Chapter 754 Received Otsu! 300,000 koku land! Domain name: Hatazu
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Aki - Aki Province, one of the ancient kingdoms of Japan, also known as Yishu, is located in the west of Honshu Island, adjacent to the Choshu Domain.
The local officials placed in each country are collectively called "Guosi", which is equivalent to the official in the border area. They are in charge of all government affairs such as the administration, justice, and security of the country. The chief officer is called "Shou", and the junior officer is called "Jie".
The so-called "Aki Shou" is the highest chief executive of An Yi Kingdom, ranking from the fifth to the lowest.
The state offices are also divided into three, six or nine levels.
Japan has a total of sixty-six countries, and each country is divided into four categories based on population: large, upper, middle, and lower.
An Yishou belongs to the Shangguo, and all the Shangguo Shou are subordinate to the five subordinates.
Qingdeng's original official position was the Chief of the Ministry of War under the title of Zhengliu.
From being in the sixth position to being in the fifth position... directly skipping over from being in the sixth position, a leapfrog promotion!
This is already an incredible promotion!
Of course, these official positions awarded by the imperial court are all honorary titles, also known as "virtual titles."
Qingdeng was named Anyi Shou, which does not mean that he has the power to govern Anyi Kingdom.
In fact, the land of Aki Province already had an actual ruler, and that was the Hiroshima Domain, which had a height of 426,000 stone and was led by the Asano family.
If the imperial court cannot even govern the capital city at its feet, how can it have the ability to enfeoff its ministers?
The emperor and his ministers had nothing to do but wag their lips and talk.
The imperial court's awards basically express an attitude.
Express how much you value this person and his current status.
The specific content of the official position is not important, since they have no real power anyway.
The level of official position is meaningful!
Just like Aizu.
Higo Province is a big country. Looking at the whole of Japan, there are only 13 big countries like it.
Therefore, the official position of "Da Guo Shou" is very precious and will never be given to others easily.
The Aizu Matsudaira family shouldered the important task of "controlling the Northeast", so they were able to inherit the official position of Higomori.
This represents the importance and trust that the shogunate and the imperial court place on Aizu.
Although there are no clear regulations, according to long-standing practice, "Guojian" is mostly awarded to daimyo.
Qingdeng was named the Shangguo Shou in one fell swoop... everyone had smelled the political signal contained in it!
What is certain now is that the imperial court has obtained gossip from the shogunate.
Qingden will definitely become a famous name.
Moreover, it is a daimyo with a vast territory and strong strength!
All in all, being awarded the title of An Yishou only made Aoshito's title shine even more brightly.
From now on, it will no longer be the "Tangerine Military Department".
He has a new honorific.
According to convention, if you are named "XX Shou", you can call yourself "XX" and "X State".
For example: Matsudaira Yongho is Higo Shou, so he can call himself "Hieshu", "Matsuping Higo" or "Matsuping Hizhou".
The same can be said - from now on, others can call Qingdeng "Anzhou", "Ju'anyi", "Juanzhou", and Qingdeng can also call himself by these names.
Ju Anyi... Qingdeng is quite satisfied with the new title he has received, which sounds pretty good to him.
The common people's attention is focused on Qingdeng's official position of "An Yishou".
For ordinary people who lack knowledge, it is easy to understand that the reward Qingdeng received is to become the nominal highest officer of An Yi Kingdom.
As for the other reward Qingdeng received...that is, "the surname "Su Ni"", the common people don't know much about it.
Su Mi? What the hell is this?
Do you want Nioh-sama to be renamed "Sumi Seito"?
In fact, anyone who has a little knowledge of Japanese politics can immediately conclude that in terms of gold content alone, "Aki Mamoru" is far inferior to "Sukumi"!
After learning that Aoto was named "Aki Shou", Saigo Kinosuke, Matsudaira Yōho...all the military and political leaders in Japan were not surprised.
But after learning that Qingdeng was given the surname "Su Ni", they were all amazed.
"Su Ni" is one of the "Eight Color Surnames".
In ancient Japan, "family" represented the tribe or profession from which one was born, while "surname" represented one's status based on the relationship with the Yamato royal power.
To put it simply - "surname" is a title of nobility, which is used to highlight status and distinguish social classes.
At first, both the "surname" and the "surname" were given by the emperor. The main "surnames" were Chen, Lian, and Banzao.
After Emperor Tenmu ascended the throne, he revised the "surname".
In October of the 13th year of Tenmu (684), Emperor Tenmu issued an edict: "Change the surnames of the clans and make them eight-color surnames, so as to blend all the surnames in the world. The first is called Zhenren, the second is called courtiers, and the third is called Su Ni.
The fourth is Ji Cun, the fifth is Taoist, the sixth is Chen, the seventh is Lian, and the eighth is Daozhi."
In this way, the "Ba Color Surname" was officially born.
The sequence of the "eight-color surnames" is based on the ancestors of each clan or the close relationship with the royal family. From high to low, they are Zhenren, courtier, Suni, Jicun, Taoist, Chen, Lian and Daozhi.
In fact, the first four surnames were actually awarded, and there are no examples of the last four surnames in historical materials.
Although the granting of "eight-colored surnames" stopped being implemented in the Heian period, the shoguns of the past dynasties and even Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who served as Taikakukanshiro, still flaunted the surname "Court Officer".
In other words, you are putting gold on your face to enhance your status.
From the Heian period to the present, the imperial court has not granted "eight-color surnames" to outsiders for hundreds of years.
Nowadays, the ancient "eight-color surname" has returned to the world, and Qingdeng has become the first person to obtain the "eight-color surname" after 500 years... This is really unbelievable.
After learning about the incident, Saigo Kinosuke, Matsudaira Yongho and others sent people to investigate.
Soon, they learned the truth - the Zunxing movement in recent years had restored the authority of the imperial court, and it was no longer the insignificant mascot it had been in the past.
In addition, the strength of the shogunate was seriously declining, and the constraints on the court were greatly reduced.
As a result, the ministers decided to restart the ancient method and grant "eight-color surnames" to meritorious officials, in order to enhance the court's sense of presence.
The surname Qingdeng was given was the third-class "Su Ni", second only to the real people and court officials.
Although he was given a surname, it does not mean that Qingdeng will change his name to "Sumi Qingdeng" from now on.
He is still "Ju Qingden" and will not change.
His "Ju" is the Miao character, not his surname.
Although in semantics, the Japanese Miao character is equivalent to the Chinese surname, the Miao character is the Miao character and the surname is the surname. The two are not the same concepts and cannot be confused.
From the beginning, Qingden had no surname.
In other words: even if you look at the whole of Japan, very few people have a surname.
As mentioned above, a surname is a title of nobility, and not everyone can possess it.
Tachibana, Chiba, Okita, Kinoshita, Kondo...these are Miao characters, not surnames.
The Miao surname is a new surname created after a family separated from the original clan. It is collectively called the Miao surname.
Regardless of whether he has a surname or not, Qingden is still "Ju Qingden", "Mr. Orange" and "Mr. Orange".
The only thing that changed was his full name and his official signature in official documents.
Qingnobo now not only has a prominent official position, but also has a surname, so his full name has undergone a "big evolution" - Genjuku Nitachibana Akishou Aoden Seiharu.
"Source" means that Qingden was born in the Source clan.
"Su Ni" means that Qingdeng is already the third-class noble after the real person and below the courtiers.
"Orange" is the Miao character for Qingdeng.
"An Yishou" is his official title.
"Qingdeng" is his common name.
"Sheng Qing" is his real name.
Of course, there are very few occasions when you have the opportunity to use this full name - it can even be said that there are no occasions at all.
There are very few occasions when the surname "Su Ni" can be used.
You can probably only see this group of words in official documents.
Ayoto's official name in official documents was originally "Minamoto Seiharu" or "Minamoto Tachibana Seiharu", but now it has been changed to "Genshuku Mi no Moriharu" or "Genshuku Ne Tachibana Seiharu".
Apart from writing two more words in official documents, there are no other changes.
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Although the imperial court's reward has no substantial benefits, it is better than nothing.
Common people and members of the Shinsengumi: "Lord Anju!"
The top officials of the shogunate headed by Matsudaira Yongho: "Tachibana Anshu!"
Souji: "Tachibana Aki...hehehe~ Tachibana-kun, your new name seems to be more pleasant than your original name."
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In recent days, Qingdeng has been surrounded by "Anju-sama", "Ochi Anju" and "Ochi Anyi" one after another.
It was a bit uncomfortable at first.
Whenever someone calls him "Anzhou" or "Master Anyi", Qingdeng always fails to respond in time.
But gradually, I got used to it.
With the demise of the Qinghe Party, the daily operations of the Shinsengumi began to return to normal.
Qinghe Hachilang is dead, and the position of "staff officer" is vacant.
Qingdeng has no plans to fill this position for the time being.
First of all, there are currently no talents under his command who are qualified for the position of "staff officer".
Secondly, it was a position specially created to accommodate Qinghe Hachiro, which is the so-called "positioning based on people".
In fact, Qingdeng didn't need any advisers at all.
With the blessing of talents such as "Photographic Memory" and "Sacred Brain +9", Qingdeng can complete most of the staff work by himself.
What's more, he also has Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke under his command.
Toshizo Hijikata, who was extremely talented in military affairs, and Keisuke Yamanan, who was resourceful, already served as staff officers.
In this way, Qingdeng's staff is actually tasteless and worthless.
Compared with these vain honorary titles, Qingdeng prefers visible and tangible material things, such as weapons, troops, money, and land.
Therefore, he didn't care at all about the false names bestowed upon him by the court.
Regarding the reward from the court, he only said "Yes, I understand", and then continued to devote himself to his busy work.
In recent days, he has joined hands with Matsudaira Yoshiho and Saigo Kinosuke to deal with the aftermath of the recent war.
The contradictions, disputes, and disputes between the two major camps - the Sabaku faction and the Zonbo faction - that had been accumulating since the "Black Ship Incident" broke out in this war that lasted for more than half a month and spanned the battlefields of Kyoto and Yamato.
come out.
In terms of results, Qingden et al. undoubtedly gave a beautiful answer.
What a pity, there is only one shortcoming - the main force of the Changzhou Army was not seriously damaged, and the main force of the army safely retreated to Changzhou.
The Huisa Allied Forces actually failed... This was really something Qingdeng didn't expect.
He originally thought that the Huisa Allied Forces, which had an absolute advantage, would be able to severely damage the Changzhou Army, or even annihilate it.
When Seito questioned this, Saigo Kinosuke and Matsudaira Yoshiho both lowered their heads with shame on their faces.
Matsudaira Yongho sighed:
"Oh...this is really a long story..."
Saigo Kinosuke nodded in agreement:
"To put it simply, there are unknown forces extending a helping hand to Changzhou."
The two explained the ins and outs in detail.
Through their stories, Qingdeng had a general understanding of the situation.
A frighteningly powerful swordsman raided the imperial palace, forcing Matsudaira Yongho to take half of his troops back to defend.
At the same time, two warriors who did not look like Changzhou people suddenly appeared on the frontline battlefield.
Their strength is equally impressive and they are very good at fighting guerrilla warfare.
Relying on the woods, they skillfully mobilized, divided, and harassed the pursuing troops, causing big trouble to the Huisa coalition forces.
In the end, because they were delayed for too long, the Huisa Allied Forces were unable to catch up with the main force of the Changzhou Army.
After listening to the two men's statements, Qingden lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips, and thought to himself.
The unknown forces lending a helping hand to the Choshu Army... powerful warriors...
As if lightning flashed across his brain, Qingdeng instantly thought of his old enemy - the Fa Zhu Dang!
After killing the Rakshasa and destroying the workshop that made the phantom deposits, Qingden formed an undying feud with the Fa Zhu Party.
The Fa-Zhu Party is an oversized "shit-stirring stick" that stirs up trouble everywhere in order to prevent chaos in the world.
But the strange thing is...this "shit stick" hasn't come out to stir up shit for a long time.
He neither avenged Rakshasa nor made any big news.
Qingdeng didn't believe that these lunatics with brain problems would change their ways.
All in all, regardless of whether the forces secretly assisting Changzhou are trying to punish the party, this matter has given Qingdeng a warning - it is not yet time to let go of Nanshan! Troublesome enemies are lurking in the dark, and they are watching eagerly!
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Although the Changshu Army withdrew, many die-hards still stayed in Kyoto.
Perhaps to vent their anger, these remnants of Changzhou are causing chaos everywhere.
Killing people, setting fires, destroying shogunate facilities, cutting off the heads of dolls with Aoshito's name on them... It can be said that he committed all kinds of evil.
The craziness of his behavior makes people's teeth tremble and harms the people miserably.
Although they are all petty fights that are out of place, they cannot be allowed to do whatever they want.
Qingdenjia sent troops to patrol the town to vigorously eliminate the remnants of Changzhou.
Except for the rebellion caused by the remnants of Changzhou, there were no major disturbances inside or outside Kyoto.
All was calm.
Time passes.
The peaceful days passed day by day.
Finally! The reward from the shogunate, the highlight that everyone has been eagerly anticipating, has finally arrived!
On September 20, the shogunate's envoy arrived in Kyoto and brought Tokugawa Iemo's warrant.
On this day, Qingdeng took a bath and changed into the solemn martial arts attire.
The Shinsengumi generals who came to accompany him also attended in their best attire.
At first glance, it looks very grand and solemn.
They and the envoys gathered in the great hall of the camp - a place specially used to welcome distinguished guests.
The envoy who was sitting upright bowed lightly to Aoden, then opened the brocade box in front of his knees, took out Tokugawa Iemo's warrant, and unfolded it slowly.
Everyone at the scene thought that Tokugawa Iemo's warrant would be like the imperial edict, filled with ceremonial and complicated sentences that would make people want to doze off.
But as a result, the messenger's first words shocked them.
"Tachibana-kun, you did a great job."
What Tokugawa Iemo wrote turned out to be in easy-to-understand vernacular!
Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke raised their eyebrows - as rare wise men in the Shinsengumi, they quickly understood the political meaning of this "vernacular warrant".
Tokugawa Iemo announced to the world in a simple and crude way: The relationship between me and Tachibana Aoden can no longer be measured by the simple "friendship between monarch and minister"! There is no need to deal with those complicated twists and turns between me and him.
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"Thanks to you, peace can return to Gyeonggi."
"When I received your good news, I had already thought about what kind of reward I would give you."
Speaking of this, the messenger paused for a moment.
No one expected that the key content would be reached so quickly!
At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
Under the intense gaze, the messenger spoke again:
"From now on, Otsu Castle will be your domain, and the 300,000 koku of land south of Lake Biwa will be yours!"
"In this case, the name of the noble clan should be 'Otsu clan'."
"However, I think the name really lacks prestige."
"So, I decided to give one to your clan."
"The Zhou court of the Tang Dynasty once granted the Qin Dynasty to the Western Border and ordered it to resist the Western Rong."
"Mr. Ju, I hope that your vassal can be like the Qin State, guarding the Western Frontier for the shogunate, ensuring the peace of the Western Frontier, and becoming the anchor of the Western Frontier, so that no one dares to invade."
“Therefore, the name of your noble clan is ‘Qinjin’!”
"Lord of the Qinjin Domain, I hope you will continue your efforts and never let down my expectations of you!"
The messenger finished speaking.
He slowly put away the order in his hand, and then bowed lightly to Qing Deng who was sitting on the main seat in front of him.
quiet……
From just now... to be precise, from the moment the messenger read, "From now on, Otsu Castle will be your domain hall," the whole place became silent.
It’s eerily quiet!
It was so quiet that even the sound of the friction of cloth caused by the messenger's bow seemed so harsh.
It wasn't until a while later that Qingden, who had regained his composure, took a deep breath:
"Yes...I'm...no, Qin Jin takes the order!"
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PS: In fact, the previous article has already vaguely foreshadowed that "Aoden will be enfeoffed to Otsu". When Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzhangin went to Luo, Aingnog and Tenzhangin watched the beautiful scenery of Otsu together, and Baobaozi went to extra expense.
