On June 7, the second year of Bunkyu (1862), the imperial court ordered Ohara Shigenori. Accompanied by Qi Bin, the head of the Satsuma Shimazu family, the newly appointed governor of Zaemon arrived in Edo and stayed at the Satsuma domain residence.

On June 5th, the center of the shogunate had just been reorganized. Keinaga, the old feudal lord of the Echizen Fukui Matsudaira family, one of the chief generals of the Qi Zhao line, took office as the "eldest brother", the head of the shogunate, and the old man's service position also changed.

After a series of changes:

The former senior middle school chief, Kuze Hiroshu, retired as the winning side, and Matsudaira Nobuyoshi remained in office, as well as the newly appointed Mizuno Tadayoshi, Itakura Katsushige, Wakisaka Anzaka and Inoue Tadashi. Together with Matsudaira Keinaga, these six senior middle schools became the winner.

The new head of the shogunate—of course, the seventeen-year-old shogun Iemoge is also pro-government. This is the legal supreme leader of the shogunate.

It stands to reason that in February, Hegong and Gongfang will be getting married, and in June the imperial emissary will arrive. The combination of public and military affairs that has been going on for several years will finally take shape, and everyone should be very excited.

But the problem is, this ass determines the head. In just a few days, many people's ideas have changed. The most terrible one is that the two monarchs, Gongfang Jiamao and "elder brother" Matsudaira Keinaga, now have different views on Gongwu.

There are some new ideas for integration.

This man, Iemo, was originally the posthumous son of the head of the Tokugawa family in Kishu, Gosankyo. Because he was closer to the Gosho family by blood, he was promoted to Nishimarue by the then elder Ii in the fifth year of Ansei (1858).

position and became the legal heir of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Without Naohide's intrusion, Kamo's life would have been very miserable:

He became a general in name only at the age of thirteen, and his subordinates were domineering and powerful ministers like Jing Yi. Therefore, his life was interfered with in a mess, and he was manipulated by people around him every day. He learned this and learned what he should do, and what he should do if he couldn't do it.

In the book "One Day in Edo" written by the famous writer Sugiura Hyugako, this is how it is described. First of all, it is open all year round, from getting up at six in the morning to having dinner at seven in the evening. During this period, it goes to school to practice martial arts, handles government affairs, and meets with ministers.

, I have no time to spare anyway, I even have to work overtime after dinner, and I often can’t rest until blackjack.

Not even the average person can bear this kind of blessing!

And the most terrible thing is that everyone around you is "for your own good". If you go too far, they will use knives or scissors to persuade (threat) suicide. If a child encounters this kind of situation, he will be considered very strong if he is not abnormal.

Is it so miserable?

It's just so miserable.

Of course, this is not the kind of life that the fathers of the past generations have lived - who doesn't have a father and a mother? If the child has to be tortured like this, who can do it unless he is not his biological child?

But Iemo was a posthumous son. After arriving at Edo Castle in the fifth year of Ansei (1858), his father passed away many years ago. His mother was not admitted to Ooku until February of the first year of Bunkyu (1861). You can imagine the hard work in the previous years.

And know.

But now that the biological mother has arrived, the adoptive mother is still the adopted son, and that's it, so life is a little easier, but it doesn't improve much.

Therefore, in February of the second year of Bunkyu (1862), Iemo got married to Prince Homiya of the imperial family. The innocence and liveliness of his son and daughter completely conquered Iemo. This was also an important reason why the public-military union became so vigorous in the future.

But the problem is that this guy Naohide got in. This unreliable general Iedada survived the illness in the fifth year of Ansei (1858), and things suddenly went into chaos.

Of course, for Iemo, this is not a bad thing. At the very least, the fate of dying from overwork is completely away from him.

Home-made body

It’s not good to slack off on political affairs, but when he succeeded to the throne, he was already thirty-five years old. Those who want to influence him with knives and scissors dare to come to the house and watch these people die. Who is afraid of who?

Therefore, Iemo, who entered Edo Castle at the age of thirteen, lived a happy life from the beginning. It was true that Iemo was slacking in government affairs, but this does not mean that he was not a good father.

Jiading and Atsuki's fathers have been childless for many years, and Iamao is a child with a pure nature and good looks, so he is quite popular with his adoptive father, Jiading.

This house is definitely a fun place. How can it be fun to have fun alone? Besides, raising children isn’t just for playing, not for having fun together.

Moreover, the family usually "plays nonsense", and no one dares to be too enthusiastic - if a loyal veteran is killed in the name of hoeing rape, where can he reason with him? Don't laugh, this is not nothing, it has happened before.

But Jia Mao is different. The father and son are talking about family happiness. Who dares to interfere in the general's family affairs? How dare he wear the hat of sowing discord between two generations of generals - the elder Jing Yi dares, but he

If you are too busy dealing with political affairs, you have no time to care about this.

With a family as a backdrop, it’s no big deal for the little grown-up Jia Mao to just play around a lot. He can keep making progress without being spoiled by his adoptive father. Fortunately, these ministers haven’t had time yet. Who dares to hope for something they can’t wait for all year round?

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Therefore, after Ia Mao and Gong got married, although their relationship was still very harmonious - the two naughty children naturally had a common language, but Ia Mao did not lack love, which made Gong's weight less important. There may be some so-called obedience, but it is not

All.

Moreover, Jiading was lazy in politics and never cared about the details of government affairs, nor did he like to cling to power, so he pushed Jiamao out of the power very early, so the relationship between Jiamao and his ministers was not tense - for Jiamao

He said that there is no difference between being pro-government and not being pro-government. There is almost no difference. In the past, when Lao Zhong gave the letter, when it came to sealing it, most of the time, he went over his shoulder and approved it for his father.

Of course, I didn't know how to ask questions before, and I basically wouldn't refute the suggestions discussed by the ministers. Now that I have taken office, I am willing to reject the suggestions of the senior officials, which is justifiable.

However, due to the scourge of Jiading, Jiamao's desire for power is really not that great - eating well, playing well, this heartless life is not good, so at best, Jiamao is a child who particularly expects others to recognize him.

That’s all, the element of good face is greater in seizing power.

Since he took office in February, his wife, Miyagi and others have persuaded him that "name and function should not be faked", so he had the idea of ​​replacing Kuze and Ando's family.

But Kuze and Ando basically surrendered, but Iate Shigeru felt a little embarrassed - he was a conciliator, with a gentle face and flexible methods, and he didn't usually offend people easily, so of course he had a good impression.

As for "name and equipment should not be faked," after four months of taking office, Iemo feels that this statement may be open to question.

why?

Of course, it’s because Ogosho Kasada personally demonstrated it.

After Iatesada resigned as shogun, he changed positions with Iemo and had a great time in Nishimaru. In the past, when he was idle in government, he had to work every now and then. But now that he has retired, Iatesada has completely let himself go. What's the business?

No matter what, if the guards hadn't been watching closely, I would have taken my wife Du Ji out of the city and ran to Fuso Bridge to have some fun.

Seeing that his father, who was known for his frailty, was actually glowing, could Jiamao, who had been so busy since taking office, not think too much? For the first time, he felt that his father could not be said to be unreliable, "Is this general really made by others?" ?”——Too tired to eat

It doesn't smell good anymore, and my wife is too lazy to hug her. Why do I work so hard for it?

Therefore, in May, he listened to the persuasion of veterans Hori Ken, Oguri Tadaka and others after meeting in private to express their loyalty:

"This shogunate cannot be dominated by one family, and the Hikonei family is an example.

Besides, isn’t it good that the Holy Emperor rules from the top of his head and will hold his officials accountable for their mistakes?

Besides, this combination of public and military affairs is unprecedented, and the ministers are making a lot of noise. Since the disputes are still going on, it’s better to be more cautious."

Of course, Jia Mao said in his heart, these bad things are all done by others, and the good things are all due to the wise master. He has more money and less to do and is closer to home. No, it is because he is powerful and has few things to do and has time to coax his wife. This is not good, so what is good about it.

Besides, this "hard work is not as good as practice", and with the help of the combination of public and military forces, now that Kuze has bowed his head and even the two minions of Ando and Naito have been pulled out, then why not keep him - if Lao Zhong Now that everything is clear, isn’t it time to go back to the era of Da Lao Jing Yi?

In this way, Iemoge gave up his plan to exterminate the Kuze family.

At the same time, after Matsudaira Keinaga became the "elder brother" of the shogunate, despite the short time, his thoughts also changed:

The core of the Saiaki family is Mito Saiaki, Kei Atsushi and his son, Owari Keishu and himself - of course, there are also Uwajima Date Munejo, Satsuma Shimazu Saibin and Tosayamauchi Toyonobu on the periphery.

The current situation is that some Tokugawa branch families, that is, some people from the Matsudaira 18 family, have joined forces with some people who established the Daimyo family to exclude themselves, the top vassals, from the core of the power field.

It turned out that the Fukui clan where Keinaga was located had a clan ancestor named Yuki Hideyasu, who was the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and had been the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, after many twists and turns, the inheritance rights of both families were lost. But Hideyasu has always been a powerful challenger to the general who conquered the barbarians. If he had not died early, it would be unclear who this direct descendant of the Tokugawa shogunate would be.

It’s hard to say how much Qingyong has a desire for power, but he has a strong sense of responsibility. He once made a point of crying after tasting farm dumplings and lamenting that people’s livelihood is not easy.

He used to admire Qi Zhao very much, so he got close to Qi Zhao and his family, hugging him tightly, trying to contribute to the stability of the world in this changing era - of course, it is also his expectation to be able to make history and make history.

As for the Qi Zhao family, as early as the fifth year of Anzheng (1858), Qingyong was elected as the "elder brother" of the shogunate. In addition to being close to each other, he was also not suspected of usurping the throne because he was not a member of the Yusan family or Yusanqing.

Originally, this plan was very good, but Ii Naobi suddenly came out, and then Qingyong and Qi Zhao's line were wiped out. He even lost his position as the head of the family and had to give it to his adopted son Shige Zhao.

Nowadays, the anti-barbarian movement is in full swing, and the union of the public and military forces is imminent. The Qi Zhao family is about to undergo a major transformation. Qingyong took the lead and became the "elder brother" of the shogunate in early June under the influence of Naohide's intrusion.

But no one would have thought that the Qi Zhao family was a powerful vanguard in resisting the barbarians, but as one of the generals, Matsudaira Keinaga, his position gradually drifted away from the Qi Zhao family, and now he is leaning towards the founding of the country.

Keinaga was originally the seventh son of Tian Yasu Qihong. In October of the ninth year of Tenpo (1838), Keinaga, who was 11 years old at the time, entered the Echizen Fukui Domain and became the sixteenth generation lord. Because he was too young at the time, he stayed in

In Edo, it was not until the 14th year of Tenbao (1843) that he took charge of the country at the age of sixteen.
Chapter completed!