1:11:02
Really? Even the Matsudaira Clan
of Dewa province?
1:11:06
That's right.
1:11:07
I can understand abolishing
the domains of newer vassals,
1:11:10
but to treat vassals who've supported
the Tokugawa for generations so harshly?
1:11:15
The shogunate's policy toward
the warlords is completely beyond me.
1:11:22
We'll see another jump
in the number of ronin.
1:11:32
Did you hear?
1:11:34
One of them tried to commit harakiri
at the Sengoku Clan's gate.
1:11:38
A ronin named Shume Ooi,
formerly of the Kurume Clan.
1:11:43
I heard the Sengoku
were so impressed
1:11:46
that they offered him employment.
1:11:48
That much was fine.
It's what happened next.
1:11:51
Yes, I heard.
1:11:53
Other ronin who got wind of the story
1:11:56
began presenting themselves at the gates
of daimyo houses all over Edo,
1:12:02
insisting on committing harakiri
and refusing to budge.
1:12:04
In order to get rid of them,
1:12:08
the houses offered them money
to leave.
1:12:12
It's a shameful turn of events.
1:12:15
It certainly is.
1:12:17
No matter how hard-pressed
they may be,
1:12:21
it's a despicable thing to do.
1:12:24
In these difficult times,
it's no help growing desperate.
1:12:31
Becoming too impatient
in seeking employment
1:12:34
is a danger we must all
take care to avoid.
1:12:38
You are absolutely right.
1:12:43
If you stop worrying so much
about finding employment,
1:12:45
you can sit here like this
without answering to a superior,
1:12:49
at no one's beck and call.
1:12:56
What's the matter there, little one?
1:12:59
It's time for his milk.
I'll nurse him.