Count Roche left and took the "Kingdom of Japan Mingdingguo is the Imperial Order". Chuemon has informed the embassies of the Japanese powers about this, and asked them to transcribe copies and send them back to the country for approval and recognition by the governments of various countries.

No one in Japan admits that the king of Japan is a trivial matter. If the world powers admit it, the Tokugawa family won half of it!

And it's more than half!

In front of the powers with vast colonies or strong industrial strength, even today's Japan is not enough for them to drink a pot. At this time, Taiying stretched out two fingers, and he was able to beat Japan to death. France and the United States are not far behind, and they are absolutely capable of killing the entire country of Japan.

On the contrary, it is the domestic rebels. In Chuemon's view, there is still a solution, at least the shogunate can handle it. Most of the lords are famous, and the shogunate does not show weakness. All of them are loyal ministers.

Come on, one thing. Obviously it should be a major event that all countries have heard of, but in Japan there is no splash at all. Everyone's eyes are still focused on the capital, on the Emperor Xiaoming who has already intended to abdicate and make a virtuous person.

After many days of testing and understanding, Emperor Xiaoming's intention to abdicate, for the time being, it seems that he really thought it alone. It has nothing to do with other ministers or Confucian scholars. At least after Tokugawa Keibao checked all the emperor's close officials, he found that these people were at least from the Samu faction on the surface.

Or even if it is not from the Samu faction, it is a sham neutral faction, and there is no strong tendency to shake the shogunate or respect the king and oppose the barbarians. The last time Ii Naobi launched the big prison, the cleaning of the imperial court in Kyoto was still very complete, and basically no fish slipped through the net.

Most of the ronin and Confucian scholars who danced happily were arrested and executed. Only a few of them, either the soles of their feet are very slippery, or they can see clearly, have absconded out of the country. Maybe hiding in the Fukui domain, maybe hiding in the Hagi domain, I don't know for the time being.

In short, no one dared to force Lai Lai next to Emperor Xiaoming.

What to do now?

The Tokugawa family decided to order his most trusted Ii Naobi to handle this matter in Kyoto with full authority. He must stabilize Emperor Xiaomei and let him do it well. Do not announce your abdication on your own accord, which will shock all the vassals.

Of course, Naobi Jingyi knew the importance of it. He ascended to the temple for two consecutive days to meet Emperor Xiaoming, trying to change his mind. A large number of ministers who were close to the shogunate also followed in to see them.

After all, Emperor Xiaoming is not a strong-willed person, otherwise he would not have been led by Iwakura Yu in history. On many things, his attitude is very swaying, and there are many people who persuade him, and he may make a decision. It is also based on this that repeated persuasion began.

But an unexpected thing happened, everyone knows it. The more you stop a person from doing something, the more he wants to do something. Everyone is persuading Emperor Xiaoming not to abdicate, the more he wants to be.

This guy is good, the idea of ​​giving way to the people who were close to him in private, as well as some public officials and warriors, was actually made public. Emperor Xiaoming directly summoned dozens of ministers at the imperial palace, as well as the shogunate chief Ii Naobi and the guardian of Kyoto, Tokugawa Keibao, to announce to everyone that he intends to abdicate.

The matter was completely overwhelmed, and there was a lot of discussion in Kyoto.

The news came back to Edo, and the Tokugawa family was even ready to let Chuemon to carry 60,000 taels of gold, and then go to Kyoto to persuade all the people around Emperor Xiaoming, such as the imperial minister, the female imperial court, and the attendants, to prevent this incident from happening. .

Chuemon didn't want this old man to abdicate, but if he had to retire, how could the shogunate stop him? Even the emperor of the later generations succeeded in abdicating in the end when the post-war "Royal Model" did not allow him to abdicate during his lifetime at all. Now, when there is no written law at all, is it possible to hold the Emperor Xiaoming with a knife and let him do it?

It's impossible to think about it. Although Emperor Xiaoming is a mascot, he has different identities. The mascot has no face!

Seeing that his younger brother was helpless, the Tokugawa family was sure that he was going to lose money, so he could only pay Naobi Ii while urging Naobi Ii to find a way to solve the matter.

Jingyi Zhibi didn't do anything, what should I do with this special girl? It's more troublesome than fighting a foreigner directly. Fighting with foreigners is nothing more than winning or losing. If I lose, I will cut my belly. There is nothing to say.

"It's still possible to delay the selection of a successor in the ban!" Tokugawa Keibao had no choice, so he could only advise Naobi Ii.

Yes, yes, you have to find an adopted son first, and then announce to the world before announcing your abdication. Just like the Tokugawa family, you must first hold the ceremony of Yuanfu for Shiwan, declaring that he is the son of the shogunate, and then you can pass the throne of the general to Shiwan in an upright manner.

This sentence is true, and Emperor Xiaoming is also very clear. But that doesn't change anything, or delays it for long. Because almost all the palace families in Kyoto have suffered from extinction, including the Xianyuan Palace that Chuemon asked before, it has been extinct for more than ten years.

There is also the Katsura Palace, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com is also the palace house guarded by the Prince Toshiuchi, who was the candidate for the Tokugawa family Shigeru Imperial Terrace in history.

, is also an extinct male lineage, and is guarded by a woman.

Now Emperor Xiaoming has only one choice, and that is Fushimi Palace!

And Prince Fushimi Gongbang family, after Emperor Xiaoming intended to abdicate, he was cautious in his words and deeds, and did not let a fart. After all, his son is about to be elected as the emperor. If he supports it, he will offend the shogunate, and if he opposes it, he will anger the emperor Xiaoming. Besides, if his son is the emperor, he has nothing to do, and it is impossible for him to persuade the emperor to be filial.

So the Emperor Xiaoming, who had chosen in his heart, handwritten a letter to Chen Han, either an imperial decree or a document similar to a handwritten letter.

According to the communication practice between the imperial court and the shogunate over the past 200 years, the emperor must discuss with the shogunate about major matters such as abdication and succession. Or even if it is not discussed, the shogunate must be notified first and let the shogunate know. This is the process in line with the feudal order of Japan at this time.

It just so happened that Emperor Xiaoming was a very conservative and old-fashioned person. Originally, Chen Han needed to be handed over to the shogunate's Kyoto Shodai, and then transferred to the shogunate. Now, it is handed over to the guardian of Kyoto, that is, Tokugawa Keiho, a good friend of Emperor Xiaoming himself.

Tokugawa Keibao submitted it to the shogunate, informing the meaning of the ban, and finally promulgated the world, held the ceremony of succession and abdication, and gave up the emperor's position.

But the development of things is absolutely beyond your imagination. Even Chuemon didn't think that Tokugawa Kei would be denied. After he received Chen Han, he found a lacquer box and locked him up. He pretended that he didn't know anything (historical facts!) as if nothing happened.