豊橋市史談 - 翻刻

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　　 豊橋市史談　　(王政復古と吉田藩)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　六百二
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　　　　　　から愴惶（さうくわう）として吉田（よしだ）に昄（かへ）る事（こと）と相成（あひな）つたのである而（しか）して児島閑牕（こじまかんさう）も勿論（もちろん）其（その）中（なか）にあつたが其（その）頃（ころ）の感想（かんさう）を
　　　　　　夢（ゆめ）に托（たく）して書（か）き置（お）いたものがある之（これ）は実（じつ）に閑牕（かんさう）の思想（しさう）を知（し）るのみならず其（その）頃（ころ）の形勢（けいせい）を察（さつ）する上（うへ）に於（おい）て
《割書：児島閑牕の｜夢物語》　　好資料（かうしれう）であると思（おも）ふが当人（たうにん）は終生（しうせい）之（これ）を秘（ひ）して置（お）いたものである然（しか）るに其（その）歿後（ぼつご）幸（さいはひ）に之（これ）を借覧（しやくらん）するの機会（きくわい）
　　　　　　を得（え）たので後継者（こうけいしや）の承諾（せうだく）を経（へ）て左（さ）に公（おほやけ）にしたいと思（おも）ふ蓋（けだ）し我（わが）豊橋市史（とよはししゝ）の上（うへ）に大切（たいせつ）なるものであると考（かんが）
　　　　　　へるからである
　　　　　　　　近日徒然一夜当直倚儿因睡す忽誰人を知らす遽呼曰将軍落職々々又曰満堂致刀決死子独閑眠す如
　　　　　　　　何驚起答曰将軍辞職御英断関ケ原期日果て今ゟ幾日そ惣て事有表裏勢有虚実君輩疾く致刀決死大
　　　　　　　　好々々僕わ暫眠て其裏実を考ふ追つけ表実綿を合して好服を裁縫すべし君輩夫迄御立くたびれ被
　　　　　　　　成間敷但裏綿之御考ハ如何折角表之裁損し被成間敷云々応筈畢て其人仰天大笑因て愕然驚覚燈暗
　　　　　　　　鼠騒左右無人全是夢中にて候彷彿夢語之趣を追思する空論妄断ハ勿論往々忌諱に相触甚以恐入次
　　　　　　　　第に候若も属璧之人も在之他日詰問之節に至て如何可相対哉在体明白にしくすからす因て挙条加
　　　　　　　　注謹而記之筐中柲置云爾慶応三年某月某日我與我散人冥々茅舎におゐて記畢
　　　　　　　問又般復政之挙御英国と申候ハ如何哉答曰一張一弛は文武之道にて候
　　　　　　　　竊按ルニ先年御上洛以後誠実引咎之御趣意を表せらるゝと雖も実は陽奉陰捨専怨を薩長等に帰し
　　　　　　　　加るに会藩屈強偏固専幕威を弘張し盖し権論之所置も候ハん歟脱走暴発之始末より誥り長防御成
　　　　　　　　功不被為遂に至て愈々張威之勢極れり譬ヘハ攻弓満穀之張りごろしが如し強て発と雖も矢勢乏し
　　　　　　　　然処に短兵手許へ切込まるゝ之御場合当時動作下手に出ハ徳川氏徒に奇害を取るのみならす皇国
　　　　　　　　を挙て夷狄之術中に陥らん諺云世の中強もの勝又強もの贔今三分有二の地力を以て一旦弛挹譲遜
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　　　　　　　　之徳を懐き改て公平正大之道に出てハ果して彼等意外失錯のみならす外藩之帰向御譜代之覚悟此
　　　　　　　　より始る徳川氏之再興此機と存し候畢竟幕府従来之旧習のみに泥み只管御趣意御威光とのみ申切
　　　　　　　　り夷狄之凌侮は暫捨て兎角に御国内枉ても御虚威を弘張せんとす元来貞固持義之誠心とは乍申外
　　　　　　　　患専務之折柄不計も浅識偏我に陥り返て天下憤激之所向に背き豁達大度之途に出るを得す詰り此
　　　　　　　　般之御場に奉陥次第畢竟其罪誰に帰べき但薩長等之狂暴をのみに咎へからす御譜代御旗本文恬武
　　　　　　　　嬉之誤多と知へし尤逆取順守威恵前後之理ハ覇府之秘略にて候元来脱走暴発之一件会藩佐幕之功
　　　　　　　　許多に候処問罪之師失度のみならす紀藩初御譜代御旗本共に逗留不進成功を遂さるに至る惜へき
　　　　　　　　かな
　　　　　　　此侭被持張候ハヾ理非混乱内外憂患疲弊愈以難堪かるへし
　　　　　　　　竊按尊王攘夷ハ天下之公道にして敬神柔遠は幕府之深略に候処公論は易解して深略は難分醜夷憂
　　　　　　　　国ハ諸藩之同情にして脱走暴発之其起甚分明に解すへからす外夷之猖獗合一増長して天下之疑惑
　　　　　　　　一致すべきの期無之幕府孤立之勢を成す一首八百之独力を以神州全国之要害応接を引受尾大不棹
　　　　　　　　疲弊難堪之折柄一且狂激之数大藩公明正大之道を主張し尊王攘夷之旗を先揚し天道之是非有時不
　　　　　　　　証公論深略分解難易之次第より万一彼に直を取られて我に曲を負ふ朝廷初諸藩之向背果して難計
　　　　　　　　ハ保平之乱根慶仁之覆轍申迄も無之外夷必乗機彼是応援す六十州ニ分在之幕地彼の蠶食先此より
　　　　　　　　下手疑なし数藩互狂激の為めに詰り神州を挙て夷狄の術中に陥然も尊王攘夷之論益盛にして敬神
　　　　　　　　柔遠略絶へ其功相顕れす眼前張網不振之罪を以朝廷より咎られ違約失信之名を以外夷より責られ
　　　　　　　　内外失当之嫌を諸藩より疑ハれ生霊塗炭之苦を以万民より怨られる者ハ返て徳川一氏ニ落可申哉
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　　 豊橋市史談　　(王政復古と吉田藩)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　六百三

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豊橋市史談（王政復古と吉田藩）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　六百二

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から慌てふためいて吉田に帰ることとなったのである。そして児島閑窓もちろんその中にあったが、その頃の感想を夢に託して書き置いたものがある。これは実に閑窓の思想を知るのみならず、その頃の形勢を察する上において好資料であると思うが、当人は終生これを秘して置いたものである。しかるにその没後、幸いにこれを借覧する機会を得たので、後継者の承諾を経て以下に公にしたいと思う。蓋し我が豊橋市史の上に大切なるものであると考えるからである。

（児島閑窓の夢物語）

「近日徒然として一夜当直の椅子に依りて眠った。忽然として誰とも知れぬ者が慌ただしく呼んで曰く、『将軍が職を落とした、職を落とした』。また曰く『満堂皆、刀を致して決死せよ。お前独り閑眠しているとはいかなることか』。驚き起きて答えて曰く『将軍辞職は御英断である。関ヶ原の期日果たして今からいく日ぞ。そもそも事には表裏があり、勢には虚実がある。君輩、疾く刀を致して決死するは大いに好し好し。僕はしばらく眠ってその裏実を考えよう。追って表実を合わせて良い服を裁縫すべし。君輩それまで御立ちくたびれ成されるまじ。ただし裏綿の御考えはいかが。せっかく表の裁ち損じ成されるまじ』云々。応答が畢わってその人仰天大笑した。因って愕然として驚き覚めると、灯は暗く鼠が騒ぎ、左右に人はなく、全てこれ夢中にて候。彷彿として夢語の趣を追思するに、空論妄断はもちろん、往々忌諱に相触れ甚だ恐れ入る次第に候。もしも属璧の人もこれあり、他日詰問の節に至ってはいかに相対すべきや。在り体明白にしくはなし。因って条を挙げて注を加え、謹んでこれを記して筐中に蔵し置くものなり。慶応三年某月某日、我与我散人、冥々たる茅舎においてこれを記し畢わる。

問い：また般に復政の挙は御英断と申候はいかがや。
答えて曰く：一張一弛は文武の道にて候。

竊かに按ずるに、先年御上洛以後、誠実引咎の御趣意を表せらるると雖も、実は陽奉陰捨、専ら怨みを薩長等に帰し、加うるに会藩屈強偏固、専ら幕威を弘張し、蓋し権論の所置も候わんか。脱走暴発の始末より謝り、長防御成功を遂げざるに至って愈々張威の勢極まれり。譬えば弓を満弦に張り殺しのごとし。強いて発すと雖も矢勢乏し。然るところに短兵手許へ切り込まるるの御場合、当時動作下手に出でば、徳川氏徒に奇害を取るのみならず、皇国を挙げて夷狄の術中に陥らん。諺に云う、世の中強者勝ち、また強者贔屓。今三分有二の地力を以って一旦弛み挹譲遜

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【本文】
の徳を懐き、改めて公平正大の道に出でては、果たして彼等意外失錯のみならず、外藩の帰向御譜代の覚悟このより始まる。徳川氏の再興この機と存じ候。畢竟幕府従来の旧習のみに泥み、ひたすら御趣意御威光とのみ申し切り、夷狄の凌侮はしばらく捨てて、とかくに御国内曲げても御虚威を弘張せんとす。元来貞固持義の誠心とは申しながら、外患専務の折柄、はからずも浅識偏我に陥り、返って天下憤激の所向に背き、豁達大度の途に出ることを得ず。詰まりこの般の御場に陥り奉る次第、畢竟その罪誰に帰すべき。ただし薩長等の狂暴のみに咎むべからず。御譜代御旗本文恬武嬉の誤り多しと知るべし。もっとも逆取順守威恵前後の理は覇府の秘略にて候。元来脱走暴発の一件、会藩佐幕の功許多に候ところ、問罪の師、失度のみならず、紀藩初め御譜代御旗本共に逗留不進、成功を遂げざるに至る。惜しむべきかな。

このまま持ち張り候わば、理非混乱内外憂患疲弊愈以って堪え難かるべし。

竊かに按ずるに、尊王攘夷は天下の公道にして、敬神柔遠は幕府の深略に候ところ、公論は易解して深略は難分。醜夷憂国は諸藩の同情にして、脱走暴発のその起甚だ分明に解すべからず。外夷の猖獗合一増長して、天下の疑惑一致すべきの期これなし。幕府孤立の勢を成す。一首八百の独力を以って神州全国の要害応接を引き受け、尾大不掉疲弊堪え難きの折柄、一旦狂激の数大藩、公明正大の道を主張し、尊王攘夷の旗を先揚し、天道の是非有時不証、公論深略分解難易の次第より、万一彼に直を取られて我に曲を負う。朝廷初め諸藩の向背果たして計り難きは保平の乱根、慶仁の覆轍申すまでもなし。外夷必ず機に乗じ彼是応援す。六十州に分在の幕地、彼の蚕食先ずこれより下手疑いなし。数藩互いに狂激の為めに詰まり神州を挙げて夷狄の術中に陥る。然るも尊王攘夷の論益々盛んにして、敬神柔遠の略絶え、その功相顕れず。眼前張網不振の罪を以って朝廷より咎められ、違約失信の名を以って外夷より責められ、内外失当の嫌いを諸藩より疑われ、生霊塗炭の苦しみを以って万民より怨まれる者は、返って徳川一氏に落つべく申すや。

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豊橋市史談（王政復古と吉田藩）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　六百三

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and returned to Yoshida in consternation via that route. Kojima Kansō was of course among them, and there exists something he wrote, entrusting his impressions of that time to a dream. This is indeed good material not only for understanding Kansō's thoughts but also for examining the circumstances of that time. However, the person himself kept this secret throughout his life. After his death, I fortunately had the opportunity to borrow and read it, so with the consent of his successor, I wish to make it public below. I believe it is important for our Toyohashi city history.

(Kojima Kansō's Dream Story)

"Recently, being idle one night on duty, I leaned on a chair and fell asleep. Suddenly someone unknown called out frantically, saying 'The shogun has lost his position, lost his position!' And also said, 'Everyone in the hall, take your swords and die with honor! How can you alone sleep peacefully?' I woke with a start and answered, 'The shogun's resignation is a wise decision. How many days from now until the appointed day of Sekigahara? In general, matters have front and back, and situations have reality and falsehood. You gentlemen, quickly taking your swords and dying with honor is very good, very good. I will sleep a while longer and consider the inner reality. Later I shall combine the outer reality to tailor good clothes. Until then, gentlemen should not tire yourselves by standing. However, what do you think about the inner cotton? Do not spoil the cutting of the outer layer,' and so forth. When the exchange was finished, that person looked up to heaven and laughed loudly. Therefore I awoke with a start, the lamp was dim and mice were scurrying, there was no one around - it was all a dream. Reflecting vaguely on the content of the dream speech, empty theories and rash judgments naturally often touch on taboos, which is extremely frightening. If there should be someone who might report this, how could I face interrogation in the future? The situation is not entirely clear. Therefore I have listed the points and added notes, carefully recording this and storing it in my box. Written and completed by Gauga Sanjin in a humble thatched hut on a certain day of a certain month of Keiō 3."

Question: Also, is the general restoration of government an wise decision?
Answer: Tension and relaxation are the way of both civil and military affairs.

Secretly considering: Since the imperial visit to the capital in previous years, although sincere remorse was expressed, in reality it was outward compliance but inner abandonment, directing resentment exclusively toward Satsuma, Chōshū and others. In addition, the Aizu domain was obstinate and stubborn, exclusively expanding bakufu authority - perhaps this was also a matter of political expediency. From the affair of desertion and violent outbreaks, apologizing but not achieving successful defense of Chōshū, the momentum of asserting authority reached its extreme. It was like drawing a bow to its fullest and holding it there - even when forcibly released, the arrow's power is weak. However, in the situation where short weapons cut into close quarters, if clumsy actions are taken at this time, not only will the Tokugawa house suffer strange harm, but the imperial nation as a whole will fall into barbarian schemes. As the proverb says, in this world the strong win, and the strong are favored. Now, with two-thirds of the territorial strength, temporarily relaxing with humility and deference

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and embracing such virtue, then taking the path of fairness and righteousness - this would indeed cause not only unexpected confusion among them, but the allegiance of outer domains and the resolve of hereditary retainers would begin from this. I believe this would be the opportunity for Tokugawa revival. Ultimately, being mired only in the bakufu's traditional old customs, speaking only of intentions and authority, temporarily abandoning barbarian insults, somehow trying to expand empty authority even by forcing domestic matters. Originally, while speaking of sincere hearts maintaining righteousness, during this time of focusing on external troubles, unexpectedly falling into shallow knowledge and partiality, instead going against the direction of nationwide indignation, unable to take the path of broad magnanimity. In the end, falling into this general situation - ultimately, to whom should this sin be attributed? However, one should not blame only the violence of Satsuma and Chōshū. It should be known that there were many mistakes of literary complacency and military pleasure among hereditary retainers and direct retainers. Of course, the principle of taking by force and maintaining through virtue, with authority and benevolence alternating, is the secret strategy of military government. Originally, regarding the incident of desertion and violent outbreak, while there was much merit in Aizu domain's support of the bakufu, not only was the punitive expedition unsuccessful, but from Kii domain on down, hereditary retainers and direct retainers all lingered without advancing, failing to achieve success. How regrettable!

If this situation continues to be maintained, with right and wrong confused and internal and external worries and exhaustion, it will become increasingly unbearable.

Secretly considering: Revering the emperor and expelling barbarians is the public way of the realm, while respecting gods and treating foreigners gently is the bakufu's deep strategy. However, public opinion is easy to understand while deep strategy is difficult to discern. Ugly barbarians worrying the country is the common feeling of all domains, and the origins of desertion and violent outbreaks are extremely difficult to understand clearly. With foreign barbarian arrogance unified and increasing, there is no time when nationwide suspicions can be unified. The bakufu forms an isolated position. Taking responsibility for defending key positions throughout the divine land with the solitary strength of one leader out of eight hundred, at a time when the tail is too big to wag and exhaustion is unbearable, several major domains in temporary frenzy advocate the path of fairness and righteousness, raising the banner of revering the emperor and expelling barbarians first. From the circumstances where heavenly way's right and wrong are sometimes unproven, and public opinion and deep strategy's comprehension varies in difficulty, should they seize righteousness while we bear the burden of wrongness, the allegiance of the court and various domains would indeed be difficult to calculate - the roots of the Hōhei rebellion and the repeated mistakes of Keinin need not be mentioned. Foreign barbarians will certainly seize the opportunity to support this and that. The bakufu territories scattered across sixty provinces - their gradual erosion starting from this would undoubtedly be clumsy. Due to several domains' mutual frenzy, the divine land as a whole would fall into barbarian schemes. Even so, as the theory of revering the emperor and expelling barbarians becomes increasingly popular while the strategy of respecting gods and treating foreigners gently ceases and its achievements do not appear, being blamed by the court for the crime of ineffective current measures, being reproached by foreign barbarians for the reputation of breaking agreements and losing faith, being suspected by various domains for the fault of internal and external inappropriateness, and being resented by all people for the suffering of lives in misery - would this not fall upon the Tokugawa house alone?

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