Edo Traveler

This morning, the imperial meeting has been open for a long time, and three things have been agreed before and after. Chuemon saw that it was noon, and two and a half hours passed quickly, so he simply asked everyone to have a meal together.

One more thing to do this afternoon!

The rice is still delivered by Songping Qixuan, so don't worry about the lack of it. As a precaution, three or four servings were prepared for Chuemon and Matsudaira Qixuan. To prevent accidents in the middle, you can come on the bench at any time.

In the TV series "Daao", it is even more exaggerated, saying that it is Mrs. Otaisuo's meal, and more than 20 servings are prepared each time. If you can't finish it, someone will eat it anyway, in short, it's a hero.

Because the high-level officials of the entire shogunate were here, the drug testers kneeling at the door were even more exaggerated this time. They slipped over and sat down on their knees with more than 50 warriors, all of whom were squires of the ministers of the shogunate.

"Oh, it's boring to eat every time." Chuemon stood in the corridor, watching the servants take a small piece or a spoonful from the food everyone wanted to eat, and give it to the poison-testing samurai. .

"Although it's a nuisance, it's also necessary." Songping Qimin followed.

"Naturally, it is necessary, and everything should be done with caution." Songping Qixuan obviously thought so.

Don't fight for this position with great difficulty, and in the end there is something wrong with eating. If this is eaten to death, it would be so unfair, wouldn't it be a waste of time to come here.

"It's no wonder that the emperors of the Qing Kingdom have hot pot every meal." Chuyouemon sighed.

The simple truth is that this food is sent to be heated after the poison test, and if it leaves Chuemon's sight, it may be poisoned, so it is impossible to send it out again. However, Japanese buildings are basically all wood, so in order to prevent fires, it is very taboo to use open flames in the vast building complex. The former imperial dining room in Edo Castle is also a separate room, and it is far away from those Wu clothes.

So, even hot food will be warm when it enters Chuemon's mouth. Other things are even cooler.

"What is hot pot?" Zu Liu looked at today's dishes, turned his head and asked.

"It's just a copper pot, heated with charcoal below, simmered with soup on the top, add vegetables and meat, and eat as you cook." Chuemon slapped his mouth.

"To use an open flame..." Songping Qixuan hesitated for a moment.

The Japanese at this time, especially the Japanese living in big wooden cities like Edo, had the awareness of fire prevention deep in their brains. There is an indescribable fear of fire, and it is very unhappy to see open flames. Whoever said that every time Edo is on fire, it is a catastrophe that burns several streets at once. It is not without precedent that it directly swept the town of Edo Castle.

"That's what I said, don't bother, just have hot tea." Chuemon waved his hand.

After all the reconstruction of Edo Castle is completed, and there are no wooden buildings, then consider eating hot food. Let's do it now, after all, the life of the dog is important. Compared with losing the dog's life, eating cold rice is not unacceptable.

After everyone finished their lunch, they did not immediately continue the discussion, but each went back to their official hall and took a break. Lie down for about an hour, then wake up again.

As for the things that must be discussed today, it is naturally the abolition of kneeling ceremony!

The Chuemon Gate must be reformed, and the Tokugawa shogunate must be slowly transformed into a dual monarchy of Tokuji, or the superficial pearl of Siam, but in fact an enlightened monarchy.

If you stick to the feudal stuff, you will definitely be finished. Instead of passively playing, it is better to actively change. If the old Tokugawa family can live one more day, that is the victory of Chuemon!

After everyone had rested, they sat together again, and after expressing the idea of ​​​​suke six Chumonemon to everyone, Matsudaira Qimin's complexion immediately changed.

Valley entropy

Without the monarch, the monarch, the subject, the father, the son, and the son, how can the feudal rule of the Tokugawa family be maintained?

You yourself are the representative figure of this feudal rule, how can you dig your own foundation? This is not the same as jumping into the fire pit.

"Let's listen to Marquis Rich." Chuyouemon signaled everyone not to worry.

When Sukeroku was discussing political reform with Chuemon, he was actually somewhat opposed to such a direct change, but since Chuemon wanted this, he also felt that it made sense to do so, so he agreed.

Now there are General Tokugawa Zhongzheng, the elder Matsudaira Qixuan, the old Zhong Matsudaira Qimin, Shimadzu Definition, Ooka Zhonggu and Kinmaru Kuniyoshi, a total of six people. The navy pursued Egawa Yingmin in Osaka and could not attend this imperial meeting.

Six people and six tickets, the general and Pudai will rule the world together, let's decide.

"If you want to refresh your politics, you must have great courage and make big moves. If you don't, it's not enough to inspire people to show your heart!" Chuyouemon set his tone, and the rest of the people watched.

"Ceremonies can't be revoked!" Songping Qimin was the first to object.

"If the kneeling ceremony is abolished, what will we do in the future?" Ooka Zhonggu was not in a hurry to express his position.

"For example, worshiping the gods and ancestors, visiting gods and Buddhas, kneeling and worshiping as before. For the rest, even if you see your Majesty, you only need to bow." There are still some things in Zhongyouemon.

For ancestor worship or something, don't move for the time being. If you believe in gods and Buddhas, don't move. Just move between the mundane, and make a daily salute to reduce resistance.

"Hmm..." Ooka Zhonggu said nothing.

"Then, when I meet you, I don't need to bow down again?" Shimadzu even suspected that this was to test him.

After all, it was either Matsudaira's relatives, or Mikawa Pudai, who was the only outsider. This is not to test him, but to whom? It was not announced anyway, but it was mentioned at the imperial meeting.

"That's right, you just need to bow and salute. At the most, when Yu Zhengda is on the throne, or when sending a letter of condolence, you must bow down." Chungemon nodded.

"Never dare, never dare, how can this minister be so arrogant." No matter what he thinks in his heart, he doesn't dare to say it. Shimadzu quickly stood up and pleaded guilty.

Originally everyone was sitting on the sofa, UU reading www. uukanshu. When he came together, the old and middle school members on the left and right could only come together. It was as if Qi Qi was admonishing Chuemon.

"In that case, Kagoshima Marquis also thinks it's impossible." Chuemon felt a little difficult to do when he saw Shimadzu's definition.

This person really has been kneeling for a long time, and it is difficult to stand up.

You asked him to stand up, but he couldn't even stand up, and even happily justified his kneeling and kowtow.

I've been thinking about turning from a feudal monarch to an enlightened autocratic monarch in modern times. Where do you keep your feudalism? It's really hard to make sense that everyone has different goals.

"Where's Marquis Iwatsuki?" Chuemon turned to Ooka Chugu.

"The minister also thought it was impossible..."