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It’s no wonder that Tianzhang Academy reacted this way.

Anyone who has a little knowledge of Japanese geography will be shocked when they see the land Tokugawa Iemo refers to.

This is no ordinary land!

To the Edo shogunate, the importance of this land was simply immeasurable.

What Tianzhangyuan just said "cut off half of the shogunate's arm to Sheng Qing" is definitely not a lie!

In a word - after Tokugawa Iemo announces the reward to Aoden, it will definitely cause a huge shock in Japan!

Facing the stunned look from Tianzhang Institute, Tokugawa Iemo smiled calmly.

"Tachibana-kun has made great contributions to the shogunate."

"If you have merit, you will be rewarded; if you make mistakes, you will be punished."

"Now, he is the 'pillar of the country' and the minister who carries the cauldron of the shogunate."

"It's not too much to give him half an arm, right?"

After Tianzhangyuan heard this, he smiled helplessly.

"Now that you have made up your mind, I have no way to comment."

"It's just... those old stubborns probably won't agree to your generous and excessive reward."

When she mentioned the words "too generous", she suddenly emphasized her tone.

"They will definitely jump out and chatter again, making your ears numb."

Tokugawa Iemo smiled:

"It doesn't matter, let them nag."

The speaker, he changed into a half-joking tone:

"Now I have the confidence to bargain with them or even ignore them!"

His words were full of strong confidence.

He wasn't bragging or bluffing.

The farce of "starting to fight the barbarians on May 10th" that Hitotsubashi Keiki had previously created not only greatly damaged the prestige of the Hitotsubashi faction, but also caused the shogunate to be roasted on the fire.

Thanks to Aoto single-handedly repelling the British fleet in Edo Bay at this juncture, the goal of "repelling the foreigners" has been achieved and the shogunate has a step to step down. Otherwise, I really don't know how it will end.

good.

Logically speaking, it would not be surprising to have caused such a big disaster, even if he ordered Hitotsubashi Keiki to commit seppuku immediately.

No matter what... Hitotsubashi's backstage is really too tough.

The legitimate son of Tokugawa Saiaki, the former lord of the Mito Domain of the "Go Sankei" family, and the current head of the Hitotsubashi family of the "Go Sankei" family.

The backstage was so hard that even Tokugawa Iemo couldn't move him lightly.

In the feudal era, it was unnecessary to talk about the legal system.

Fortunately, being happy at a bridge can be regarded as acquaintance.

Before Tokugawa Iemo could issue a formal punishment, he voluntarily resigned from his post as a general and stayed at home, never seeing anyone else.

The second-in-command of the Hitotsubashi faction, Matsudaira Harugaku, also resigned and returned to the domain because he could not blame himself.

All in all, with the resignation of these two people, the power of the Hitotsubashi faction has plummeted.

Power does not exist in a vacuum.

The Hitotsubashi faction has declined, and there is no possibility of it rising again in a short time.

Naturally, the power of the Nanji Sect grew rapidly! It completely controlled the voice of the shogunate!

In this way, Tokugawa Iemo finally became the unique leader of the shogunate!

Even if the energy of various factions within the shogunate waxes and wanes, the mere presence of Aomori makes other forces afraid to stroke Tokugawa Iemo's beard.

Qingdeng's political energy is expanding rapidly, and the expansion process is still in the "present continuous tense".

First there was the Shinsengumi, and then there was the Hachioji, who had thousands of people working together. The combat troops directly under his command alone had a total of five thousand people!

Moreover, all of his troops are elite warriors who can fight, far beyond the comparison of the direct disciples who have been reduced to useless snacks.

Although there is no official identification, anyone can see that Aoshinobu is now the top general of the shogunate!

Such a ruthless man who not only possesses a large number of weapons but is also capable of fighting is truly like a "Dinghai Shenzhen" existence.

It is no exaggeration to say that Qingdeng is the biggest foreign aid of the Nanji Sect.

As long as Aoto is here, and as long as Aoto is still a close confidant of Tokugawa Iemo, who would dare to challenge the Nanki Sect?

Even the conservatives headed by Honjuin can no longer manipulate Tokugawa Iemo as they wish.

[Note·Honjuin: The biological mother of the previous shogun Tokugawa Iedada was the Empress Dowager, whose thoughts were extremely conservative.]

This is where Tokugawa Iemo's confidence comes from.

Suddenly, Tokugawa Iemo seemed to have remembered something, blinked his eyes thoughtfully a few times, and then sighed softly:

"It's a pity...I don't have a daughter."

"Otherwise, I really want to marry Lord Ju and become friends of Qin and Jin."

When Tianzhangyuan heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Then you ask He Gong to give birth to a daughter as soon as possible."

Tokugawa Iemo shook his head:

"When I have my daughter and when she grows up to an age suitable for marriage, I don't know that it will be the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse."

"Speaking of childbirth... Iemo, you and Wakura have been married for nearly two years. Why is there still no movement in Wakong's belly?"

[Note: Wagongiya: the emperor’s sister, Tokugawa Iemo’s wife]

Tokugawa Iemo smiled bitterly:

"Mother, why are you urging me to reproduce?"

Tianzhangyuan looked helpless.

"I am not at all anxious about your personal affairs with Wakiya. It's just... His Highness Honjuin has been bothering me..."

When Tokugawa Iemo heard this, he immediately showed an understanding expression.

As the concubine of the previous shogun (12th generation) Tokugawa Iekei, Honjuin witnessed all 28 of Tokugawa Iekei's children die in infancy. Only her only son...that is, Tokugawa Ie'sada survived.

adult.

However, even though Tokugawa Iedada successfully reached adulthood, his body and bones were extremely weak.

He didn't even leave any descendants, so he passed away early.

To be honest, after experiencing so many life and death, especially the early death of her biological son, she did not lose her mind and always maintained a normal and stable mind, which is really rare.

However, being stimulated by these tragedies, she eventually suffered from some "sequelae".

One of the "sequelae" is that he is very concerned about Tokugawa Iemo's personal safety.

When Tokugawa Iemo went to Luo, Honjumaru was the first to stand up against him taking a warship to Luo, and urged Tokugawa Iemo to take a safer land route, which resulted in a lot of wasted money.

The second "sequelae" is that she has an unusual persistence in the reproduction of the general's bloodline.

Honjumaru attaches great importance to the great order.

In her opinion, powerful people...especially old immortals like her, should not frequently bother the general, lest they affect national affairs.

As a result, she rarely went to see Tokugawa Iemo.

However, on the contrary, she kept running to find trouble in Tianzhang Yuan!

Tianzhangyuan is also a great person. In this case, there is no need to worry so much anymore!

She frequently urged Tenzouin to fulfill her duties as the "Mother of the Shogun" and to have Tokugawa Iemodo consummate his marriage with Wamiya and give birth to an heir as soon as possible, which annoyed Tenzouin greatly.

"Mother, let's not talk about my personal affairs for now."

Tokugawa Iemo briefly talked about the topic of "reproduction of offspring".

Then, he abruptly changed the topic back to "wanting to marry Qingdeng".

"It would be great if I had a ready-made family member who could get married immediately..."

His tone was faint...but when he mentioned the word "family members", he suddenly changed into a sonorous tone.

Tianzhangyuan was currently busy playing with the calico cat on his lap.

Therefore, it was not until a while later that she noticed belatedly that Tokugawa Iemo was looking at her meaningfully...

She asked in confusion:

"Huh? Kamo, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something dirty on my face?"
To be continued...