Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration of the Wa Kingdom (7)

On June 23, Ii Naobi and Hotta Masamu, Matsudaira Tadain, Hisashi Hiroshu, Ando Nobumasa, Matsudaira Tadayu and other five old people jointly signed a letter to the company: If the opportunity is lost, there will be a disaster of war; I would like to ask His Majesty the Emperor for his permission to conclude the treaty.

On the same day, the envoys of the talks, Kiyoshi Inoue and Tadashi Iwase, paid a courtesy visit to Naobi Ii and explained in detail the matters concerning the conclusion of the treaty.

Jing Yi said directly: The opening of the port is not trivial, and it is as long as possible to delay until the imperial court agrees; In case of emergency, you can also take action.

With this confirmation, Haiphong hang-eye Fu Iwase Zhongzhen is like a treasure, and he is happy to say that Shimoda pursues Inoue Kiyoshi and says: We can finally let go and give it a go!

At noon the next day, without waiting for the imperial court to arrive, Iwase Tadazhen and Inoue Kiyonao signed a treaty to open the country.

Jing Yi's close minister Utsu Mujing was very worried, and said: The edict has not arrived, and this contract has been signed; The consequences of this will be borne by Lord Ii alone.

Jing Yi said straightly: I ordered the conclusion of the contract without authorization, and the crime should be punished; However, once the arrow is out of the string, it is advisable to know the difficulties.

Hotta Masamu, Matsudaira Tadashi and others were even more unhappy, and their joy and anger were overflowing.

Jing Yi was overwhelmed with annoyance, and angrily resigned the two of them to their positions; It was reinstated by Ota Shinoshi, the lord of the Kakegawa domain, Kankatsu Mabe, the lord of the Echizen Sabae domain, and Matsudaira Jun, the lord of the Hamamatsu domain.

Ii Naobi signed a treaty without authorization and deposed Yuji, shocking the Japanese state. Mito's husband, Tokugawa Sai Akiri, summoned Tokugawa Keito, the head of the Mito domain, Hitotsubashi Keiki, the head of the Hitotsubashi family, and Matsudaira Yoshinaga, the lord of the Fukui domain, to Edo to ask for an explanation.

Jing Yi stood in the city wall, silent. The elders obstructed each other, and the two sides spoke viciously to each other, which was difficult to understand.

The shogun, Tokugawa Ie, dragged the sick body and came forward to persuade him: The system of our ancestors is like the system of the neighboring pre-Qin feudal system; Zhou Wenwu's sons have the same surname, and then they are estranged and attack each other like enemies; The princes and vassals fought against each other. May I ask you, the bitterness and hatred are getting worse and worse, who will benefit?

Tokugawa Qi Zhao said: General Kaiyu, Ii Naobi signed a contract without authorization, bold and reckless, if you don't stop it, the country will be finished!

The Tokugawa family decided that within three years, the American consul invited thirteen times; If you don't open the country again, why delay? Ling Er led the crowd, can there be a chance of winning?

Tokugawa was speechless.

Tokugawa Iesa said again: The humiliation of opium, the shame of losing power, and the hatred of humiliating the country in neighboring countries are vividly remembered. If you forcibly refuse to open the country, you will blindly rebel. The present of the other country, our tomorrow!

Tokugawa Saiakimichi: The Shogun is riddled with itchy illness and has not taken care of the government for a long time, and we mistakenly think that Ii Naobi is acting recklessly, so I have done this, and I beg the Shogun for forgiveness. The general has been ill for a long time, and we are very heartbroken.

The Tokugawa family said: If I am ill and die, how about Itotsubashi Keiki immediately assuming the post of general?

Tokugawa Qizhao hurriedly knelt down and said: The general has a long life of 100 years, and we will never dare to covet the throne.

The Tokugawa family set the road: Tokugawa Keifu, the lord of the Kishu domain, is thirteen years old, if I don't die, accept him as my heir, and slowly continue, is it okay?

Tokugawa Qiakimichi: The Shogun is wise and decisive, and Wu'an dares to object?

After Tokugawa Qi Zhao said goodbye, Ii said directly; General Qiqi, the matter has come to this, it is advisable to announce the candidate for the son of the world as soon as possible, so as to eliminate the hope of others.

The Tokugawa family set the road: Tomorrow in the imperial court, the lord of the Kishu domain, Tokugawa Keifuku is the son of the country, I beg your majesty to grant permission! The shogun ordered that the three families, the three emperors, and the daimyo of each domain must go to Edo to observe the celebration of the blessing of the succession ceremony.

Mito's husband, Tokugawa Saiaki, failed to steal chickens, and became more and more impatient.

The head of the Hitotsubashi Domain, Ichihashi Keiki, said: For the sake of today's plan, the only way is to sparse the imperial court and punish Jing Yi Naobi for violating the contract.

Tokugawa Qizhao gritted his teeth and said: Su Ji Fengshu, night and day, flying to Kyoto. For more than 100 years, our domain has always respected the king and paid attention to righteousness, and today's changes are all due to Jing Yi's arbitrary and arbitrary. If you don't punish this person, you won't give up!

Emperor Xiaoming connected the two sparse and sighed: The Moyi envoys begged for trade with relatives, and on the surface they expressed their feelings of friendship, which actually contained the meaning of annexation in the following year. It is hateful that Kanto signed a contract without authority and harmed the country. This man is incapable, so why not give way to the wise. The lord of the Kishu domain is thirteen years old, a young man who dances a spoon, and Anneng plans complicated state affairs. The order was quickly passed on, and the three feudal clans of Kishu, Owari, and Mito immediately went to Beijing to detail the signing of the contract and the succession of the general.

Guan Bai Jiutiao Shang Zhong Dao: Your Majesty, the first paragraph of "Forbidden and Public Laws" has a saying, the Son of Heaven is capable of all arts, and the first imperial knowledge. Your Majesty meditates on learning, and doesn't care about the affairs of the shogunate, so as not to get angry.

After the early dynasty, the filial piety emperor said that the attendant Iwakura Gu said: This contract has been signed, but it is really worried, sighing, and compassion is infinite. Prince Nakagawa Miyahiko, Left Minister Konoe Tadashi, Right Minister Takashi Fuki, Minister of the Interior Ichijo Tadaka, and Yamayama Tadano?

Iwakura Gu looked at the road: Your Majesty, the ministers have all visited, the Minister of the Interior, Ichijo Zhongxiang, and the rest of the ministers all think that Kujo Shozhong is the minions of the shogunate, and His Majesty's words are less than two days, and Kanto knows it; His Majesty watched the fire from the other side, and Taoguang was obscure.

Emperor Xiaomei: Don't talk about it, the elders of the three feudal clans of Kishu, Owari, and Mito must be summoned to Beijing. How about the transfer of the lord of the Kishu domain to the shogun's son?

Iwakura Gu said: Your Majesty, all the ministers think that the Kanto region is riddled with diseases, the heirs are young and ignorant, and the shogunate has no heroes at the helm, which is a blessing for the imperial court.

Tokugawa Saiaki overstepped his authority, and Ii Naobi was very angry, and ordered Mito's husband Tokugawa Saiaki to live temporarily in Edo with trespassing on Edo names, and Tokugawa Keishu, the lord of the Mito domain, and Matsudaira Yoshinaga, the lord of the Fukui domain, thought about it behind closed doors, and the head of the Itotsubashi family, Tokugawa Yoshiki, was not allowed to enter unless called.

When the Tokugawa family heard the news, they endured the pain and summoned Ii Naobi again: Peace is precious. The Daimyo of the Erpu Dynasty and the daimyo of the relatives of the vassals, the brothers fought against each other, and the disasters were self-inflicted.

Ii Naobi said: "General Kaiyu, the Mito Domain ignores the law and oversteps its authority, and if it is not punished, there will be endless troubles.

The Tokugawa family sighed and said: Tokugawa Qizhao stabbed him in the back, vainly claiming to pay attention to righteousness......

The Tokugawa family did not stop talking, and they coughed wildly; He died of illness in the night.

Jing Yi Zhibi was shocked when he heard the news, and quickly accompanied the old people to Daao to meet the Imperial Observatory and Honjuin.

Jing Yi said straightly: The sound of the death of the general, you must strictly guard against it, otherwise disasters will break out, and the country will not be a country.

Nobumichi Ando: The imperial court decreed that the elders of the three feudal clans of Kishu, Owari, and Mito go to Beijing to discuss matters, can it be allowed?

Jing Yi said directly: This is to explore my reality, at a critical juncture, don't make mistakes, take the opportunity to delay!

Nomadomchi Ando: Russia, the Netherlands, Britain, and France also want to sign the agreement, will they sign it?

Ii Naobido; Sign!