On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Bunkyu (1863), General Iemoge ignored the dissuasion of his ministers and resolutely took the Shohe Maru from Edo to Luo.

Afterwards, rumors continued to spread in Edo. Everyone said that this was the result of the harem's interference in politics (True Love is Invincible) and that the general was induced by the "Odaisho" and the palace.

But in fact, Iemoji did not go alone. He was accompanied by important ministers such as political president Keinaga, old middle boss Kurakatsu Shizu, and the team also brought three thousand people with him. Therefore, from the perspective of those who are interested, this is undoubtedly a negotiation between the shogunate.

The result after.

But among the people in the market, they still talk about Iemo's "love of beauty more than country". After all, this statement is legendary and sensational enough.

But what no one expected at that time was that this time the general went to Luo, this sensational incident would happen one after another until everyone was overwhelmed and dumbfounded:

Shogun Iemo went to Luo for the second time because the small imperial court in Kyoto issued an edict, inviting the shogunate and powerful daimyo to participate in politics in Kyoto and discuss the future of Fuso.

After the Three Kingdoms bombarded Xiaguan, everyone with a discerning eye knew that it was now unrealistic to immediately use force to resist the foreigners. This contributed to the August 18th Incident, when everyone joined forces to drive the radical anti-barbarian Gongqing and the Changshu Maori family out of Kyoto.

After that, the force of force against the barbarians could no longer stand it any longer. Headed by the Ryōikeda, Hachisuka and Yonezawa Uesugi families, these princes also returned to their hometowns one after another.

Therefore, when General Iemo and Political President Qingei came to Kyoto this time, they were full of ambitions - it was either this or that. If the opponents had already surrendered of their own accord, then it was up to them to have the final say. Apart from being gentle and resisting the foreigners, there was nothing else they could do.

There is a second way to go.

Although the two of them received news that the court had newly appointed many "participants" as soon as they arrived in Osaka, they did not pay much attention to it.

The shogun celebrated after seeing Hitotsubashi, the guardian of Kyoto, Matsudaira Yoho, and the three old feudal lords of Satsuma, Tosa, and Uwajima, Shimazu Saibin, Yamauchi Toyonobu and Date Munejo. These people were appointed to "participate" in the government affairs, which was nothing more than a conspiracy.

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According to the two people's plans, Fuso's future political situation will also be inclusive. Therefore, although the small imperial court took the lead in attracting people's hearts, after all, they are reaching the same goal by different paths, so what's the big deal?

But facts have proven that carelessness is followed by unexpected surprises.

On January 21, Jia Mao and Qing Yong went inside, but the result was a bucket of cold water. Emperor Fusang told them that the public and military forces should be combined. I thought about it and took the "Gong Wu One Harmony Decision".

What is "Gongwu Yihe Decision"?

It is the "participation" decision-making system.

Didn't the imperial court create a new official position of "participants"? Major matters were discussed by the "participants" and then submitted to Emperor Fusang for final decision. That was how the combination of public and military affairs was to be operated.

Who am I and where am I?

General Iemo was confused at the time:

Isn't this a riot? The political commissar and the shogunate agreed last year. Why did it change this year? According to the "Kongbu Iwa Decision", the position of the shogunate will be gone. Then why did I come to Kyoto?

But others did not give him a chance to object. When the matter was announced, Emperor Fuso ran away from behind the curtain!

At this time, a minister jumped out and explained in detail, "What a big tree, this matter should be viewed like this:"

The so-called "participation" means brainstorming, and the selection of people is actually mainly based on the shogunate.

Political President Qing Yonggong was also among those "participating" this time.

Now there are six participants in total, Duke Qingxi, Duke Qingyong, and Duke Rongbao account for half. Then the court still relies on the general who conquered the barbarians, so "Gongwuyihedecision" is actually just another way of saying it.

In addition, the political commissar and the shogunate have not changed. Future orders will still have to be issued by the shogunate.

Jia Mao became angry when he heard this. Isn't this a lie:

It is true that there are six participation positions now, but the imperial court "photographs the pass" and directs "participation". This clearly shows that there are five of the four heavenly kings. They are bullying me for not knowing how to count!

What's more, since "Sima Zhao's intentions are known to everyone" in the celebration, if he participates, wouldn't he only be able to hinder the shogunate?

Besides, today there are six. If you are happy tomorrow, you can appoint a few more. It is not the party with the most people who has the final say. Wouldn’t this be even more nonsense?

General Iemo and political president Keinaga returned to their base. The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. They planned to go to court tomorrow and return to Edo the day after tomorrow. It was too risky for the imperial court to launch a surprise attack.

No longer a son of man!

But when the two met the next day, they were relatively speechless. No one mentioned the running away, and they were all ready to take another look before talking about it.

How could this person change so much?

There is of course a reason behind it.

As for Jia Mao, he came back with a face. Why don't his wife and Gong ask what happened?

After asking, Hegong was furious. That night he broke into the imperial palace and complained to the emperor's brother:

Iemao obeyed her words and even took her with him when he went to Luo this time. For this reason, he had an almost violent quarrel with many ministers. He Gong knew this.

But now, my husband has suffered so much grievance. Didn’t he get into this situation because of his own advice? How can this be considered easy?

Originally, Wagongiya led someone to break into the imperial palace at night. Although Iemo didn't stop him, he didn't hold out much hope - it was impossible for Emperor Fuso to be as confused as himself about such a big matter and let Wagongiya dictate what was going on.

Well.

But I didn’t expect that waiting for He Gong to come back in the middle of the night would actually be effective:

One is that Emperor Fusang gave the edict.

The emperor's brother said that he was innocent in this matter, but had been coerced, so he specially gave a decree stating that the shogunate would still be appointed for this combined government and military affairs.

However, because he was being coerced, he could only give a private edict without a seal or official signature.

As for the second one, Iemo became the protagonist of "Gongwu Ichiwa Decisiveness".

According to Wagongong, the emperor's brother personally promised that in the future, "participating" in their meetings will be co-chaired by Guan Bai and Iemo; moreover, any "participation" will be signed by Iemo in the future. In other words, there will be no

It won't work if he signs and agrees.

Jiemao expressed doubts about this:

"Isn't the emperor being blackmailed? Even if he makes a promise, he can't keep it. What's the difference between that and no promise?"

He Gong was furious:

"Why are you so suspicious?

The emperor's brother has said that if the minister does not agree, he will abdicate!"

General Iemo was given a reassurance pill overnight, so he decided to wait and see how effective the medicine was.

As for political CEO Qingyong, he did not escape the fate of taking pills:

He and the general fell out completely when they saw Qingyong, but Rongbao, the guardian of Kyoto, had always been on good terms with him.

Rong Bao also came to the door overnight and said that he did not know about this beforehand:

I thought "participation" was an honor, but I didn't expect someone to use it to make trouble.

Therefore, I beg Qingyong to give him a few days, and he will go to all parties to confirm, and he must give Qingyong an explanation. Moreover, if Qingyong is not satisfied with the result in the end, then Rongbao will also resign, and everyone will return to Edo together.

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In this way, "a snake cannot move without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings." After Iemo and Qingyong were stabilized, the ministers had no choice but to wait and see.

Sure enough, the court was in chaos in the next few days. Under the threat of Emperor Fusang to abdicate, several promises conveyed by Hegong before were all fulfilled.

Qi Jing, Guan Bai Ertiao, also came to apologize personally, saying that he was also coerced:

Now several ministers who took the lead in stirring up trouble have been deposed;

Moreover, the four virtuous and two concubines who were responsible for promoting the marriage to the imperial palace were all pardoned and will return to the court in the near future. Among them, Iwakura Tatetake will be the high-ranking Osha head, responsible for the various chores of the imperial palace.

Nijo deliberately sent Iwakura in advance because this person not only played a great role in the marriage to the Imperial Palace, but also cooperated with the shogunate in the Ansei Prison. He was a sworn enemy of Qi Zhao's line and was deposed that year. It is said that Qingxi was not as powerful as him.

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Therefore, Iwakura's comeback means that the imperial court has not gone astray and has begun to keep a distance from the shogun, who is now becoming more and more independent.

Moreover, Nijo, who came to the door in person, also said that if Iemo and Keinaga were still not satisfied, he could resign himself and Guan Bai replace him with someone they liked. That was not beyond discussion.

Even though Guan Bai doesn't have much real power now, his status is there, one person is less than ten thousand people. Therefore, Nijo is willing to pay a visit and even resign himself, which is enough for the imperial court.

At the same time, the general also lowered his head when he saw the joy:

He said that in the past, he had acted out of impulse, and since he was eager to fight against the foreigners, this method was inevitably excessive.

After thinking it over carefully, I decided to go with the public.

Qingyong was old and prudent, but Fusang was now in a precarious state and could not withstand the big troubles, so he changed his ways and supported Rong Bao in the August 18th Incident to drive away the radical anti-barbarian faction.

This "Gongwu Yihe Decision" was something he didn't know about beforehand. It was all a mess done privately by a group of Mulu Gongqing.

If the official was dissatisfied and decided to return to Edo, he would resolutely follow him.

Moreover, I heard that Oisho (Iesada) has recovered physically and is better than before, so there is no need to retain his post of "shogunate after the meeting". Fortunately, he will be exempted from it in Kyoto this time, which shows that the whole shogunate is united.

Tongde.

This great imperial family is determined to make a comeback, and this time it is Luo Liu who is the back-up man of the family:

Although Jia Mao looks like he has nothing to worry about in front of him, in fact he is only nineteen years old this year, so there is no way he is not looking forward and backward at all.

Therefore, before going to Luo, he issued the "Order on Promoting Industry and Promoting Industry" and invited his father's family to come out to supervise the administration.

Qingxi's role as "General Houmi" was to assist and supervise the general. However, Jiading was said to be weak in energy before and voluntarily lived in seclusion and did not interfere in the affairs of the shogunate, so Qingxi was able to take this position.

In fact, before going to Luo in December last year, the Grand Gosho family decided to return to supervise the government, basically declaring that Qingxi had lost the right to see the general later, but the shogunate had not yet officially removed his title.

Therefore, after going to Luo this time, they encountered the power of "Gong Wu Yihe Judgment". Iemo, Qingyong and the accompanying ministers all expected this - the fish has to jump twice before it dies, not to mention the big event of celebrating.

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To be continued...