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Chapter 887 Jia Mao: Entrust the whole world to Qing Deng! [4400]

The general would enter the Great Inner Palace through the Kamimison Corridor.

There are two cedar doors in the Upper Mirin Corridor. When you pull the rope in front of the Upper Mirin Corridor in the Naka-oku, the bell of the Mirin Bansho in the O-oku will ring, and the Gindingkou - the main gate of the O-oku - will open.

The name of the Shangyuling Corridor comes from the process of the rope bell ringing.

The Shogun, who has been busy with government affairs in recent days, is coming to the O-oku tonight after a long absence, and has specifically asked her to sleep with him... Kazunomiya is not a fool, so she naturally guessed that this must be Qing Deng's credit.

She didn't have time to thank Qing Deng, and quickly changed her clothes. Then, with a blushing face, she led Michu Misaki and others to greet Tokugawa Iemochi.

After a while, the sound of "ding-ding-dang-dang" came from the direction of Shangyuling Corridor.

Then, a long and extremely loud shout was heard:
"My lord is here!"

Along with this announcement, the sound of footsteps that seemed extremely familiar to Kazunomiya reached her ears from afar.

He Gong shuddered violently, then stiffly placed three fingers on the ground and bowed his head and waist respectfully.

After a moment, she felt a "soft" breath coming from the front - it was the breath of Tokugawa Iemochi.

"He Gong, please raise your head."

Even though they have been married for two years, to this day, Kazunomiya still feels excited and nervous after meeting Tokugawa Iemochi.

She straightened her back and raised her head slowly with a stiff and stuck movement.

Her sight gradually rose upwards, and Tokugawa Iemochi's face... that handsome face with a warm smile on it, clearly appeared in the girl's sight.

As their eyes met, He Gong's face became redder and a faint translucent steam floated out from his forehead.

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According to the rules of the Edo Shogunate, when the shogun had sex, there had to be a female official and two monks, a total of three people, supervising.

The three of them would monitor the general's sexual intercourse process at all times through the screen.

Its main purpose is to prevent the general from slacking off and ensure the continuation of the Tokugawa bloodline.

Although this rule seems nonsensical, all rules in this world have their reasons.

In order to highlight the close relationship between the shogunate and the imperial court, the shogun's main wife (Godaisho) could only be brought in from the five regent families (Ichijo, Nijo, Kujo, Konoe and Takashi) or the imperial family.

Even those who came from a samurai family, such as Tenshoin, had to be adopted by one of the five regents before they could enter the O-oku.

Only after she took Konoe Tadayoshi as her adoptive father did Tenshoin become fully qualified to marry the shogun.

Even when it came to taking a concubine, the general could not do as he pleased. He could only select girls of the right age from among the wealthy and aristocratic families, and at the very least, they had to be the daughters of a daimyo. He could not marry the daughters of commoners or ordinary samurai families, no matter how beautiful they were.

As we all know, due to the influence of genes, the appearance of the Kyoto royal family has always been mediocre.

In terms of appearance, Princess Kazunomiya, who was neither beautiful nor ugly and whose only praiseworthy feature was her skin, was already considered a leader among the royal family.

In fact, compared with the distance from the "heart", the level of appearance is easy to say.

There is almost no free love in the generals' marriages, they are basically political marriages.

How much true love can there be in a marriage that is forced for political purposes?
Most of the time, they are only physically together but spiritually apart and are fed up with each other.

From this perspective, Tokugawa Iemochi was already lucky, as his sincere friendship with Princess Kazunomiya was rare.

On the other hand, generals throughout history... they often did not have such luck.

Therefore, in many cases, the general was not always passionate when having sex with the imperial concubine or other concubines.

Thus, this strange rule came into being.

Admittedly, the rule is well-intentioned.

What a pity that from the very beginning, this rule is full of obvious formalism.

If it was really to prevent the general from slacking off, then why put up a screen?

Wouldn't it be clearer and more intuitive if you just lean over and take a closer look?

In order to avoid suspicion, a screen was specially set up to block the view.

As a result, I couldn't see anything because of the screen and could only hear the sounds.

Are these "supervisors" so capable that they can tell whether the general is slacking off just by listening to the sound?
Couldn't the general just yell a few times?

He wants both, it's totally confusing.

This kind of strange and troublesome rules that one wants to change but cannot are extremely common in the shogunate...especially in the O-oku.

In short, after Tokugawa Iemochi and Princess Kazunomiya both got into bed, the three "supervisors" who were serving beside them immediately took the screen that had been prepared early in the morning, propped it up on the ground, and then sat behind the screen in a "品" shape.

At first, both Tokugawa Iemochi and Princess Kazunomiya were not used to the feeling of being "supervised".

But gradually, after constantly accumulating experience, they have become adept at "ignoring the 'supervisor' as nothing".

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About half an hour later——

Tokugawa Iemochi and Princess Kazunomiya snuggled together, sharing each other's body warmth.

No matter how perverted the rules of the O-oku are, they can't be so perverted that they even have to send someone to supervise the general's sleep.

After the work was done, the three "supervisors" slowly retreated.

It was not until then that Tokugawa Iemochi and Princess Kazunomiya finally had some time of their own without being disturbed by anyone.

Tokugawa Iemochi gently embraced Princess Kazunomiya, his lips pressed against her ear:

"He Gong, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for being so dull that I left you out in the cold."

Tokugawa Iemochi's breath brushed past Kazunomiya's ears, causing her to moan uncontrollably:

"My lord, you are too kind! I have never felt wronged!"

"You don't have to worry about me. Please spend more time on state affairs!"

He Gong is not an eloquent person.

Therefore, the conversation was interrupted.

After the two of them stopped talking, the sound of light breathing dominated the room.

There were neither the sound of insects nor the sound of wind outside.

Because the candles in the room had been extinguished, there was no sound of them burning.

In the dark bedroom, both parties could only feel each other's breath.

Princess Kazunomiya closed her eyes and lay in Tokugawa Iemochi's arms, enjoying every minute and every second of this precious moment.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, her eyes slightly opened, with thought and hesitation in them.

After a moment, her voice broke the silence:
"…Your Highness, I want to chat with you, is that okay?"

Tokugawa Iemochi burst into laughter when he heard this:
"Of course, we are husband and wife, there is no need to be so reserved, just ask."

Tokugawa Iemochi's smile and words made Princess Kazunomiya relax a lot and no longer have any worries.

After tidying up her words a little, she said slowly:
"Your Highness, I want to talk to you about...General Tachibana."

"Ju-kun? What happened to him?"

"Your Highness, in recent years, even though I have been living in the Great Inner Palace and rarely go out, I have heard about your preference for General Tachibana."

"I don't understand state affairs or government affairs."

"Therefore, I do not understand your specific intention of vigorously promoting General Tachibana."

"only……"

He Gong paused, with hesitation in his eyes, and made a final struggle - this struggle was just in vain.

After a moment, she bit her teeth and continued:
"Although this is just my guess, I always feel that... you have unscrupulously handed over power to General Tachibana, as if you were intending to give him the entire shogunate..."

At the end of the conversation, Kazunomiya probably realized that his words were too presumptuous, so he hurriedly added:
"Your Highness, all the above words are lies from my concubine. Please forgive me if I have offended you!"

After saying that, she buried her face in Tokugawa Iemochi's arms, not daring to say a word or look up at him.

Fortunately, the scolding and unbearable atmosphere that Kazunomiya had expected did not come.

Instead of scolding Princess Kazunomiya, Tokugawa Iemochi laughed out loud.

"Ha, hahaha, hahahahahaha!" First there were a few chuckles, and then burst into laughter.

Driven by curiosity, Kazumiya slowly raised his confused gaze and looked at Tokugawa Iemochi with a puzzled look on his face, at a loss as to what to do.

About 10 seconds later, Tokugawa Iemochi, who was laughing heartily, restrained his smile and said slowly:
"Kazunomiya, to be honest, many people before you asked me: 'Why do you prefer Tachibana Aoto so much?'"

"Those who raised this issue also include Tianzhangyuan."

When she heard the name "Tenshoin", Kazunomiya's expression changed slightly.

For various reasons, her relationship with Tianzhangyuan was not very good.

Although her face showed a strange expression, she quickly adjusted her mood and continued to listen attentively.

At this time, Tokugawa Iemochi cast a playful look at her.

"Kazunomiya, you are the only one who can say 'You seem to be intending to give him the entire shogunate'."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Gong said in a trembling voice with fear and trepidation:

"Your Highness, I am very sorry..."

"No, you don't have to apologize."

After interrupting him, Tokugawa Iemochi slightly lifted the quilt and sat up.

Kazunomiya sat up with him - during this time, Tokugawa Iemochi was very considerate and tucked the quilt tightly for her to cover her naked body.

"To be honest, I didn't want to reveal my thoughts to others so quickly."

"But... now that things have come to this, I will reveal to you the real purpose of my strong promotion of Tachibana-kun."

"Actually, Kazumiya, what you just said is both right and wrong."

"I don't intend to give the entire shogunate to Qing Deng - because, more precisely, I intend to entrust the entire world to him."

When these words came out, He Gong was stunned.

"Eh? Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Tokugawa Iemo smiled slightly:
"Kazumiya, before I explain in detail, let me first tell you about my past."

"I succeeded the Kishu domain lord at the age of 4, and became the 13th Shogun with the support of the Nanki faction at the age of ."

"Going to Edo to inherit the position of Shogun is the first time in my life that I have ever traveled far away."

“On the way from Kishu to Edo, I witnessed too much poverty and desolation.”

"A tenant farmer who worked hard but was left penniless."

“A shop that is unpopular and struggling to survive.”

"And the wanderers and beggars you're bound to meet wherever you go."

“Thanks to this valuable journey, my horizons have been broadened a lot.”

"Thanks to this valuable journey, I am no longer the 'ignorant king' who has never been out of Edo Castle and doesn't even know how much an egg costs."

“It turns out there are so many poor people in this world.”

"I couldn't bear to look at their blood and tears."

"Therefore, after entering the shogunate, I set a great goal: to make all the people in the world live a good life."

"For this, I racked my brains and tried every possible way."

"However...I have tried very hard, but the results are minimal, or even fruitless."

"Why is this so?"

"I tried hard to explore, and finally I found some clues."

"The reason is that the shogunate and the feudal domains that jointly rule the country have become corrupt."

"The samurai, led by the hatamoto, have drained the world of its money and food."

"Whether they are hatamoto or gokenin, they have no other skills, but they are very good at eating, drinking and having fun."

"If you live in a muddle-headed way every day, you will just rest on the merits of your ancestors and wait for death."

"There is only so much food in the world."

"If these wastes eat one more bite, the people will have one less bite to eat."

“Unless these borers are eradicated, all my efforts will only be a temporary solution.”

"But...the hatamoto and the samurai are the foundation of the Edo shogunate."

"It was because of them that the Edo Shogunate came into being."

“Once the foundation is broken, even the most magnificent building will collapse in an instant.”

"As the supreme leader of the Edo Shogunate, if I do something like this, I will be overthrown by the angry retainers."

"Since I am unable to reform from within... I will just use the most brutal and violent means to wipe out this bunch of scumbags from the outside!"

“There is no need for sympathy when it comes to a rotten tree with its roots completely rotten.”

"I hope there will be a strong man who will wipe out the shogunate and the feudal domains with unparalleled strength and reshape the world! Create an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity!"

"So… I have my eyes on Tachibana-kun."

"I want Ju Jun to be the great man who makes history."

"Therefore, I spared no effort to support Tachibana-kun, and tried every way to help Tachibana-kun, using the power of the shogunate to enrich Qin Jin."

"My ministers always advise me: I treat Qing Deng so well. If he rebels in the future, what can we do to resist his army?"

"Whenever I hear them say this, I want to laugh: I wish Qing Deng would rebel as soon as possible! Quickly eliminate these parasites! Quickly eliminate the shogunate and the various feudal domains!"

Tokugawa Iemochi couldn't suppress his excitement and raised his voice, his tone full of passion.

He said he was excited, and He Gong was stunned.

After a while, the girl stammered:

"Your Highness, are you, are you...are you being too radical?"

The supreme leader of the shogunate actually desires to destroy the shogunate... If this news were to spread, it would surely shock the world!
Facing Kazunomiya's stunned gaze, Tokugawa Iemochi sighed softly:

"To be honest, I was also hesitant when the idea first came to my mind."

"I actually want to destroy the 300-year-old foundation of the Tokugawa empire... I am truly an unforgivable loser."

"There was a time when I kept asking myself: What should I protect, the Tokugawa family or the country of all people?"

"Fortunately, it didn't take long for me to get a definite answer that would not confuse me."

Having said this, Tokugawa Iemochi paused.

Then, he whispered the famous words of Emperor Wu of Zhou:

"As long as the people can be happy, I will not hesitate to suffer the pain of hell."

"After I die, I will see my ancestors and if they blame me, all the blame will be on me."

"No matter what the final outcome is, I am happy with it!"

There were passionate words and a determined look.

At this moment, the figure of Tokugawa Iemochi filled Kazunomiya's eyes.

"Concubine..."

Kazunomiya said softly while putting her little hand into Tokugawa Iemochi's big palm.

"I...I will always be by your side and share your pain!"

Tokugawa Iemochi looked at Princess Kazunomiya in surprise. The girl, who was usually extremely delicate, now showed an awe-inspiring aura that attracted everyone's attention, and stared at her husband with a firm gaze.

"He Gong, you don't have to do this..."

"Your Highness, you have your persistence, and I have mine - but as long as Your Highness is happy, I will not hesitate to suffer all the pains of hell!"

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PS: In historical facts, Tokugawa Iemochi and Princess Kazunomiya had a very good relationship. The guy who had been engaged to Princess Kazunomiya as a child was really miserable, a complete victim.