On August 25, 1853, there was chaos on the Baizhu Pier. More than two hundred refugees in ragged clothes were disembarking from the ship one after another. Although they were guided by the officers of the prison, these newcomers to the North were unable to do so due to problems such as their accents.

Local people were still wandering around, making the scene a scene of chaos.

August and September were originally the port closure period for the White Lord, but since the implementation of the policy this year, the port closure period has been officially cancelled. Now the White Lord's purpose is to accept all comers - merchants come as they please, and all princes'

Any sailors willing to come are also welcome.

"It's windy at the pier and we're tired from traveling, so it would be better if we ask Oguri-den to come in and rest." Naohide said to his friend Tadashi Oguri with a smile.

"Wait a minute, let me take a closer look. The scenery of this foreign land is very different from that of Edo." But Oguri had a straight face, and there was a gun and a stick in his words, and there was no hint of the closeness of meeting old friends.

"We were fine on the ship, but why did we end up like this when we met?" His attendant Yukichi was secretly worried - Naohide was a great benefactor to the Fukuzawa family, and Uenosuke was his mentor, but he couldn't figure out the reason why Oguri fell out, so

There is no way to persuade him, I can only act anxiously.

"Hey! Dare Naohide, what happened to you has happened, why don't you just catch me!" Before Yuji could think of a way, two people came out from behind him, dancing and shouting.

Hearing these two people shouting like this, people on both sides were stunned. Oguri Tadashi didn't react at all, but Naohide had a lot of fun, because he usually did too many bad things and heard "It's wrong", and some people jumped on Naohide.

Some people even took out their short muskets. Upon hearing the news, the Ashigaru members of the White Chief Division also came around with iron cannons. The atmosphere was very tense, and the originally noisy dock quickly became quiet.

"Everyone get lost!" Naohide waved his hands and told everyone to go ahead and do what they were supposed to do, but even though the cannons had been put away, the crowd was still surrounding them.

As soon as those two people jumped out, Naoto recognized them. Aren't they Zangpachi and Gonroku, the two losers assigned to him by Oguri's father Tadaka? They were dancing and winking. They were so funny that they were unmistakable.

If the shogunate really wants to arrest him, even if he is careless and does not send a warship, Oguri, who is familiar with him, will definitely not be negligent. Ashigaru must send several groups. It must be these two who follow this light boat.

Huobao is funny!

Oguri was so angry that he was livid. He had been so angry on the boat, but now he was an important minister of the shogunate and had some experience in the city. So the student Yuji didn't notice it. As soon as Bai Zhu came ashore, he discovered something strange again.

Here, the two retainers were acting like this. Although Naohide didn't show anything strange, he still didn't understand the reaction of Lord Bai and others. This Lord White no longer belongs to the shogunate! What on earth does Naohide want to do?

Zangpachi and Quanliu were both numb, and they just raised their hands to make poses. Xiaoli went over to give them a kick. The two of them followed the young master aggrievedly, muttering "You didn't ask us to do this" as they walked.

"Is that so?" Xiaoli was so angry that he turned around and cursed, "What are you mumbling? Shut up!"

Oguri walked directly along the street, with Naohide and others following behind. When the people on the pier saw that everything was okay, they resumed their noisy situation.

The people who came to the White Master with Oguri were all his own samurai, the middle and the younger ones. These people couldn't understand what was going on. After seeing the Young Master getting angry, they followed silently. The White Master welcomed, except Naohide, the town leader Okubo

, there is another group of ashigaru with Li Yourong, this group of ashigaru is also following behind, the two groups look at each other, what is the relationship between us? Let’s call it hostile, it is obvious that the leaders of both sides have a close relationship, let’s call it friendly, just now

It's that kind of scene again, come on, if you don't know, just keep it quiet for now, just don't let the adults take the heat out on you.

The more they were afraid of trouble, the more troublesome they came from Edo. It was not that the road was bad, but that after walking for a while, these people also realized that something was wrong.

I wasn't paying attention because there were so many people on the pier. When I left the pier and walked into the factory area, I discovered more and more strange things. Let's talk about the Hokuji Ashigaru around me. Not one of them was wearing a Wu uniform.

Li, the upper body is wearing a strange short coat, a leather belt, and a strange-looking tube (a winter coat similar to stockings). As for the feet, my God, they are actually leather sandals, but are they still sandals? Contact

The clothes and hairstyles of the townsfolk are also all kinds of strange. Is this the White Lord? The Northland is so strange!

Oguri didn't listen to what his subordinates were mumbling. After he entered the factory area, he broke in one by one to check carefully. No one dared to stop him because Naohide and Okubo had signaled, but except for Yukichi, Zangpachi, and Gonroku, no one dared to stop him.

Outsiders were kept out.

Naohide accompanied Oguri to look at the factories from factory to factory, but they were nothing more than some fishery products, furs, meats, woodware and production. Soon Oguri stopped looking. He turned around and asked Naohide, "Where is the factory?"

Naohide smiled and answered "White Lord North".

Oguri looked north and saw several plumes of black smoke rising straight into the sky. He turned around and wanted to pull a horse, but was shocked to find that there were only two carriages accompanying him - hey, the carriages also contained the gifts he had brought.

Then a large number of people looked at him eagerly. He gritted his teeth and whispered to Naoxiu, "First settle these people, and then you can explain clearly all the daring things you have done in the past few years. No concealment or omission is allowed!"

Bai Zhu now has a town of one or two thousand people. It is very easy to settle the dozen or so people brought by Xiaoli. These people have been drifting on the sea for a long time. Xiaoli asked them to rest and they were not willing to do anything. After eating and drinking, they all went to see Duke Zhou.

Xunmeng went away, and only Yuji, Zangba and Quanliu were still with him.

On Master Shiro's side, only Naohide, Okubo and Sawamura Sonojo, who went to Edo as envoy and returned with Oguri, were left.

Oli looked around and saw that besides his own confidants, they were all Naohsiu's minions. He sighed, "Naohsiu, you have done a good job!"

"I don't dare to ask my ears, but I just want to do it."

Xiaoli was angry and happy when he heard this. This is a famous sentence in "Mencius. Gongsun Chou". Mencius wanted to resign in the state of Qi. The king of Qi asked him, "We get along very well together. Why should we go?" Mencius said.

The above sentence, "I didn't dare to say it before, but actually this is what I was thinking - I wanted to run away a long time ago."

What does Naohide want to express with this sentence?

"I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I just never had the chance."

Naohide spoke frankly, but Oguri was no longer angry. The person in front of him was a friend he had made when he was a boy. After many years of dating, how could they still not understand each other? Naohide was right, he had always wanted to change something, so

It’s not surprising what happened to Master Bai!

In a world without Naohide, Oguri Tadatsun became an official at the age of seventeen in 1843. But after Naohide appeared, Oguri became the nickname of Gonggata in 1841. In 1842, Naohide cured Nishimaruta Ieki.

Out of curiosity, Oguri asked businessman Rihachi to call Naohide home, and the two got acquainted.

Naohide is one year older than Oguri, and they are similar in age, but their identities are very different. One was born in a wealthy family, and the other is a low-level samurai in the shogunate whose parents both died. It is difficult to meet again after they were supposed to meet.

, but later the two became friends by coincidence - Naoxiu expressed firm opposition, "There is no coincidence, I worked hard to please!"

In 1844, the Oguri family and the Egawa family formed an alliance because of the rice-style windmill "invented" by Naohide.

By the end of the year, Naohide became the flag bearer of the Sankoku Shogunate. The person who issued the certificate of knowledge and deeds at that time was Oguri Tadjun, who was still a shogun. At this point, Naohide officially came into the eyes of the Oguri family and was trained as Oguri Tadhun's future assistant.

Later, in 1845, Oguri and Naohide went on a study tour together. Many stories happened during the period. After that, the relationship between the two developed by leaps and bounds. Only then did Oguri truly regard Naohide as his friend.

In 1846, Oguri wrote a letter on Naohide's behalf requesting to study abroad. As a result, although the chief attendant of Laozhong Abe did not allow it, he gave it a convenience and promoted Oguri to Nagasaki Mefusuke.

Later, the daring Oguri helped Naohide go to sea.

After Naohsiu returned in 1849, he was given a lighter sentence because of his meritorious service in offering treasures, and was "disciplined with caution" in Niushan. But the next year, because he helped Mr. Tan'an succeed in making iron in Niushan, Naohsiu was promoted to the banner of Jialu 200 Shi.

Later, he was assigned to serve as a priest in the Northern Ezo Territory. At that time, Oguri was in Nagasaki Mesuke, and he helped Naohide make various preparations before Naohide took office.

Although Naohide is one year older than Oli, Oli has always regarded himself as his elder brother. His family has very strict rules, so he regards Naohide as another possibility in his life - Naohide often does things that he cannot or dare not do.

, so while Oguri supported Naohide, he also fulfilled his own wishes. If he was born in a family like Naohide, Naohide's path might be the path he wants to take.

Of course, the compatibility between the two is also very high. Naohsiu is studious and very strict with himself. He is round on the outside and square on the inside. Oguri also appreciates this - he cannot be a person like Naoxiu. Oguri is used to being straightforward, but

He could understand why Naohide did this.

There is not only a good friendship between the two, Oguri was promoted from Nagasaki Metsuke to Nagasaki Metsuke, and then to Omatsuke. Naohide was also a big help here, but Oguri never paid attention to these things.

I feel that these are nothing, because considering his family background, as long as his father Tadaka lives in seclusion, Oguri can directly take up a service position like Omefu!

What Oguri really values ​​​​is that what he has done has changed the shogunate and Fuso bit by bit. Since Naohide opened his eyes, Oguri often wakes up in his sleep, dreaming of mountain-like Nanman gunboats destroying everything in front of him.

It was blown to pieces, but working hard with Naoxiu, such dreams became less and less frequent, and he felt that one day this nightmare would completely disappear.

But this year, the situation in the dream appeared in reality - although he was inspecting the disaster relief situation in Tokaido when the Kurofune arrived, and by the time he rushed back to Edo, the Kurofune had already left, but the photo Mr. Tanan showed him almost made him

He couldn't breathe. This was it. The Nanman gunboat that appeared in the dream was exactly the same as the black ship in the photo!

Of course Oguri doesn't understand that this is the characteristic of the human biological brain - he often feels that some things have been seen before, and some scenes seem familiar. Of course he is confused, what happened, why did I dream of the black ship before?

Xiaoli has a tough personality. He was naughty and "ignorant and naughty" when he was young. He was so angry that his father, Zhonggao, always complained about "the family's misfortune."

He got better. But this time he was really scared, so he secretly went to the temple to ask for fortune-telling, and he was lucky enough to die. He got a lottery that said "noble people help, and disasters turn into good fortune". As a result, Xiaoli conveniently killed the monk in the temple.

He was beaten violently.

"A noble man helps you, and helps you with your legs. Lao Zi has a strong neck all his life, and he has to rely on himself to do everything! If the lottery is useful, Fuso 471,840 temples, rice people and black ships can still come to the door?!"

The monk held the little fortune teller that Xiaoli threw to him and cried loudly, "I didn't ask you to ask for divination. You said that drawing lots is useless, so don't draw it! If you draw lots and beat people, you will not be able to survive this life." "

After beating the monk, Xiaoli let out the bad breath in his chest. He thought about it carefully, "How can I rely on myself?"

Although he worked hard in the past, he was young after all and felt that there was nothing he couldn't do. Isn't the shogunate getting better day by day? But now that Kurofune has always been known for being smart and capable, Oguri actually feels deeply powerless - " It’s easy to say, “Win ​​the sky”, so and so, come and try it yourself!

At this time, it happened that Naohide was promoted by the shogunate and needed someone to serve as an envoy to Lord Bai, so he volunteered to take over the task and asked to be a guest "envoy". Lord White was traveling far and remote, and no one was willing to go even if there was money and money. In addition, Oguri has been in the limelight recently, so no one can compete with him. Following the White Master sent to Edo, Oguri came to Sawamura Sonojo.
Chapter completed!