from then

"I would like to talk to you in private."
Enomoto said to Imperial prince.
　
Three days ago of disposal decision of the Tokugawa，the messenger of the Imperial prince visited Enomoto secretly.

"I want to evacuation to Ōu region until situation to settle."　
The messenger said so.　
It was request of escort.

"To Hirakata."
Enomoto accepted it on this prerequisite.
Hirakata was de facto buffer zone at that time.　
　
"If we are continue to stay Edo city，it seems become very dangerous."　
They moved the schedule forward by disposal decision of Tokugawa.
So Enomoto came back in a hurry.　
　
They came at that midnight.
　
　
・・・・・・・・・
　
　
Enomoto，Imperial prince and his entourage.　
The room was the only three people.
　
"Thank you for helping us."
Imperial prince said.　
He was young yet.

"Please allow to talk my opinion to you.
You do voluntary appearance to edo office of Imperial court.
It is better than go to Ōu region.　
I am convinced Imperial Court never harm to Imperial prince.
If you being so，Tokugawa navy put everything we have into it."
Enomoto insisted so.
But Imperial prince intention was not changed.

"All right.
However，I ask to you only one thing.
Please you avoid to become a situation of Northern and Southern Dynasties in any case."
Enomoto added it to the end.

"Of course.
I also have a good understanding about its dangers."
Imperial prince replied.

"Mr Enomoto."
He then continued to talk.
　
"I thinking・・・.
First，the Shougitai was formed in order to guard Mr Yoshinobu.
It had nothing to do with me.　

But they did not dissolve even after Mr Yoshinobu leaving from Edo city.
Conversely,it continued to increase gradually.　
The Emperor in Kyoto is my nephew.
And I am a monk.
I will not fight him in the first place.
So，I had apprehensive to the Shogitai.
　
Rudeness of Satsuma and Choshu against the imperial court.
It is beyond endurance at  present.
Therefore we punish them for the imperial court .　
　
Please dont worry，they're just a coward.
If we put a little pressure，they give the game away immediately.
So this is never battle.　
　
I had been heard so.
　
However，after that，Event of its contrary appeared one after another.
Kan'eiji atmosphere became more and more savage.　
Kan'eiji is the family temple of the Tokugawa.
This is a sacred place.
And I had a duty to protect the Kan'eiji.
I had feel repugnant to them.
　
And that day had came.
　
The battle was significantly disadvantage.
Also cannon began to fall in the precincts.
　
After all、I became to escape before anyone else.
When I was hurry to gate.
　
Defend the Imperial prince！

I heard its voice clearly with gunshots.

I do not know the after situation well.　
I escaped from them until the lying.　
　
Number of people who died in that battle.　
I do not know even it.
 　
I want to evacuation to Ōu region until situation to settle.　

Escape from my duty.
Is it good？

I have been thinking from then."

 　
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Mid-14th century.
Kamakura regime of first samurai regime.
At the end of this regime，dissatisfaction of samurai was a growing.
　
Finally this regime was overthrown by samurai helped Imperial Court.
(The situation was somewhat similar to this era）
　
But this regime was only to protect the rights of the nobility.
Immediately samurai did revolt to Imperial Court、and they established their regime.
　
This regime had fielded its own emperor.
(Of course from Imperial prince.)

As result，several decades，there were two Emperor in Japan.
　
This era called Northern and Southern Dynasties.