Chapter 1 Introduction: The Heaven inside the pot
Introduction: The Heaven inside the pot
When the young leaves of the Rikugi-en garden in Komagome are full, a pleasant wind is blowing. Terusada Matsudaira visited Rikugi-en, a retreat of Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa, his father-in-law and the close advisor to ex-Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. The white surface of Yanagisawa who passed through the nose was different from that of the rumour of disloyal retainer, as a high priest. After a relaxed evening at the Rikugi-en, the two divided their busts into the temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha. There is a sum of “Kochuten(The Heaven inside the pot)” taken from the fact that the hermit put the heavens in the coffin. It was a vast landscape that was planned based on the flow of water.
Yanagisawa says:
In the case of the cruel dog Shogun, these days, I hear that it is said that ex-Shogun Tsunaypshi is being scolded like evil.
If Prime Minister Arai is white, the previous reign is black.
In Edo town, there are also some people who make dogs and cats go wild. Such a figure is not the truth. All fires, earthquakes, and storms are responsible for ex-Shogun Tsunayoshi. Such a statement is nothing more than a wind that people in the hands of Prime Minister Arai are running to deceive that the economy has deteriorated.
Echigo Murakami (in North East of Japan). That is quite a left-over. Well, do not mind it. Let us work hard and study hard. Anyway, Mr Yoshimune will make the right workplace for you. Parents and children are said to be the time of one generation, husband and wife as the time of two generations, and masters and followers as the time of three generations. You already have the great master Yoshimune (later 8th Shogun).
It seems that the near side is also involved in the notorious name of Tsunayoshi-same. Oh yeah, the kodanshi, professional storyteller and speakers, make performance the “Yanagizawa uprising.“: Yoshisato Yanagisawa (Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa’s niece) was an illegitimate child of Tsunayoshi. When I (Yoshiyasu) tried to put Yoshizato into a next Shogun, Nobuko, the imperial chamber, murdered Tsunayoshi-same to prevent it, and so on. Hahaha. Too false fictions are sometimes fun.
Edo people feel nostalgia for the reign of the bright Shogun Tsunayoshi. In his days, Edo was comfortable like a paradise, but they can not say anything in front of the city police of Edo(Jutte-mochi), who keep an eye on the corner from the corner of the city. The city of Edo was lively, thanks to it, and the dogs and cats were happily roaring without being killed or killed by the people under the command of the mercy of the animals. When Shogun Tsunayoshi came out in the garden of Edo Castle, deer, dogs, cats, and other creatures played at the court, and the birds stayed on the shoulder of the Shogun. It is like a dream-like scenery.
OK.
There will be points to be helpful for Teruasada-done. Well, let me tell you the story of the courtesy of the bright ruler such as Yao and Shun, the legendary emperors of China.
Many Daimyo lords gathered in Edo to reflect on the traditions of Japan from ancients gods days without neglecting their work every year, and there is no unsurpassed grace from the Satsuma lagoon (South Japan) to eighty islands of Michinoku (North KJapan). Uh, the tribute of the weaving machine made by the loom was innumerable, with no excuse for a mutual concession to hand over the fort. Therefore, any people do not beat the drum, the people tried to proclaim to the monarch, in ancient China long ago, and prisons are covered with moss because they are not used by no prisoner. Moreover, including even birds flying among the coffins, there was no one who was not involved in the grace of Shogun Tsunayoshi.
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The Chief Councillor of State Tadanaga Tokugawa
