"Right now," Xu Silin said, "the lord of the Satsuma Domain is Shimazu Tadayoshi, but he is an ornament, and the real power is in the hands of his father Shimazu Hisamitsu - this layer is well known to the prince. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

After a pause, "Shimazu Hisamitsu himself does not necessarily have to get along with the shogunate, let alone the idea of replacing it, he has always supported the 'combination of public and military forces', as long as the Satsuma clan can have a place in the imperial court, he will be satisfied-of course, this 'one place', the bigger the better." ”

After another pause, "Besides, the Shimazu clan and the Tokugawa clan have been married for generations, and previously, the 11th generation shogun, Tokugawa Ieqi's Imperial Observatory Ōōin, was the daughter of the 25th Satsuma lord Shimazu Shigeo; Today's Tianzhang Temple is also from the Shimazu clan, Shimazu and Tokugawa, in fact, the blood is connected. ”

The shogun's wife is called the Imperial Observatory, the "Tianzhang Temple" in Xu Silin's words, which is the Imperial Observatory of the thirteenth general Tokugawa Ieding, that is, the one who is called Duji in later generations; Before Emperor Sakura ascended to the throne, he was the 14th Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige's Imperial Observatory, that is, Tenshoin Temple was the mother-in-law of Emperor Sakura.

"However," Xu Silin continued, "the Japanese feudal clans, in addition to the feudal lords, the retainers in charge of the feudal affairs have extremely heavy authority, and the advance and end of the Satsuma Domain is not something that the feudal lord alone can decide. ”

"The important minister of the Satsuma Domain, the highest status, is the old man of the family with a knife. The Komatsu clan has been a retainer of the Shimazu clan for generations, and he is loyal to the Shimazu clan, and the entry and exit of the feudal lord is basically his own entry and exit; And Komatsu's strengths are mainly cordial and peaceful, good at dealing with all kinds of people, etc., and the rest of the talents, in fact, mediocre, therefore, although he is an old family, his influence on the feudal government is not the greatest. ”

The status of the "family elders" in the feudal domains was equivalent to the "elders" of the shogunate.

"The one who can really determine the progress of the Satsuma Domain is none other than Okubo Ritsu."

"Okubo Ritsu single-handedly planned and promoted the 'combination of public and military forces', and Shimazu Hisamitsu was able to enter the 'pre-conference meeting', enter the center of the imperial court, and participate in the decision-making of major national policies, Okubo Ritsu was a great contribution to the Shimazu family; at the same time, among the middle and lower samurai of the Satsuma Domain, Okubo Ritsu's reputation was extremely high, and the father and son of the Enmai domain lord, sometimes, in the Satsuma Domain, Okubo's words were probably more effective than Shimazu Hisamitsu."

"Well," Guan Zhuofan nodded, "under one person, above ten thousand." ”

"Uh...... Be. ”

After a pause, Xu Silin continued, "However, unlike Komatsu with a knife, Okubo Ritsu does not call himself a slave of the Shimazu family, he is a person with other ambitions. ”

"When Okubo Ritsu was young, he took the 'reform of King Qin' as his own responsibility, and the 'combination of public and military forces' for him was only the first step in encroaching on the shogunate, and the ultimate goal was to 'bring down King Qin' - in the final analysis, Okubo Ritsu and Takasugi Shinsaku, Katsura Kogoro and the like are actually the same people!"

"This layer," Guan Zhuofan said, "Shimazu Hisamitsu should also know it, right?" ”

"It should be," Xu Silin said, "Shimazu Hisamitsu is not incompetent, and he has no reason not to understand things that outsiders can see." ”

After a slight pause, "However, Okubo Ritsu's 'great ambition' must be realized by strengthening the Satsuma Domain, so in most cases, the interests of Shimazu Hisamitsu and Okubo are the same. ”

"However, there will be a time when we can't get together."

"'Before the Second Choshu Expedition', the prince once suggested that the shogunate should use 'feudalism' to achieve the goal of dividing the Choshu and Satsuma domains into two feudal domains, and the shogunate acted according to the prince's orders, and Shimazu Hisamitsu was also moved, but Okubo Toshitsu fiercely opposed, and Shimazu Hisamitsu had to dispel the idea of becoming the king on his own."

"From this incident, it can be seen that "in Okubo's heart, the first place is still 'Japan', and 'Satsuma' can only be ranked second. ”

"Lord Mingjian!"

"'Satsuma feudalism,'" Guan Zhuofan said in a deep voice, "it seems...... Tianzhang Yuan is also against it, right? ”

"Yes," Xu Silin frowned slightly, "This thing is really a bit strange!" It stands to reason that Tianzhang Yuan was born in the Shimazu clan, so it is right to speak for his mother's family! How did you turn it upside down and come out against your mother's house? ”

"Tianzhang Yuan is against it," Guan Zhuofan said, "but it's not just the mother's family!" 'Satsuma feudalism' was proposed by the shogunate, and Tianzhang Yuan opposed 'Satsuma feudalism', and the first one to be slapped in the face was actually her husband's family! ”

"Not bad, not bad!" Xu Silin nodded again and again, "What the prince said is very true!" ”

After a pause, "Uh, could it be Okubo Ritsu—"

Could it be that Okubo Ritsu did some "work" there in Tenshoin?

Guan Zhuofan smiled, "We don't have any evidence, we don't have to guess out of thin air, Zisui, you can continue to talk about it." ”

"Yes."

After a slight pause, Xu Silin said, "However, although Okubo Ritsu is a faction of 'King Qin', the difference between him and Takasugi Jinsaku, Katsura Kogoro and others is that he never does things that he knows cannot do. ”

"The 'Qianmen Change' was due to the conspiracy of Okubo Ritsu and the fallen ministers and the remnants of the Naga Domain, but as soon as he heard that the Xuan Army's 'Eastward Advance Detachment' was marching into Kyoto, he immediately changed his mind, threw his allies aside, and retreated with the Safan himself."

Guan Zhuofan tapped lightly on several sides with one finger, "This scheming man is not a righteous martyr." ”

"The four words of the prince's 'schemist' are to the point!" Xu Silin said, "It is said that the person most admired by Okubo Ritsu is Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck. ”

Well? At this time, the Franco-Prussian War had not yet broken out, and Prussia had not yet defeated France, so you "admired" Bismarck the most?

Enough to be discerning!

"What is Okubo's official position?"

"Back to the prince," Xu Silin said, "nominally, Okubo is just an 'infantry overseer', but in fact, the military and political power of the Safan is in his hands. ”

"Well, 'Infantry Overseer' - it looks like he's going to be an 'Iron Overseer.'"

Xu Silin was stunned, but he still didn't react, what is the special meaning of the word "iron and blood"?

Although Bismarck had formally proposed the "iron-blooded policy" in his speech to the House of Commons in 1862, five years earlier, his title of "iron-blooded prime minister" would not really become louder until after the Franco-Prussian War.

So, Xu Silin took Zhuo Fan's words like this, "What the prince said is very true!" If you talk about ruthlessness, Okubo Ritsu is actually still above Takasugi Shinsaku and Katsura Kogoro! This man is notorious for not recognizing his six relatives - if anyone stands in his way, even his own comrades will be killed! ”

Hearing the word "comrade," it was Guan Zhuofan's turn to be stunned -- this was the first time he had heard someone use these two words as nouns since he had crossed over.

Thinking about it, it is not uncommon that in "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty" and "Dream of Red Mansions", there are examples of using "comrade" as a noun.

Xu Silin didn't notice the little abnormality of the auxiliary king, and continued:

"In the early years, Okubo Ritsu and a group of like-minded people, got a 'Jingzhong group' out, one of which was the most like-minded with him, called Arima Shinshichi, this person was the 'King Downfall' faction, Okubo Ritsu promoted the 'Gongwu Combination', and followed Shimazu Hisamitsu into Beijing, Arima Shinchi planned to take this opportunity to attack and kill the secretary of the Samakura faction in order to force the feudal lord to fall the curtain."

"This is naturally a good thing to ruin Okubo Ritsu's 'combination of public and military', he sent people to persuade Arima Shinchi to stop, Arima Shinchi refused, and Okubo Ritsu sent troops to kill Arima Shinchi and his party, etc., for the 'Teradaya incident'."

"Well," Guan Zhuofan showed a faint sarcastic smile on his face, "Finland is in charge and has to hoe." ”

"Uh...... Be. ”

"'The burning of the palace' is also from the conspiracy of Okubo Ritsu and Katsura Kogoro-" The smile on Guan Zhuofan's face disappeared, "As soon as there was a fire, hundreds of innocent palace people turned into charred corpses!" It's miserable! This incident hurt the peace of the heavens and the peace of the heavens, and it didn't take long for him to see retribution - didn't Katsura Kogoro sink to the bottom of Wakasa Bay to feed the fish? ”

After a pause, he said slowly, "I don't know when it will be Okubo Ritsu's turn for this retribution?" ”

Xu Silin froze, "Yes!" This one...... It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come! ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "Yes! ”

"That's right, Lord Wang," Xu Silin said, "Okubo Ritsu rebuilt the 'Jingzhong Group', and many of the surrenders of the Satsuma Domain and the rebellion of Na were stuffed into this 'Jingzhong Group' by him. ”

"That's even better," Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "The next time, Okubo Ritsu will use the knife against the 'comrades' of the 'Jingzhong Group', I don't know when?" ”

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