Knightly Advice Page #2

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I too know... how righteous he can be.

You, too, Uncle?

Yes.

But when he doesn't come,

I worry that he may be ill.

He will appreciate your kind thoughts.

Lord Honda...

Tell Okubo what the Shogun said.

Tell him to come see the Shogun.

Since the Shogun wishes to see him...

we can't block Okubo

from seeing him much longer.

But he's here to plead Samezu's case.

If the Shogun pardons Samezu,

we councilors will be humiliated.

Our humiliation is beside the point.

Our priority is peace for our country.

If non-liege lords

decide to take up arms...

Lord Izu, you are a renowned strategist...

What are your thoughts?

Councilor Lord Izu is here to see you.

Good evening.

I see that you are working late.

I simply do... what my job requires of me.

But why are you here so late at night?

Oh, you have not heard of my request?

Oh, I am waiting to see the Shogun.

If you want to see the Shogun...

you must be here on a social call.

But isn't it a bit late

for a social call?

I'm not satisfied about the decision...

to punish Lord Samezu.

So you want to advise the Shogun?

Of course.

How disloyal of you.

What did you just say, Lord Izu?

You overstep your bounds,

you disloyal vassal.

Quiet. How dare you say such a thing.

When the first Shogun was on his deathbed,

he summoned me along with his monk...

Tenkai and told me

to advise the future Shogun.

That was his wish.

So you are the Shogun's Advisor?

That's right.

And you called me disloyal.

Tell me why. If you are out of line...

It's an honor to advise the Shogun.

It was the first Shogun's kindness

to appoint you.

And you don't understand why he did this.

The Shogun entrusts his

councilors to rule the country.

But when you disagree with the Shogun,

you use your privilege...

as the Shogun's advisor

and appeal directly to him.

And our Shogun

who admires the first Shogun...

hears this as his will and obeys.

Our poor Shogun!

What did you say?

Every time you advise him,

the Shogun says...

I was wrong, I made a mistake.

I'll correct it immediately.

Forgive me.

That's correct.

Don't you understand?

Each time you advise him...

the Shogun is made to look like a fool.

By saying he was wrong,

he acknowledges his deficiency.

The more you are touted as the

moral compass of the Shogunate,

the more the Shogun appears inadequate.

Don't you realize that?

Our Shogun is without an heir.

He's new to the position...

His power is unconsolidated...

There are those happy to hear

that he is a poor Shogun...

and try to take advantage

of the situation.

The flame is too high.

It needs to simmer.

Hey, don't spill that thing.

Tasuke, the old man's late.

Did something happen?

Don't worry. The Shogun's happy with

his advice and they're having a drink.

We have a guest.

- Guest?

- Yes.

You must have the wrong house.

This is Sir Okubo's house.

You must be Mr. Kinai. I know you.

And you're Tasuke.

Your tattoo says...

"My heart is a mirror".

You're famous in Osaka.

Oh, Naka. Come on in.

And thank you for bringing my things.

I'll put them away later...

so just take them inside.

I obey.

Tasuke will give you instructions.

Thanks for your help, Tasuke.

Oh, Mr. Kinai...

please show me around the house.

Oh, there's not a stick of furniture.

You must be very poor.

In a samurai house

this is the waiting room.

By edict, it must be empty.

The room to entertain guests

must be that way.

This is the study.

This must be our first Shogun.

Welcome home.

The master's home.

Boss, what were you doing?

We've all been waiting.

This is an emergency.

Is that so?

This is truly a crisis.

Please come talk to the others.

Who are you, Miss? I don't know you.

Go say hello.

That's too far. Get closer.

Oh, okay. Excuse me.

I'm Yu, daughter of

Osaka rice merchant, Naniwaya.

Naniwaya?

Masaemon's my father.

Naniwaya Masaemon.

Have you forgotten him?

How could I ever forget

Sir Naniwaya's name?

For me, and for the first Shogun...

Naniwaya is our saviour.

The Osaka Winter Battle

was going badly for ourside.

We ditched our provisions and retreated.

Our main army

was on the verge of starvation.

Naniwaya crossed the river

by cover of night.

He delivered 20 bales of rice.

I held his hand and wept with joy...

and the first Shogun personally wrote...

a letter of thanks to Naniwaya.

Are you here sightseeing?

No, I have a request

upon which my life depends.

Upon which... your life depends?

Yes, the request is... it concerns you.

Me?

I want to marry you.

You want me to marry you?

Yes.

Boss, did't I say we had a crisis?

You've come at a bad time, Miss.

I'm not in a mood for jokes tonight.

Joke? It's not a joke.

I didn't come all this way...

just for a joke.

How dare you impersonate

Naniwaya's daughter.

I'll rip the truth out of you.

Tasuke, do I look like I'm pretending?

Of course not.

But boy, this makes me nervous.

Here, wipe your sweat.

I can't.

Why?

I don't want to smell like a woman.

Better than smelling like a fish.

Master... I think you should listen

to what she has to say.

No way. This is ridiculous.

At first, my Dad said the same thing.

But then, he said he understood

even if no one else might.

What happened next?

Then he said, if you're that set on it,

go and talk to Sir Okubo about it.

Which means you have to listen to her

because you are indebted to Naniwaya.

He's right.

And what started all this?

I'll never forget.

It was April 17th of last year.

That's the anniversary

of the first Shogun's death.

A distinguished man of about 70

stood by my pillow...

What did he look like?

Well, he had on this crown...

He was holding a staff.

And he stood like this.

Oh, that's the first Shogun.

And this is what he said...

"Your husband to be is Hikozaemon Okubo".

"Yu, hurry...

go arrange this marriage".

How dare you use

our Shogun's name in vain.

But Master... you always talk

about dreaming of the Shogun.

If this is his will...

then it must be done.

You two must decide on the details.

I think we should leave you two now.

Tasuke, you come, too.

I'll take you someplace interesting.

First, it was Lord Fukushima...

The next year, Lord Tanaka...

Two years later, Lord Mogami.

They all had their clans discontinued

and their territories confiscated.

I'm very concerned about our welfare.

It could be our clan next.

I bet our Kato clan is next.

We have to stop the Shogunate.

So, as our secret pact...

if you three rise up in the west, the

Shogun's army will go to quell the uprising.

Then in their absence...

with Lord Suruga's army...

Excuse me.

Is your business meeting over?

The ladies are ready.

Great. Send them in.

Here they are. What took you so long?

Don't tease us so much.

Come in.

It's the first time for him.

Be nice to him.

You can't be a virgin

and pretend to be a playboy.

Hey come on, live it up.

Asagiri, Sanjuro's favorite is with

another customer who won't let her go.

It's Lord Horio and some non-liege lords.

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