: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.
:21:02
The question is, can He save Japan
from the crisis it faces?!
:21:05
From the North comes Russia,
from the East, America.
:21:08
From the West come England
and France.
:21:10
Should He make one little error,
what'll happen to Japan then?!
:21:13
We must destroy li Naosuke,
the Devil, immediately...
:21:15
...and make the Glorious Hitotsubashi
Yoshinobu Shogun.
:21:18
We must rebuild the Shogunate
as quickly as possible, or...
:21:20
...we'll be allowing the Emperor
to be disgraced as well!
:21:22
We aren't just concerned about
who will be the next Shogun...
:21:25
That's enough.
:21:30
Imperialists, Anti-Shogunate
or whatever...
:21:32
...it does me no good to listen
to lame arguments like these.
:21:36
What matters is whether... you
truly intend to kill Naosuke...
:21:41
...or are you
just all talk?
:21:47
If you're planning to do
it, then count me in.
:21:51
Li Naosuke's head is easily
worth a thousand ryo.
:21:54
I'll do my best, demonstrate my skill...
and then I'll have his head!