Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration of the Wakoku Kingdom (15)

On May 1, Shimazu Hisamitsu led troops into Luo and met with Emperor Komei.

After the monarch and ministers are finished, filial piety to the emperor of tomorrow: the ronins of all domains, in the name of the way of heaven, take people's lives at every turn, what kind of system! The Satsuma clan severely punished the Teradaya ronin, and the country was fortunate to be united in public and military affairs!

Shimazu Hisamitsu Road: Your Majesty, since the signing of the contract with Kanagawa, the people have invaded the border, and the people have no livelihood; The Kwantung generals were young, and the officials were old and middle-class, and if they didn't change their ways, the country was in danger. There are three strategies to solve this dilemma. 1. The Kwantung Shogun personally accompanied the daimyo to Beijing for the Hajj and discussed state affairs. Second, the five famous names of Date, Shimazu, Yamauchi, Maeda, and Maori did their best to establish the country and made meritorious contributions; I beg your Majesty's permission to participate in the affairs of the country. 3. The head of the Kishu family, Ichibashi Qingxi, is young and promising, knows people well, and can assist the general; The lord of the Fukui domain, Matsudaira Keinaga Wentao Wuluo, is all first-class, and the position of the elder of Kanto is none other than it.

Filial piety to the emperor: The personnel of the officials in the Kanto region, I have been thinking about it for a long time. The three strategies of the Qing are in line with my intentions.

Prince Chiren of Arisugawa Palace said: Your Majesty, according to the "Public Laws", Your Majesty can order Kanto and follow it.

Emperor Filial Piety: Saemon Governor Ohara Shigetoku was the envoy of the Celestial Empire, that is, he entered Edo to announce the edict; Shimazu Hisamitsu, the lord of the Satsuma domain, led 600 soldiers to accompany him; The second secretary must do his best to supervise and persuade Kanto Maoqing to comply with it.

On June 1, 1862, Shimazu Hisamitsu and his entourage arrived in Edo, and Ohara Shigetoku announced that it would be carried by the god Amaterasu, and the emperor said: Qing Shigei led the princes into the court and decided on internal and external matters. According to the old scriptures of Toyotomi Taihe, it is advisable to select Date Munejo, the lord of Uwajima Island, Shimazu Hisamitsu, the head of the Satsuma domain, Toyonobu Yamauchi, the lord of the Kaga domain, Keinin Maeda, and the head of Choshu Mori Kei to assist Shigeki and manage national affairs. It is advisable to use the head of the Hitotsubashi Domain, Yoshiki Hitotsubashi, as the general's assistant, and the Fukui Domain's lord Matsudaira Yoshinaga as the elder of the Shogun, and join hands with Maoqing to work together to command China and foreign countries. What I am worried about is in three things. I hope that it will be decided.

Ohara Chongde was declared, and Shimazu Hisamitsu said: General Qiyu, since the founding of the country, chaos has been rampant, and the people have been resentful. When the combination of public and military forces is gradually getting better, please ask the general to reform the old and make the new, and make every effort to govern the country!

The shogun, Tokugawa Ieshige, was sitting on his knees, listening to the teachings, looking around and around, but no shogunate dared to speak of him.

When Tianzhang Yuan heard this, he urgently summoned Okubo Ritsu and reprimanded: After the death of his late father Shimazu Qibingong, he soared into the sky, and now he is here with the soldiers of the domain, changing the dynasty?

Okuboli Channel: Subordinates don't dare! Lord Qiyu Tianzhang Yuan, although the general is also virtuous, but he is too young to serve the public, we are ordered to come to the public to harmonize the public army, to prevent the chaos and the country's politics.

Tianzhang Yuan Dao: The general of the three things is to enter the court to discuss matters, and it is reasonable for the foreign feudal lords to take care of government affairs; The only bridge Keiki and Matsudaira Keinaga entered the curtain hand in hand, but they led the wolf into the room.

Okubo Channel: Lord Kaiyu Tianzhangin, my subordinates have a word, I don't know if I can talk about it?

Tianzhang Yuan said: Speak!

Okubo Channel: What did you mean when the ancestor Shimazu Kihiro urged adults to marry into Oku?

Tianzhang Yuan pondered for a long time, and said: Lobby Honjuin and the first prince Fang, and set up a bridge to celebrate as the general's heir.

Okubo Passage: In the fifth year of Anzheng, the ancestor Shimazu Qi Bingong led troops into Luo, which is this matter; This is also the thought of our troops today. Destiny is impermanent, only the virtuous live in it. I would like to ask Lord Tenshoin to follow the edict.

Tianzhang Yuan said: The destiny of heaven is returned, how can it be artificial, Lord Shimazu Hisamitsu came with troops, it is not necessary!

Okuboli Channel: Lord Qiyu Tianzhangyuan, to kill to stop killing, can stop fighting. My domain was in Teradaya in Kyoto, besieging and killing six or seven ronins in order to promote the integration of public and military forces; Bringing troops to Luo, this is also the thought. Please follow the trend.

The next day, Tenshoin convened the shogun Tokugawa Ieshige, the head of the Hitotsubashi family, Yoshinori Hitotsubashi, the lord of the Fukui domain, Matsudaira Yoho, the lord of the Aizu domain, Tokugawa Keitsu, the lord of the Mito domain, and the lord of the Owari domain, Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, to discuss the current situation.

Tianzhangyuan Road: The general is from the Kishu family of the three families, Keidu-sama is from the Mito family of the three families, Keiki is from the bridge family, one of the three emperors, Keinaga is from the Tian Anjia of the three emperors, and Keikatsu-sama and Rongbao-sama are from the Ozhang family of the three families; Tracing back to the roots, more than 100 years ago, you were originally a family. In today's world, changes are imminent; The family must stop gossiping.

Matsudaira Keimeichi: General Kaiyu, Lord Tianzhangyuan, the Satsuma Domain came to him with soldiers, and coerced the Son of Heaven to order me to obey it; This policy is old and spicy, and it is very difficult to turn around, so let's wait for the times to change from it for the time being.

Tokugawa Ishima Road: Time flies, and it is not urgent! Teradaya was in turmoil, and the Kyoto office fled on behalf of Sakai Tadayoshi; The Satsuma clan admonished the soldiers, and none of the shogunate officials were disobedient. In the long run, the building will fall!

Hichibashi rejoiced: General Qiyu, Lord Tianzhangyuan, I have five strategies to solve the dilemma. 1. Show that it is weak, and quickly change the system of the Daimyo pilgrimage to Edo, so as to appease the hearts of the vassals. 2. In the name of the unity of public and military forces, send troops to Shangluo to defend Kyoto; Set up a guardian post in Kyoto to hold the imperial court hostage. 3. Immediately inform the imperial court that the Satsuma clan coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes; The dominance of the feudal domain is not the blessing of the country. Fourth, the establishment of the Fan Book Research Institute to cultivate talents; Send capable men to go abroad to study Yiwu. Fifth, the division of the long skills, with the side of the people, the formation of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and naval four armies.

Tianzhang Yuan Dao: Celebrate the words of the adults, to the point; In today's situation, the only way to do this is to try the courage of lying on the salary, slowly and slowly.

At the beginning of July, the shogun Tokugawa Ieshige was deposed, the head of the Ichitsubashi family, Yoshinori Hitotsubashi, was appointed as the shogun, and the lord of the Fukui domain, Matsudaira Yoshinaga, was appointed president of political affairs.

At the beginning of the succession of Yoshinori Hitotsubashi and Yoshinaga Matsudaira, in the name of the combination of public and military forces, the system of participation in the Hajj was changed, the "Three Treatises on the State is Declared", and the Domain Book Research Institute was established.

The new official took office, the momentum was huge, and the Satsuma Domain's small Nato Okubo was very worried, saying that Shimazu Hisamitsu said: The head of the family, Hitotsubashi Keiki, Matsudaira Keiyong are all dragons among people, this dragon enters the sea, and the blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable!

Shimazu Hisamitsu, the head of the Satsuma domain, disdainfully said: The period of the feudal clans will be changed to three years, which is purely an itch in the boots and will not help the overall situation. The "Country is the Three Strategies" of enriching the country, strengthening the army, the way of the warrior and the long skills of the master are all long-term achievements; It's easier said than done. Immediately urge the general, be sure to go to Luomian Sheng within the year to negotiate the integration of public and military affairs.