After agreeing with the shogunate on compensation for the Shimonoseki bombardment, Choshu's negotiator, Takasugi Harukaze, was assassinated as soon as he returned to the domain.

why?

Because the Maori warriors felt that he had eaten everything, and 70% of the compensation was more than 700,000 gold. This would be enough rice to feed many people. Why was it handed over so easily?

Fortunately, someone tipped off the incident beforehand, and Takasugi escaped.

But he finally saw the head of the family, Maori, celebrating his wedding, and then he realized that something was completely wrong:

Everything was fine to celebrate the wedding, but his ears were soft. Now, he has changed his mind again and is not ready to pay as promised.

Fortunately, Qingqin also knew that cheating his retainers like this was a bit excessive, so he secretly sent someone to let Takasugi Harukaze go.

Anyway, the final result of the matter was that Choshu said that he was ordered to fight the barbarians, and both the court and the shogunate were responsible, so the Maori family could only contribute 30% to make amends.

That's it, don't be too little for the shogunate. If you say less, you won't get a penny!

Isn't this a lie? The shogunate has already negotiated with the foreigners. It is absolutely impossible to break the contract - the price is too high and the shogunate does not want to start a war.

But Changshu started to act rogue, and the shogunate must not open this hole. Even if it is like this, the shogunate has fooled itself, and it cannot plug such a hole - if anyone is happy, they will shoot a few times, and then wait for the shogunate to wipe their ass.

This and that will work.

Therefore, after Iemo and Qingyong went to Luo, they asked the court to declare the Maori family as enemies of the court.

The reason for this is that once the Maori family is designated as an enemy of the imperial court, the Maori family will be the enemy of the whole world, and the shogunate can justifiably deal with it.

It stands to reason that since the Maori family is so capricious, it is not unjust to be beaten.

But after all, Changzhou had fired the first shot at resisting the barbarians, and Emperor Fusang, who had sworn to resist the barbarians, did have some preference for him, so the enemy could not be approved this time.

Moreover, this person personally came forward to correct the situation:

"Is there any misunderstanding here? Let's find out first before talking."

The Hulu judge judged the Hulu case. What can be clarified by this?

Changshu sent people to Kyoto to clarify the matter, but they insisted that the foreigners struck first and I fought back in self-defense.

Where is the evidence?

That's definitely not the case anymore.

According to Choshu, the shogunate's order to fight against the barbarians made it very clear, "If they come to attack, they must be beaten and swept away. If I advance, we must not start a war." If the foreigners made the first move, then I shouldn't "blow them up and sweep them away."

Qingyong, who was present at the time, became angry:

"That's not what Harukaze Takasugi said in Edo!"

"Gao Shan is a man who has always been ridiculous. He often bullies others and deceives others.

After being fooled by a traitor, he is now on the run knowing he is guilty."

Keinaga was very angry at that time. Takasugi was sent to Edo by you, but now he refuses to admit his guilt and was "fooled by traitors", which means that the shogunate forced him to admit it.

Therefore, Qingyong asked the imperial court to issue an order immediately, and the shogunate immediately sent troops to Changzhou to attack the rebels.

However, among the remaining five imperial courts, "state participation", including Qingxi, Hoka Shimazu Qibin, Yamauchi Toyonobu, and Date Munejo, three of them disagreed:

Congratulations, both Yamauchi Toyonobu and Date Munejo thought that small punishments and big warnings would be enough. After all, it was Fuso's big policy to fight off the barbarians last year. Now that things are unclear, they send troops to Changzhou. This is a bit inappropriate.

As for Rong Bao, he also thought that there must be something fishy. This minister might lie and deceive the lord, and the daimyo was sometimes blackmailed. He might as well let Mao Liqing and his son go to Kyoto to defend themselves. If Mao Li and his son did not dare to come, then the matter would be clear.

, it will not be too late to send out more troops at that time.

Shimazu Saibin actually supported Keinaga.

So four to two, those who opposed the crusade had the upper hand.

General Iemo was extremely angry about this:

Guan Bai Ertiao Qi Jing is a wallflower and has never been willing to stand out. It is impossible to expect him to succeed;

And even if he ends up in the end, it will still be four to three. When he gets the desk of Emperor Fuso, the most likely outcome is to carefully identify it.

But is this something that can be distinguished from right from wrong by careful identification?

At this point, General Iemo has the intention to return eastward:

He finally understood that this combination of public and military forces was nonsense. The imperial court's intention to fight the barbarians with force had never changed, and the shogunate had not paid attention to the ten years of fighting the barbarians.

If the Three Kingdoms had not bombarded Xiaguan and were defeated, and everyone was a little afraid of foreigners, the shogunate, which had been unwilling to start a war, would have been designated as an enemy of the DPRK.

The two sides can't get together at all. The combination of public and military forces is like a ghost!

In addition to the imperial edict and the Maori family's handling of the two matters, there are many other things that Iatemo is dissatisfied with:

First of all, this is the second combination of public and military affairs. It is obvious that the imperial court has a huge appetite.

A lot.

In the name of "Gongwu Yihe Decisiveness", the ministers are constantly showing concern for the people's sentiments. Today they will open warehouses to release grain, and tomorrow they will repair water conservancy.

Anyway, the shogunate paid them to gain fame.

Secondly, countless ministers began to care about practical matters.

Didn't Edo issue the "Order to Promote Industrial Development"? These people were very interested in this. They grabbed Keinaga and other ministers and kept asking about the inside story, saying that they would also contribute to the resurgence of Fuso.

Everyone was unbearable and had no choice but to recommend them to study at Bunkyu University in Edo.

But the problem is that the ministers said they have no money, so they must either pay for it with the shogunate or transfer people from universities to teach in Kyoto. Anyway, they have to solve it.

Moreover, the imperial court raised the banner of "Gongwu Yihe Decision", and all the famous names in Shangluo came back.

The princes all said that there were only six people "participating in the state", which was too few. They should appoint more people and listen to them.

In this regard, Qingyong once said worriedly:

"With the decision of Kōbu Ichiwa, 'entrusting the great government to the shogunate' is an empty talk. Unless the Edo shogunate gathers in Kyoto, the power will inevitably fall to the side.

And even so, the Holy Emperor and the ministers will inevitably interfere randomly.

Therefore, I suggest that we both return to Edo as soon as possible. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, so it will be easier to deal with things when the time comes."

Okay, a good dog can't fight a pack of wolves, this is what Qingyong means.

But Shogun Iemo was still hesitant about the imperial edict and the Mori family's handling of the two matters. He felt that after returning to Edo, the outcome of these two matters might be unpredictable.

Qingyong had no choice but to say bluntly that he originally thought that the integration of the public and military forces was the right path for Fuso Unification, but now it seems that unless the shogunate is headed by the imperial court, the royal family, ministers and feudal princes will never give up.

As for the handling of the imperial edict and the Maori family, I am afraid that the best outcome would be if there is no result.

It is said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. The more they mix in Kyoto, the deeper they will sink. It is better to go back to Edo and wait and see what happens, so that there is room to adjust freely.

Jia Mao was deeply convinced after hearing this.

But it is easy to come, but it is difficult to leave.

In the imperial court, the princes were clinging to the two of them, no matter how big or small they were, and there was an endless stream of people asking for help and favors. Just talking about great principles and not giving up fighting the foreigners would mean lining up from morning till night.

In the end, there was nothing they could do, so the two of them had no choice but to have sex:

On March 9, the first year of the Yuanji period (1864), Matsudaira Keinaga and Shimazu Saibin submitted letters of resignation from the "Kunishi Participation". The reasons were that one was trouble in Satsuma, and the other was the unrest in the shogunate. Anyway, they didn't want to play anymore.

On the same day, Shogun Iemo also applied to return to Edo to handle the shogunate affairs.

If it is achieved, "public military decision-making", without the shogunate, wouldn't it become "public decision-making"?

It's possible. If you didn't consider that "if the sky falls, there will be a big man to hold it up", why bother asking Jia Mao to go to Luo?

Therefore, the remaining four participants also immediately resigned. Not to mention anything else, in the past two months, they had not accomplished anything and were scolded by everyone. Why?

When the news came out, the ministers and princes were all shocked.

Emperor Fusang also tensed up this time and had no choice but to come forward to comfort him:

"My dear friends, this is great, why should it be like this?"

Everyone almost fell down when they heard this. They just wanted to do everything. It has been more than a month and nothing has been accomplished.

At that time Emperor Fusang's eyes were red:

"Didn't I agree to Yokohama's temporary suspension of the port lock-up? How can I say that nothing has been accomplished?"

Everyone thought the same thing, alas, Fuso is like a bird now, with nothing to do, so he can only grind it slowly. But why stay in Kyoto and grind it slowly? It's the same when you go home.

Therefore, Qingyong proposed:

"Every spring from February to March, everyone will go to Luo to discuss matters. What do you think?"

…

After waiting for a long time, Emperor Fusang finally nodded, but he put forward a condition:

After the August 18th Incident, he was frightened and could not sleep at night. Therefore, he planned to appoint a "Forbidden Guard Governor" to ensure the stability of Kyoto.

As for the candidate, he thinks Hitotsubashi Yoshiaki is good.

To be honest, after the return of Ogosho Kasei, General Hitotsubashi was very embarrassed when he saw him afterwards.

But he didn't take the initiative to resign, and the shogunate couldn't find a suitable excuse to remove him - after all, he was originally recommended by the small imperial court. As long as he still wants to combine the public and military affairs, Qingxi can't do anything wrong without doing anything wrong.

Considering that he and Qingyong were on good terms, there would be nothing good to gain from returning to Edo, so staying here would be a way out.
To be continued...