Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration (31)

Tokugawa Yoshiki, the shogun, received the order and said: The Satsuma clan soldiers are stationed in the Sokokuji Temple on the north side of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and if we enter Luoji, we will definitely fall into the hands of the thieves.

President of Political Affairs Matsudaira Keicho, "Your Excellency, the ministers of the DPRK and the vassals are discussing the affairs of Choshu, and our absence may cause irreparable losses.

Matsudaira Yohomichi, the lord of the Aizu domain: Shogun Kaiyu, Minoru Sanjo, Iwakura Gushi, Nakayama Tadano, etc., all have thoughts of disobedience, and I implore the Shogun to give priority to state affairs.

Tokugawa Keikido: The change of the forbidden gate in Kyoto, the Nagafeudal clan set fire, burned down more than 30,000 houses, and displaced more than 100,000 people; The loss is so heavy, Changzhou can turn over the salted fish! If Sanjo, Iwakura, Zhongshan and others dare to risk the world, they will be spurned by the people of China!

In Kyoto, the Imperial Court and the Daimyo of the Domains discussed until late at night, and finally decided to restore the original power of the Mori father and son in Choshu.

After the end of the court, the Tosa Domain's lord Yamachido Hall was worried, and said that the old Goto Elephant Jiro said: Tokugawa Keiki is as timid as a mouse, and the Maori father and son turn over the salted fish; The chaos in the world may begin here.

Goto Elephant Jiro said: Enlighten the lord, the world is in chaos, and my domain cannot be alone. The Sacho Alliance, Ryoma Sakamoto, Shintaro Nakaoka and others are in the middle to make peace; Sakamoto and Nakaoka were separated from our domain, and the lord's noble hand was lightly raised, and these two people could be used by our domain.

Yamamoto said: Sakamoto Ryoma, Nakaoka Shintaro and others are soft-spoken, and the trading company they formed is also small; If it is used by our domain, it will be opened. Quickly pass on my order, Sakamoto and Nakaoka are pardoned on the same day, and the trading company formed by me is also the trading company of my domain.

Kameyama Trading Company received a huge amount of money from the Tosa Domain, like a divine help, Sakamoto Ryomari formed a sea aid team, Sakamoto himself was the captain, and there were civil officials, military attachés, medical officers, equipment officers, transportation officers, etc., the scale was unprecedented.

Sakamoto Ryoma couldn't help but be overjoyed, and personally invited Goto Zojiro to go boating on the sea and talk about it.

Goto Zojiro said: Why don't you invite Shintaro Nakaoka to travel with you?

Sakamoto Ryoma Road: Shintaro Nakaoka is bent on overthrowing the curtain by force, and he is not a member of my generation. The two feudal clans echoed each other with the courtiers Iwakura Gushi and Sanjo Minoru from afar, and coerced the young emperor to order the shogunate, and if the peace talks failed, they were bound to fight hard. The war is together, the lives are ruined, and the people are suffering!

Goto Elephant Jiro Road: The shogunate made two expeditions to Choshu and returned with feathers; Sa Chang joined forces, and the curtain soldiers were even more powerless. Hundreds of rivers enter the sea, the king is victorious and defeated, and Sachang is another Tokugawa! This goes on and on, and the country has a peaceful day.

Sakamoto Ryoma Road: The Tokugawa clan will return the great government to the imperial court, and the soldiers will not be bloody, and everything will be solved!

Goto Elephantjiro was thoughtful, and suddenly realized, and said: Sakamoto-kun is heroic, this is really a peerless strategy! If Lord Qingxi returns the great government to the imperial court, the chief of the sa can make a promise, the war can be avoided, and the Zhuyi will not be able to take it! However, the princes of the Shogun, the daimyo of the pro-domain, all of them are eyeing each other, how can they be lightly!

Sakamoto Ryomamichi: What's so difficult about this, Tokugawa Yoshiki will be appointed as the central minister, and he will be able to deter the daimyo of Samakura.

Goto Zojiro said: In this way, what difference does it make to the shogunate regent!

Ryomamichi Sakamoto: A new government where ministers, princes, samurai, and commoners can freely discuss politics! I make eight strategies, please the monarch axe, first, the shogunate to return the great government to the imperial court. 2. Set up a political situation for the upper and lower levels. 3. Enable talents from all over the world. 4. Adopt a public amendment to the treaty. 5. Rewriting the Code. 6. Expansion of the Navy. 7. Set up personal soldiers to defend the imperial capital. (8) To make laws and regulations equal to those of foreign countries in respect of gold and silver objects.

Goto Elephantjiro said: These eight strategies are enough to revitalize our country! Without heavy pressure, the Tokugawa family can be more relaxed than going. Sa Chang joined forces, the momentum is full of momentum, and my domain cannot be left behind.

On June 22, 1867, through the mediation of Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nakaoka, the Tosa clan priests Goto Zojiro and Sakagaki Kensuke signed the Satsuma Covenant with the Satsuma clan priests Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimitsu, and Komatsu Obito, who were equal to Kyoto Yoshidaya.

The two sides agreed that the power of the shogunate would be vested in the imperial court, and that all the systems and laws of the state would come from the council.

2. The House of Representatives shall be established in Kyoto with funds provided by the feudal domains.

3. The House of Representatives shall be divided into two chambers, the upper and lower chambers, and the members shall be elected from among the ministers and the princes, courtiers, and commoners, and the princes shall hold the upper house according to their duties.

Fourth, the shogun ceased to be the supreme consul, and Tokugawa Yoshiki should resign and return to the ranks of the princes.

5. A new Minister of Foreign Affairs will be appointed to negotiate with various countries in the port of Hyogo, draw up new treaties, and conduct trade and commerce.

Sixth, eliminate maladministration and establish a new national system.

7. The House of Representatives shall implement the principles of fairness and impartiality and harmony of the people.

After the signing of the Satu Alliance, Saigo Takamori said: If the shogun surrenders his hand to the government, everything can be negotiated, otherwise the army will meet each other, and the princes must not languish at that time.

Shintaro Nakaoka and Sakagaki retreated to help Changhong, and they were all willing to personally raise an army and charge into battle.

Sakamoto Ryoma Road: Peaceful handover, excellent situation; Soldiers met each other, civil strife broke out, and everyone reaped the benefits.

Goto Xiangjiro said: I will report to the lord of my family, strengthen the troops and horses, and prepare for war.

Saigo Takamori and others bid farewell to the Tosa feudal lords, and immediately met with the court minister Iwakura Goshi.

After everyone finished speaking, Iwakura Gu looked at the road: The curtain will resign from his post and return to power, how easy it is to talk about it! Since ancient times, all of them have died and lived, and blood has flowed like a river; Gentlemen, don't take it lightly. My emperor is young, and on the side of the imperial court, I and Zhongshan Zhongneng and Sanjo Shimei can negotiate with each other. The alliance with the two feudal domains of Chang and Tu has been signed, and everyone knows it in the near future, so it is advisable for the monarchs to plan for major events as soon as possible.

On September 14, the Satsuma feudal priests Saigo Takamori, Okubo Ritsu, and Komatsu Obito summoned the Choshu feudal lords Kido Takayoshi, Ito Hirobumi, Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Tosa Sakamoto Ryoma, Goto Zojiro, and Sakagaki to discuss the issue of sending troops to discuss the matter.

Saigo Takamori Road: The opportunity cannot be lost and the time will not come again, Choshu and Tosa two feudal domains, immediately raise troops into Luo, and the war will be warn, and we will control the shogunate by coercing the imperial court.

Okuboli Channel: Everything is foreseen, and everything is not predetermined. If it weren't for the army of the Ugo clan stationed in Kyoto, Tokugawa Yoshiki would have already entered Los Angeles with his troops. Iwakura Gushi, Nakayama Tadane, and Sanjo Minoru all said that the first to enter has a high escort merit, and the later one is a thief to the enemy. I beg you not to wander.

Goto Elephantjiro said: The lord of my family thinks that he should not meet each other unless he has to; The war is all together, the lives are devastated, the corpses are everywhere, and the people are struggling to survive.

Sakamoto Ryomamichi: The shogun returned the government as he wished, and everything was solved; Even if the soldiers meet each other, they still salute first and then soldiers; Be sure to send more capable people to test the tone of the curtain.

Kido Takayodo: Expecting the curtain to be handed over to the government is tantamount to conspiring with the tiger! I Changzhou and Anyi two feudal domains, send a large army, into Luo to fall.

Sakagaki retreated: Goto and Sakamoto are indecisive and indecisive, and they will miss a big thing! I led a group of myself and went to Luo to help.

Saigo Takamori Road: We are waiting for Goto and Sakamoto to have good news. Today next month, if the general does not return the great government, my guns will definitely be discharged!