Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration of the Wa Kingdom (32)

After Ryoma Sakamoto, Goto Zojiro, Kido Takayoshi and others, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Ritsu, Komatsu Obito and others revisited the court minister Iwakura Gushi.

Saigo Longsheng Road: The army goes out, the division is famous, and it wins the hearts of the people; I beg Iwakura-sama to ask for a proper title.

Iwakura has a visual road; What is the difficulty of this, in the next draft of three or two words, His Majesty seals the painting, and you can act in accordance with the edict.

Okuboli Passage: Adults look ahead, and we can't reach it.

Iwakura has a stable state of mind, and said: Yuan Tokugawa is happy to use the power of the world, the strength of the clan, vainly harm the loyalty, and abandon the king's order, so he corrects the edict of the first emperor without fear, squeezes all the people in the ravine and ignores it, and the crime is caused, and Shenzhou will be overturned. I am now the parents of the people, I am a thief and do not ask for it, how can I thank the spirit of the first emperor and report the deep hatred of the people. Where my grief lies, forgive the family and ignore it, and it is absolutely necessary. Thou shalt be the heart of the body, the slaughter of the thieves and the rejoicing of the ministers, and the swiftness of returning to the heavens, and the living souls in the peace of the mountains, this wish of me, no dare or slack.

When Saigo Takamori heard this, he threw himself to the ground and said: I beg your Excellency to immediately ask for the grace of His Majesty the Emperor.

Iwakura Gushi said: I will invite Nakayama Tadano and Sanjo Minoru to meet His Majesty the Emperor.

Zhongshan Zhong can hear it, and said: My emperor's seal, if it is successful, everyone will be happy; If nothing happens, how can it be turned around?

Minoru Sanjo seconded.

Iwakura looked at the road: The Lord of the Chambers is deeply concerned, and as far as the eye can see, he is stupid. Success or failure, cause and effect, have their own end. Cheng is His Majesty Emperor Enhongde, and defeat is in the next edict. I beg your Excellency to meet Your Majesty and elaborate on your thoughts in the next place.

Zhongshan Zhongneng hesitated for dozens of days, and finally arrived at the palace, and said: Your Majesty, the shogunate has usurped the government for 700 years, and Your Majesty hates it?

Meiji Road: The dove occupies the magpie's nest, how can you not sigh!

Nakayama said goodbye to Meiji and found Iwakura, and he was on his head for a long time.

Saigo Takamori, Okubo Ritsu, Kido Takayo, Omura Masajiro, Ito Hirobumi, Sakagaki Resuke, etc., as if they received the treasure, immediately led the feudal army to Kyoto.

The general situation is in danger, Ryoma Sakamoto and Goto Zojiro are anxious, and immediately enter the main mountain content hall of the Tosa Domain.

Goto Elephantjiro said: Enlighten the lord, the chaos is imminent, and I implore the lord to make a decision immediately.

Yamochido also knew the stakes, and visited the shogun overnight, and presented all the policies for returning the great government.

Tokugawa listened attentively, noncommittal.

Goto Elephantjiro said: General Qiyu, the time, place, and people are not in me; Non-major political servants are still in the imperial court, and they cannot solve this dilemma. The big politics return to the dynasty, the group discussion is customized, my emperor is young, and the general can serve as the speaker of the House of Lords, and temporarily regent the big government.

Yamamochi Hall also said: "Your Excellency, the governor of the country is in turmoil, and the kingdom is divided, so I implore the general to make a decision immediately.

Tokugawa rejoiced: This matter is not trivial, I must convene the daimyo of the feudal domain and the old middle court to discuss and decide.

When the shogunate officials heard about it, they gathered in Edo.

Tokugawa Keiki said: It has been 260 years since Tokugawa Ieyasuko, a united nation, and created the era of the Edo shogunate! However, fifteen years ago, the Yi people invaded, chaos arose, more than 200 princes and daimyos, divided the Quartet, disobeyed the yin and yang, ignored the curtain order, and despised the imperial court; If there is no change, our country will be torn apart! As far as I can see, there is no other way than to return the great government. This is also the only way to inherit the great cause of the Divine Monarch Family.

President of Political Affairs Matsudaira Keicho, said: The general returned the great government to the imperial court, and he was confused about whether the two feudatories of Satsuma and Choshu formed an alliance into Luo.

Tokugawa rejoiced: No, the second feudal clan of Sacho has less than 5,000 troops, that is, tens of thousands of people, if I levy, I will be captured. However, at this moment, the world is like the era of the Warring States, if we do not reform the system, our country will fall apart! At that time, the war will be raging, the lives will be ruined, and the people will not be able to make a living! The Tokugawa family returned to the great government, formed the House of Representatives, and we upheld the public heart, agreed on state affairs, gathered the strength of all people, cultivated industry, enriched the country and strengthened the army, and sought the well-being of all the people.

Tokugawa Yoshiki returned to the big government, Iwakura Gushi, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Ritsu and others beat their chests and had annoyance.

Saigo sighed and said, General Qingxi is really a first-class person, and we have made every effort to complete their work; Now that he has suddenly lost a strong enemy, the world is really boring.

Okubo Channel: Listen to his words and watch his deeds, and rejoice that if the general's words and deeds are consistent, the blessing of our country will also be!

Iwakura has a vision: If it is perfunctory, it will be a disaster for our country. If you take it lightly, my head will fall to the ground. There is no desire to ask for the curtain, and the army of the curtain should enter Beijing as soon as possible.

Meiji was happy, and the next day it was spread: outsiders knocked on the gates, civil strife was frequent, and our country was struggling; Shang Xixi Qing understands the righteousness and returns to the court, which is unprecedented in history, and I am very pleased. Thereafter, all domestic and foreign affairs shall be decided by the people; The power held by Xiqing and the power of the princes to discuss and pass on the performance are also to be decided by the public; The capital of Edo and the places directly under the jurisdiction of the shogunate should be under the control of Kikiki; After receiving this edict, Kiqing went to Nijo Castle in Kyoto to listen to the hadith with the daimyo of the feudal lords and the shogunates.

Tokugawa received the order, that is, he and more than 100 daimyo shoguns were stationed in Nijo Castle in Kyoto, eating, drinking and sitting every day, but waiting for the edict of Meiji to discuss politics.

Tokugawa is overjoyed, and Iwakura is frightened, saying that Saigo Takamori and Okubori are channels: Keijo is resigned, and the shogunate's name is lost; After that, who is the master of the ups and downs of the center of our dynasty? The Tokugawa clan is a wall-to-wall watcher! Are we subservient? Annihilation?

Okuboli Channel: More than 200 years of Taiping old habits poison people's hearts, and if they rise, they will make the world look new, and the Central Plains will be settled, and this grand event will be constructed. Fighting a war and surviving the dead is the most urgent task at the moment.

Saigo Takamori Road: Choshu, Aki, and Tosa Domain's troops will enter Luo, and it will take more than a month, so I implore you to excuse yourself for delay. I will discuss the army of the shogunate to Kyoto, and then compete with Qingxi for long and short points.

On December 9, 1867, after the deployment of troops from Satsuma, Choshu, and Aki, the Meiji side summoned Tadano Nakayama, Minoru Sanjo of Shokinmachi, Iwakura Gushi, Prince Arisugawa Miyashihito, Prince Yoshiaki of Ninwaji Palace, Prince Akira Yamadai, Prince Yamamochi of Tosa Domain, Yoshinaga Matsudaira of Fukui, Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, Lord of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, Satsuma Domain Lord Shimazu Hisamitsu, Uwajima Domain Lord Date Munejo, Aki Domain Lord Asano Shigerun, Hizen Domain Lord Nabeshima, Okayama Domain Lord Ikeda Shigema, Satsuma Domain Priest Saigo Takamori, and Okubo Toshitsu, Choshu feudal scholar Kido Takayoshi, Tosa feudal priest Goto Zojiro, etc., discussed the shogunate's return to major political matters at the small imperial palace.

The shogun Tokugawa was not overjoyed, and the Tosa Domain's lord Yamachido was very angry, and said: Lord Keiki threw away the glory of his ancestors this time and returned the great government to the imperial court. Iwakura-sama, if you don't have the participation of Lord Keiki, how can we negotiate the return of the great government?