t'ain't nobody's business

"When previous tycoon died.
Yoshinobu was the person who is most promising in Tokugawa clan.
He was sworn to tycoon with people expectations.

The results，he could not do any reform.
Probably his faction did not allow all reform.
He was merely riding on his faction people.
And now he has just been swept up by the era.
He is just the man of the lack of a plan."
There was recognition like this in the diplomatic corps.

　
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"The land of Japan will be collateral for the sinews of war."
This proposal from enthusiastic vassals.
But Yoshinobu refused emphatically.

"Even if Imperial court kill me，I will deference to the Emperor."
He declared so to the French ambassador.

Oguri Tadamasa of Tokugawa vassal.
He was a representative of bellicose argument.
Yoshinobu did dismissed him from Tokugawa
　
If Tokugawa did a full-scale war against new government.
They might have won.
Obviously Yoshinobu crushed that possibility.
　
If think it from now.
Japan future had been saved by it.
　

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"Enemy of the Imperial court.
This is a mere game of words.
We are no need worry at all.
Just now，we should start to fight back against Satsuma and Choshu than it."
Of course there was still an opinion like this in Tokugawa vassal against the will of Yoshinobu.

　
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"The enemy's troops that has been advancing from road of the Pacific Ocean side.
Perhaps this would be the enemy's main force.

If I led the Tokugawa navy.　
I will ambush them.
And we will do naval gunfire against it.
At the same time，we will do blockade to the supply route from the sea.
Tokugawa Navy has been overwhelming against enemy.
This strategy will succeed surely."
Katsu also told Yoshinobu.
　
"However，war is likely to become a quagmire by it.
I think it's not good for Japan."
He continued so.
　
Yoshinobu and Katsu.
They had been on bad terms for a long time.
　
"Tokugawa must lose for Japan."　
At this time,they became buddy.
　

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Edo.(Now Tokyo)

Edo was one of the world's largest metropolis already.
And there was home of Tokugawa.

Lords of nationwide of Japan.
At intervals of one year，they had to live in their territory and Edo.
There was such system as the security measures of Tokugawa.
It called "Sankin Koutai".
　
Samurai（vassals of the lords) gathered in Edo from around the country by it.
They were just consumer at Edo.
Of course, therefore merchants also gathered.
Shortly before this time，Edo population had reached 1.4 million people.


"Edo is not in possession of  Tokugawa clan.
Of course, it's not even in possession of the Imperial court.
　
Edo is the capital of Japan.
It is a public space in society.
It dont be destroyed.
I must protect Edo from war."
Katsu thought so.
He started the action for the purpose of it.
　
It was also a betrayal to the fellow of Tokugawa.