"Qiaodou sack~"

The guards were trembling with fright and quickly surrounded Naoxiu - now, this "bridge bean sack" can't be shouted randomly, because it may cause trouble.

This reason starts from the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of this year:

In the first lunar month of the second year of Bunkyu (1862), Nobuyuki Ando, ​​the victorious leader and foreign imperial official, and his party were on their way, when someone shouted such a voice.

Then six young men jumped out, holding high their swords and iron cannons, expressing their intention to eliminate harm for the people.

At that time, the guards of the Mutsu Iwaki Taira clan were stunned, because suddenly, too suddenly - this was outside the Sakashita Gate, how could there be an assassin?

Two years ago, there was the Sakurada Gate Incident, but when the shogunate leader Isobu was assassinated, the place was Sakurada Gate, which was outside the moat of Edo Castle. But it was different outside Sakashita Gate. This was a moat.

The inner city - although strictly speaking it is not the inner city of Edo, the outer city is also a city. This is Gokuriunnai, the majestic outer city of Edo with walls and a moat. How did these assassins sneak in?!

There was nothing wrong with being stunned at this time, so six assassins rushed over, slashing, stabbing, and shooting, and they were very busy.

But what is disappointing is that after working for a long time, it was of no use. The defense was not broken - the two horses were chopped to death immediately, but Ando's carriage was safe and sound.

In fact, it cannot be said that it is completely unharmed. The exterior of the carriage is covered with chopped wood chips, but the door cannot be opened.

As soon as the guards finally reacted and rushed forward, the six assassins begged for mercy and received mercy.

Afterwards, although the shogunate tried its best to block the news, there were many people talking at the time, so the matter slowly spread. Therefore, when the guards heard someone shouting "Qiaodou sack" again, they were not nervous.

The person who shouted to stay also reacted and realized that he had made a big mistake. He and his followers quickly stopped where they were.

Naoxiu turned around and took a closer look. He was happy. This man is really capable. He can be seen anywhere:

"Sanemon, why are you here?"

"Don't make fun of me."

After hearing Naoxiu's joke, the visitor's face turned red. Naoxiu could not be exaggerated. He stretched out his hand to invite him onto Bai Zhufan's small fire wheel.

Who is this Sanemon? It is none other than Saigo Takanaga who left the Northland at the end of last year. Because he was still guilty of the Bowu Disaster, he used the changed name of "Sanemon" in the box.

Museum activities.

"Why is Ozen so in such a hurry?"

"It's no different from Brother Longyong's menace."

After joking with each other, the two held hands and laughed.

Indeed, although one of them rushed to Edo happily just after being pardoned, the other would rather not celebrate the new year than sneak back to his hometown. Although the styles of this coming and going are very different, the reason is the same - to fight.

There's going to be a big battle!

The matter also starts with the marriage with Gong Xia.

In October of the first year of Bunkyu (1861), the Imperial Princess and Miya finally set off for Edo.

At that time, the procession to send off the bride was said to have numbered 30,000 people and stretched for dozens of miles. There were 12 vassal guards along the way, and a total of 29 houses were on guard along the way.

There are two reasons why this momentum is so impressive:

First, the marriage to the palace is about to begin, and the union of public and military officials is beginning to take shape. This hot stove is getting hotter and hotter, and the hotter it gets, the hotter it gets.

Second, it's because some people with "ulterior motives" are plotting evil.

In the eyes of these people, "the shogunate was determined to open the country for trade and had ulterior motives for marrying the princess." Therefore, they planned to mess up the matter, so the shogunate not only took the matter seriously but also stepped up security.

Fortunately, the escorting team arrived in Edo safely.

But all good things are hard to come by. When November arrived in Edo, the two ministers who saw off the bride started playing tricks again:

Chigusa Aubun, Iwakura told the two envoys, Mr. and Deputy Yue, that the princess had arrived in Edo, so the shogunate should show some sincerity, right?

"I know."

"You do not understand."

It turned out that they didn't want gold or silver, but a piece of paper, but this paper was much more valuable than gold and silver - the two ministers actually asked the shogunate to write an oath to ensure that they would not harm the royal family!

In fact, this is not unreasonable - princesses also have the right to inherit. What if the shogunate kidnaps Wagoniya and usurps the throne? Now that they are delivered to your door, it is not an exaggeration to give a guarantee.

At that time, the opposition to the barbarians was getting louder and louder, and the reputation of the shogunate among the people was getting worse and worse. In order to win people's hearts, it was indeed a good move for the Tokugawa family to marry a princess. Now that all thirty-six worshippers have done so, this

A shiver doesn't seem to matter - the marriage to Miyashita has been going back and forth for more than three years, and everyone in charge is exhausted, so they all want to get it over with as soon as possible.

But nominally the Tokugawa family were ministers, but in fact they were the overlords who held the emperor hostage and commanded the princes. Is it necessary to write an oath to the court to guarantee it?

And even though Wagongiya arrived in Edo, the little court in Kyoto never stopped making small moves:

In February of the first year of Bunkyu (1861), "the emperor allocated internal funds to provide relief to the poor people in the mountain city. He wanted to spread it from near to far and spread throughout the country."

It was already a taboo to win people's hearts, and the small court even put the shogunate on the fire - after a small sum of money was distributed in February, the royal family notified the shogunate, "The general approves it." What does this mean? It means that the shogunate is required to pay.

Money is needed to carry out this matter in a long-term and vigorous manner.

At that time, the shogunate was disgusted. I am famous and you earn the money. Is there such a thing as this?

Moreover, if the shogunate is rich, why not just fight with a barbarian and join forces with a dog, instead of just doing it alone?

But this happened in February. At that time, the relationship between the two parties was very tense, but it eased much in April - it was also at that time that the schedule for the marriage to the palace was confirmed.

But after four months, the anti-barbarian atmosphere became stronger and stronger, and the reputation of the Tokugawa family became worse and worse. The small court here fanned the flames - the ministers kept meeting the so-called patriots, and then comforted them.

Isn’t this just adding to the chaos? Is there anything that we can’t discuss with each other after we get married?

Therefore, although the senior middlemen still hold the idea of ​​putting the overall situation first, quite a few banner ministers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied.

So, when the two ministers who sent the bride asked for an oath, the anger of many ministers was ignited, "If you don't accept it, I won't accept it. If you have the ability, send the princess back by yourself!"

But angry words are angry words. Faced with new demands that were suddenly made when getting married, how many people in later generations chose to swallow their anger? The reason is the same.

The official, Yang Jiading, concluded the matter, "It is Jiamao who is getting married. If he wants to write it, let him write it himself!"

Encountering such an unreliable father, Nishimaruta Iemo had no choice but to write an oath in tears - he is not his biological son*3!

Later, on February 8, the second year of Bunkyu (1862), the thirteenth generation of the Tokugawa family, the general who conquered the barbarians, lived in seclusion, and the noble son Iemo succeeded to the throne.

Three days later, Iemo and Wagoniya held a grand marriage ceremony - Iemo and Wagoniya were both seventeen years old at the time.

For such a big event, naturally all the ministers came to attend the ceremony. Even the three giants of Hakodate were not exempted. In addition to the obedience of Ekawa Hidetoshi and Naohide, the sight of Horihixi coming all the way after being notified.

Already.

In fact, Naohide didn't want to come, but Hakodate is an ice-free port - Baidu has a freezing period, which is usually a good thing, but now it has become a disadvantage. And the most stupid thing is that the messenger sent by Edo to urge him to take the

It's still the small steamer presented by Hakodate. How can this be justified!

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived in Edo at the end of the first year, he encountered good things - promotion, fortune, death of his wife, all of them! And the three are related to each other:

There are three driving forces behind this. In addition to General Jiading, there is also Chief Lao Zhong.

Kuze Hiroshu and the Shimazu family lived in seclusion in the main hall Qi Bin.

Like Iate, Qi Bin and his son, the fifth son, Takujiro, were all jumping up and down because of Naohide's intrusion.

In Ansei Prison, Qi Bin was punished. After retiring in the autumn of the fifth year of Ansei (1858), he was forced to be "cautious" by the shogunate in Edo.

But after all, he was a father-in-law. In the first year of Wanyan (1860), Ii Sobu died, and Qi Bin took the path of his daughter Atsuhime. I don’t know how, but he was returned to Kagoshima that year.

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Qi Bin was a good friend of Masahiro Abe, the former chief of the old school, and naturally had a close relationship with Masahiro's brother-in-law Kuze Hiroshu. After Kuze became the chief of the old school in April of the first year of Wanyan (1860), the two men hooked up again.

Together.

So when Naohsiu arrived in Edo at the end of the first month of the second year of Bunkyu (1862), he received a large gift package planned by Qi Bin and Guangzhou and issued by the public family:

"Naohide, you've worked hard, how about changing your name to Oufang?"

Just do whatever you want, is it so easy to change your wife and surname?

It's that easy.

It turned out that Jia Ding was about to retire, but he was also afraid that someone would leave the tea, so he made two moves to protect himself:

First, he asked Nishimaruno Iemo to adopt the little princess Kikuhime of the Ta Yasu family as his adopted daughter, and then betrothed Kikuhime to the current head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu definition - his royal palace is the Shimazu family princess Atsuhime.

Dear, I think the Shimadzu family will not be able to sit idly by if something happens in the future.

It's just that Kikuhime was only twelve years old, and Takujiro was only fourteen years old by definition, but he couldn't care less because of the urgent need. The overlord forced his hand, and the young couple was arranged just like that - just a favor, no formal relationship.

And another protection is to tie Naohide firmly to his own ship.

Others may not know it, but the family knows it. Before his death, his father Jiaqing held his hand and told him, "The country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the country is prosperous and prosperous. Don't let it go; the world is in turmoil, and this person is the hope of the Tokugawa family. But

Unless absolutely necessary, they must not be allowed to enter the center."

Even without this sentence, who wouldn’t be afraid of monsters that can predict earthquakes in advance?!

Moreover, Naohide had treated Iatesada for beriberi, and had Oguri Tadatsun relieve him of lead poisoning. He had been quite respectful for so many years, and had outstanding achievements, so Iatesada valued Naohide very much.

He had to abdicate, and he had to grab a handful of straws, so he made clear arrangements for Naohide:

The Shimazu family was married to him, so since this is a good move, wouldn't it be nice to give Naohide a try as well.

Therefore, he arranged for the daughter of the crown prince Qi Bin to become the adopted daughter of the crown prince Iemo, and then planned to betroth her to Naohide.

The reason why the family decided not to adopt a daughter personally was because of seniority. Du Ji is Qi Bin's daughter, so if his adopted daughter marries Qi Bin's son, wouldn't it be a mess?

As for Naoxiu, it was the same reason, because Qi Bin's daughter could only be adopted by Kamo, the eldest son of the family, so that the formation, no, the hierarchy could not be chaotic.

Poor Shimazu family's little princess Hidehime, who is only eleven years old this year, will be forced to marry the thirty-seven-year-old weird uncle Naohide.

This operation is quite cool. Hidehime has become the princess of the Tokugawa family. If Naohide marries her, he will become a member of the Tokugawa family. Due to emotions and reasons, he will be loyal to the shogunate in the future. And based on blood relationship,

Naoxiu is naturally close to Jiading. If Jiading is in trouble in the future, Naoxiu must stand up!

"Qiaodou sack~"

But even without the Great God of Harmony, Naohide didn't dare to go too far, so this didn't happen.
Chapter completed!