2027 Taiga Drama "The Traitor Shogunate Retainer" Oguri Tadamasa - Why was the Shogunate retainer who promoted modernization murdered?

The modernization of the Meiji period was nothing more than an imitation of his ideas - so said Okuma Shigenobu. Ryotaro Shiba called him the "Father of Meiji." When Kido Takayoshi witnessed the reforms of the shogunate, he admired Tokugawa Yoshinobu, saying, "Is he the second coming of Ieyasu?" However, this must be taken with a pinch of salt. Yoshinobu was not based in Edo, but was merely in a position to influence politics in Kyoto. The moder…