In mid-July 1854, Mifusuke Horihi left Shirozu, but he never expected that Hakodate's chief Takeuchi Yasunori would come to visit him again later that month - it turned out that Horihi had not received any news when he was patrolling in the north, and his

The dream of hakodate worship has been shattered. The shogunate in the sixth month of the Japanese calendar has officially established hakodate worship. Takeuchi Yasunori came to take office on a boat.

It stands to reason that dealing with Takeuchi is much easier than dealing with Hori Toshihi. Although this is a fresh and hot Hakodate priest, his legal status is higher than Omatsuke, but he is also a Tokoku priest, but he has no jurisdiction over Naohide.

, unlike Hori Toshi, who can supervise the White Lord's affairs as a royal guardian.

Moreover, Takeuchi Yasutori is a follower of Hakodate, and Naohide Hide is a follower of Shirozhu. The two of them are not in conflict with each other. Even if they help each other in the future, it is a bit taboo to have close contact in private.

But Takeuchi fell ill on the boat, and he didn't know whether it was due to seasickness or a dietary problem. Anyway, it took him three days to get better. As a guest from afar, Naohide had no choice but to let the medical officer take good care of him.

I went to visit twice in the morning and evening.

There are no effective medicines these days, and a high fever caused by a cold can be fatal if severe, not to mention Takeuchi's vomiting and diarrhea, which seemed very serious at the time.

Fortunately, Takeuchi's health is very good, and Dr. Bai's medical skills are very good. He basically recovered in three days - I can't say he was cured, but apart from being a little weak, there is nothing serious, and he can walk around on his own.

It doesn't matter.

Takeuchi Yasunori was extremely grateful to Naohide, and at the same time, he insisted that Naohide give up the doctor who treated him - because after all this trouble, Takeuchi could no longer trust his own Chinese medicine.

Although it is very rude to spy on other people's retainers these days, nothing is as important as life. Besides, both of them are serving the shogunate in the distant country of the north, and they will be closely related in the future. Takeuchi's move may not be without the intention of testing.

Naohide also thought of this, and after coming back to discuss it with the medical officer himself, he decided that he would not give up her love, but that the doctor would go to Hakodate with Takeuchi Yasutori to open a medical clinic.

Takeuchi Yasutori was very surprised by this, because he had promised a lot of conditions before, but the medical officer was not tempted, so he rashly asked Naohide, but he still failed, but since the medical officer was going to sit in Hakodate

If you practice medicine, then you are considered protected, so that's okay.

Naohide seemed to be a little concerned about the other person, so he had to explain further, "This is Mr. Ito Xuanpu's disciple. He and I have the same friendship. He is used to being free in the white master. For my sake, I hope you will bear with me."

"No wonder the medical skills are so good. It turns out that he is a direct descendant of the imperial doctor. Meng Lang, Naohideon is no wonder." Hearing this reason, Takeuchi Yasutori smiled. It turned out that he was a heel. It was rare that Naohide was willing to give him the face to go to Hakodate.

Opening a medical clinic is really not looking down on yourself.

Doctors have a very high status among the people. After all, there is no one who is not sick. They always ask for help. But in the eyes of important shogunate ministers like Takeuchi, the status of doctors is just that. It is definitely higher than that of servants, but not much higher.

Go, so Takeuchi was a little blamed at first for Naohide's unwillingness to part ways with him. Hakodate and Shiro were helping each other. Why wouldn't they give face to such a trivial matter?

But when I heard that he was a disciple of Ito Xuanpu, Takeuchi Yasunori didn't dare to think so. Ito Xuanpu is now the royal doctor appointed by the public family. It depends on the owner to beat the dog. Giving away the disciple of the imperial doctor at random is really not a return.

Event - In the sixth year of Kayei (1853), after the illness of Tokugawa Ieyei suddenly worsened and passed away, the chief attendant of Laozhong, Abe, severely punished the Ooku medical officer and appointed the first orchid doctor of the shogunate.

Ito Xuanpu, this incident caused quite a stir when it spread, so Takeuchi also heard about it.

The same thing can lead to different results from different angles. Originally, a medical officer might not know how to praise him, but with the sign of a medical disciple, Naohide acted appropriately to protect Takeuchi's face.

But in fact, this is not the case at all:

This doctor's name is Saburo Kusanahara, and he is indeed a disciple of Mr. Genpo Ito, but the fundamental reason why he is unwilling to follow Hakodate's practice of Takeuchi

Being the medical officer of Bai Zhu is different from other places!

Not only does Lord Bai's medical center receive a large amount of funding every year, but it also has a very high status. The owner of the medical center is an important official who can participate in government affairs.

Cao Jian was a direct disciple of Mr. Xuan Pu from Xiang Xiantang. After arriving in Baizhu in 1851, he became a disciple of Mr. San Shan. As a veteran, and willing to work hard, he had already become a retainer of the rising family who made money every year.

, and is expected to take over as the director of Shirozhu Medical Center within this year, and of course he is not willing to follow Takeuchi.

By this time, Takeuchi Yasutori's illness was almost healed, and he did not dare to delay at Shirozu any longer, so he said goodbye to Naohide and went straight to Hakodate to take up his post.

Naohide specially prepared a generous amount of money for this, and sent Shirozhumaru to lead the way. The matter was considered over, but as soon as Takeuchi left, Shirozhu convened an internal evaluation meeting:

This meeting cannot be held because something big has happened in Edo again!

The reason why Takeuchi Yasoutori went straight from Edo to Shirolord was because the guide was the envoy of Shirolord's envoy Bansawa Murasanobu - the shogunate navy escorting Takeuchi was not familiar with the route to the north. At that time, the Matsumae family

Although the head of the family, Matsumae Takahiro, was in Edo for a pilgrimage, the retainers who were familiar with the route were taken away by Mifuhori Toshihi. Therefore, Takeuchi Yasunori had no choice but to find the Hori family, and happened to meet Sawamura Sonojo in Edo.

The furs were handed over, so Su Zhicheng became the guide.

During the voyage, Takeuchi Yasunori was vomiting and having diarrhea and looked like he was about to die. Sozuki couldn't trust the doctors of the Matsumae family, so he took Takeuchi directly to Shiro.

When Takeuchi was treating the patient, Sonoshin had already reported the information he had found to Naohide. Because the matter was so important, he had to convene the important town leaders for discussion, so the grand appraisal meeting was postponed until this time.

However, during the meeting, everyone felt awkward - Naohide had decided to clear his name. Naturally, Egawa Hidetoshi, who was the White Lord's follower, also attended. Although he was Mr. Tanan's biological son, everyone still regarded him as an outsider. For a while,

The atmosphere at the scene was very weird.

But Yingmin himself feels uncomfortable. The rules of the White Lord are very strange. Logically speaking, Naoxiu and he have the highest status, so they should sit at the top, and then kneel down on both sides below. But now everyone is sitting on chairs around a long table. Why is this?

The thing is, this scene seems familiar.

Nao Soo didn't care about Ying Min's awkwardness. Business was more important. When everyone arrived, he announced that the evaluation meeting would begin.

Although the official document has been sent, Sawamura Sonosho briefly introduced the major events that happened in Edo:

First, the chief servant of Lao Zhong, Abe, failed to resign.

Admiral Kurofune, a Miren, left Shimoda Port on June 28th of the Western calendar. After that, violent turmoil occurred in Edo. Abe, the chief attendant of Laozhong, resigned immediately after Kurofune left.

The foolish minister who served as the first member of the shogunate broke the national law and concluded the "Fuso-American Peace Agreement", which was a fault of neglecting coastal defense. I hereby take the blame and resign."

Later, senior middlemen Makino and Wakato Endo also requested to resign on the grounds of "negligence".

The reason is rumored to be the oppression of the old Mito feudal lord Sai Akira and other important ministers.

However, Attendant Abe did not leave his post in the end, and it is said that he was comforted and persuaded by the official to stay.

The second major event was that the shogunate promulgated 37 decrees in a drastic manner, which was the work of the old Naka Abe who remained in office.

The main contents are:

Fuso is united, the Kyoto court, the Edo shogunate and the daimyo from various places must work together to deal with the invasion of Western barbarians;

Recover the Matsumae Domain's territory in the Hakodate area and establish Hakodate to enforce it;

Disbanded the trade guild "Zhu Zhongjian" to curb rising prices and allow free trade among the vassals;

Encourage the reclamation of swamps and wastelands, and reward the establishment of Western industries;

Abolish gifts, cancel pretentious etiquette, promote frugality, and rectify finances;

Strengthen coastal defense, reform the military, and learn Western skills;

Enhance information collection on Western countries;

Open up channels of expression and make use of talents in an exceptional manner.

After Sozhicheng finished speaking, the whole place was in a sensation, and everyone was talking about it. It seemed that Edo was really going to move this time.

Naohide added that these 37 laws have been formed into official documents, and Takeuchi Yasunori, who had just left Hakodate, had already handed them over to him, which was indeed true.

Bai Zhu is the base camp of Lan Xue in the North. After hearing this, everyone was very excited and expressed their opinions one after another. However, Naoxiu said that it was just a briefing meeting now. In two days, everyone would hand in all the documents establishing Bai Zhu and then discuss how Bai Zhu should act.

After the meeting, only Ying-min was unhappy. Nao-soo had been paying attention to his reaction, so he deliberately stayed with him and asked what happened?

"When chaos arises, words are regarded as ranks. If the ruler is not secretive, his ministers will be lost; if the minister is not secretive, he will lose his virginity; if matters are not secretive, he will be harmed. This is why a gentleman is cautious and does not go out."

When Nao Soo heard this, Ying Min blamed himself for his misbehavior and felt that such a big matter should not be discussed by everyone. At the very least, he should discuss it with him before taking any action.

Speaking of which, Hidetoshi Hidetoshi Egawa was the white master who arrived on May 6 this year. It has been almost three months now, but he has no real power. As the biological son of Mr. Tanan, it is indeed a bit shameful for him not to delegate power.

But you can’t blame Naohide:

Yingmin was depressed as soon as he arrived. He traveled around the mountains and rivers, fished and hunted, and didn't care about anything. Later, when the black ship arrived at the box house, he went to watch the excitement. He only returned to Baizhu on June 18. At that time, he had already brought people with him.

Go north to Miaotun to attack the Lucians.

After he came back, Toshihiro Hori and Hakodate's chief Yasunori Takeuchi came to visit him one after another. As a result, Hidetoshi was still not responsible for any practical matters until now.

However, as the White Lord formally appointed by the shogunate, Yingtoshi was in charge. In theory, he could intervene in all affairs at will. He put him to play and tolerated it until now. Yingtoshi expressed dissatisfaction. This was a huge honor for himself and he couldn't appease him properly.

But no.

What can Yingmin do?

There are too many secrets about Master Bai. Although he wants to clear his name, he still has to wait at least two or three years. Naohide really doesn't want to drag the teacher, Mr. Tanan's son, into the water.

"Brother Yingmin is a great talent. It has become a habit for Naoxiu to advocate for himself. He is indeed reckless. Please give me some advice in the future." He said that Naoxiu would give Egawa Yingmin a hard time.

How could Yingmin really ask Naoxiu to kneel down and salute, as long as he had this intention, he quickly stopped him, but he had indeed been dissatisfied for a long time, "The two families are connected by the same spirit, what do you mean by always holding on to each other?" So today

He really can't give up until Naohide comes up with the charter.

Naohide saw that Yingmin didn't reply. This was because he wanted to make a promise. He was forced to have no choice but to test Oguri Tadatsun and Mr. Tanan's relationship with Yingmin:

"In the past few years, Mr. Bai created a lot of illegal things. Now he is covering it up in every possible way, but the paper can't cover up the fire. I'm afraid brother Yingmin will be harmed."

Speaking of which, Mr. Oguri and Mr. Tan'an were well aware of the secret trade between Naohsiu and Xianheng Company, but they had never revealed it. As for secretly hiding weapons and taking the initiative to go north to attack the Lucians, only Oguri Tadashi was aware of this, and he was also aware of it. I don’t know if he told Mr. Tanan. As for Yingmin and Naoxiu, I don’t know even more.

Egawa Hidetoshi came to the White House as a subordinate, but in fact he really confused Naohide. Oguri Tadatsun and Mr. Tan'an wrote a letter, but the letter only said that Naohide should take care of Hidetoshi, and nothing else. What does this mean? Naoxiu really doesn’t understand.

Anyway, today’s talk is here, so let’s take the opportunity to trick Yingmin and see how much he knows?
Chapter completed!