Chapter 881 The current queen summons Qingdeng?【4300】
Qingdeng's statement was very long... After all, the troops he commanded this time were a huge army of 200,000!
Such an amazing battle cannot be ignored by him.
In order to achieve a complete victory, Seito and his staff (Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke and others) made full plans and preparations.
About an hour later, he finally finished his report, quietly raised his eyes, looked at Tokugawa Iemo, and waited for the other party's reply.
Tokugawa Iemo stared at the map on the table, thinking deeply.
After a moment, he curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled bitterly:
"...To be honest, I can't comment."
He said in a self-deprecating tone:
"I grew up in the palace and don't understand military affairs at all."
"Not to mention leading an army of 200,000 people to fight. If you ask me to take 200 people to go on a spring outing, I can't even guarantee that I can bring back all of them."
"Anyway, let me summarize your combat ideas first."
"To put it simply, the 'Tsuwa Field Front' and the 'Ogura Front' are feints. Their main goal is to contain Choshu's troops and distract them."
"As long as the 'Anyi Front', which is the main direction of attack, can win, the end of Changshu is imminent."
Qingdeng nodded:
"Yes, that's exactly it."
The reason why Qingdeng chose the "Anyi Front" as the main battlefield was because the terrain here was relatively flat, making it much more convenient for both marching and supplying supplies to the front line.
As long as they break through the defense line of the Choshu Army in the direction of Anyi, they can attack the hinterland of the Zhou defense in one go, then drive straight in, capture Hagi Castle, and destroy Choshu!
Tokugawa Iemo glanced at the map a few more times:
"... Mr. Ju, I can't make any decent suggestions, so just fight according to your own wishes."
"When the war begins, all matters on the front line, big or small, will be decided by you."
"When necessary, you don't need to ask Edo for instructions. You can do things on your own as the situation arises. Don't delay the military plane."
After Qingdeng heard this, he was slightly startled for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and declared "yes".
Let Qingdeng handle all matters on the front line by himself - this is not surprising.
He is the commander-in-chief of the legion, and it is natural for him to be given the power to lead the front line.
However... the second half of Tokugawa Iemo's words is amazing.
When necessary, you don't have to ask Edo for instructions and can make your own emergency response... The "degree of freedom" and "operability" in this are so great!
Even Aoto, who was accustomed to Tokugawa Iemo's generosity, couldn't help but think to himself:
——Your Highness...isn't he worried about my rebellion?
With an army of 200,000 in hand, the front line is far away from the shogunate's control area, and they have the right to kill first and then report later. The shogunate does not have strong control over this army... These conditions are simply tailor-made for rebellion!
It is no exaggeration to say that if Qingdeng is a greedy and ambitious man, then he is fully capable of wearing a yellow robe and directly rebel against his mother.
Even Aoto could imagine that after learning that Tokugawa Iemoji had granted him such great power, many ministers would definitely protest fiercely.
"General, please think twice", "Your Highness, you are raising a tiger for trouble!", "Lord! Please remember Tianbao's past events!"... These words that have been said countless times will be mentioned again and again.
Tianbao's old stories - naturally refers to the Anshi Rebellion.
Due to Tokugawa Iemo's love for Aoto and Aoto's own power, no one dared to speak ill of Aoto openly.
However, in recent years, there have been more and more people who hate Aoto, or who are worried about the future of the shogunate, secretly calling Aoto the "Anroku Mountain of Edo".
Such a title is not wrong.
After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, Qingdeng looks like the second Anlu Mountain.
An Lushan served as the Jiedushi of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong towns.
Qingdeng held the three positions of Army President, Gyeonggi Town Governor, and Eighth Prince with thousands of people working together. He also owned a fief of 400,000 shi.
An Lushan had hundreds of thousands of elite frontier troops.
Seito holds two elite forces, the Shinsengumi and the Hachioji Thousand People, with the latter deployed directly at the doorstep of the shogunate.
Anlu Mountain is very popular among the people in Hebei.
Cheongdeung is very popular in the Gyeonggi region.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty favored Anlushan very much.
Tokugawa Iemo was very fond of Aomori.
Listing the similarities and differences between Qingdeng and Anlushan one by one, we can find that the only difference between the two is that Anlushan raised an army to rebel, but Qingdeng did not.
To the ministers, Qingden was now like the "Sword of Damocles".
They were afraid that one day Qingdeng would also shout the slogan "Qingjun side".
In fact, even Aoto himself felt that Tokugawa Iemo was too partial to him.
Rewards were given in abundance, official positions were promoted rapidly, and military power was given away at will.
It's no wonder that people think there is some hidden secret between them.
If Aoto hadn't known that he was innocent and was sure that Tokugawa Iemo had no weird hobbies, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to help but feel that the other party had some intentions towards his Mizoko or something else...
What does Tokugawa Iemo want?
I don’t understand… I really don’t understand…
Qingdeng has thought about this problem many times, but until today he still can't think of a reason.
At this time, Tokugawa Iemo suddenly turned his head and looked at the sky outside.
"Oh, it's already this time..."
As he spoke, he took out his pocket watch from his pocket. After confirming the specific time, he raised his head and said to Qingdeng:
"If I make Hegong wait too long, I'm afraid she will be angry."
"Um?"
——Why did a "harmony palace" suddenly appear?
The unexpected name made Qingdeng startled.
Tokugawa Iemo smiled and said:
"Ji Jun, just last night, He Gong specially asked me to let you go see her after I finish talking to you about the business."
The look of confusion on Qingdeng's face only increased:
"Meet with the palace? Why?"
"You'll know when you see He Gong. Let me keep it a secret for now."
After saying that, Tokugawa Iemo specifically raised his right index finger and touched his lips lightly, making a "silence" gesture.
"I just have to deal with some government affairs now. Tachibana-kun, after meeting with Hemiya, go and wait for me in the 'break'. I have something very important and serious to tell you in person."
"'A very important, very serious matter'...what is it? Can't you tell me now?"
He repeatedly emphasized "between breaks" as if this location was extremely important and could not allow for mistakes.
Although it was fleeting, Qingdeng did find an intriguing look in the other person's eyes...
Aoto blinked and looked at Tokugawa Iemo who had become the "Riddler" in confusion.
Tokugawa Iemo smiled, strange emotions appearing in the depths of his eyes again.
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Wagoniya, the current emperor's biological sister, happens to be 18 years old this year.
In the second year of Bunkyu (1862), in order to further promote the "union of public and military affairs", the shogunate took the initiative to request a marriage from the imperial court.
At that time, the only woman in the imperial family who was suitable for marriage was the emperor's biological sister Wakomiya. In order to get Wakomiya to agree to marry Kanto, both the shogunate and the court spent a lot of effort.
First of all, Wagoniya entered into a marriage contract with Prince Arisugawa Miya Chihito as early as 6 years old.
Suddenly asking her to break off the engagement and remarry someone else... From a moral perspective, He Gong could not accept it.
Secondly, just like most people in Kyoto, Wamiya has extremely serious regional discrimination.
She believed that Guandong was a barbaric and smoky land, and that the people in Guandong were a bunch of vulgar and uncultivated savages.
In her eyes, there is no difference between marrying General Zhengyi and marrying a strong orc.
All in all, after exhausting various means, he finally got the palace to nod and agree to the marriage.
However, she put forward a lot of additional conditions, including but not limited to, that after going to Edo, she must retain her previous living habits, continue to wear court-style clothes, and use court-style utensils.
Anyway, these conditions were harmless, so she agreed to them.
In this way, Wagongiya became the current royal palace of the shogunate (the main wife of the general conquering barbarians, similar to the queen).
At that time, Qingdeng served as the side minister and the servant of the imperial court. He was responsible for the general's surnames, small households, and doctors. He was responsible for the miscellaneous affairs of the old middle school and the general who conquered the barbarians, and he also oversaw all the affairs of Da'ao (the general's harem).
Since he is an official in charge of the harem, Qingdeng is naturally no stranger to the harem, and they have had many exchanges.
Of course, due to the huge gap in status, Qingto and Wakiya himself had no direct communication.
Even in face-to-face situations, Gogami Nana, who is next to Wakiya, will relay the message on his behalf.
[Note: Gogami: Senior female officials around the Gosho cannot get married in their lifetime, and even the general himself cannot have physical contact with them]
Therefore, it was mainly the female officials around Hegong who had more contact with Qingdeng.
For this reason, Qingden deeply understood the regional discrimination of Kyoto people and how annoying these women from the imperial court were, and they were all troublemakers.
Qingdeng rarely speaks dirty words, and he doesn't like to belittle others with words. He prefers to use his hands rather than his words.
However, he rarely refers to the female officials around He Gong as "stinky three-eight", which shows Qingdeng's disgust with them.
Sometimes he asked Qingteng to buy authentic public clothes and Kyoto utensils, and sometimes he "suggested" Qingteng to learn the noble Kyoto accent and stop speaking in the rude Kanto accent... endless demands and various forms of torture.
Qingdeng.
Once Qingteng had the slightest objection, they would use the rhetoric - "You are the servant of the imperial court, and it is your duty to serve the imperial court" - to pressure Qingteng.
That's all. What's even more annoying is that Qingdeng has to endure their yin and yang energy endlessly.
The regional discrimination of Kyoto people will never be transferred based on your identity or professional title, even if you are a "Nioh" who has made countless military exploits.
When these bastards talk to Qingdeng, their words will always end up being yin and yang Qingdeng in a roundabout way.
Either they are mocking Qingteng's accent, or they are making fun of Qingteng's clothes... In short, they are showing their superiority by belittling the Kanto people.
In this way, for a period of time, whenever Qingto heard a female voice with a Kyoto accent, he would feel nauseous involuntarily, and a cold sweat broke out down his spine - this was how much harm these smelly Sanba caused to Qingto.
It was only recently that his "Kyoto accent phobia" finally eased a little.
However, Qingteng had no feelings for Wakiya himself, neither liking nor hating him - after all, they had never even spoken to each other.
Having said that, out of disgust for those stinky Sanba, Qingden really didn't want to meet He Gong.
Because wherever there is a palace, there will definitely be those stinky Sanba figures.
But now that He Gong summoned him, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only do so...
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Da'ao is the harem of General Zhengyi. It is the general's main room, side room and the residence of his children.
According to the regulations of the shogunate, except for special circumstances such as "asking a doctor to see a doctor" or "asking a carpenter to repair a room", all male animals other than the general are not allowed to enter Ooku.
All the attendants in Daoli, whether they are sweeping the floor or washing clothes, are all women. Even pets can only be kept by females.
Even when he was serving as a side minister and an employee of the Imperial Palace, Qingteng never set foot in Da'ao.
However, the Odaisho (the shogun's main chamber) can receive visitors at the "opposite office" in Ooku.
At this moment, under the leadership of Gohiro Zashiki, Aomori strode to the opposite side.
[Note: Ohiro Zashiki: Ohiro Zashiki: Oku's miscellaneous affairs section will be on standby at Ohiro Zashiki. When an official visits Ohiro Zashiki, the person holding this position will be responsible for hospitality matters. 】
During this period, he met many acquaintances.
"Ah! Niou-sama! Long time no see!"
"Lord Nioh, do you still remember me?"
"Lord Nioh! Your Majesty!"
After stepping into the realm of Da'ao, countless birds and swallows suddenly surrounded Qingdeng.
Although Qingteng has not been serving as a side officer and imperial officer for a particularly long time, with his excellent work ability and superior personality charm, he has successfully won the favor of most of the female officials in Da'ao.
Seeing Qingdeng coming to Da'ao after a long absence, these female officials became energetic and greeted Qingdeng enthusiastically.
After some female officials heard that "the benevolent king is coming", they even put aside all the matters at hand and hurriedly came to meet Qingden.
Due to time constraints, Qingdeng had no time to chat with them, so he could only say hello briefly and say goodbye in a hurry.
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The rest room is located in Nakaou, and is the general's room adjacent to the Hagi Corridor. It is divided into upper and lower sections.
The upper section is where the general sleeps. After the general wakes up, he will order the surname to help him comb his hair.
After the meal, you will receive a diagnosis from Dr. Ao and take care of government affairs in the next section.
"Mother, please!"
Tokugawa Iemo made a "please" gesture and led Tianzhangin into the upper section of the rest room.
"Jia Mao, what's wrong? Why did you invite me here so suddenly?"
Tenzouin walked into the room and cast a suspicious look at Tokugawa Iemo.
"It's nothing, I just have rare free time today and want to chat with my mother after a long time."
After saying that, Tokugawa Iemo showed a harmless smile.
"That's it...that's fine. Let's have a good chat today, mother and son, to enhance our relationship."
Out of her trust in Tokugawa Iemo, she did not doubt that he had it, and took her seat with her knees bent.
Because she trusted the other party 100%, she didn't notice anything strange about Tokugawa Iemo - the next moment she sat down, Tokugawa Iemo raised the corners of his lips, showing a strange expression of "the plan is clear".
In the next breath, with the blessing of his talent "Emperor's Art", he quickly returned to his original state and sat calmly opposite Tianzhang Courtyard.
[Note·Emperor’s Art: The ability to control facial muscles is extremely good]
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