Tokugawa Keiki returned to Edo and received the title of Emperor Takaaki, and the shogunate was conquered as the general of the Shigyu family.
The body of the previous general Tokugawa Ishiki was finally intact and could be buried.
After the widow of Tokugawa Ishimaki, the sister of Emperor Takaaki, and Princess Miyagi, were spliced ​​together with Tokugawa Ishimaki's body, they stayed in front of the coffin all night, and were reluctant to leave for a long time.
On the day of Tokugawa Ieshimao's burial, a prisoner was escorted to the tombstone.
Inoue Genzaburo.
He knelt in front of Jiamao's tombstone with a weak expression.
His heart was broken, and life and death were no longer important.
We are all people on the road to pursuing the strongest, why...
Forget it, anyway, this is my last place.
Silently picked up the dagger from the ground, Inoue Genzaburo said a quiet and true Sushuo.
"Excuse me."
Puchi-
Almost all the daggers penetrated into the abdomen, but Genzaburo Inoue's expression did not change at all.
squeak--
Use all your strength and pull it horizontally.
Inoue Genzaburo didn't care that the internal organs had flowed out of his abdomen, but just put the dagger aside, touched the ground with both hands, and bowed deeply toward Ichimao's tombstone.
Zheng--
The moment Inoue Genzaburo's head touched the ground, Suecho took off his knife.
Inoue Genzaburo's head fell down.
Several guards came over, two raised their bodies, one picked up their heads, and threw them into Tokugawa Ishimaki's tomb, and then cleaned up all the blood on the ground.
Ishimao's coffin fell, and it was not only Tokugawa Ishimao who was buried.
There are also people who are guilty.
......
Bad news one after another.
After the Shogunate General Tokugawa Ieshiro was assassinated and killed.
Emperor Takaaki.
Dead.
Japan, which had not recovered from the aftermath of Tokugawa's stabbing, was once again in chaos.
And this is not related to the four southwest feudals headed by the Changzhou vassal.
The Choshu family, the Satsuma family, the Tosa family, and the Hirago family.
Respecting the king and expelling the barbarians was originally the main tone, but after everyone realized that expelling the barbarians was not feasible, respecting the king and expelling the barbarians evolved into the reign of the king.
The two powerful vassals are the Changzhou vassal and the Satsuma vassal. Although the two vassals have old hatreds, they have many similarities.
Both vassals were Western Army fighters in Kanhara, and they had long been resentful to the Tokugawa shogunate; both vassals had dedicated people to smuggling, which made the vassals strong financial resources; both vassals were both located in the marginal areas far away from Edo; both vassals had a very strong desire for power; the talents from both vassals would also actively discuss current affairs and find a way.
In the Changshu vassal, two actual leaders who are close friends, Takasugi Shinsaku and Kido Junichiro, one is a bold and unruly military strategist and the other is an outstanding politician.
Under the joint governance of the two, the Choshu family flourished. With the cooperation of two powerful foreign players, namely Ryuma Sakamoto and Anno Zuomura of the Tosa family, the corrupt shogunate naturally failed to defeat the sacrificial shogunate when facing the Choshu Satsuma Community with such power.
Time has come to the fourth year of Qingying (1867).
Zuocun's injuries have almost healed.
But the other person... has been alive for a while.
"Cough-Cough-Cough-Cough-Cough-"
Takasugi Shinsaku lay on the tatami, coughing violently, his whole chest was like a bellows, and every breath was filled with a violent sound.
"Takasugi, drink some hot water." Kido Junichiro helped Takasugi Shinsaku up and handed the water cup to Takasugi's mouth, his face full of sorrow.
"Ahemhem—"
Unexpectedly, Takasugi Shinsaku coughed violently and spilled the water cup.
"Sorry, Kido————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Glamorous blood appeared on the handkerchief.
"It's okay, I'll pour it for you again." Kimo Junichiro sighed, called the servant to take the cup covered by Takasugi Shinzuo to remove and wash it. He put another bowl of water on his own and handed it to Takasugi Shinzuo.
Takasugi Shinsaku leaned against the wall, but this time he drank the water.
After drinking some hot water, my cough calmed down a little.
"Hey, Gui, how much time do you think I have to live?"
He took care of his long hair and asked his close friend with a smile.
The originally soft long hair looks dry now, while the originally bright eyes are now deeply engulfed.
Kido Junichiro's face was full of sadness and was unwilling to answer.
"Don't be so sad." Takasugi pushed Kido weakly and smiled, "If you want to be sad, it's not too late for you to be sad after I die."
"You are more talented than me, Takasugi, I just..." Kido opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Takasugi looked at Kido and just smiled.
"You have a lot of things to deal with, sorry, Kido, so many things will be piled up on your shoulders."
He sighed: "If I die, there will be no one to help you deal with the matter."
"...Don't talk about Takasugi, you won't die after recuperating well." Junichiro Kido shook his head involuntarily, turned his head to hide his tears.
"I'll go... to handle government affairs first, and I'll see you later." As Kido Junichiro said, walking out of the room without looking back.
Takasugi Shinsaku looked at Kido's back and smiled.
"Cough-Cough-Cough-Cough-Cough-"
Kido Junichiro turned his back to the room, wiped his tears and walked away quickly.
......
February.
After Xiaoming's funeral was over, the next step was naturally the ascension of the crown prince.
Crown Prince Muruhito took over the position of the emperor from his father Komeito, claiming to be—
Emperor Meiji.
When Meiji ascended the throne, he was only sixteen years old.
After he succeeded, he sat in the main seat and couldn't help but feel excited.
He didn't feel much about his father's death. After all, it was a natural death, and Xiaoming's health has been in poor condition for many years.
The most important thing is that the relationship between the two has never been harmonious, and Muren received more warmth in Xiaoming than in Zuocun.
I have successfully sat in this position.
The next step is to contact the three teachers.
Zuomura once said that after Mutsuhito truly ascended the throne, people would be sent to Mutsuhito to contact and get the real edict to attack the shogunate, and legitimately defined the Tokugawa shogunate as a villain, thereby overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate and establishing a new government.
The head of the new government is naturally Muren.
That is the current Meiji Emperor.
Meiji looked at Tokugawa Keiki, who was kneeling down and worshiping him, with a hint of laughter in his eyes.
Soon, your Tokugawa family members no longer need to worship me here pretendingly.
......
When he learned that Kyoto Uchimurohito ascended the throne, he was named the Queen of Meiji.
To be continued...