Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration (8)

Jing Yi Zhibi severely punished the imperial secretary and tried to stop the three feudatories. Emperor Xiaoming was very angry and said: Kwantung is tyrannical, why do you do it without asking, this move will hurt the country in general.

Prince Nakagawa Miyahiko, Left Minister Konoe Tadashi, Right Minister Takashi Fuki, and Minister of the Interior Ichijo Tadaka all said: It is a big matter to destroy the country, and we must help the Tokugawa Imperial Family to reorganize the interior so as not to be humiliated by the outside, and we must not let the Kanto region do anything wrong!

Guan Bai Jiujo Shang Zhong hesitated for a moment, and said: The situation in the shogunate is unknown, and the Tokugawa family should not be lightly allowed, so as not to be disrespected.

Emperor Xiaoming said: In times of crisis, when the whole country is united and overcomes the difficulties together, what can be said about the small things that are true! If the Kanto region is obsessed with signing a treaty to open the country, I am willing to abdicate and make way for Xian to relieve the time difficulties.

The ministers retreated from the court, and from the four upper attendants, Iwakura Gushi, the three ministers of the left, the inside, and the right, and the speaker Nakayama Tadashi said: Guan Bai Kujo Shangzhong is dedicated to the curtain, and the key sensitive matters must not be explicitly indicated.

Emperor Xiaoming bowed his head and said: Quickly and secretly sent a secret message to the Mito Domain, our country was very consolidated, and the four people were happy, but the traitors such as Ii Naobi and other traitors colluded with the foreign government to break the treaty and shake the country, leading the shogunate to the path of injustice, and trapping the country in danger.

Iwakura Gu said: Your Majesty, the traitors such as Ii Naobi and other traitors and hoes break the contract, etc., must be secretly passed on, and the words of the feudal lords and the imperial secretary will work together to protect the foreign language, and it can be sent clearly.

Filial piety to the emperor: Your heart is as careful as a hair, and the blessing of my country is also.

Tokugawa Saiaki was overjoyed to receive the secret edict, and quickly summoned Tokugawa Keishu, the lord of the Mito domain, and Hitotsubashi Keiki, the head of the Hitotsubashi family, to discuss the secret.

Tokugawa Saiakimichi: Since Yoshiko, the rules of the Imperial Sanqing family have been passed down from generation to generation, and it is a matter of course to assist Tokugawa in power, but if there is a case when the imperial court and Tokugawa are hostile, even if they betray the Tokugawa clan, they must not disobey Your Majesty, and you must not forget it.

Tokugawa Keishu and Hitotsubashi Keiki both said: Follow your father's teachings.

Tokugawa Saiakimichi: Your Majesty sent a secret letter to the thirteen feudal lords of Satsuma, Owari, Fukui, Hitotsubashi, Kaga, and Nagato to immediately inform them that they must work together to support the shogunate and sweep away the traitors.

Hitotsubashi rejoiced: There are many people with mixed mouths, and it is very easy to leak the news, and Ichi Naobi and others are not idle people, so I implore my father to act at his discretion.

Tokugawa Saiaki: I don't know! Your Majesty secretly broke the agreement to support the shogunate, and when we got into trouble, we must try our best to ensure the thoroughness of the general, but the sword and gun have no eyes, and if we are not careful, we will cause a catastrophe, and we will unite the forces of the vassals and come to the city to deter the rebels, in order to make a peaceful handover.

Hitotsubashi rejoiced: The general has not heard from him for a long time, and he is afraid that he is terminally ill. I intend to immediately inform the lord of the Satsuma domain, quickly raise the troops of the whole domain, and enter Edo to clear the side of the monarch.

Tokugawa Saiaki said: Multi-pronged, there is no need, you quickly send a powerful person, copy this secret to the lord of Satsuma.

Shimazu Qibin, the lord of the Satsuma Domain, received the report and sighed: The general of the Zhengyi clan is cowardly, the elder Ii is domineering, the daimyo of the pro-clan is taking millet from the fire, and the princes of the court are watching the fire from the other side, and the complicated situation is like boiling porridge! Our country is united, colonizing and prospering, enriching the country and strengthening the army, in order to resist foreign invasion.

Satsuma feudal lord Komatsu with a sword, infantry supervisor Okubo Ritsu, and cronies Saigo Takamori all advised: The lord has the world in mind, and he will not move at this time, but when!

Shimazu Qibin said: Quickly pass my order, quickly order 5,000 feudal soldiers, and five days later, Shangluo will fight against the rebellion.

Xixiang Longsheng Road: Enlightened lord, the teacher is famous, and there is no disadvantage; The teacher is nameless, not only invincible, but also the way to self-danger. May I ask my lord, where did my domain come from?

Shimazu Qibin said: Your Majesty has issued a secret edict, and the emperor of my domain will help the curtain to eliminate the rebellion!

The three royal families, the three royal kings, the spectrum generation, and the appearance of each clan are fierce and ready to go. Ii Naobi was very worried, and quickly summoned the elders of Mabe Quansheng, Ota Shishi, Matsudaira Norsa, Ando Nobumasa, and Kushi Hiroshu to discuss countermeasures.

Jing Yi said directly: The death of the shogun has not been announced, the imperial court is secretly bewitched, and the feudal clans are ready to move, this sincerity is critical, and it is a matter of life and death for the shogunate!

Mabe Quansheng Dao: The imperial court issued a secret edict beyond the shogunate, which has violated the "Prohibition of the Laws of the Public Family"; The Mito Domain crossed the shogunate and received an edict, which also violated the "Laws of the Samurai Family". I will investigate the rules and regulations, and report to Shenzhou, so as to set the record straight.

Ii Naobi said: Kyoto came to report, the secret was handed over to the Mito Shiri Residence supervisor Ukai Yoshizaemon by the Great Nayan Wanli Road, and Ukai was transferred to his son, and then his son secretly sent Mito Lao Andao with a knife, whether it was conclusive, and the stamper-sama went to Kyoto as soon as possible, carefully investigated, and arrested the criminals.

Mabe Quansheng said: Don't startle the snake, the scorching sun, the death of the general of the Seiyi, want to cover up, Tokugawa Keifuku also quickly ascended to the throne. Lord Jing Yi immediately ordered General Jiao to quickly announce the investigation and handling of secret matters; When the people were panicking, the day of the succession of the general Zhengyi.

Ando Shinmasa: Detective, Shimazu Saibin, the lord of the Satsuma domain, bewitched the feudal people and gathered thousands of troops, and the momentum was the most violent. Within ten days, Shimazu Saibin must be in Edo, and the Satsuma soldiers will all come to Enfield. Complex. The guns are fully loaded, and my swords, spears, and muskets are very difficult to stop, so Lord Jing Yi must plan early.

Ii Naobi said: Shimazu Qibin and his father Shimazu Qixing and his brother Shimazu Hisamitsu have a bad relationship, and this matter has been going on for a long time and is difficult to resolve; I will immediately send an envoy to lobby, or I may surrender without a fight.

On August 14, Shimazu Saibin, the lord of the Satsuma Domain, mobilized 5,000 elite soldiers and swore to go north. The successor of the feudal lord, Tadashi Shimazu, did not change anything, and the dispatch of troops was immediately suspended.

Ii Naobi was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the shogunate elder Naka Ando Nobumasa to fly to Mito to search for secrets and arrest the Mito clan's old Anjima with a knife.

The shogunate openly investigated, arrested the vassals, and the Japanese were shocked, and the emperor obeyed the wishes of the ministers, and dismissed the post of Kujo Shangzhong Guan Bai, and replaced him with the left minister Konoe Tadashi.