests; If it is promoted again, the blessings and disasters are unpredictable. Tokugawa Qi Zhao destroyed the bell and cast the cannon, and swore to die, which will definitely harm the country; Jing Yi is open and open, and it is even more undesirable to open the country in its entirety. In addition, Consul Townsend. Harris repeatedly begged to submit his credentials, and said that the envoys to Edo and the treaty were being repaired and traded, and the matter was very important, so I asked the general to decide.

The Tokugawa family set the way: The black ship sails, and the invasion is also real. It is also your duty to remove it; The skills are not as good as others, and they have no choice but to open the country. Thomson. Harris is a Meiyi officer, and repeatedly begged for a sign; This person is visiting thousands of miles, and his eyebrows are low and pleasing to the eyes, and he is also a good person, and it doesn't hurt to see it.

In early December 1857, the American Consul Townsend. Harris arrives at the Edo Shogun's Mansion and meets with Townsend. Harris Dao: Your Excellency, Your Excellency, if you close yourself off from the country, you will inevitably wander outside the civilized world. Yesterday morning, the Star-Spangled Banner of the United States of America was once again raised at Yusen Temple in Shimoda, which was a precursor to the awakening of your country.

The Tokugawa family stomped his feet and tilted his head, with a serious face, and said very sincerely: I am very grateful and honored that your envoy has traveled across the ocean to deliver the letter. Please convey on your behalf that the two countries will have eternal exchanges and a long time!

Harris: Your Excellency, three years ago, General Perry's treaty with your country was too broad, and the President of the United States of America believes that your country should open the ports of Kanagawa, Nagasaki, and Edo; Your country shall allow us to establish embassies in Edo and consulates in Kanagawa and Nagasaki; In each open port, the consul of our country may, in accordance with the laws of our country, try the illegal and criminal matters of our citizens, and your country shall not interfere; No one shall interfere with your country's trade with our country. If there is nothing wrong with the above paragraphs, please ask for the grace of Your Excellency the General.

The Tokugawa family said: Friends come from afar, are you happy? The friendship between the two countries is also deep?

Harris said: Your Excellency, Honorable General, if your country is unwilling to cooperate, our warships will go straight to Edo, and your country will have to raise the white flag to meet you.

Haiphong hanging, Mito's husband Tokugawa Saiaki said angrily: Your envoy's ultimatum-style words are extremely unfriendly; Your country relies on strong ships and cannons, and acts recklessly, which is very chilling.

Harris: Dear sir, you misunderstood! A peace treaty with a man who is not backed by force is quite different from a peace treaty with a man who is approaching the coastline with fifty warships. With a slight gesture of your country's hand, I am the first ambassador of the United States of America to your country, Edo, and I have signed a contract with which my dignity can be preserved.

Hotta Masamu hurriedly said: General Qiyu, the signing of the contract, red tape, is too much; His subordinates had the courage to go beyond their bounds and share their worries for the general.

The Tokugawa family said: Accurate!

Harris said: Your Excellency the General, I will go back to Yuquan Temple in Shimoda and wait for the good news of your country.

That night, Hotta Masamu secretly summoned Tokugawa Qiaki and said: In today's situation, the enemy will be defeated, and the founding party is the only way out.

Tokugawa Saiakimichi; Don't I know! Today, the general of Zhengyi is incoherent and disappointing.

Hotta Masamu said: It is natural that General Zhengyi is sick and does not speak to his intentions. Tokugawa-sama need not worry, the timing is right, and I will strongly recommend Yoshiki Hitotsubashi to take on the important role.

Tokugawa Saiaki said: Time is not waiting, there is Rauta-sama!

Everything went wrong, and Tokugawa Qizhao silently returned home, sighing for a long time.

Lao Andao, a member of the Mito Domain, brought a knife and said: "The lord of the Qi Dynasty, it is urgent to fight for the country, and I will secretly summon the feudal priest to assassinate the Yiren Harris, and I will be a hundred."

Tokugawa Saiakimichi: Hotta Masamu has no real name, and it is difficult to achieve great things. Immediately sent a secret message to Shimazu Saibin, the lord of the Satsuma domain, Date Munejo, the lord of the Uwajima domain, Matsudaira Yoshinaga, the lord of the Fukui domain, and Tokugawa Keifu, the lord of the Owari domain, to suppress the foreign empire, and from then on.

One night, the Sanmito Ronin held a sword in his hand and broke into Yuquan Temple alone, wanting to fight Townsend. Harris executes the Heavenly Punishment. Unfortunately, he went astray and was shot and captured.

When the shogun Tokugawa heard the news, he was shocked and urgently summoned all the elders to discuss

Hotta Masamu said angrily: General Qiyu, if the American minister is punished by heaven, the American warship will come, and the country will be ruined and destroyed! I intend to release my goodwill immediately, and immediately allow the opening of the port for trade and the presence of the American minister in Edo.

The Tokugawa family said: There is no other way, but this may comfort Harris's fear.

Hotta Masamuchi: The lord of the Mito Domain, Tokugawa Saiaki, was incapable of controlling and delayed the country; I beg your Excellency to immediately relinquish your post in coastal defense.

Tokugawa family Dingdo: Mito Domain, one of the three royal families; has always respected the emperor and respected the curtain, and the murderer is a ronin who has left the domain, so it may be inappropriate to remove it accordingly.

The lord of the Ueda Domain, the shogunate elder Nakamatsunaira Tadayumichi: Lord Kaiyu, the founder of the country, the people of the colony are rich and strong, and there are endless troubles after retreating; The lord of the Mito Domain closed his mouth and opened his mouth, and this person was stubborn and should not be reused.

The Tokugawa family decided that if the ministry is small, you can dismiss it with an order; However, those who are not Mito are also a feudal clan, and the matter is very big, and if they are not careful, chaos will be raging. You can have a perfect strategy, you can sign a contract to open the country, and you can block the mouths of those who are leisurely and unscrupulous.

Hotta Masamutsu said: Shogun Kaiyu, the lords of the feudal lords of Mito, Satsuma, Choshu and other kings, there are hundreds, and it is difficult to reconcile; For today's plan, the only way to go to Beijing is to ask for his life, and implore the emperor to grant the opening of the country, so as to seal the mouths of the people.

The Tokugawa family said: What do you mean?

Nobumasa Ando, Antaku Wakisaka, and Tadaya Makino echoed in unison.

Matsudaira Tadayu said: "General Qiyu, the "Forbidden and Public Laws" has long been decided, and the general decides on his own whether to destroy or open the country, and Emperor Xiaoming has no right to comment.

The Tokugawa family decided that today's changes are not the same as in the past, and we must use the strength of the whole country to tide over the difficulties together. Hotta went to Beijing to ask for his life, and if it came true, he might be able to temporarily relieve the time trap.