Edo Traveler - Vol 13 Chapter 58
Edo Takanawa Shimadzu Domain Residence, Shimadzu is facing a small brazier and is in a daze. Below sat his father and Komatsu with knives, and the two of them were also staring at the small brazier in a daze.
These days, you say that you are not angry, but you guessed everything correctly, invested in advance, but in the end you didn’t get anything.
Of course, the three main ones are not angry that they didn’t catch it, but they didn’t expect that Chuemon had already conquered a large number of samurai from the Choshu domain, and even Maori’s relatives were arrogant. No wonder he ran to Fushimi to fight with such certainty, and co-authored half of the King’s army.
“It’s right that my father doesn’t strive for merit.” Shimadzu defines power in the end, and some things are a bit more open.
“I also know that this is not a dispute, but…” Shimadzu Tadashi looked at the flickering charcoal and sighed a little.
He’s also getting married, because they had planned well before, one would be the first to be awarded a duke in the battle, and the other would be the first to propose the withdrawal of the vassal and the title of the duke. In the future, the Grand Duke of Shimadzu will serve as the Governor of Kagoshima, and Shimadzu will define the Grand Duke as the Minister of Finance.
As a result, Tadashi Shimazu took the risk and ran all the way to Fushimi, but before he even started, he heard that the Changzhou soldiers were in trouble. Then all the plans are disrupted and all arrangements go to waste.
It’s really a plan that doesn’t change quickly!
For now, what should we do?
“I heard that Shangqi has appointed Yoshida Songyin as an attendant, and asks him for advice and participates in the secret. Is it…” Komatsu took a knife and looked away from the small brazier, raised his head and said.
Yoshida Shoin was a university student studying in the UK, and our Satsuma domain also had university students studying in the UK. Back then, everyone went to the UK together. Now I see, they are all in Edo Hogong, what happened to the classmates to meet and greet each other?
“You and I don’t know what kind of person Yoshida Shoin is.” Shimadzu could even say that he had never heard of Yoshida Shoin before.
It was his father who returned to Edo and told Yoshida Shoin’s “brilliant deeds” that he had a fairly deep impression on Yoshida Shoin.
Hastily came to the door and went to ask someone. Even if they are classmates, if they don’t communicate with each other, they will become estranged after two or three years. How can people tell you about national affairs?
Or do you have a huge benefit that can impress Yoshida Shoin?
“This Yoshida Shoin’s plan must be great!” Shimazu Tadashi had talked a lot with Yoshida Shoin. Before that, everyone fought together with Fushimi and attacked Fukui. They have been together for more than a month.
So Shimadzu Tadashi deliberately approached Yoshida Shoin and chatted with each other. Although he didn’t go deep and didn’t become good friends, Shimadzu still felt that Yoshida Shoin had lofty ambitions.
“The major events in the world are nothing more than cutting down the clan.” Komatsu thought about it with a knife.
Chuemon did not hesitate to fight a civil war, and even wiped out the Echizen Matsudaira clan, the head of Zhu Matsudaira’s feudal vassal, in order to clear the obstacles on the way to cut the feudal clan.
Instead of thinking wildly here and guessing what the shogunate will do next, let’s seize the opportunity and “get ahead” one step faster than Yoshida Shoin.
Back then, he was the first anyway, so now we are the first to withdraw from the clan!
Early withdrawal and late withdrawal, sooner or later. Even so, some princes may be hostile, and even feel that the Shimadzu family betrayed the interests of the princes group, but the three generations of wealth that can be exchanged are certain.
One family and two dukes, Shimadzu defined that if he were to serve as the Prime Minister again, then the so-called princes, the princes who didn’t even have the courage to shout slogans in support of Matsudaira Keiyong, have nothing to be afraid of.
I’m afraid that when the time comes, they might be in a hurry to curry favor with our family.
Determined not to be left behind, the daring rides a dragon and a tiger, and the timid rides a hen. I’ve already suffered losses, but if I still don’t know how to wake up, how can we honor our Shimadzu family.
“Kamatsuki has made up his mind, is it just in the near future?” After all, Shimadzu Tadashi was getting older, so he was a little more worried.
“Definitely!” Shimadzu’s definition is certain, Chuemon wants to cut down the clan, and he really wants to.
“If that’s the case, then let’s write a book!” Shimadzu Tadashi made up his mind.
“Yes!” Komatsu nodded with a knife.
Afterwards, Komatsu took a knife and wrote the pen himself, saying that Tokugawa Zhongzheng was the Lord of Heaven, Shengming Shencong, Wan surnamed Jingdai, and the Shimadzu family responded to people and asked to withdraw from the vassal and return the book.
After Shimadzu finished reading the letter, he immediately signed the monogram, dried the ink, and prepared to go to the Hitotsubashi Residence.
When he arrived at the foot of Edo Castle, he ordered someone to turn around and went to Edo Nishimaru again. He flew to the Western Museum with the letter and met his sister, Mrs. Atsuhime. They had already asked Mrs. Atsuhime before, and Mrs. Atsuhime herself agreed with the initiative to withdraw from the clan.
At the end of the day, I still feel that I should ask.
Mrs. Atsushi read the book, and she thought highly of her cheap father and cheap brother. You’ve become a man, you can make up your mind without my guidance.
She thought about it for a while, and then asked Shimadzu’s definition, saying that in addition to sending a letter to withdraw the clan, she could also openly request the right of Chuemon to be called the king of Japan.
Although the external Chuemon has long been the king of Japan, the internal Chuemon is still the shogun of the shogunate. This general theory was granted by the emperor, and it is already unlucky. Our family has a full set of errands, and directly persuaded to enter, we used the name of the king to support the rule of Chuemon.
Not in vain!
Shimadzu hurriedly memorized all the words of his cheap elder sister in his mind, and then walked into the Yokohama mansion with his head held high. The other seniors had already arrived at the official hall, and they were a little surprised to see that he was late today.
“I have a letter for you!” Shimadzu took out the letter, and UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com played loudly.
“Well?” Chuyouemon thought that everyone would be sitting here. If you have something to say, just say it directly. You need to write a letter and play it in a serious manner.
“Respectfully, please withdraw from the feudal lords and join the government, and merge with Japan!”
Without waiting for Chuemon to ask questions, Shimadzu defiantly bowed and bowed to Chuemon, raised the letter above his head, and presented it to him.
The attendant Yoshida Shoin, who was at the side, immediately opened his squinted eyes and turned to look at Chuemon. Chuemon is still trying to threaten Mouri Kakin, Asano Jusanna, and Kuroda Qipu recently. I never imagined that the one who understands our heart the most is the definition of Shimadzu!
“I’m just like Uncle and Nephew Yaujiro, so why is there such a big gift?” Chuemon hurriedly went to Fushimazu to define, and took the letter in his hand.
In fact, the other senior middle school members around him are also average people, and more or less guessed Chuemon’s thoughts, but no one said it publicly. At this time, when they heard Shimadzu’s definition saying that it was opened and pierced, their hearts jumped and looked at Chuemon, waiting for Chuemon’s decision.
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