Chapter 187: The Meiji Restoration (37)

Edo bloodless opening of the city is imminent, Kido Takayoshi quickly met Iwakura Gushi, and said: At the beginning of the new policy, fish and dragons were mixed, in order to solve the people's difficulties, it was necessary to worship the gods of heaven and earth, and swore three or five articles, and my emperor, princes, ministers, and princes drew a clear will to calm the hearts of the people.

Iwakura said: This is very reasonable.

Iwakura said, set up a call to the Fukui clan Yuri justice, Tosa clan Fukuoka filial piety, said: The two monarchs are the world's great talents who help the people and help the world, tomorrow, our emperor will be in the Zichen Palace, sacrifice to heaven and earth; I implore the two monarchs to make every effort to make three or five words for our emperor to swear and make his will.

Fukuoka filial piety said: Kaiyu Iwakura-sama, this grand ceremony, market slang, very difficult to match; I would like to ask for your advice.

Iwakura has a vision of the road: The eight policies of the new government program of Jun and Goto Zojiro are very exquisite.

By the justice of the benefit and the filial piety of Fukuoka to plan for a night, the day will be bright to Xing Lihou meeting, all opportunities are decided by public opinion, not by private discussion; Up and down with one heart, the scriptures are flourished; The integration of the government and the military, and even the common people, each follow his own will, so as not to make people's hearts burn out; Break the old bad habits, seek knowledge in the world, and greatly revitalize the country's foundation; Gongshi gave way to seven strategies such as virtuous talents by virtue of the time limit.

Kido filial piety is a view of the way: scholars talk about misleading the country, and the tributes must be changed to soldiers.

Iwakura Gu said: The shogunate is about to go, and the liehou said that it is not very compatible.

Three real and beautiful roads: those who recruit soldiers, the majestic rivers and mountains; Virtuous people, stable and stable country, both can be met and unwanted!

On March 14, the fourth year of Keio, Meiji and the princes and daimyo clansmen, in the Zichen Hall, sacrificed to the gods of heaven and earth, Meiji generously swore that when the government was renewed, there would be a trillions of trillions in the world, and there would be no place for it, and all of them would be guilty. I want to open up thousands of miles of waves, spread the power of the country in all directions, and make the world in the peace of prosperity.

In order to achieve this arduous goal, it is necessary to bind people with five oaths: first, it is necessary to promote the meeting, and all opportunities are decided by public opinion; Second, the top and bottom are united, and the scriptures are greatly displayed; 3. The secretary of state and the samurai are of the same heart, so that the common people must make each his own will and the people's hearts are tireless; Fourth, break the bad habits of the past and establish the justice of heaven and earth; Fifth, seek knowledge in the world and greatly revitalize the emperor's foundation.

I hereby want to carry out the unprecedented change in my country, and I should bow down and act before the people, and I hereby swear to the gods of heaven and earth that the country will be the way to protect all people. Ji Zhongqing also held this thought and worked together.

Shimazu Hisamitsu, the lord of the Satsuma domain, Mori Keiko, the head of the Choshu family, and Yamamotodo, the lord of the Tosa domain, were all very embarrassed.

Maori sighed and said: After more than ten years of the fall of the king, the dynasty has been completed, and the old order of our vassals must also be changed, and the two of them can do it themselves.

Shimazu Hisamitsu, Maori Jingqin, Yamochi Hall, etc., have been planning for half a year, and they have joined forces and said: The minister and others bowed again, and remembered that the court could not lose the general idea of a day, and the power of those who could not be off for a day was also. Since the founding of the foundation of the country, the emperor's unification system is endless, and the whole world and land are all owned by him, and all of them are his courtiers, which is the general situation. or give or take, then the subordinate is maintained by Juelu, the size shall not be private, and a people shall not be private, which is a great power.

In the past, the imperial court dominated the sea and followed this way. The holy bow is pro-family, so the name and the truth stand side by side, and the world is peaceful. After the middle of the century, Gangwei was relaxed for a time, and those who fought for power followed. Those who steal their land from their own people, more than half of the world, gradually become a trend of devouring and plundering. The court has nothing to defend and no power, so it cannot be controlled.

The big ones are more than a dozen states, and the small ones are still raising thousands. For example, the so-called shogunate, the people of the land granted their own personal rights in order to support their power. As a result, the imperial court had a false name, and even joy and sorrow admired the snort of the shogunate. The extreme of the cross-current, the monstrous and unreturnable, has been in the city for more than 600 years.

However, in the meantime, he often disguised the name of the Son of Heaven and covered up his private interests and the stains of the people of the land, which was due to the indelible righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, and the status of the upper and lower ranks.

Fang Jin's major policy is newly restored, and he is personally in charge of government affairs, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it cannot have its name but not reality. In fact, it is not before the righteousness and righteousness of the Ming Dynasty.

The rise of the former Tokugawa clan led to half of the world's old clans, so there were many people who started their families. However, regardless of whether its land and people were subject to the imperial court, it has been attacked for a long time to this day. The world may say that this is the ancestral pioneer dysprosium. Alack! This is no different from supporting troops into the official treasury and plundering goods. And it is said that it is the one who risked death?

Those who enter the warehouse are known as thieves. As for those who plunder the land and the people, the world is not surprised. Sadly, the name is disordered.

Now we are seeking a new rule, which is generally where the power is, and there should be no forgiveness. The residence of the ministers is the land of the Son of Heaven, and the shepherds of the ministers are the people of the Son of Heaven. Today, I would like to collect the edition and present it, and I hope that the court will dispose of it. Those who should give it will give it, and those who should take it will take it.

Where the feudal territory of the feudal domain is listed, it is more appropriate to issue an edict to revise it. After that, the government of the military and even the system of uniforms and equipment should come from the imperial court, and all the things in the world, regardless of size, should be brought together in one way, and then the name and the truth can be obtained before they can stand side by side with overseas countries. This is the urgent task of the imperial court today, and it is also the responsibility of the subordinates.

Therefore, the ministers and others did not care about the bad and dared to show contempt. The light of day is coming! The ministers were sincerely frightened, and bowed to the table again.

first lunar month

Lieutenant General of the Choshu Domain, Mori Mori, Prime Minister

Major General Shimazu Hisamitsu of the Satsuma Domain

Major General of the Tosa Domain

Major General Naota Naodai of Saga Domain

Meiji took over the performance, and was very happy, and immediately called for presidents such as Prince Sugawanomiya Chihito, Taisei Minister Minori Sanjo, government assistant Nakayama Tadano, vice president Iwakura Gushi, daimyo of each feudal lord and advisor to the president's bureau Kido Takayoshi, Okubo Toshitsu, Fukuoka Takadi, Yuri Masashi, etc.

Meiji Michi: However, on the occasion of this renewal, if you want to protect billions of trillions of dollars internally and confront other countries externally, it is advisable to match the name with the truth and unify the government decrees. I was very pleased to hear the words of Lieutenant General Mori, Major General Shimazu, Major General Yamauchi, and Major General Nabeshima.

Iwakura Gu said: Your Majesty, the famous editions have been returned, and the original domain has become a false name; Go to the virtual and put the real thing, abolish the feudal domain and place the county, and the government decrees are all returned to the imperial court, and it is advisable to implement them immediately.

Meiji Road: Now that the feudal domain is abolished as a county, it is necessary to eliminate redundancy and simplification, and to eliminate the disadvantages of having no real name and no worries about the disagreement of government decrees. Thou and the rest of the vassals must be aware of my will.

Three truthful and beautiful ways: After the feudal domains return the copyrights, the new orders will make each of them know the affairs of the feudal domains, so that they will perform their duties and do their best, and in the long run, the country will prosper.

Meiji Michi: However, if it has been attacked for hundreds of years, or if it has its name but does not mention the fact, how can it be safe and secure for hundreds of millions of dollars to confront other countries? I sighed deeply!

You Li said justly: Your Majesty, only by breeding and prospering can you enrich the country and strengthen the army; Only when a country is rich and strong can it stand tall in the forest of the world.

Kido Takayo said: Your Majesty, the Choshu feudal lord Yoshida Shoin once said that for the sake of today's plan, it is better to be cautious about the territory and strict treaty. Take advantage of the time to collect the Ryukyus, take North Korea, pull Manchuria, and face India, with the momentum of Zhang Enterprising, in order to consolidate the foundation of retreat. The subordinates believed that the goal of the nearest, the conquest of Korea, was the first priority.

Iwakura has a vision of the road: The civil strife has not yet been investigated, so it is not easy to provoke. Qing and North Korea have been friends with our country since ancient times, and they are especially close neighbors. In recent years, the Qing state has been sluggish, and North Korea has won weak and small. However, the Communist Party is in Asia Minor, and China is a country of the same culture, so it is advisable to send envoys as soon as possible to repair the old and make it a powerful force.

Three Lines of Practical Beauty; Our king's government is retro, and he has sent a note to North Korea, but he has not heard back for a long time. Korea is a subject state of the Qing State, and our country has sent an envoy to the Qing State to conclude a treaty, and the procedures have been completed, and its return can be directly forced to the Korean king. Once the equality of our country and the Qing state has been established, of course, Korea will be demoted by one rank. With the rites of the kingdom, he should have no objections.

Meiji Michi: Our country and the Qing country are separated by a strip of water, and they should have exchanges, so they went to negotiate with the foreign affairs minister Yanagihara Maemitsu.