Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration of the Wakoku Kingdom (5)

In early January 1858, Hotta Masamu arrived in Kyoto with the founding covenant.

The Imperial Court Sekihaku Kujo Shotada, and the Shogunate Kyoto Shoji Sakai Tadashi heard the news and rushed to the scene.

Hotta Masamu said that there are nine Shangzhong roads: frequent years outside the Yi Lian, cut begging through the city. And I cling to the old rules alone, and I will never get through, and I am afraid that I will bring trouble on myself. Because of the desire to open up Hong Kong and connect to overseas. With a change of national law, the industry will flourish. It is especially troubled by the hearts of the people in the world, and they do not believe it. If it is not judged by the sky, it is not enough to obey it. I would like to request that you forward this founding covenant to His Majesty the Emperor for a seal.

Kujo Shotada: Lord Hotta, all the ministers of Kyoto, except for Lord Taiko Takaji Masatsu, all said that this covenant of the founding of the country, His Majesty is very difficult to agree.

Hotta Masamutsu said: Article 1 of "Forbidden and Public Laws", the first thing about the art of the Son of Heaven is to study knowledge. I came to Beijing this time just to block the famous Chrysostom. Please tell Your Majesty that you don't need to worry about the ministers.

Kyoto Shodai Sakai Tadayoshimichi: "Forbidden and Public Laws" has an agreement, His Majesty the Emperor has no right to comment on state affairs; The seal is the extrajudicial grace of the general of Zhengyi. The first seat of the shogunate, the two masters of the imperial court, Guan Bai, worked together, and there was nothing incomprehensible in the world.

Kujou Shangzhongdao: What the two adults said is extremely true! Closing the country off will do all kinds of harm but not any good. I will present to the Taige Eagle Si Zhengtong Lord to take an internal view, and then join my emperor and conclude the covenant of the founding of the country as soon as possible.

Emperor Xiaoming took over and quickly summoned the ministers to discuss.

Some ministers said: Wen Youfan played Chen, and relied on Ren Kanto's words.

Prince Asahhiko of Nakagawa Palace, Tadashi Nakayama of Dainyan, Masakincho Sanjo Shiai, and Akazu Wanli Xiaolu's faces have changed.

Prince Asahhiko of Zhongchuan Palace said: The ministers cannot open the market, although they use it to seize the city, they can't agree to it!

As soon as this was said, the ministers were even more divided in lawsuits, and they were inconsistent.

Emperor Xiaoming was depressed.

After the early dynasty, Prince Asahhiko of Nakagawa Palace and Nakayama Tadashi had the courage to speak: Your Majesty, the seal is in line with the meaning of the Edo shogunate. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the world has changed greatly, and His Majesty should no longer indulge in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, take advantage of the trend, and look for opportunities to change.

Filial piety to the emperor: non-inaction, six hundred years ago, the long-lasting rebellion; In the fourth year of Kuanyong, the purple cloth was approved; In the sixth year of Kanei, the Kasuga Bureau visited the shrine; One by one, borrowing things to make trouble, the gains outweigh the losses.

Zhongshan Zhongneng Dao: Your Majesty, three years of Tianming, starvation is all over the wilderness, and 30,000 grasses run around the imperial city; Popular will can also be used. Since the founding of the country, more than 100 feudal lords have respected the emperor; The samurai have their own way. Your Majesty can win people's hearts in the name of Yiyi.

Filial piety to the emperor: Taige Eagle Si Zhengtong blindly adheres to the founding of the country, how is it good?

Prince Asahhiko of Nakagawa Palace said: Kanto is still rebellious, and the situation is an old man!

Emperor Xiaoming: Very good! Tomorrow, I will announce the edict in the court.

Zhongshan Zhongneng said: Your Majesty, absolutely not! Blatantly rebelling against the curtain, striking the grass and startling the snake, blessings and disasters are unpredictable. I will immediately contact the ministers to find out.

From the four attendants, Iwakura Gu looked at the road: Your Majesty, Lord Zhongshan is in a high position and power, and it is not appropriate to go out lightly; I have had the responsibility of ministers, so I immediately ran overnight to persuade the ministers and gather the strength of the people to solve problems for His Majesty.

Iwakura Gushi traveled all night and gained a lot. The next day, 88 ministers attended the court as observers, participating in the impeachment of Guan Bai Jiutiao Shang Zhong for vainly proposing the signing of a treaty and harming the country.

Emperor Xiaoming looked helpless, and pushed the boat down the river and said: If I don't allow it, it will be difficult for the people's hearts to disobey! The founding of the country or the destruction of the country, the matter is big, the fear of the ancestors and gods, and the concern of billions of people, it is impossible to decide; It is advisable to adopt the public discussion of the princes of the world.

Hotta Masamu smiled bitterly and said: Your Majesty, if the United States is pressing, what will it be? The people of our country are called the swords, spears and wooden guns of our country, and they are all the quintessence of the country! As everyone knows, the general trend of the world, Shunchang is reversed, and it has not changed since eternity.

When Taige Eagle Sizheng heard about it, he quickly entered the palace and tried his best to open the country and prosper the country.

Filial piety to the emperor: If I don't give permission, the eighty-eight ministers unanimously oppose it, who can do anything? If people's hearts are harmonious, why should I rebel against Kanto!

Eagle Minister's Political Channel: Your Majesty, the founding of the country is not allowed, and the shogunate has given the imperial court a ban on wrapping imperial materials, which is very difficult to preserve.

filial piety to the emperor's road; Is Kanto so narrow-minded?

Eagle Minister's Political Channel: The old minister is too worried! Your Majesty, the old minister is old, his heart is declining, and he no longer has the power to look inside, so I implore Your Majesty to allow the old minister to recuperate.

Filial piety to the emperor: Taige's words, whether to open the country or to destroy the country, are related to the country, and they all need to rely on Taige's decision. Zhishi is suspended, and the time of recuperation will be healthy.

Hotta Masamu went to Beijing for half a year, but he didn't achieve anything. Hotta also knew his own mistakes, returned to Edo, and said that the Tokugawa family was determined: Lord Kaiyu, I am not doing things well, and I am to blame, and I implore the Shogun to punish him.

The Tokugawa family set the road: meritorious service will be rewarded, and there will be punishment! What do you mean?

The old middle Makino Tadaya was noncommittal, and pleaded with him for old age and decrepitude.

The Tokugawa family said: Hotta is powerless, Makino is old, and who can join the government.

Hotta Masamutsu: Shogun Kaiyu, the lord of the Fukui Domain, Matsudaira Keinaga, is up to the task.

Matsudaira Tadayumichi: Regardless of family and character, the lord of the Hikone Domain, Ii Naobi, is qualified for the position of the first seat of the old middle school.

The Tokugawa family decided to say: Those who blindly rush to destroy the people, Mito also; Begging for the founder, Hikone also. If it is not broken or standing, Mito is down, and Hikone can be up; Regardless of family background or character, there is no reason to cross Hikone and appoint Fukuiya. The extraordinary law of extraordinary times, the order of the general, the position of the elder, is specially set up today, and the lord of the Hikone domain, Ii Naobi, will take office on the same day; Hotta went to Beijing to no avail, and the first seat was lost; Nian is still diligent, and the old middle school stays temporarily.