Time flies quickly, and now it's July 23rd, and it's time for Pei Ziyun's club to leave Hokkaido.

The dock, a crowd of people.

At the ferry, Pei Ziyun was carrying a satchel, Kota Toyama was carrying a handbag, and a group of students got on the merchant ship.

This ferry is the Himawari of the Oba Ferry Company, which is bound for Hokkaido and departs from Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, Tokyo, and arrives in Hokkaido.

This time, the club's trip to Hokkaido was all contracted by the Banto Foundation.

The reason for choosing a ferry to Hokkaido is that the journey is enjoyable, and it is more fun than an hour-long flight, and it is not too long to get tired.

As for the choice of the Himawari of the Oba Ferry Company, the Bando Foundation owns a 15% stake in the Oba Ferry Company, which can provide more comfortable services.

The schedule is to depart in the evening, arrive at 13:00 the next day, the whole journey is 19 hours, and the one-way ordinary ticket price is 8500 yen, when Pei Ziyun and Kota Toyama, as well as Tsuko and Hayakawa Naomi lined up to enter the cruise ship, a waiter saw Pei Ziyun and his party, and bowed to Pei Ziyun and asked, "Is it Yamada-kun?"

Today's Pei Ziyun was wearing a white jacket and black slacks, the whole person looked very sunny and vibrant, he nodded slightly, and replied: "Yes, what's wrong, is there something wrong?"

The staff of the cruise ship bowed again and said in an embarrassed tone, "Can I see your ticket?"

Pei Ziyun thought about it and gave the black card in his hand to the staff.

When the staff looked at it, after confirmation, they found that it was Pei Ziyun, so they said to Pei Ziyun and his party: "Hello, Yamada-kun!"

"Because you are VIP5 passengers on this ship, the cruise ship can go through the VIP channel. ”

The staff in light blue work uniforms pointed to the VIP access. There are two aisles on the Sunflower cruise ship, one is the main aisle and one is the VIP aisle.

The VIP channel is specially provided for VIP3 and above customers, opening a relatively small channel on the side of the cruise ship, so that these VIP customers can easily and quickly board the cruise ship, while ordinary users queue up in the main channel in turn to enter.

When Kota Toyama heard this, he couldn't help but shout: "We are also VIP users, don't line up too well!"

As he spoke, Kota Toyama also waved to the passengers who were lining up.

And Hayakawa Naomi and Hikoko looked at Kota Toyama's appearance, Hikako showed contempt, and Hayakawa Naomi whispered: "Kota, you are too rude." ”

"Really, I'm sorry!" Hayakawa Naomi used her snacks to gain Kota Toyama's respect, and Koko made Kota Toyama even more scared, and sometimes Kota Toyama was bored, so she would pull Kota Toyama to have a discussion.

Kota Toyama still wants to bully Kota Toyama's young age, Hiko is only eight years old, and he has no strength, so how do he know that even if he practices for the first time, he is skilled and uses a wooden sword to beat Kota Toyama to the point that his nose is blue and his face is swollen, and he screams.

Several times like this, every time Tsuiko wants to find someone to fight, Kota Toyama becomes blue and swollen.

Pei Ziyun and his entourage, under the guidance of the waiter behind the VIP passage, walked to the accommodation area in the cruise ship and introduced the measures on the cruise ship.

"The Sunflower offers food from all over the world!" said the waiter, "The restaurants are mainly located on the 3rd and 4th floors, and there are three free buffets to satisfy all tastes. ”

"Paid restaurants are new every day, and of course, because you are a top VIP user, you can eat at any restaurant for free. ”

The waiter said, "I recommend you to eat Oliver in Yoshiko Sugasaki's artistic conception workshop, which is Italian food and is the signature shop of cruise ships." ”

Behind Pei Ziyun, Naomi Hayakawa, who was walking silently, heard these words, and her eyes lit up.

"Finally, don't forget to experience the best facilities on board - the 270-degree observation hall, where you can enjoy afternoon tea and watch the sea view. ”

"If you like sports, deck jumping and deck surfing are also good options!"

As he listened, his face already showing a look of eagerness.

"Have a nice trip. With that, the waiter led the group to the lodging, handed over the key, and turned to leave.

When the outsiders left, he couldn't help but shout: "Wow, that sounds amazing, are we going to sleep here at night?"

Pei Ziyun said casually: "Yes, just like at home, everyone takes a break for a half miss, tidies up your things, and goes to the restaurant, because there are many dining opportunities in Hokkaido, you can find your favorite, anyway, for top VIP users, any restaurant is free." ”

"Have a good night's rest, and when you get to the Hokkaido inn, there is a hot spring, so you can go and soak in it......"

Tsuneko cheered into the room, and Hayakawa Naomi also got up and said softly: "Yamada-kun, I'll look at Tsuneko, I'll call if there's something, don't worry." ”

Pei Ziyun smiled and bowed his head: "Thank you for your hard work, Naomi." ”

Seeing them leave, he looked at the room, of course the cabin room was small, even if it was a VIP room, put down his bag, he changed his shoes, and turned around and went to a restaurant, but as soon as he entered the door, he frowned slightly, but he still continued to move forward and ordered a few dishes.

"Please wait. The waiter looked at the black card and quickly came up.

The appetizer is a platter of winter melon and melon, followed by a platter of three kinds of sashimi with two dipping sauces, and is topped with mackerel, the representative fish of Kansai summer, followed by mackerel and octopus.

Sure enough, there wasn't much time, and a person came over and bowed slightly: "You're Yamada-kun, right? I'm Kitaoka Tatsuya of Iwakami Shrine, I'm really sorry, I'm disturbed, can I sit down?"

Pei Ziyun reacted, his little face was serious, and he bowed his head: "Yes, I am Shinichi Yamada, and Kitaoka-kun is the most in charge." ”

Kitaoka Tatsu also looked like a young man, but he looked very steady, sat down and beckoned the maid to serve the wine, and when the wine was served, Kitaoka Tatsu poured wine for Pei Ziyun: "Although you are not old, but you are a samurai, how can you not drink?"

Pei Ziyun smiled and took a sip, the entrance was soft, the aftertaste was long, and the price was not cheap.

After taking a sip and thinking about the intention, I heard Kitaokata Tatsuya ask: "Yamada-kun, although it is very rude, I want to ask you a question - have you ever studied the Curtain War?"

"The curtain falls, or the official history calls the rebellion of the three feudatories?" Pei Ziyun asked with a flash of eyes.

"Yes, that's it. Kitaoka Tatsuya bowed his head slightly and asked seriously.

"Objectively speaking, the reason is that Japan has been closed for a long time, and the foreign powers have opened the country with strong ships and artillery, adding to the contradictions accumulated for 200 years. ”

"So it's time to reform!"

Kitaoka Tatsuya also listened and nodded slowly: "Indeed, it was time to have to reform. ”

Pei Ziyun ate the food: "Historically, at that time, the general, Shinkawa Qingzhong, did a few stupid tricks in a row, and the biggest three points were to put the responsibility on the emperor - I wanted the emperor to issue an edict to open the country in order to carry this black cauldron." ”

"The second is the discussion of the feudal domains. ”

"Finally, there is the so-called great government return. ”

Kitaoka Tatsuya's face twitched: "How can you see it?"

The Shinkawa shogunate established a system to suppress the daimyo with military might, prohibiting the imperial court from directly conferring official positions on the daimyos, and administering the samurai by citing the laws of the samurai. ”

And Shinkawa Keitaka wanted the emperor to carry the black cauldron, but the emperor said no and forcibly reformed, which was to elevate the long-forgotten emperor and violate the imperial decree, and the legitimacy of the curtain appeared. ”

Pei Ziyun poured a glass of wine for Kitaoka Tatsuya: "And the return of the great government has strengthened this point, so that the Fallen Curtain faction has gained the banner." ”

"Even the joint discussion of the feudal clans broke the original system of the Shinkawa family - the courtiers could discuss major matters together, and even refute the shogunate, and the ministers were no longer ministers. ”

"It can be said that Shinkawa Keitaka almost single-handedly buried the shogunate. ”

"It's a pity that he died, and then Shinkawa Keiko came to power, he was a master, at least the master of a shogunate, the war was won, and the shogunate continued. ”

Hearing this, Kitaoka Tatsuya had a slight regret in his eyes, and said, "What you said is not wrong - Yamada-kun, do you think it is necessary for the shogunate to continue?"

"What would have happened if the war had fallen at that time and it was a victory for the imperial court?"

Pei Ziyun thought about it seriously and said: "History can't be if-but it must be if, history will be very different!"

"Speak, please. Kitaoka Tatsuya personally poured another glass of wine.

Pei Ziyun said: "In our history, although the shogunate was victorious, the problem has not been completely solved, and the contradictions of 200 years have been backlogged together, and it has been a fact that the daimyo have been divided, and it took 30 years for Shinkawa Keixing to basically sweep away the feudal domains and officially carry out reforms." ”

In fact, the feudal domains only became members of the new era, and together with the shogunate lineage, this power even led to the birth of democracy. ”

"The three feudal clans that fell to the shogunate were the main force, and in order to win, they sold the outdated arquebuses and other old weapons very early on, and bought English-made rifles, and the feudal warriors (samurai) were infiltrated by the shogunate for a long time, which was a little unreliable, so the samurai were abolished as the basic establishment, and a new army was established with the ronin and peasants as the main force. ”

"But this also determines that the three feudal lords are digging their own graves, because the feudal lords have abolished the feudal lords, how can the feudal lords control the military power and the fruits of victory? You know, the middle and lower-level officers are all ronins who have no title of lord!"

"If the curtain is won, the imperial court will become the biggest winner!"

"With the sweeping force of the time, all the feudal domains were abolished, and it may be possible to abolish the feudal domains and establish prefectures, and an unprecedented unified Japan was born. ”

"And a strong Japan will conquer outward, not like the decrepit shogunate, which spent half a century adjusting its regime. ”

Kitaoka Tatsuya's eyes lit up, and he bowed his head heavily: "It's so incisive, Yamada-kun, it's really deafening, what you said, we have studied and covered it many times, but it has never been so clear." ”

"If you go back to that era, you must be a righteous man who has fallen behind the curtain, right?"

"We are indeed comrades. ”

Kitaoka Tatsuya was infinitely happy in his heart, incoherent, and had already made a decision in his heart, but the next moment, the cold words were thrown away: "And then?"

"If Japan wants to conquer Asia, it will have to swallow the elephant, and if it fails, what if it fails?"

"Also, if I go back to that era, even if I have to participate, I will be on the side of the shogunate. ”

Kitaoka Tatsuya raised his head sharply, and was shocked to see that it was a cold little face.