Ma Gan'er seemed to be greatly benefited from the compliments from others, and he showed a pretentious and reserved smile.
But at this moment, a rich male voice, like a booming bell, interrupted everyone's continuous praise of Ma Gan'er.
"What Hirose-kun said is indeed true! However, I personally believe that our country's current top priority is not to improve the land system, but to select and promote talents!"
The speaker was a strong man who looked nothing like a scholar. While talking, he straightened his back little by little with an increasingly passionate tone.
"In the past, Duke Ai of Lu asked about government affairs, and the sage replied: 'Government depends on the selection of ministers.'"
"If you raise the straight and ignore the false, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and false, the people will not obey."
As soon as the strong man's sonorous tenor rang out, it instantly overwhelmed all the sounds around him. The companions who were seated with him, as well as some nearby guests who were attracted by his loud voice, all focused their attention and attention on it.
On his body.
He became the center of attention - a nervous look flashed across the strong man's face, but he quickly adjusted his expression and mentality, cleared his throat gently, and straightened his waist.
Straighter.
"Shun had five ministers and ruled the world. Emperor Xin killed Bigan and destroyed the world."
"Only by being close to virtuous ministers and keeping away from villains can we revitalize the country and build the power of the people!"
The strong man's words caused the people around him to nod frequently.
A few people even got so excited that they echoed:
"Yes! Well said!"
"Nojima-kun! You touched my heart."
"Yes! I agree! Duke Huan won Guan Zhong and united the nine princes to bring peace to the world. If he lost Guan Zhong, he would be appointed as a cunning person and change his teeth. If he died without being buried, the world would laugh."
…
The strong man's advocating for peace made the strong man feel a little elated.
He enjoyed this feeling very much, took a breath, and said loudly with more energy:
"No matter what, the current administration is really heart-breaking to me!"
"The tall tree, unknown to the people, rides on the salt carts and roosts birds on the springs, so that the thousand-mile horse is humiliated in the hands of the slaves and dies in a stall!"
"When I think of this, I feel filled with grief and anger! It's like being pierced by thousands of arrows!"
After saying this, the strong man beat his chest vigorously with a very contagious movement, and some tears could be seen faintly flashing in the corners of his eyes.
Ojukong: The honorific title given by the scholars and people of the Edo period to the currently reigning shogun.
Ayoto, Tenshoin and the two sisters all secretly looked sideways at Tokugawa Iemo next to them.
Tokugawa Iemo, who was listening well, was suddenly called upon and blinked blankly.
The strong man spoke with a choked voice and immediately continued without waiting for anyone else to answer:
"Nowadays, the barbarians are invading and the land is full of fishy smell. This is the time when our survival is in danger!"
"At this critical juncture, everyone in the shogunate must work hard and work hard to govern! However, Dashu Gong went against the grain and kept writing from left to right! He insisted on using Nao Shizi's Fanshu Tune Office and Military Lecture Office!"
Qingdeng was no stranger to these two facilities: the Fanshu Adjustment Institute and the Military Education Institute.
After all, his old friend: Katsu Rintarou is currently serving in these two institutions. While he currently shoulders the position of headmaster (principal) of the Boshu Diao Institute, he is also the artillery professor of the Kung Fu Institute.
The Fanshu Diao Institute was not only a translation bureau specializing in translating Western works, but also the forefront of studying Western learning under the Edo shogunate.
Therefore, from this perspective, the functions of the Fanshu Diao Institute and the Changping Ban Institute of Learning are almost the same, and they are both schools.
It's just that the former teaches Western learning and the latter teaches Confucianism.
As for the Military Academy - it has a very strong "Western flavor".
After the "Black Ship Incident" occurred, in order to strengthen national defense, Hatamoto and his disciples who were qualified to worship the general were required to study artillery and Western-style military skills in addition to learning guns and swords. Therefore, in the first year of Ansei (1854), he listened to "
At the suggestion of Seiichiro Otani, now known as the "Sword Master", a martial arts academy was opened, and in the fourth year of Ansei (1857) it was merged with the warship drill academy.
To sum it up in one sentence - Jiangwu Institute is a comprehensive military school whose teaching content includes traditional martial arts and advanced Western military science and navigation.
Once this long-awaited military academy, which had high hopes of reviving the country's military power, was established, the shogunate spared no effort in cultivating it.
The endorsement platform of the shogunate and the teaching content span ancient and modern times from east to west, and are highly inclusive, making today's military training schools a gathering of elites.
Masters of martial arts, professors of Western studies... masters from various fields gathered at the martial arts academy.
Regarding Western military science, there are Rintaro Katsu, who is proficient in gunnery, navigation, Dutch and English; Takashima Akiho, who is proficient in gunpowder artillery making technology, and is also familiar with infantry, cavalry, artillery and other organization and tactics.
Regarding traditional martial arts, there was an initiative for the shogunate to build a martial arts academy. The current headmaster of the martial arts academy, Chiba Eijiro, the "former Edo No. 1 swordsman" before he rose to prominence, and Otani, who is known as the "today sword master"
Seiichiro.
Relying on his superb swordsmanship of the Jōshin Kage-ryu, he has defeated the famous "young tiger": Noburo Imai at a young age.
There are ever-changing swordsmanships, including one-sword style, two-sword style, and Kodachi style. Yin Ting Hideaki is the best at the heart-shaped sword style.
In addition, there are a large number of powerful people who, although they do not often come to teach, occasionally come to teach the students of the martial arts institute as "guest professors" in their spare time.
For example--
He is over seven feet tall (2.1 meters+), and is good at wielding a five-foot (1.5 meters+) giant sword. Even Zuo Nazi's uncle... is the founder of the Beichen Itto-ryu sect, and is known as the "Taoi no Momoi"
Momoi Haruzang and Oishi Susumu were all defeated by him.
Yamaoka Teshu, who advocated studying Zen and cultivating one's character while practicing kendo, was known as the "Kendo Zen Master" by the world.
A disciple of Otani Seiichiro and a great master of the straight-hearted Kage-ryu: Kanbara Kenkichi.
…
Compared with the Hitotsubashi School, the Nanki School is more open-minded, and its political philosophy tends to "found the country" and relax exchanges with overseas countries.
Therefore, after the leader of the Nanji Sect: Jing Yin Zhibi came to power, both the Tibetan Book Adjustment Institute and the Jiangwu Institute developed very well.
After Iyin Naobi was assassinated, Tokugawa Iemo had to stand in front of the stage. He was an open-minded monarch. He had always been very concerned about the current situation and future of the two institutes.
Despite being obstructed at all levels by conservatives within the shogunate, Tokugawa Iemo still insisted on promoting westernization in military, navigation and other fields...or modernization.
Today, with the full support of Tokugawa Iemo, the military academy is carrying out the pilot work of "forming a new army" day and night.
A new army, which adopts Western standards in both equipment and training methods, is being trained in full swing inside the military academy.
Learning from Western advanced technologies and systems - in the eyes of knowledgeable people, this is a correct and difficult thing to say.
But in the mouth of this strong man, it turned out to be a perverse and evil act.
The more the strong man spoke, the more excited he became, and the more his tone spoke, the more high-spirited he became.
"Xidi are just a bunch of frontier barbarians who have no sense of etiquette, justice and shame, and have not been enlightened by saints. Instead of teaching them the knowledge of saints and helping them to become civilized, we instead learn their strange and obscene skills - what's the truth?"
"Old Shugong abused the absurd system of Xi Di and promoted and re-employed heretics such as Shenglin Taro and Takashima Akiho! He did not respect Confucianism and favored heretics! Where does this approach put our Confucianism? Where does it put our Confucianism?
Where are the scholars? Is the teaching of the sages wrong? Is the method of the ancestors wrong?"
The strong man's words at this table directly aroused the emotions of the other Confucian scholars sitting with him.
I saw them all excitedly saying enthusiastically:
"Yes! Well said!"
"To actually introduce Xidi's strange skills is really the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
"The laws of our ancestors cannot be changed! Otherwise, how can we meet our ancestors under the nine springs a hundred years later?"
"Alas! Order has been corrupted, and human relations have collapsed! Duke Dashu uses heretics who have indulged in Xidi heresy. What does the way of saints mean? What does it mean to us who have studied the teachings of saints for so many years? Just go and invite them directly.
Those barbarians who are full of fishy smell should come and become officials!"
…
The roars of the Confucian scholars filled every corner of the tea house.
Miss Teshiro, who had not been separated from Aomori and others for a long time, rushed out of the kitchen with empty hands and an anxious look on her face.
Looking at the Confucian scholars who looked like babies with no self-control, shouting and yelling whenever they wanted regardless of the occasion or time, a trace of hesitation appeared on Teshiro-san's cheeks.
After a while, she gritted her teeth and strode towards the Confucian scholars - she probably wanted to persuade this group of "legends" who were enjoying themselves to be quiet, so as not to disturb the other guests present.
However, before she could take a few steps further, she felt a strong hand pressing her right shoulder from behind.
"Boss..." Miss Teshiro turned her head back and saw her boss shaking his head at her helplessly.
Forget it, just let them go - the boss said this with his actions and eyes.
A restaurant owner who has been working as a restaurant owner in the crowded Edo for more than ten years knows all too well the consequences of interrupting such a self-important person who is in high spirits.
The wise choice at the moment is to do more than to do less, and pretend that the group of Confucian scholars does not exist.
Miss Teshiro bit her lower lip angrily, and finally - she accepted the boss's suggestion, no longer approached the Confucian scholars, and only watched their performances from a distance.
Although it was a bit damaging to do so, Aonto really wanted to see the expression of Tokugawa Iemo who was so disparaged.
He raised the teacup nonchalantly, pretending to be drinking tea, and using the cover of the teacup, he quietly tilted his eyes and peeked at Tokugawa Iemo's face.
Tokugawa Iemo, who became the 13th generation lord of the Kiyin Domain at the age of 4, was welcomed into Edo at the age of 12, and succeeded to the position of General of the Conquest of Barbarians, can be said to be the perfect interpretation of the term "Original Enzo".
Tokugawa Iemo, who has been on the political stage since he was a child, was influenced by the surrounding environment and was cultivated with excellent cultivation.
Aoto had never seen a drastic change in emotion on Tokugawa Iemo's face.
There is always a calm expression on his young face.
However, Tokugawa Iemo, who had such good personal qualities, did not hide his inner disgust at this time.
A hint of impatience, carelessness, hung naked between Tokugawa Iemo's eyebrows.
This is evident from Tokugawa Iemo's views on the political opinions of these Confucian scholars.
This is normal.
Not to mention a monarch like Tokugawa Iemo who had a broad vision and forge ahead and had opened his eyes to the world a long time ago. No human being with normal IQ and vision would have a favorable impression of the arguments just mentioned by that group of Confucian scholars.
Restoring the well-field system; resisting Western learning and respecting Confucianism alone...the governance ideas of this group of people are more and more outrageous.
Qingto originally thought that making Tokugawa Iemo unhappy would be the limit of this group of people.
Who would have thought that Qingdeng's lower limit of imagination would be broken unexpectedly by the sudden and brand-new violent comments made by these guys.
After everyone's continuous praise of the strong man subsided for a while, a short man with acne on his face stood up:
"Everyone! Let me tell you, it is also extremely outrageous for Lord Dashu to rely on the Great Imperial Office and often seek advice from the Great Imperial Office."
Now when it comes to the person this person is talking about - Otaishuo, Tianzhangyuan's expression changes.
"How can it be appropriate for a woman to engage in politics if she is ignorant of emotion and rationality? Da Yutai comes from a womanly family. Does she know what it means to govern a country? Has she ever studied the books of saints?"
"Dashugong relies on the Great Imperial Palace... What? Is this because he wants to imitate Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and also wants to create a second sage in our country, and also wants to create a Wu Zetian?"
Aizhizi succeeded in single-handedly changing the topic from "Criticizing Tokugawa Iemo" to "Criticizing Tenshouin".
"Yes! Well said!"
"The Odaisho does not practice women's ethics. When the previous shogun was in power, he did not give birth to a son or a half to continue the bloodline of the Tokugawa family, so that's it! He actually shamelessly discussed the affairs of the country and participated in the shogunate!"
"If the Odaisho really wants to do good for this country and contribute to the future of the shogunate, then it should immediately stop interfering in the shogunate! Concentrate on governing Ooku for Mr. Oju! Never show up in front of the public again!
"
In the midst of this chaos, a slight sob gradually sounded.
It was an ugly guy with a humanoid appearance.
The ugly man covered his face, his thin and narrow shoulders trembling slightly under his clothes embroidered with family patterns. He cried and said:
"Alas! There is no way to serve the country! There is nowhere to display your literary and martial arts. What a pity!"
These few words hit the mark on the mood of many people here at this moment.
For a while, the sound of sobbing and howling sounded one after another.
"I was born at the wrong time!"
"It's a pity that I have this ability..."
At this moment, an impatient and anxious voice suddenly spread throughout the tea house.
"Why are you crying? What's the point of imitating the "Crying of the New Pavilion" here? The country is in danger, and we should work together to stab the beams! How can we act like prisoners of Chu facing each other? How can we act like sons and daughters!"
Qingdeng followed the crowd and turned around, only to see a big fat man with a thick layer of grease on his face. He said excitedly and loudly with an expression as if he hated iron.
"Looking back over the years, Dongzhao Shenjun was born during the turbulent times of the Warring States Period! At that time, the sea was flying, soldiers were causing trouble, clouds were rising, dragons were rising, and the princes were rising together!"
"The unfairness of heaven has caused the Lord Tosho to be held hostage by the Imagawa clan since he was a child. He has been homeless and moved around, and has been in trouble. However, even though he was trapped in this dangerous situation, the Lord Tosho has never given up on himself, and he has never behaved like a son or daughter!"
"Lie down the fuel and taste the courage, endure the humiliation with dirt! Leave Imagawa, level the Takeda, seize the stone fields, destroy Toyotomi, and finally establish our 300-year foundation in the Tokugawa world!"
"It's just a small setback. How can you hide your face and cry? Are you not afraid of making the ancients laugh at Jiuquan?"
The Lord Tosho mentioned by the fat man refers to the founding general of the Edo shogunate: Tokugawa Ieyasu.
After Tokugawa Ieyasu's death, the Kyoto court gave him the divine title: Tosho Daigongen.
Therefore, Tosho Kami-kun became the honorific title given to Tokugawa Ieyasu by later generations.
This period of Kang's impassioned reproach stirred up the atmosphere that was slightly heavy due to the cries of Choubi and others.
Choubao and the others, who had been crying very hard just now, stopped crying because they felt embarrassed, and looked at each other with embarrassed expressions.
Fortunately, at this moment, a handsome guy with a handsome face stood up and resolved the awkward atmosphere that was spreading inside and outside the table with some clever words.
"Mr. Tianyin is right! How can a man keep crying like a prisoner of Chu? The right path is to temper yourself and serve the country enthusiastically!"
In this way, the Confucian scholars' conversation switched back to the original topic - what should be done to revive the shogunate.
"Sure enough, we should restore the well-field system first! As long as the field system is reformed, we will no longer worry about the lack of money and food! If we have money and food, why worry about the hopeless revitalization of national strength?"
"No! The reform of the land system is secondary. The most important thing is to select talents as soon as possible! Don't let Kuchiki become an official again!"
"Yes! Well said!"
"Agree! As long as those who are currently at the top of the temple are heretics like Katsurin Taro or rough and reckless men like Tachibana Aoto, no matter how decent and excellent policies and regulations are, it will never be possible to obtain the most comprehensive and complete
Implement it! You might as well think about it, is it possible for Rintaro Katsu, Tachibana Aoto and others to understand our ideas? Since it is impossible for them to understand our ideas, how can they interpret our political ideas?
How to implement it accurately?"
"Yes! Well said!"
"Guangtian-kun is right! Everything depends on people! Without the support of outstanding talents, how can we do things well?"
"Speaking of which... I suddenly remembered that I recently heard some new rumors related to that Tachibana Aoden. I wonder if you are interested in hearing about it?"
"Oh? New rumors about Tachibana Aoden? But it doesn't matter!"
"Then, please listen carefully - according to one of my friends, Ju Qingden is a serious person on the outside, but in fact he is full of lustful thoughts about men and women! According to legend, every holiday or rest day, he will
He lingers among the flowers and maintains unclear and ambiguous relationships with many women, from a cardamom girl who is several years younger than him to a lonely widow who is several years older than him. Huh, you are really very flirtatious!"
"What? Are you serious?"
"Oh, this is not surprising. After all, Ju Qingden used to be just a member of the royal family. He rose to prominence in a short period of time. He had never seen much of the world before. He couldn't resist the temptation and fell into Huahua all of a sudden.
It’s really normal in this world.”
"From the widow to the youngest daughter, we will not let them go... Tsk, tsk, tsk, Tachibana has a really good appetite. Hahaha!"
This time Qingdeng's expression changed.
Calling him a "reckless man" and denouncing him as "unworthy of his moral integrity" - Qingdeng could laugh at these remarks.
But saying he was a womanizer... Qingden couldn't pretend he hadn't heard such a level of slander!
He admitted that the various actions he had taken so far were indeed too... philanthropic.
After dancing with Kinoshita, Zonazi confessed to Souji, secretly promising to stay together with these three women forever.
But his feelings for the three women are sincere!
His determination to personally bring happiness to the three girls is unwavering!
Therefore, Qingdeng never thought that he was the kind of lustful person who had different ideas and thoughts.
In the field of "love", Qingdeng believed that his will was firm and his affection was single-minded - he loved Kinoshita Mai, Zonazi and Souji exclusively.
He never goes into Yoshiwara or other customary places, he never has any affairs with promiscuous women, and he also tries to avoid having too close contact with other women except the three girls.
Just relying on the fact that he "never enters or leaves Fengyue venues" is enough for Qingdeng to instantly defeat more than 90% of his contemporaries.
With Qingdeng's current financial resources, status, and popularity, what level of prostitutes can't be seen?
Qingdeng can easily meet even the top courtesan, the courtesan, and spend the night with them.
Compared with ordinary people, the only difference in me is that I have a little more girls that I love deeply - Qingdeng said this with conviction.
As for Lao Shizi's "No one will let go from the widow to the cardamom girl"... this is even more ridiculous!
Although I don’t know where this message came from or who it came from, it is indeed half right - Qingdeng does know a widow (Tianzhangyuan) who does not know whether she is alone or not, and he also knows a decent person.
A girl in her prime (Elodi), but Qingden is innocent of them.
Although Tianzhangyuan, who has a bit of a devilish personality, likes to tease him and often makes the atmosphere between the two parties full of ambiguity, ultimately, the relationship between him and Tianzhangyuan is just an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship.
The "workplace romance" with Tianzhangyuan... This kind of thing is too sensational.
Let’s not mention that having a relationship or behavior that goes beyond friendship with the legacy of the previous monarch will inevitably attract verbal and written criticism from all over Japan.
Tenshouin is the mother of Tokugawa Iemo Girinou.
In other words, if something really happens with Tenjoin, he will immediately become the legal father of the current king of Japan.
He rose to the top in one fell swoop and became the "Emperor" of this country in a matter of seconds - even a novelist couldn't write such an outrageous plot, right?
Not to mention Elodie, Qingden and her only have a simple relationship between master and disciple.
Being rumored and slandered as a lecher who disrespected women... Unpleasant emotions arose in Qingdeng's heart.
For a moment, Qingdeng had the urge to stand up and argue with these rotten fools who were just talking nonsense, so as to save his own image.
But after a second thought, Qingdeng silently gave up this overwhelming impulse.
——Forget it, why bother with these idiots...
——Even if I try my best to talk, these guys will definitely only believe what they want to believe.
——What's more, I still have the task of escorting Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshouin for a private visit, so I shouldn't act rashly.
After thinking about this, Qingdeng silently raised his tea cup - he decided not to listen to the heated debate of those rotten scholars and concentrate on drinking tea and eating snacks.
At this moment, Qingdeng sincerely felt that even drinking tea and being dazed like an old man was more meaningful than continuing to listen to those rotten scholars reciting crooked scriptures.
Today is really a meaningful day.
I suddenly understood the meaning of these two famous quotes by the great writer Lu Xun.
Now I have a clear understanding of the meaning of a certain idiom - the monkey wears the crown.
To Qingden's perspective, these rotten people who are still talking and talking really look like monkeys wearing hats and pretending to be adults.
Tokugawa Iemo, Tenshoin and the two sisters, who have seen through this group of rotten scholars, are just a bunch of idiots with superficial appearance. They have stopped paying attention to them for a long time. They are doing their own things, drinking tea and eating snacks.
eat dessert.
——Hehe, no matter which country or era they are in, corrupt scholars are all of the same tune... When you open your mouth, you can smell the smell of old corpses.
Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but sneer.
His sneer, although the sound was not loud, was not too quiet either - it reached the ears of some rotten scholars just right.
"...I dare to ask you, my Majesty, why are you laughing?"
For a moment, the heated debates that had filled every corner of the teahouse since just now stopped.
For a moment, a bunch of cold eyes focused on Qingdeng.
Qingden raised his eyebrows, slowly put down the teacup, and then turned his head calmly to look at the rotten scholars who were glaring at him angrily.
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