:19:00
He's a complete stranger to me.
:19:02
He's a complete stranger to me.
No, that can't be so!
:19:03
Otherwise, why help? If you got caught,
you'd be in prison along with us!
:19:08
You bunch of
rockheads!
:19:12
Sure, li Naosuke is indeed
the "Red Devil..."
:19:16
...from your viewpoint
as men of Mito.
:19:18
But it's different, for someone like me,
who's got no connection to him.
:19:22
The reason there's been a lot of political
crap these last few years...
:19:25
...is because the Tokugawa and
their allies are scheming...
:19:28
...about who'll be the next Shogun,
that is. Isn't that so?
:19:35
The House of Mito wants Nariaki's son,
Yoshinobu, to be the next Shogun.
:19:40
And, you want Nariaki to live in the
Castle's Nishinomaru Quarters...
:19:43
...so that he can rule the nation.
:19:45
...so that he can rule the nation.
B... But...
:19:46
Listen to me until
I'm done!
:19:50
Everything seemed to be set, then he
stepped forward to oppose you.
:19:53
That was li Naosuke,
the Lord of Hikone.
:19:56
He used his post as the Great
Elder to bring to...
:19:59
...Edo Castle a 13-year old, one Yoshi-
tomi, from the House of Kii...
:20:03
...and basically made him the
14th Shogun, lemochi.
:20:07
The infuriated, uncalmable
Mito faction allied with...
:20:11
...clans from Satsuma and Choshuu who
shared the same feelings of outrage...
:20:14
...and won the support
of officials in Kyoto...
:20:16
...who then brought the matter to
the attention of the Emperor.
:20:18
Once the Emperor learned of
this... he declared that...
:20:21
...the Shogunate, that is, li Naosuke's
achievement, was far from desirable.
:20:26
And so, it was li Naosuke's turn
to be most imperially enraged.
:20:30
He discharged the officials that
worked for the Emperor...
:20:33
...and arrested men from
Mito and Satsuma...
:20:35
...sent them to prison, beheaded
them, and so forth.
:20:40
This was the so-called
"Ansei Purge."
:20:43
Well? Did I get any
of it wrong?
:20:49
Indeed. There's truth in
what you've said, sir.
:20:54
But, there's something important
that you've overlooked.
:20:57
Say what?!
:20:59
Consider Shogun lemochi, only 14-years
old, of the House of Kii.