petition

"Did Aizu defeated the government troops?"

"No.
It seems Nagaoka clan."

"Nagaoka？
They?"
　
　
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"Restoration of this time.　
This is what came out by the conspirators of some.
　
They condemn the blunders of Tokugawa.　
But please think twice.
　
Tokugawa had decided the policy of opening of the country from the very beginning.
　
Harmony with the imperial court.
Friendship with foreign countries.
Tokugawa had been working on it at all the time.
　
They advocated the expulsion of the foreigners.
They've been disturbed against policy of the Tokugawa at all the time.
　
And now they are going to inherit the policy of the Tokugawa while silent on this matter.
They should to admit their mistake first.
They are suspicious in point of loyal and ability.
　
Imperial court should be delegated regime to the Tokugawa again."　
　　
Immediately after Yoshinobu did return Japan regime to the Emperor.
There was a lord who submitted the petition to the imperial court.
It was Nagaoka clan.　
　
This petition had been writing by Nagaoka samurai of lord deputy.
His name was ”Kawai Tsuginosuke”.
　
　
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Nagaoka was a small country of Echigo.　
Also this petition was submitted suddenly.
　
"They's mere redneck."
This petition had been ignored by the new government with light malicious.
　
After Battle of Toba Fushimi，people of Nagaoka clan also returned to Edo.　

"This mansion is already useless."
　
Stockpiled rice and treasure.
Kawai got rid of all the things of the Edo mansion.
He purchased the weapon in this funds from foreign merchants.
　
Twin Gatling gun of state-of-the-art were included in it.
(According to one theory，three units only existed in Japan at this time.）　
　
And they returned to Echigo.
　
Nagaoka was a small country.
Therefore number of samurai was small.
The most samurai of Nagaoka were armed in the latest weapons.
　
As result，they were became strongest in Japan in the point of quality of the armed.
But Kawai had not intention of fight.
　
Tyranny of Tokugawa deserter.
It had become a problem in Echigo.
　
Kawai had negotiations with them.
And he asked them to leave from territory of Nagaoka.
　
"Nagaoka not favor both.　
We take the policy of neutrality."
Kawai declared so to Nagaoka samurai.