The Tokugawa shogunate lasted 265 years from its founding in 1603 to its demise in 1868, and the shogunate lasted for 15 generations. Most of the shoguns were mediocre, and there were only a few who could be called lords, and only one of them could compete with Tokugawa Ieyasu, the last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate--- Tokugawa Keiki.
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Qingxi was originally not qualified to succeed the general, but he did not expect that the 14th general died of illness at the age of 20, and there was no time to stay, so it was Qingxi's turn to take office, but the position of general was not so easy to sit.
When Qingxi first took office, it could be described as internal and external troubles: western countries insisted on the founding of the country and trade, followed by a series of unequal treaties, if agreed to this, it is bound to be labeled as "Japanese traitor", and future generations will not be able to raise their heads; on the domestic side, national sentiment is high, and there is a strong demand for "honoring the king and destroying the king". These people shouted loudly, but there was no serious implementation plan, if they really listened to them, Japan would be crushed on the ground by the Western powers, and whether the country could exist in the future was a problem.
Sometimes things are like this, insisting on resistance is not necessarily really brave, everyone will say the beautiful words of national righteousness, and it is safe and not responsible to stand on the moral high ground and blame others. And seek truth from facts, take the initiative to take responsibility, and dare to make the decision: "Although thousands of people are looking forward to it" only deserves to be a true hero!
In the end, the lesser of two evils, Qingxi chose to abide by the treaty, insist on the founding of the country, even if he bears the name of traitor, he will make Japan one of the civilized countries in the world.
In this way, Qingxi immediately became the target of the domestic angry youth, and the number one traitor was considered to be solid. Just when everyone was criticizing and writing, Qingxi made a decision that made everyone drop their jaws: the great government will be returned! That is, to return state power to the emperor.
The great government is still in favor
You know, the emperor has not been in power for nearly a thousand years, and the concept that the emperor is a mascot has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The emperor's interference in political affairs is considered a great rebellion, and there is even a proper term called "the emperor's rebellion."
Make a comparison, and everyone will feel more clearly: the Japanese emperor is known as a lineage of ten thousand generations, and the bloodline has never been broken. The Chinese emperor must have been a courtier, but Confucius's descendants have always continued, and the family tree has been passed down to the 83rd generation.
"Great political service" is equivalent to suddenly appointing the 83rd generation of Confucius as the minister of education... This will surely cause an uproar among the people. The Japanese side has given the position of supreme leader to a mascot, and this contrast can be experienced by everyone...
Fortunately, history was written by later generations, and after the return of the great government, Japan opened the Meiji Restoration, and the road to rich countries and strong people was opened. Keiki also died of illness at the age of 76, and was the only one among the previous shoguns to surpass Tokugawa Ieyasu (died at the age of 73). At the time of Keiki's death, Japan had already entered the modern era, and a new page in history had been opened.
Tokugawa Keiki in his later years
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