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Chapter 754: Being granted the title of Dajin! 30 stone of land! Domain name: Qinjin! 【5000】

Aki - also known as Aki Province, one of the ancient Reiji provinces in Japan, also known as Gei Province, was located in the western part of Honshu Oshima, adjacent to Choshu Domain.

The local officials appointed in each country were collectively called "Guo Si", which was equivalent to a frontier official, in charge of all government affairs including administration, justice, and security of the country. The chief official was called "Shou" and the second-in-command was called "Jie".

The so-called "Aki no Kami" was the highest administrative officer of Aki Province, with a rank of Junior Fifth Rank.

The provincial governors were also divided into different ranks.

There are a total of sixty-six countries in Japan, and each country is divided into four categories: large, upper, middle, and lower according to its population.

Aki no Kami belonged to the upper province, and the upper province no Kami were all junior fifth rank, lower.

Qing Deng's original official position was the Minister of War, under the sixth rank.

  From the sixth rank down to the fifth rank down… directly skipping over the sixth rank up, a promotion across levels!

This is already a remarkable promotion!

Of course, these official positions awarded by the court were all honorary titles, or so-called "empty titles."

Just because Qing Deng was named Aki-no-kami does not mean that he has the power to govern Aki Province.

In fact, the land of Aki Province already had a real ruler, that is, the Hiroshima domain with 42 ishiko and led by the Asano family.

If the imperial court can't even govern the capital city itself, how can it have the ability to enfeoff its ministers?

The emperor and his ministers could do nothing except talk big and engage in verbal attacks.

The court's rewards are basically an expression of its attitude.

Express how much you value this person and what their current status is.

The specific content of the official position is not important, as it does not carry real power anyway.

  The level of official position is what matters!

Take Aizu for example.

Higo Province is a big country. Looking throughout Japan, there are only 13 big countries like it.

Therefore, the position of "Great Governor" is extremely precious and will never be given to anyone easily.

The Aizu Matsudaira family was entrusted with the important task of "guarding the Northeast", and therefore was able to inherit the position of Higo-kami.

This represents the importance and trust that the shogunate and the imperial court placed on Aizu.

Although there are no clear regulations, according to long-standing practice, the title of "Guojian" is mostly awarded to daimyo.

  Qing Deng was appointed as the governor of Shangguo in one breath... Everyone has sensed the political signal implied in it!

What is certain at the moment is that the imperial court has obtained the gossip from the shogunate.

Qing Deng will definitely become a great name.

Moreover, it is a daimyo with vast territory and strong strength!

All in all, being conferred the title of Aki-no-kami only made Qing Deng's title more brilliant.

From now on, it is no longer the "Orange Army Department".

He has a new honorific.

According to convention, if one is given the title of "XX Shou", he can refer to himself as "XX" and "X State".

For example: Matsudaira Yoshinobu was the Kami of Higo, so he could call himself "Hishu", "Matsudaira Higo" or "Matsudaira Hishu".

The same logic applies - from now on, others can call Qingdeng "Anzhou", "Ju Anyi", "Ju Anzhou", and Qingdeng can also call himself by these names.

Tachibana Aki... Qing Deng was quite satisfied with the new title he had obtained, it sounded quite nice.

The common people's attention was focused on Aoto's position as "Aki-no-kami".

For the common people who lack knowledge, the reward that Qing Deng received was easy to understand, as he became the nominal highest official of Aki Province.

As for the other reward Qing Deng received... that is, "being given the surname 'Su Ni'", the common people did not know much about it.

Sukuni? What is this?

Lord Niou, are you going to change your name to "Sukune Aoto"?

  In fact, anyone who has a little understanding of Japanese politics can immediately conclude that in terms of value alone, "Aki no Kami" is far inferior to "Sukune"!

After learning that Aoto was named "Aki no Kami", Saigo Yoshinosuke, Matsudaira Yoshiyasu... and other military and political leaders in Japan were not surprised.

But when they learned that Qingdeng was given the surname "Su Ni", they were all amazed.

"Sukuni" is one of the "Eight Color Surnames".

In ancient Japan, "clan" indicated one's tribe or occupation, while "surname" indicated one's status based on his or her relationship with the Yamato royal power.

To put it simply - "surname" is a noble title, used to demonstrate identity and distinguish social classes.

At first, both "surname" and "family name" were granted by the emperor, and the main "surnames" were Chen, Lian, and Banzao.

After Emperor Tenmu ascended the throne, the "surnames" were revised.

In October of the 684th year of the Tenmu era (10), Emperor Tenmu issued an edict stipulating: "Change the surnames of the various clans to eight different surnames to mix all the surnames in the world. The first is Zhenren, the second is Chaochen, the third is Sukune, the fourth is Jisun, the fifth is Doshi, the sixth is Chen, the seventh is Lian, and the eighth is Inaoki."

In this way, the "Eight Color Surnames" were officially born.

The sequence of the "Eight Color Surnames" was based on the closeness of each clan's ancestors or their relationship with the royal family. From high to low, they are Zhenren, Chaochen, Sukune, Jishun, Michishi, Chen, Ren, and Inaoki.

In fact, only the first four surnames were actually granted, while there are no examples of the last four surnames in historical records.

Although the granting of the "Eight-Color Surname" was discontinued in the Heian period, successive shoguns and even Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who served as the Taiko Kanpaku, still used the surname "Chuchen".

In other words, it is to flatter yourself in order to elevate your own status.

From the Heian period to the present, the imperial court has not granted the "Eight Color Surnames" to external people for hundreds of years.

Today, the ancient "Eight Colors Surnames" have made a comeback, and Qing Deng has become the first person to obtain the "Eight Colors Surnames" after five hundred years... This is truly unbelievable.

After learning about this, Saigo Yoshinosuke, Matsudaira Yoshiyasu and others sent people to investigate.

Soon, they learned the truth - the Sonnang movement in recent years has restored the authority of the court, and it is no longer the insignificant mascot it used to be.

In addition, the shogunate's power had seriously declined, and the constraints on the imperial court were greatly reduced.

Therefore, the ministers decided to revive the ancient method and grant "Eight Color Surnames" to meritorious officials in order to enhance the presence of the court.

The surname Qing Deng was given was "Suni", which was the third rank, second only to Zhenren and Chaochen.

Although he was given a surname, this does not mean that Qingdeng would change his name to "Sukune Qingdeng" from then on.

He is still "Ju Qingdeng", nothing will change.

His "Ju" is his nickname, not his surname.

Although in terms of semantics, the Japanese surname is equivalent to the Chinese surname, but the surname is the surname and the two are not the same concepts and should not be confused.

From the very beginning, Qing Deng had no surname.

In other words: Even if you look across Japan, few people have a surname.

As mentioned earlier, a surname is a noble title that not everyone can have.

Tachibana, Chiba, Okita, Kinoshita, Kondo...these are nicknames, not surnames.

Miaozi is a new surname that appears when a family separates from the main clan, collectively known as Miaozi.

Regardless of whether he has a surname or not, Qingdeng is still "Ju Qingdeng", "Ju Jun" or "Mr. Ju".

The only thing that changed was his full name and his official signature in official documents.

Qing Deng now not only has a prominent official position, but also has a surname, so his full name has undergone a "big evolution" - Minamoto no Sukune Tachibana Aki no Moriharu Qing Deng Shengqing.

"Gen" represents that Qing Deng was born into the Genji clan.

"Sukune" means that Qing Deng is the third-class noble after Zhenni and court officials.

"Ju" is Qingdeng's surname.

"Aki no Kami" was his official title.

"Qingdeng" is his common name.

"Sheng Qing" is his real name.

Of course, the occasions for using this full name are rare - or even non-existent.

There are very few occasions when the surname "宿絕" can be used.

Probably you can only see this set of words in official documents.

Aoto's official name in official documents was originally "Minamoto Moriharu" or "Minamoto Tachibana Moriharu", but now it has become "Minamoto Sukune Moriharu" or "Minamoto Sukune Tachibana Moriharu".

Apart from having to write two more words in official documents, there are no other changes.

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Although the imperial court's reward does not bring any substantial benefits, it is better than nothing.

Common people and Shinsengumi soldiers: "Lord Anshu!"

The shogunate high-ranking officials, led by Matsudaira Yoshiyasu, said: "Tachibana Anshu!"

Souji: "Tachibana Aki... Hehehe~ Tachibana-kun, your new name seems to be better than your original name."

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In recent days, Qing Deng has been surrounded by calls of "Anzhou-sama", "Tachibana Anzhou", and "Tachibana Anyi" one after another.

I was a little uncomfortable at the beginning.

Whenever someone called him "Anzhou" or "Aki-sama", Qing Deng was always unable to react in time. But gradually, he got used to it.

With the demise of the Seikawa Party, the daily operations of the Shinsengumi began to return to normal.

Now that Kiyokawa Hachiro is dead, the position of "staff officer" has become vacant.

Qingdeng has no plans to fill this position for the time being.

First of all, he currently does not have anyone capable of taking on the role of "staff officer".

Secondly, it was a position specially established to accommodate Kiyokawa Hachiro, which is the so-called "setting up positions according to people."

In fact, Qing Deng didn't need any advisers at all.

With the help of talents such as "Photographic Memory" and "Divine Brain +9", Qing Deng can complete most of the staff work by himself.

What's more, he also has Hijikata Toshizo and Yamanami Keisuke under his command.

The military genius of Hijikata Toshizo and the resourceful Yamanami Keisuke had already taken on the role of staff officers.

In this way, the advisor to Qingdeng is nothing more than a piece of chicken rib that is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

Compared to these empty honorary titles, Qingdeng prefers visible and tangible material things, such as weapons, troops, money and land.

Therefore, he didn't care at all about the empty titles bestowed on him by the court.

Regarding the reward from the court, he simply said "Okay, I understand", and then continued to devote himself to his busy work.

In recent days, he has been working with Matsudaira Yoshiyasu and Saigo Yoshinosuke to deal with the aftermath of the recent war.

The conflicts, disputes and quarrels between the two major camps - the pro-shogunate faction and the sonjo faction - that had been accumulating since the "Black Ship Incident" broke out in this war that lasted more than half a month and whose battlefield spanned Kyoto and Yamato.

In terms of results, Qing Deng and others undoubtedly gave a good answer.

What a pity, there was only one shortcoming - the main force of the Choshu army was not severely damaged, and the main force of the army was safely withdrawn to Choshu.

The Huisa coalition forces actually failed... This was really beyond Qingdeng's expectations.

He originally thought that the Kaisa coalition forces, which had an absolute advantage, would be able to inflict heavy damage on the Choshu army, or even wipe it out completely.

When Qing Deng questioned this, Saigo Yoshinosuke and Matsudaira Yoshiyasu both lowered their heads with looks of shame on their faces.

Matsudaira Yoshihide sighed:

"Ah... this is really a long story..."

Saigo Yoshinosuke nodded in agreement:

"In short, an unknown force is extending a helping hand to Choshu."

The two of them explained the whole story in detail.

Through their stories, Qingdeng got a general understanding of the situation.

A swordsman with terrifying strength suddenly attacked the Imperial Palace, forcing Matsudaira Yoshiyasu to take away half of his troops to defend the palace.

At the same time, two warriors who did not look like people from Choshu suddenly appeared on the front battlefield.

They are equally powerful and are very good at guerrilla warfare.

Relying on the woods, they skillfully mobilized, divided and harassed the pursuing troops, causing great trouble to the Huisa coalition forces.

In the end, because of the delay of too much time, the Huisa coalition forces were unable to catch up with the main force of the Choshu army.

After listening to the two people's statements, Qing Deng lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips, and thought secretly.

An unknown force that lent a helping hand to the Choshu Army... a powerful warrior...

As if lightning flashed through his brain, Qing Deng instantly thought of his old enemy - the Fazhu Party!

After killing Luosha and destroying the workshop that produced the Illusionary Deposition, Qingdeng began to have an irreconcilable feud with the Fazhu Party.

The FaZhi Party is an oversized "shit stirrer" that stirs up trouble everywhere and is afraid that the world will not be in chaos.

But the strange thing is... this "shit stirrer" hasn't come out to stir up shit for a long time.

He neither avenged Rakshasa nor made any big news.

Qing Deng didn't believe that these crazy people with mental problems would just change their ways.

  In short, regardless of whether the forces secretly assisting Changzhou are the Fazhu Party or not, this incident has reminded Qing Deng that it is not time to let go of the horse yet! There are difficult enemies lurking in the dark, and they are eyeing them covetously!

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Although the Choshu army withdrew, a large number of diehards still remained in Kyoto.

Perhaps to vent their anger, these remnants of Choshu are causing chaos everywhere.

Killing people, setting fires, destroying shogunate facilities, chopping off the heads of dolls with Aoto's name on them...he was truly a villain.

The madness of their behavior is chilling and has caused great harm to the people.

Although these are just minor fights that do not amount to much, we cannot let them do whatever they want.

Qing Dengjia dispatched patrol officers to vigorously wipe out the remnants of Choshu.

Apart from the rebellion caused by the remnants of Choshu, there were no other major disturbances in or outside Kyoto.

All was calm.

time flies.

The peaceful days passed day by day.

Finally! The shogunate's reward, the highlight that everyone has been eagerly waiting for, has finally arrived!

On September 9, the shogunate's envoy arrived in Kyoto, bringing a handwritten order from Tokugawa Iemochi.

On this day, Qing Deng bathed, changed his clothes, and put on the grand samurai ceremonial attire (裃).

The Shinsengumi generals who came to accompany them also attended in their best attire.

At first glance, it looks so grand and solemn.

They and the envoys gathered in the grand hall of the garrison, a place specially used to welcome distinguished guests.

The envoy, who was sitting upright, first bowed lightly to Qingdeng, then opened the brocade box in front of his knees, took out Tokugawa Iemochi's order, and slowly unfolded it.

Everyone at the scene thought that Tokugawa Iemochi's order would be like an imperial edict, full of ceremonial and cumbersome sentences that would make people want to doze off.

But in the end, the messenger's first words shocked them.

"Nice job, Ju-kun."

What Tokugawa Iemochi wrote was actually plain language that is easy to understand!

Hijikata Toshizo and Yamanami Keisuke raised their eyebrows - as the few wise men in the Shinsengumi, they quickly understood the political meaning contained in this "vernacular order".

Tokugawa Iemochi announced to the world in a simple and crude way: The relationship between me and Tachibana Aoto can no longer be measured by the simple "friendship between the monarch and his subjects"! There is no need for those complicated things between him and me!

"Thanks to you, peace can be restored to Gyeonggi."

"When I received your victory report, I had already thought of what kind of reward to give you."

Having said this, the messenger paused at the right time.

  No one expected that we would get to the main point so soon!

At this moment, everyone's heart was in their throat.

  Under the concentrated gazes, the messenger spoke again:

"From now on, Otsu Castle will be your domain headquarters, and the 30 koku of land south of Lake Biwa will belong to you!"

"In this case, your domain's name should be 'Otsu Domain'."

"But I think the name lacks dignity."

"So, I decided to grant one to your clan."

"The Zhou court in Tang once granted the Qin family the western border and ordered them to resist the Western Rong."

"Mr. Tachibana, I hope that your clan can also guard the Western Frontier for the shogunate like the Qin State did, maintain peace in the Western Frontier, and become the stabilizer of the Western Frontier so that villains dare not invade."

"Therefore, your clan's name will be 'Qinjin'!"

"Lord of Qinjin Clan, I hope you will keep up the good work and don't let me down!"

The messenger finished speaking.

He slowly put away the warrant in his hand, and then bowed lightly to Qing Deng who was sitting on the main seat in front of him.

quiet……

Ever since it began... to be more precise, ever since the messenger read out the words "From now on, Otsu Castle will be your domain headquarters," the entire place fell silent.

  It was eerily quiet!

It was so quiet that even the rubbing sound of fabric caused by the messenger's bow seemed so harsh.

After a while, Qing Deng, who had recovered a little, took a deep breath:

"Yes...I...No, Qin Jin obeys your command!"

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PS: Actually, the previous article has already foreshadowed that "Aoto will be enfeoffed to Otsu". When Tokugawa Iemochi and Tenshoin went to Kyoto, Aoto and Tenshoin watched the beautiful scenery of Otsu together. Baobaozi spent a lot of time and effort to introduce Otsu.

(End of this chapter)