Chapter 749 Chapter 263 Tokugawa Iemo: I really want to marry Aonto
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It’s no wonder that Tianzhang Academy reacted this way.
Anyone who has a little knowledge of Japanese geography will be shocked when they see the land Tokugawa Iemo refers to.
This is no ordinary land!
To the Edo shogunate, the importance of this land was simply immeasurable.
What Tianzhangyuan just said "cut off half of the shogunate's arm to Sheng Qing" is definitely not a lie!
In a word - after Tokugawa Iemo announces the reward to Aoden, it will definitely cause a huge shock in Japan!
Facing the stunned look from Tianzhang Institute, Tokugawa Iemo smiled calmly.
"Tachibana-kun has made great contributions to the shogunate."
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded; if you make mistakes, you will be punished."
"Now, he is the 'pillar of the country' and the minister who carries the cauldron of the shogunate."
"It's not too much to give him half an arm, right?"
After Tianzhangyuan heard this, he smiled helplessly.
"Now that you have made up your mind, I have no way to comment."
"It's just... those old stubborns probably won't agree to your generous and excessive reward."
When she mentioned the words "too generous", she suddenly emphasized her tone.
"They will definitely jump out and chatter again, making your ears numb."
Tokugawa Iemo smiled:
"It doesn't matter, let them nag."
The speaker, he changed into a half-joking tone:
"Now I have the confidence to bargain with them or even ignore them!"
His words were full of strong confidence.
He wasn't bragging or bluffing.
The farce of "starting to fight the barbarians on May 10th" that Hitotsubashi Keiki had previously created not only greatly damaged the prestige of the Hitotsubashi faction, but also caused the shogunate to be roasted on the fire.
Thanks to Aoto single-handedly repelling the British fleet in Edo Bay at this juncture, the goal of "repelling the foreigners" has been achieved and the shogunate has a step to step down. Otherwise, I really don't know how it will end.
good.
Logically speaking, it would not be surprising to have caused such a big disaster, even if he ordered Hitotsubashi Keiki to commit seppuku immediately.
No matter what... Hitotsubashi's backstage is really too tough.
The legitimate son of Tokugawa Saiaki, the former lord of the Mito Domain of the "Go Sankei" family, and the current head of the Hitotsubashi family of the "Go Sankei" family.
The backstage was so hard that even Tokugawa Iemo couldn't move him lightly.
In the feudal era, it was unnecessary to talk about the legal system.
Fortunately, being happy at a bridge can be regarded as acquaintance.
Before Tokugawa Iemo could issue a formal punishment, he voluntarily resigned from his post as a general and stayed at home, never seeing anyone else.
The second-in-command of the Hitotsubashi faction, Matsudaira Harugaku, also resigned and returned to the domain because he could not blame himself.
All in all, with the resignation of these two people, the power of the Hitotsubashi faction has plummeted.
Power does not exist in a vacuum.
The Hitotsubashi faction has declined, and there is no possibility of it rising again in a short time.
Naturally, the power of the Nanji Sect grew rapidly! It completely controlled the voice of the shogunate!
In this way, Tokugawa Iemo finally became the unique leader of the shogunate!
Even if the energy of various factions within the shogunate waxes and wanes, the mere presence of Aomori makes other forces afraid to stroke Tokugawa Iemo's beard.
Qingdeng's political energy is expanding rapidly, and the expansion process is still in the "present continuous tense".
First there was the Shinsengumi, and then there was the Hachioji, who had thousands of people working together. The combat troops directly under his command alone had a total of five thousand people!
Moreover, all of his troops are elite warriors who can fight, far beyond the comparison of the direct disciples who have been reduced to useless snacks.
Although there is no official identification, anyone can see that Aoshinobu is now the top general of the shogunate!
Such a ruthless man who not only possesses a large number of weapons but is also capable of fighting is truly like a "Dinghai Shenzhen" existence.
It is no exaggeration to say that Qingdeng is the biggest foreign aid of the Nanji Sect.
As long as Aoto is here, and as long as Aoto is still a close confidant of Tokugawa Iemo, who would dare to challenge the Nanki Sect?
Even the conservatives headed by Honjuin can no longer manipulate Tokugawa Iemo as they wish.
[Note·Honjuin: The biological mother of the previous shogun Tokugawa Iedada was the Empress Dowager, whose thoughts were extremely conservative.]
This is where Tokugawa Iemo's confidence comes from.
Suddenly, Tokugawa Iemo seemed to have remembered something, blinked his eyes thoughtfully a few times, and then sighed softly:
"It's a pity...I don't have a daughter."
"Otherwise, I really want to marry Lord Ju and become friends of Qin and Jin."
When Tianzhangyuan heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Then you ask He Gong to give birth to a daughter as soon as possible."
Tokugawa Iemo shook his head:
"When I have my daughter and when she grows up to an age suitable for marriage, I don't know that it will be the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse."
"Speaking of childbirth... Iemo, you and Wakura have been married for nearly two years. Why is there still no movement in Wakong's belly?"
[Note: Wagongiya: the emperor’s sister, Tokugawa Iemo’s wife]
Tokugawa Iemo smiled bitterly:
"Mother, why are you urging me to reproduce?"
Tianzhangyuan looked helpless.
"I am not at all anxious about your personal affairs with Wakiya. It's just... His Highness Honjuin has been bothering me..."
When Tokugawa Iemo heard this, he immediately showed an understanding expression.
As the concubine of the previous shogun (12th generation) Tokugawa Iekei, Honjuin witnessed all 28 of Tokugawa Iekei's children die in infancy. Only her only son...that is, Tokugawa Ie'sada survived.
adult.
However, even though Tokugawa Iedada successfully reached adulthood, his body and bones were extremely weak.
He didn't even leave any descendants, so he passed away early.
To be honest, after experiencing so many life and death, especially the early death of her biological son, she did not lose her mind and always maintained a normal and stable mind, which is really rare.
However, being stimulated by these tragedies, she eventually suffered from some "sequelae".
One of the "sequelae" is that he is very concerned about Tokugawa Iemo's personal safety.
When Tokugawa Iemo went to Luo, Honjumaru was the first to stand up against him taking a warship to Luo, and urged Tokugawa Iemo to take a safer land route, which resulted in a lot of wasted money.
The second "sequelae" is that she has an unusual persistence in the reproduction of the general's bloodline.
Honjumaru attaches great importance to the great order.
In her opinion, powerful people...especially old immortals like her, should not frequently bother the general, lest they affect national affairs.
As a result, she rarely went to see Tokugawa Iemo.
However, on the contrary, she kept running to find trouble in Tianzhang Yuan!
Tianzhangyuan is also a great person. In this case, there is no need to worry so much anymore!
She frequently urged Tenzouin to fulfill her duties as the "Mother of the Shogun" and to have Tokugawa Iemodo consummate his marriage with Wamiya and give birth to an heir as soon as possible, which annoyed Tenzouin greatly.
"Mother, let's not talk about my personal affairs for now."
Tokugawa Iemo briefly talked about the topic of "reproduction of offspring".
Then, he abruptly changed the topic back to "wanting to marry Qingdeng".
"It would be great if I had a ready-made family member who could get married immediately..."
His tone was faint...but when he mentioned the word "family members", he suddenly changed into a sonorous tone.
Tianzhangyuan was currently busy playing with the calico cat on his lap.
Therefore, it was not until a while later that she noticed belatedly that Tokugawa Iemo was looking at her meaningfully...
She asked in confusion:
"Huh? Kamo, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something dirty on my face?"
"nothing."
Tokugawa Iemo shrugged.
"I just... suddenly thought of something unspeakable."
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After recapturing Takatori Castle, the Shinsengumi rested at the foot of Mount Takatori for two days.
After resting and recuperating, the whole army officially broke camp and headed north, escorting the captured Yoshimura Tontaro and others, and returned to the capital!
The day the Shinsengumi returned to Kyoto, the scene was truly deserted.
Countless townspeople poured into the streets just to see the heroic appearance of the soldiers.
"Look! It's Nioh-sama!"
"Nioh-sama! Thank you for your hard work!"
"Lord Nioh! I admire you very much! Will you accept a disciple?"
"Mr. Hijikata! Mr. Hijikata!"
"Did you see that, that person is Souji Okita!"
"He's so good-looking! It's a pity that he's a boy. He has such a good-looking face. It would be great if he was born as a girl."
"What nonsense are you talking about! She's so good-looking, but she turns out to be a man - isn't this better?"
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Among all the newly selected members, the person who attracts the most attention and is most popular among the townspeople is undoubtedly Aoshito.
Qingdeng has long been accustomed to this kind of scene, so he doesn't have any intense feelings.
He waved gently and greeted the townspeople around him.
After repulsing the British fleet in Edo Bay, there has been no new big news for Ayoto for a long time.
At this juncture when his own popularity has declined slightly, Qingdeng timely created a new "hot spot" of "taking the city alone", which brought his own popularity to a new level!
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Throughout the ages, ordinary people have loved heroes and legendary stories.
The existence of Qingdeng has well satisfied this part of the needs of the people.
Long before the Shinsengumi Banshi, the story of Aoto's siege had spread wildly in the streets of Kyoto.
Everyone talked with open eyes, as if they were all present on the night Qingdeng attacked the city.
Then, the classic trio became a tiger again.
At the beginning, it was normal information dissemination.
Immediately afterwards, I don’t know where it started, and the content of the discussion became more and more biased and fantasy-like.
What "Nioh didn't sneak in, but directly entered the city from the front".
What about "Nioh slashed open the main gate of Takatori Castle with one strike?"
The latest version is that Aomori is possessed by Susanoo, blasting the gate of Takatori Castle from the front with a single blow, and then directly kills the entire Takatori Castle, killing seven people in and seven out of the city with just one sword attack.
Judging from current trends, these rumors may become even more outrageous.
Qingdeng not only did not object to this, but was happy to see it succeed.
Since becoming the governor of Gyeonggi Province, Qingdeng has welcomed the people's amazing ideas and their ability to make money through public opinion.
What objections are there to this kind of free, highly effective publicity?
By blowing him into the possession of a superman and reincarnating the god, he might be able to frighten the enemy directly with his name in the future, achieving the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.
It is worth mentioning that not only Aomori, but the popularity of other members of the Shinsengumi has also begun to increase dramatically.
Especially the five people, Souji, Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke, Sanako and Kinoshita Mai.
No matter how times change, everyone still likes handsome men and beautiful women.
In the Edo period, people made no secret of their love for handsome men and beautiful women. There were many serious professions that only good-looking people could hold.
The most typical example is the entanglement of the Edo Town Fire.
The so-called "tangle" can be understood as the person who carries the flag, who is responsible for carrying the command flag at the fire scene and assisting the captain in commanding the team members to put out the fire.
Because the boss is the face of a team and often has to show his face in front of the town people, so it can only be done by the strongest, brightest, and most handsome person in the team.
Souji and others are responsible for the good looks of the Shinsengumi. It is only natural that they should be as popular as they are today.
Hijikata Toshizo is a ruffian-type handsome guy.
Shannan Keisuke is an elegant and handsome guy.
Okita Souji is a tomboy-type handsome guy.
Not to mention Sanako and Kinoshita Mai.
One is the most beautiful woman in Edo, and the other is a beautiful girl with a beautiful face and a proud figure, who is deeply loved by the old perverts in Kyoto.
The number of fans of both of them is probably not inferior to Qingdeng.
Of course, in addition to the generals, ordinary middle- and lower-level officers also received great attention.
Under the admiring gaze of the townspeople, all the soldiers in the army raised their heads and held their chests high, with proud expressions on their faces.
Most of the members of the Shinsengumi are middle- and lower-level samurai from humble backgrounds.
Most of them cherished the dream of "relying on military merit" and came to join the Shinsengumi without fear of hardships.
Have they ever been treated with such grandeur before?
At this moment, on this bustling street, where the townspeople came to greet them, they all felt extremely lucky that they had made a wise choice to join the Shinsengumi!
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On the same day that the Shinsengumi returned to the capital, the Emperor issued a new edict - the so-called Yamato travels that had been promoted with great fanfare a while ago were a despicable conspiracy colluded by Choshu and the ministers of the Zunbo faction, so this matter was invalid!
This edict was the final nail in Changzhou's coffin, confirming Changzhou's status as a "traitor".
Choshu was expelled, and the shogunate, Aizu and Satsuma jointly controlled the political situation in Kyoto.
At this point, the Zunban faction was completely pushed out of Kyoto.
The Zunhu movement, which was still in full swing a while ago, has just come to a halt.
In less than four months, huge political changes occurred in both Edo and Kyoto.
On the Edo side, the Nanki sect dominated the Hitotsubashi sect.
Here in Kyoto, the Samu sect is overwhelming the Zonbo sect.
Major changes in the political situation naturally triggered a series of chain effects.
Unsurprisingly, it’s time to “stand in line” again.
Those people and forces who had previously stood in line with the Zongzong faction cut off from Changshu, saying that they had no relationship with Changshu, and they had no intention of opposing the shogunate and the imperial court.
As for the fence-sitters caught in the middle, they were also busy showing their loyalty to the shogunate.
The first person to make a move was Yamauchi Do, the former lord of the Tosa Domain who lived in seclusion in Edo.
Although Yamauchido had surrendered his position as the feudal lord and had lived in seclusion in Edo for a long time, he was just like Qianlong, a retired emperor in name, but he was still the actual person in power of the Tosa Domain.
After Changshu lost power and the Zunban movement suffered a serious blow, he immediately issued an order: The Zunban faction in the domain was against the party! Arrest them immediately!
The Zunbo faction in Tosa Domain... There is no doubt that he is referring to the Tosa Kinnoi Party led by Takeichi Hanheita!
In recent years, the presence and activity of the Tosa Kinnobu Party have been quite high.
The smug Hanheita Takeichi even proposed the idea of "one feudal lord, a loyal king", that is, the Tosa clan would realize the great cause of becoming a loyal king of the capital.
Therefore, it was no surprise that the decree issued by the Yamauchi Temple aroused the astonishment of all the people.
This decree of his is tantamount to erasing the legitimacy of the Tosa King Party! Turning it into a traitor!
Regarding the series of actions of Yamauchido, anyone with a little knowledge of politics can detect the clues.
As the actual person in charge of the Tosa Domain, Yamauchi Dou can take action at any time if he wants to cause trouble for the Tosa Kin royal family.
As a result, he didn't take action until now.
Prior to this, he had been sitting back and watching the development and growth of the Tosa Kinwang Party.
It’s not hard to see – Yamauchido is just another way of riding the wall!
He will never express any political stance, neither respecting the king nor assisting the emperor.
On the other hand, the Tosa Kin royal party was allowed to make trouble.
In this way, it not only leaves a backup plan, but also leaves enough room for change.
If the Zunbang faction gains power, they will praise the Tosa Qinwang Party and call it the pride of Tosa.
If the Samu faction gains power—for example, now—the Tosa Kinnobu faction will be dismissed as rebellious officials and traitors who commit evil acts.
Whoever wins will stand... In this way, Yamauchi Hall and the entire Tosa Party can be invincible.
What a brilliant plan!
In fact, the terrifying castle of Yamauchi-do is no longer a secret.
Toyo Yoshida, who participated in politics before the Tosa domain, was a confidant handpicked by Yamauchi Do.
As a result, Toyo Yoshida was suspected of being assassinated by the Tosa Kinnoi gang, but he did not show any signs. He continued to drink and enjoy himself, and continued to let the Tosa Kinnoki gang go.
Such a city, such political skills...it's terrifying to think about it!
All in all, with the order from Yamauchi Hall, the current Tosa Kinnobu Party is like a grasshopper after the fall - it will not be able to jump around for much longer.
Although it is very emotional, but...the winner is the king, the loser is the bandit - the unchanging truth from ancient to modern times.
In this way, the Tosa Kinwang Party encountered the same desperate situation as Choshu - overnight it became a national traitor that everyone wanted to beat - it can be said that the two sides were in the same boat.
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Kyoto, a certain inconspicuous mansion (one of the secret strongholds of the Tosa Kintoi Party)——
"What do we do now?!"
Someone shouted anxiously.
"Let's run away! We can't stay in Kyoto any longer!"
Another person echoed.
"Escape? Where did you escape to? Although the world is big, is there still room for us?"
In an instant, this person's words froze the entire atmosphere.
Yamauchi Hall has labeled them as traitors, and they will definitely not be able to return to their hometown.
If they want to flee, they will have no choice but to defect to other forces.
But the question is, which force is willing to take them in?
Nowadays, the Zunbang Sect has been reduced to a street rat, and most of the forces do not want to have anything to do with it for fear of being implicated.
What's more, the Tosa Domain is a powerful domain with a height of 240,000 stone. It is one of the most powerful feudal states in Western Japan. Few forces are willing to offend the Tosa Domain.
In short, every vassal state was afraid of avoiding the Tosa Kinoto Party.
The only one who could take them in was the Choshu clan.
However... the Choshu Domain is too far away, located at the westernmost tip of Honshu Island.
Moreover, the Choshu clan is now unable to protect itself. Whether they have the energy to relocate them is a huge problem.
At this moment when everyone in the room was looking sad——
Blah blah blah!
There was a heavy sound of footsteps outside the house.
Immediately afterwards——
"We are the Shinsengumi! We are here to search!"
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