Jogoden, the largest palace in Kyoto Imperial Palace, is the place where the emperor lives his daily life, also known as "Jodai Nei".
There is a lotus pond outside the hall, with rippling blue waves, and a beautiful beech bridge and porch on the pond, which is antique. In winter, the lotus pond is frozen, and snowflakes keep falling on the lotus pond.
Emperor Gomitsu became interested and walked out of the Imperial Palace and walked to the corridor to enjoy the snow scenery. He is only twenty years old this year. As a young man, he can do whatever he wants.
Interior Minister Tokudaiji Nobubu, and Right Minister Imedekawa Suikiki followed closely behind. They are both veterans of the imperial family and have served three generations of emperors.
It was snowing heavily, and Emperor Goko Mikado was standing in the corridor. Looking through the window, he saw his handsome young man motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
This is a very legendary emperor who ascended the throne at the age of ten and has been here for ten years.
People who don’t know him think he is an ignorant and naughty young man.
He loved martial arts. A minister saw him wielding swords and spears every day. He was afraid that the shogunate would find out and cause trouble, so he admonished him and said: "The shogunate probably doesn't know about this yet. Don't do it again, otherwise I will commit seppuku." He heard
Then he said: "I haven't seen a samurai commit seppuku. Go to the South Hall to set up a stage and do it for me to see." The minister was so frightened that he didn't dare to persuade him. After the shogunate found out, there was nothing they could do to him.
Once, he secretly opened the cabinet that stored the three artifacts that symbolized the divine status of the Japanese royal family, and found Buddha relics inside. He thought the Buddha relics were strange, so he threw them into the courtyard, which made his old father furious to death.
He detested "The Tale of Genji" and Japanese songs, and often said: "The reason why the imperial court declined was all because of "The Tale of Genji" and Japanese songs," believing that these would make people weak. Emperor Gomizuo was very worried after hearing this and personally inspected his studies.
, asked him to compose a few Japanese songs. As a result, he composed ten of them, all of which were excellent. The old father was moved to tears, "My son is so talented!"
One time, his old father was ill and he wanted to visit him. The minister said: "According to the "Legal Code", you must obtain the permission of the shogun to leave the imperial palace." After he returned, he ordered someone to build a corridor in the imperial palace, connected with the emperor's residence.
, in this way, the emperor's residence became part of the imperial palace, and there was no need to go through the shogunate.
He was addicted to alcohol, and once he drank a lot. When Tokudaiji Konobu tried to dissuade him, he got angry, broke a sword and threw it away. But Tokudaiji Konobu said to him without fear: "If your Majesty can tolerate this,
"I advise you not to take this life of a humble minister." After hearing this, he felt regretful and stopped drinking the next day. He also said to Tokudaiji: "The way you looked last night was really embarrassing," and then gave him a gift with his own hands.
A sword moved Tokudaiji to tears.
People who know him well, such as the cabinet minister Tokudaiji Nobubu and the right minister Imodegawa Suiji, know that this majesty is resolute and decisive and has great wisdom.
On the surface, His Majesty the Emperor was naughty and naughty, and the things he did were very senseless. In fact, none of them crossed the shogunate's bottom line and would not incur the Tokugawa clan's revenge. On the contrary, these seemingly nonsensical behaviors successfully undermined the shogunate's control.
Prestige. You see, His Majesty the Emperor is such a fool, and the shogunate can't do anything to His Majesty. People are just people, and they can never defeat God!
Emperor Gomitsu, like his father, Emperor Gomizuo, disliked the Tokugawa clan's attempts to exercise power.
However, he is smarter than his father. He doesn't do small tricks like giving purple robes to monks. If he wants to do it, he does big things and pays close attention to education.
Didn't you, Tokugawa, say that the emperor does not need to be in power, he only needs to practice knowledge and be proficient in Japanese songs? OK, I will practice knowledge, not only myself, but also let all the people of Japan practice together. If I don't cultivate anything else, I should cultivate Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
Zhu Zixue as Japan’s traditional Chinese culture!
The Ming Dynasty's routine was so good! When the emperor told his ministers to die, they had to die. After learning it, the emperor killed the general, but the general did not dare to resist. He knelt down obediently, washed his neck and was slaughtered. How good!
After several years of unremitting efforts, Zhu Zixue gradually became popular. Now almost all scholars in Japan read the Four Books and Five Classics. The idea of "respecting the king and unifying the country" is slowly taking root in the hearts of the people. When the vast majority of Japanese people believe in "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism",
They all believed that the emperor was Japan's orthodoxy and that the shogunate was a traitor and traitor, so the time was ripe to overthrow the shogunate's rule.
This is indeed the case. Two hundred years later, the idea of "respecting the king and unifying the country" became popular throughout Japan, and Emperor Meiji successfully overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate.
He also once again proposed the restoration of the coin ceremony at the Jingu Shrine (Ise Jingu Shrine); he also intended to revive the University College (the college responsible for education and examinations).
"Those who know me say that I am worried; those who don't know me mean that I am asking for something." Emperor Gokoumei suddenly sighed.
"Your Majesty, the wind and snow are too heavy, please go back to the palace to rest," Tokudaiji Temple advised.
Emperor Gomitsu waved his hands desolately, and suddenly sang the waka that he always hated. In fact, he didn't hate waka, he just hated that he was controlled by the shogunate and couldn't realize his ambition.
Waka, as the name suggests, is the song of the Yamato nation. It is said that it was introduced from the Tang Dynasty by Abe Nakamaro, a Japanese scholar who studied in the Tang Dynasty, and combined with Japanese folk songs to create it. The Japanese believe that not only people, but everything in the world understands
Waka, "Without any force, it can make the heaven and earth shake, move the ghosts and gods invisible to the eyes, make the relationship between men and women closer, and warm the hearts of brave warriors. This is Waka."
As a Japanese, how can you really hate Waka?
Snow is the tears of God! Emperor Goguang, who had always been resolute and strong when he was touched by the scene, actually had tears in his eyes, and he started to sing while beating time:
The lonely goose flies south,
The ground is covered with white snow and frost,
Sad and hopeless.
It's cold and I'm alone on a cold branch,
The screams were so lonely.
There are many kinds of Japanese songs. The one Emperor Gokoumika sang was a short song with only thirty-one syllables in total. But the sound was sad and the words were sad.
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor compared himself to a lonely goose, worrying about the humiliation of his ministers, and the trustworthiness of Tokudaiji Temple, I was also sad and cried when I came out of Sichuan. I knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
The three monarchs and ministers were feeling sad when suddenly a thin figure ran out from Chang Yudian.
"Your Majesty," the fifteen-year-old Sakonoe Major General Imadegawa Kukiki ran over, "Ohsumi Mori Shimazu Tsunahisa wishes to see you."
"Isn't Shimazu Tsunahisa the legitimate son of the Satsuma clan lord Shimazu Mitsuhisa?"
"Exactly," Tokudaiji Konobu said, "Your Majesty, the Shimazu clan fought the traitor Tokugawa Ieyasu in a bloody battle in the Battle of Sekigahara. They have been suppressed by the Tokugawa clan in these years, but they have never forgotten the imperial family. It is really great.
"Loyal minister, you may wish to meet me".
"Loyal minister?"
Emperor Gomitsu smiled, these local lords just want to use my name to expand their power, and they are no different from the Tokugawa clan. However, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, so there is no harm in meeting each other.
"Let him enter the palace," Emperor Goguang said calmly.