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00:00Although it was a coincidental victory, all the defeats were inevitable.
00:07How did the great men who changed the history of Japan lose?
00:13What were the causes and mistakes behind it?
00:18This time, we will talk about the defeat of Eto'o Shinpei, the shadow of the Meiji Restoration.
00:28Toshimichi Okubo was also a man of wisdom and action.
00:32He was the first Shihō-kyō to establish the Three-Sword Law.
00:38Why did he die while everyone dreamed of a fair society?
00:46The philosophy of life learned from the failures of the defeated.
00:53The Lessons from the Defeat of the Great Men
01:03What do we learn from the failures of the great men in history?
01:09I'm Yuri Nakanishi, voice of Shinko.
01:14And I'm Jun Ito, voice of Eto'o.
01:19From the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era, many great men were born.
01:25Among them, the ten most outstanding men are called the Ten Bloods of Ishin.
01:32In 1884, the book The Ten Bloods of Ishin was published.
01:41The Ten Bloods of Ishin include Saigo, Okubo, Kido, Komatsu Tatewaki, Omura Masujirō, Yokoe Shonan, Iwakura Tomomi, Maebara Issei, Hirosawa Saneomi, and Eto'o Shinpei.
01:57However, there is no need to narrow it down to ten people.
02:01The criteria for selection is ambiguous, so I can't agree with it.
02:06I think there should be more people to be evaluated.
02:09For example, Yoshida Shoin, Sanjō Sanetomi, Takatsugi Shinsaku, and Sakamoto Ryōma.
02:15These are not included in the list.
02:18This time, I would like to focus on the defeat of Eto'o Shinpei, who established the judicial system of Japan.
02:27Eto'o Shinpei may not be very famous.
02:31However, in our time, there was a novel called Saigetsu by Ryōtaro Shiba.
02:37This book has attracted a lot of attention.
02:39Until then, Eto'o Shinpei opposed Okubo Toshimichi.
02:44Furthermore, he gave up the throne.
02:47It has been perceived as a very negative image.
02:50However, in fact, he was the father of the Japanese judicial system.
02:55He was a civil and equal politician who valued the position of democracy.
02:59Recently, he has been adopted.
03:02This time, we will look for a lesson to live for tomorrow while unraveling the defeat of Eto'o Shinpei.
03:09First, let's take a look at the life of Eto'o Shinpei.
03:15Eto'o Shinpei was born in Yaemura, the country of Hizen in Saga Hanryō in 1834.
03:22Eto'o grew up in a poor family of low-class samurai.
03:25Since he was a child, he spent his days reading books without taking a nap.
03:32At the age of 16, when he joined the Kōdō-kan of Hankō,
03:36he met Okuma Shigenobu and Ōki Takatō, who later became members of the Meiji government.
03:43They discussed the future of the country.
03:47Eto'o, who soon felt a sense of crisis due to the power of the Edo-Western powers,
03:52wrote a book called Tokaisaku.
03:54He argued that it was necessary to open a new country.
04:00When the Edo Shogunate disappeared in 1867 and the Meiji government was born,
04:08Eto'o investigated the lives of the people as a member of the government.
04:14What he saw there was a society where only the poor and the weak suffered due to the old class system.
04:25Eto'o aimed at a society of equal citizens where all people have equal rights,
04:32and focused on system design.
04:35When the Judiciary was established, Eto'o became the head of the Judiciary,
04:43and established the Judiciary in the country.
04:47He established a system where everyone was treated fairly,
04:52such as appointing judges and judges, etc.
04:55He transformed from the old class system
04:58and realized a society of equal citizens who respected the rights of the people.
05:05However, in 1873,
05:08Eto'o and Toshimichi Okubo had a dispute over the Judiciary.
05:14Eto'o, who lost the battle, left the government along with Takamori Saigo.
05:22Next year, Eto'o joined the formation of the first political party in Japan
05:26to reflect the voices of the people.
05:31On the other hand, when he was promoted to the leader of the Fuhei clan of Saga,
05:36Eto'o's government immediately dispatched an army.
05:40Eto'o was defeated in Saga and fled the country.
05:45He was arrested as a wanted man.
05:50Later, he was sentenced to death by unfair trial,
05:54and died at the age of 41.
05:59It was the moment of Eto'o's defeat.
06:03Why did Eto'o fight against the government and be executed as a wanted man of Saga?
06:11This time, we will look at the defeat of Eto'o.
06:18Now, let's look back at the main events of Eto'o's life.
06:23The Meiji government has a lot of people from Satsuma and Choshu clans,
06:27but there were also many people from Saga.
06:30For example, Kansō Nabeshima, who was elected as the only leader of Saga,
06:34Shigenobu Okuma, who served as prime minister twice,
06:37Taneyomi Soezima, Takato Oki, and Tsunetami Sano,
06:40who became prime ministers.
06:43These were the people of the Meiji government.
06:46You've heard the word, Satcho Doki, right?
06:49The last letter, Hi, is from Saga.
06:52That's how much the Saga people love Satcho Doki.
06:56The word Hi refers to Saga,
06:59and that's how much the Saga people contributed to the Meiji Restoration.
07:05What was Eto'o's role in the Meiji Restoration?
07:11Eto'o was in charge of the education system as the head of the Ministry of Education.
07:15In a short period of time, Eto'o was in charge of the completion of the school,
07:19the establishment of a school in the country,
07:22and the education of all citizens.
07:25He created the current school system.
07:28That's amazing.
07:30Eto'o's most prominent work was the Shihōkyō,
07:33which was published in April 1872.
07:36The word kyō is the current term for the minister.
07:39Eto'o aimed at the establishment of a unified national system
07:42and the realization of the government established in the late period.
07:45He called it the source of national prosperity and prosperity.
07:49In other words, the fundamental principle of a modern democratic state,
07:52which is the rule of law and order,
07:55is essential for the stability of the country.
07:59You were born as the son of Saga,
08:02and you've been dancing all over the country.
08:05Isn't that amazing?
08:08It's amazing.
08:10I was born in the same family as Saga.
08:13Your father was born in the same family?
08:16Yes.
08:18Eto'o was an excellent person
08:21because he was born in the same family as Saga.
08:25Eto'o Shinpei ran from the poor Saga family
08:28to the center of the Meiji government.
08:31Where did his vitality and passion come from?
08:34Please take a look.
08:40Eto'o Shinpei became the father of the judicial system
08:43in modern Japan,
08:46but how did he spend his youth?
08:54Mr. Oba, who studies Eto'o Shinpei,
08:57talks about Eto'o's childhood.
09:02Basically, Eto'o was in a very poor situation.
09:05Eto'o was a bookworm,
09:08so he was reading books
09:11that were forced upon him.
09:16Eto'o read all kinds of books,
09:19such as the books of his teachers.
09:23This is what he wrote about Eto'o.
09:28Eto'o was bald and his clothes were dirty.
09:33Eto'o didn't care about his looks.
09:36He only read books.
09:39He didn't care about his looks.
09:42In other words, he was like an otaku.
09:45He was like an otaku a long time ago.
09:49Near Saga Castle, the residence of the Saga family,
09:52Eto'o visited the Saga Castle.
09:58Eto'o studied at the Saga Castle
10:01from the age of 6 to 25.
10:04He studied a lot at the Saga Castle.
10:09Mr. Fujii, a historian at the Saga Castle,
10:12says that the education at the Saga Castle
10:15influenced Eto'o's way of thinking.
10:18Naomasa Nabeshima,
10:21who was the leader at the time,
10:24always encouraged people to look at the world.
10:28He also taught people to debate.
10:32Eto'o grew up in a family
10:35where people could think and speak.
10:43At Saga Castle, the residence of the Saga family,
10:46Eto'o studied modern Western knowledge
10:49such as military technology and political system.
10:57Eto'o was surprised by Eto'o's ability
11:00to study modern Western knowledge.
11:03He later talked about his relationship with his friends
11:06who supported the government.
11:10At that time, he wrote a book called
11:13The City Plan, which analyzed the importance of opening a country.
11:18It was a book that analyzed the best way
11:21to develop a country by increasing national power
11:24and organizing military forces through trade.
11:27It was a book that analyzed the best way
11:30to develop a country by increasing national power
11:33and organizing military forces through trade.
11:39Eto'o thought that the life of the people
11:42was more important than anything else.
11:47The Meiji government was born the next year
11:50when the Edo Shogunate was destroyed
11:53by the Taisei Revolution in 1867.
11:56Eto'o joined the Edo Shogunate
11:59under the command of his father
12:02and was assigned to search for people's livelihoods.
12:05What he saw there was a harsh reality
12:08that was far from the ideal Eto'o had imagined.
12:12I think Tsubu saw the situation of those
12:15who were burned out and became poor
12:18as a result of the war.
12:21Eto'o saw the situation of those who were poor
12:24as a result of the war.
12:27Eto'o saw the situation of those who were burned out
12:30and became poor as a result of the war.
12:33He set out to take measures to save those
12:36who were suffering from poverty and debt.
12:39He set out to take measures to save those
12:42who were suffering from poverty and debt.
12:45He was working on hyperinflation.
12:48He was working on hyperinflation.
12:51There was a tense atmosphere
12:54in the gutter...
12:57that wasn't fit to care about people's lives.
13:00wasn't fit to care about people's lives.
13:04He had to see his life through
13:07and live the way that people
13:10should be living.
13:13and live the way that people
13:15should be living.
13:18I think that's what Eto was all about.
13:25To protect the lives of the people, a fair society is necessary.
13:31From that moment on, Eto has been striving for the ideal of equality among citizens.
13:38Toshimichi Okubo of Okura-kyo suddenly approached Eto,
13:44who was actively advocating democracy in the government.
13:48Oshirai of Meiji University, who studies the Bakumatsu-shu,
13:52told us why Okubo had approved of Eto.
13:56We had a lot of ideas about what kind of political system we should create,
14:04but Eto was the one that had a clear plan for the future.
14:12It was a revolutionary system that continues to this day.
14:19A Revolutionary System
14:23A Revolutionary System
14:26A Revolutionary System
14:29A Revolutionary System
14:32A Revolutionary System
14:34A Revolutionary System
14:37Eto proposed the idea of a system of 30 items,
14:42necessary for Japan to become a modern nation.
14:48One of the things that was emphasized in this was the division of power.
14:57Okubo agreed with this idea.
15:01If you think about the system and the law,
15:06Eto is a very indispensable figure.
15:10At this point, Okubo's evaluation of Eto was very high.
15:16Mr. Oshirai looks at the compatibility of the two.
15:21Eto and Okubo don't talk much.
15:24I think Eto is more active than Okubo.
15:31Their personalities are very different,
15:34but if they have the same goal,
15:37I think they worked well together.
15:42I think Eto was able to keep the past regulations and system design
15:47that Okubo was not good at.
15:51In that sense, I think Eto felt that it was worth doing.
15:57After Okubo's resignation,
16:00in 1871, the current Ministry of Justice was established.
16:06The next year, Eto became the first Minister of Justice.
16:11This is how Eto interprets the duty of the Ministry of Justice.
16:16The script of the nation is to correct the will of the people.
16:22It is necessary for the people to live a rich life.
16:30That is why the law is necessary.
16:34That is why the work of the Ministry of Justice is important.
16:41Eto, who became the Minister of Justice,
16:44immediately started the judicial reform,
16:47and established the Judicial Office in just three months.
16:51He established a court in the country
16:54and established the office of a prosecutor and a judge.
16:59Judicial rights will be independent from the constitution,
17:04so there will be no more cases
17:08where the judiciary will be judged by the jurisdiction.
17:12The number of trials will gradually decrease.
17:18Another thing is that the people's right to appeal
17:22to the constitution will be guaranteed.
17:25In this sense, Eto's great feature is that
17:29he opened the way for the trial of the constitution.
17:34Eto's judicial reform changed the old system 180 degrees,
17:40and realized a society of equal citizens.
17:48There are descendants who work in the world of justice, just like Eto.
17:54Kaneko, a lawyer, says that the concept of the law
17:58created by Eto has not changed.
18:01In order to create a modern country,
18:04there should be a judicial system and it should be independent.
18:08Such a big concept has been inherited.
18:12I think it is in the constitution that
18:15each person should be treated with dignity.
18:21What do the descendants think of Eto?
18:25It was not a normal time,
18:28so I think they learned from something,
18:31understood it, and tried to implement it.
18:34I think it was a very difficult time,
18:38and I think it was a very hard time.
18:44The people of Eto were afraid of Eto's judicial reform.
18:50Inoue Kaoru and Yamagata Aritomo of Okura Shogunate
18:54were forced to resign due to the fact that
18:57they were neglecting the property of the civilians.
19:02The judicial system of equal citizens
19:05judged the darkness of the powerful.
19:09Eto's position, which does not allow discrimination,
19:12will soon create a big crack in the government.
19:20It is very clear that he was the person
19:23who made the foundation of the current law,
19:26the importance of human rights, and the way of life.
19:33On the contrary, he was a very valuable person
19:36who was seen with such a large view in that era.
19:40There is no such person.
19:43Only Eto Shinpei had read all kinds of academic books
19:47about the history of Eto Shogunate,
19:50so such things came out one after another.
19:55What can I say?
19:56He had an advanced thinking,
19:58and he also had the power to implement it.
20:02The government's denial was also severely tightened,
20:06but at that time, the government had a lot of corruption.
20:09It was terrible.
20:10In particular, the corruption of long-term residents was terrible.
20:14Inoue used the position of Okura Taifu
20:17to abuse his power.
20:20He also took the responsibility of the private sector.
20:23He was committing a crime that had never been committed before.
20:27Eto Shinpei would not be angry at such a thing.
20:30Eto Shinpei would immediately start an investigation
20:33and expose their evil deeds.
20:36Originally, Eto Shinpei would be punished
20:38and expelled from the government.
20:40But in fact, there was the Meiji Revolution in 1936,
20:44and Eto Shinpei had no choice but to be expelled.
20:47That's how he survived the long-term punishment.
20:50If Eto Shinpei hadn't been expelled,
20:53the politicians, who were full of corruption,
20:56might not have survived.
20:58At least Yamagata and Inoue Kaworu
21:00were already used to it.
21:02They were doing such a terrible thing.
21:04It was a mess.
21:07Eto Shinpei had a strict sense of justice.
21:10He wanted to be on the same level as everyone else.
21:14He was careful not to increase the number of enemies.
21:22Eto Shinpei, who pursued absolute justice
21:25as the first prefectural governor,
21:27left the Meiji government
21:29and took a different path.
21:31Eto Shinpei's followers
21:33were looking down on Eto Shinpei.
21:36It was the beginning of the countdown.
21:40In order to resolve the unequal treaty
21:42between Edo and the West,
21:44the top officials of the Meiji government
21:46left the country.
21:48Eto Shinpei became the third prefectural governor
21:51and took over the government
21:53along with Saigo Takamori.
21:57Eto Shinpei rose to the top of the government
22:00and became a great craftsman.
22:03However, Eto Shinpei's fate
22:05was about to fall.
22:10It was the Seikan theory.
22:15The government had two opinions
22:17on which to prioritize,
22:19the foreign policy or the domestic policy.
22:22Saigo Takamori, who was the last prefectural governor,
22:25claimed that he would become the emissary
22:27and go to Korea.
22:30Eto Shinpei also agreed
22:32and decided at the meeting.
22:35He thought that the trade with Korea
22:37should increase the power of the country.
22:45However, he did not agree
22:47with this policy.
22:50The one who strongly opposed this policy
22:52was Okubo, who had just returned
22:54from abroad.
23:00Okubo was surprised by the Western mechanization.
23:03He argued that Japan,
23:05where modernization is slow,
23:07should be prioritized
23:09and the domestic policy should be prioritized.
23:12I wanted to make Tokyo
23:14similar to Paris or London.
23:17Why do we have to do it now?
23:22Okubo proposed a delay
23:24in the dispatch of the emissary
23:26until the domestic policy was prepared.
23:30However, Eto Shinpei
23:32strongly opposed it.
23:35Eto Shinpei had a point.
23:38However, Okubo was a realist.
23:43If he failed,
23:45it would be a disaster.
23:49Okubo was afraid of the worst case scenario.
23:52He overturned the decision
23:54to dispatch the emissary
23:56which had already been confirmed
23:58by the government.
24:00Okubo suggested
24:02the anger of Eto Shinpei at that time.
24:05I think he is the kind of person
24:07who values the theory of sex.
24:09When I think about it,
24:11I think it is important
24:13to overturn the theory of sex
24:15in order to get rid of the theory of sex.
24:17I don't think he could
24:19change his policy.
24:23Eto Shinpei abandoned this idea
24:25and left the Meiji government
24:27with Saigo Ura.
24:32Eto Shinpei and Okubo
24:34broke up because of
24:36the so-called Meiji Revolution
24:38in 1906.
24:44In 1874,
24:46Eto Shinpei
24:48joined the first political party
24:50in Japan
24:52to reflect the voice of the people.
24:56Mr. Okubo saw
24:58the background of this action
25:00as the pressure of Okubo.
25:03Some officials
25:05are monopolizing power
25:07in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
25:09I think we should not
25:11monopolize power
25:13in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
25:15But Okubo
25:17is in charge of the government,
25:19so I think it is important
25:21to implement
25:23the right way
25:25of politics.
25:28Okubo was the one
25:30who shined the light
25:32on the movement of Eto.
25:34He was a tough guy
25:36when he was against the enemy.
25:38I think he was watching
25:40the movement of Eto.
25:43Okubo's vigilance
25:45changed the life of Eto.
25:52At that time,
25:54the people who lost their jobs
25:56and positions
25:58and were dissatisfied with the government
26:00were showing unrest in various cities.
26:02It was the same
26:04in Eto's hometown, Saga.
26:07The people expected Eto
26:09to leave the government.
26:30Okuma Shigenobu,
26:32a member of the same family,
26:34advised that if Eto returned to Saga,
26:36he would be involved in the judgment of the people.
26:41However, Eto decided
26:43to return to Saga
26:45in order to persuade the people.
26:49I think Eto's idea was
26:51that it was not the time
26:53to hit the government
26:55with such dissatisfaction.
26:59Okubo was the one
27:01who was waiting for Eto
27:03to return to Saga.
27:10Okubo wrote a letter
27:12to Eto.
27:15This is a valuable document
27:17in his private room
27:19with Okubo's determination
27:21clearly written on it.
27:25This is the letter
27:27Okubo Toshimichi wrote
27:29to Eto Hirobumi
27:31when he returned to Saga.
27:35Okubo's feelings
27:37are written in this letter.
27:41He said that
27:43if Eto did not attack Saga,
27:45he would not be able
27:47to prove the authority
27:49of the Meiji Shinsengu.
27:52Why did Okubo
27:54turn against Saga
27:56so much?
27:58The former Saga faction
28:00had a very high military power,
28:02especially the law enforcement
28:04and the navy.
28:06If Saga, Kumamoto
28:08and Fukuoka
28:10joined forces,
28:12the whole country
28:14would be in danger.
28:16Okubo was determined
28:18to do so.
28:20In order to gain the power
28:22of the Meiji Shinsengu
28:24in the face of rebellion,
28:26the famous Eto Shinpei
28:28was the first opponent
28:30of the Meiji Shinsengu.
28:32As Okubo planned,
28:34Eto was taken
28:36as the leader
28:38of the unarmed faction.
28:40Then, the government forces
28:42from Kumamoto and Chindai
28:44gathered in Saga.
28:46Eto and his men
28:48were confused
28:50by Okubo's swift movement
28:52on the human island.
28:54If they wanted to fight,
28:56they should have been more prepared
28:58and prepared
29:00for the attack.
29:02But they didn't.
29:04I think there was
29:06a sense of self-defense
29:08that they lacked,
29:10but they stood up
29:12in a situation
29:14where they couldn't fight.
29:16If they didn't fight,
29:18the Saga faction would be defeated.
29:22The Saga Rebellion began.
29:24The battle began
29:26with an attack by the Saga army.
29:30Everything went according to Okubo's plan.
29:36Saga Castle became a battlefield.
29:42According to Hashimoto,
29:44there are still many traces
29:46of the battle.
29:50There are traces of bullets
29:52left from the battle.
29:54You can see the size of the bullets
29:56and the power of the bullets.
30:00A fierce battle
30:02was fought here.
30:06The Saga army
30:08faced the government forces
30:10with a desperate attack.
30:12However, when they were
30:14pushed by the overwhelming force,
30:16Eto made his last wish
30:18and headed for Kagoshima.
30:22Eto
30:24Eto
30:26Eto
30:28Edo
30:32However,
30:34Edo
30:36Edo
30:38Edo
30:40Edo
30:42Edo
30:48Among the tragedy
30:51One month later, Eto'o was arrested in Koshien and sent to Saga.
30:59At this time, Eto'o was discovered by his own system,
31:04which he called the police's mission manual.
31:08Eto'o was arrested in Saga.
31:16A temporary court was set up in Saga,
31:19and Eto'o was interrogated.
31:22Before the trial, Eto'o said this.
31:27After explaining his true intentions, he confessed to the crime.
31:31Of course, I thought it wouldn't change the fact
31:35that the government had rebelled against me.
31:39I just wanted to have a fair trial.
31:42I wanted to be judged fairly
31:48with the system I had developed.
31:55However, Eto'o's wishes were rejected.
32:02April 13th, 1874
32:06April 13th, 1874
32:11Eto'o was sentenced to death and executed
32:16without any testimony or confession.
32:22This is what was written in his diary.
32:29Eto'o was sentenced to death.
32:34Eto'o was sentenced to death and executed without any testimony or confession.
32:40I had an ideal government,
32:45and I developed a system for it.
32:49I developed a system for it.
32:51I developed a system for it.
32:54I regret that I couldn't move forward
33:01I regret that I couldn't move forward
33:09Eto'o was passionate about modern judicial system,
33:14but his life was cut short by unfair trials.
33:25Eto'o was too straightforward.
33:29Eto'o was passionate about modern judicial system,
33:35but his life was cut short by unfair trials.
33:39He regretted that.
33:43Let's see the point of view of Jun Ito,
33:46who is a historian who studies the history of Japan.
33:52Eto'o was taken to Saga and was sentenced to death.
33:56Eto'o was going to be reinstated in Tokyo,
34:02but the trial in Saga was held for two days.
34:06Eto'o was sentenced to death.
34:09Eto'o was sentenced to death and executed without any testimony or confession.
34:13Eto'o was sentenced to death and executed without any testimony or confession.
34:21Eto'o was a model for the unruly people in Japan.
34:26Eto'o was a model for the unruly people in Japan.
34:33Okubo was trying to make Eto'o a model for the Saga people.
34:41Okubo was trying to make Eto'o a model for the Saga people.
34:48We don't know how much Eto'o hated Okubo.
34:54If you are too strict with your opponent,
34:58your opponent will treat you the same way.
35:03Let's make a way to escape.
35:10Shinpei Eto'o was accused of being a rebel for a long time.
35:16However, his reputation changed with the change of the times.
35:23Shinpei Eto'o passed away in the middle of his life.
35:27Okuma Shigenobu, a member of the same family,
35:30is proud of Eto'o.
35:35The country that lost Eto'o was a great loss and misfortune.
35:43In 1916, Eto'o's reputation was restored.
35:48In 1916, Eto'o's reputation was restored.
35:54The Prime Minister of the time was Okuma Shigenobu.
35:59The Saga Castle History Museum is located in Saga Castle.
36:04The Saga Castle History Museum
36:11This is the permanent exhibition of Shinpei Eto'o.
36:15In 2024, the 150th anniversary of Eto'o's death will be held.
36:21Some of the exhibits will remain as permanent exhibits.
36:25Mr. Fujii says that Eto'o's achievements should be appreciated more.
36:31Eto'o was executed as the main culprit of the Saga War.
36:36Eto'o's achievements were too strong to be appreciated.
36:41Eto'o's achievements were too strong to be appreciated.
36:46Now, the Saga War has begun.
36:51Now, the Saga War has begun.
36:57The Saga War is a method of neutralization.
37:04It is similar to the Eto'o War.
37:10It is similar to the Eto'o War.
37:15In Saga, we can say it was a Saga War.
37:22Mr. Fujii believes that such a steady effort will lead to a fair evaluation of the Edo period.
37:32Kaneko, a lawyer in the Yashago of the Edo Shinpei, expresses her complex feelings about the Edo period.
37:42Ever since I was a child, when I listened to my ancestors' stories, the heaviest truth was that I was executed at the end.
37:51My feelings of respect and anger and sadness were always one.
37:58It was an emotion that accompanied pain.
38:02Kaneko says that she has instinctively avoided facing the Edo period.
38:09However, the feelings of the local people, who call for the restoration of honor, have shortened the distance from their ancestors.
38:20When I look at what many people have put together, there are many things I want to do.
38:34I think it was regrettable that I died on the way to Sazawa.
38:39When the local people have done so much for the ancestors who could only look back with pain,
38:50we can face our ancestors with a much calmer feeling.
38:57For my children, the Edo period is a distant existence.
39:01I have never called myself an Edo.
39:03However, I feel that I can say straightforwardly that I want to live my life to the fullest so as not to be ashamed of my ancestors.
39:12I think that the efforts of the local people have become calmer than before.
39:20In Saga Park, a statue of Edo is enshrined as a relic of the local people.
39:30The Edo philosophy, which everyone dreamed of a fair society, is still firmly rooted in this country 150 years after its death.
39:43I'm glad that the honor has been restored.
39:51Even though he was such a great man, his ancestors responded to the interview.
39:57I was very impressed with the words that he looked back with pain.
40:04That's right.
40:06I think it's very heavy that the ancestors were executed.
40:11I think it's a very happy thing that the honor has been restored.
40:16It was not until much later that Edo, who had been executed as a rebel, was able to regain his honor.
40:23In 1889, it was called the Meiji 22nd year.
40:26Edo received the Onsha in commemoration of the founding of the Fourth Empire.
40:30It's been 15 years since the execution.
40:33And 42 years after the execution, Edo regained his honor and was admitted to the Shoshii.
40:39It's a funny story, but the fact that he was executed in a dark trial and then restored his honor means that he denies the execution of the court at that time.
40:52In other words, it means that the government later admitted that the judicial system and the law were wrong at the time.
40:59I think he was a really pitiful man.
41:02He was a pitiful man.
41:04I feel that Edo was really a waste.
41:08In a sense, he was a victim of the times.
41:13He may have lost to the flow of time or Okubo.
41:17But what Edo himself left behind was very big, wasn't it?
41:21That's right.
41:22In the first place, the Meiji Restoration was a completely different transformation from the way it had been until then.
41:28The Meiji Restoration government did that to all the people.
41:34But it was a government that started from scratch, so it was a series of trial and error.
41:40Edo was recalled to the government in October of the second year of the Meiji Restoration.
41:44At that time, he was already working on the overall maintenance and rationalization of the state system that was in chaos.
41:49That's the kind of big job he was doing.
41:52That's because it was an organization that was built on the basis of the Meiji Restoration.
41:58The amount of work was unequal and the scope of authority was unclear.
42:02In addition, the prefects of Sachio and Ryohan had their hometown designated as a farmland.
42:08It was a state of chaos.
42:10In other words, there were a lot of people who could get paid even if they didn't have a job.
42:13In the end, in that sense, Edo was looking for the best organization while repeating trial and error and hypothesis verification.
42:21Now, once again, please give us a lesson on the life we should learn from the defeat of Edo Shinpei.
42:27Don't pick up the chestnuts in the fire.
42:30In other words, don't put your hands in the boiling pot.
42:35Edo went to Saga to prevent the Saga clan from being used as a scapegoat by Okubo.
42:41But Okubo didn't have a chance to bury Edo and the Saga clan at the same time.
42:47Edo was caught in a trap.
42:50So, in that sense, what should have been done to avoid picking up the chestnuts in the fire?
42:56First of all, if Edo is in Tokyo alone, the Saga clan will be defeated.
43:00That's a problem, isn't it?
43:02So, Edo went all the way to Nagasaki.
43:05He settled down there and never entered Saga.
43:08I think the best way to deal with the Saga clan is to invade Nagasaki.
43:14It's a common story that if you try to infiltrate something, it will cause an even bigger fire.
43:20I've seen a lot of cases where people get into a fight and end up in the middle of a fight.
43:27I've seen a lot of cases where people get into a fight and end up in the middle of a fight.
43:32I've seen a lot of cases where people get into a fight and end up in the middle of a fight.
43:37I've seen a lot of cases where people get into a fight and end up in the middle of a fight.
43:40I've seen a lot of cases where people get into a fight and end up in the middle of a fight.
43:43I've seen a lot of cases where people get into a fight and end up in the middle of a fight.
43:47No matter how much justice there is, let's not jump into dangerous places on our own.
43:53Why don't you think about attacking from behind sometimes?
43:59This is a lesson learned from the defeat of Shinpei Eto.
44:04Shinpei Eto
44:10I'm glad that the honor of Shinpei Eto has been restored.
44:16Shinpei Eto has always been a rebel who was executed.
44:22However, thanks to the efforts of the people of Saga Prefecture, Shinpei Eto has become a completely different image.
44:29I think that historical figures should spread their true form to the public.
44:38I was watching today's video and listening to Shinpei Eto's story, and I thought that Shinpei Eto was completely different.
44:44I thought that I had to look deeper into the history of Yoriko to see the truth.
44:51Thank you for your time, Shinpei Eto.
44:54A lesson from the defeat of Shinpei Eto.
44:57See you next time.