The Ii family was originally a powerful family who ruled Iitani, Inasa-gun, Totomi.
After the Onin War, he was in conflict with the Imagawa clan, a guardian of Suruga, who belonged to the guardian Shiba Yoshitatsu and invaded Totomi. However, when the Imagawa clan gained the guardianship of Totomi, the Ii clan came under its control.
At this time, the Imagawa family was Imagawa Ujichika . ( Imagawa Yoshimoto ) And the Ii family is Naomune Ii ( Naotora Ii's grandfather )was.
However, Naomune Ii was killed when he attacked Mikawa Tahara Castle with Yoshimoto Imagawa in 1542. After that, Naomori Ii (father of Naotora), a child of Naomune, will inherit the family reign.
The life of Naotora Ii
Marriage of Naotora Ii
Naomori Ii The child was just a daughter and had no trace. That daughter is Naotora Ii is.
So Naomitsu is Naomitsu Ii Child ・ Naochika and Naotora Decided to marry.
However, it was Ono Masanao , the chief retainer of the Ii family, who opposed this marriage. was. This Ono Masanao was a spy sent from the Imagawa family and hated Naomitsu Ii very much. If the marriage progresses as it is, Naomitsu Ii's child, Naochika, will become the head of the Ii family.
Therefore, in order to prevent this marriage, Masanao Ono has [ Naomitsu Ii and Yoshinao show signs of rebellion to the Imagawa clan, the main family. ] And report a lie.
Upon receiving this report, Yoshimoto Imagawa tried to commit suicide to Naomitsu Ii and his brother Yoshimitsu, and also to execute Yoshimitsu's child and his immediate parents. However, it was Masami Iimura, the chief retainer of the Ii family, who saved this crisis of his immediate parents. He took his 9-year-old direct parents to the mansion and hid himself. ] I will shed rumors.
In this way, Masami Imamura and Naochika Ii will spend 10 years while being hidden by local influential people.
The rise of Ono Masanao
Ono Masanao, a spy of the Imagawa clan, had a great influence on the Ii clan.
The Ii family and Naomori, the head of the family, were also afraid of the house turmoil and left the chief retainer, Ono Masanao, undisposed.
However, a turning point will come in 1554.
Masanao Ono died of illness To do.
The head of the family, Naomori Ii, took advantage of the death of Masanao Ono and made a petition for the life of Naochika Ii to Yoshimoto Imagawa, and Naochika Ii was acquitted and returned to Iitani.
Naochika Ii left a boy with the daughter of a local influential person as his wife during the ten years of concealment. However, the marriage was not officially recognized by the Ii family, so he returned to Iitani, leaving his wife and boy behind.
Naotora Ii and her immediate parents were married, but when they learned that their parents were already married and had children, Naotora decided to go home. What surprised me was my parents, who asked the priest of the temple not to name the nun, not to let him go home.
At that time, even if a man was a priest, he could inherit the family reign if he was a priest, but a woman could not be a priest once he was a priest. For that reason, the chief priest of the temple was Naotora Ii [ Jiro Hoshi . I gave him a male name and sent him out as a priest.
Return of Naochika Ii, the bride-in-law
Owari was unified by Nobunaga Oda in 1559.
On the other hand, the Imagawa family, who control the three countries of Suruga, Totomi, and Mikawa, are Shingen Takeda, Hojo Ujiyasu, and Yoshimoto Imagawa . The invasion of Owari will begin in 1560 against the backdrop of the Tripartite Pact. The Ii family and Naomori Imagawa act as the forerunner of Yoshimoto Imagawa 5000 and follow Yoshimoto, but they are killed together with Yoshimoto Imagawa in the surprise attack of Nobunaga Oda 2000 in Okehazama.
Head, Naomori Ii Naochika Ii adopted by the death of Will inherit his reign as the Ii family.
Then, in 1561, Toramatsu (hereinafter referred to as Naomasa Ii), the firstborn son of his immediate family, was born.
After the death of Ono Masanao, his clan Ono Masanao Was the chief retainer of the Ii clan, but this Masatsugu was also aiming for the defeat of the Ii clan. On the other hand, Imagawa Ujizane took over the Imagawa family's reign because he died in the Battle of Okehazama.
Masatsugu Ono of the Ii family's chief retainer Naochika Ii in 1562 Reported to the Imagawa clan, the owner, that there was a suspicion of rebellion through Tokugawa and Oda. Around this time, Ieyasu Tokugawa reached out to Iitani in the eastern part of Mikawa, and Naochika Ii . He escaped from the castle and had repeated secret talks with the Tokugawa family under the name of falconry, so it cannot be said that it was a false report ...
Following the news of Naochika Ii's rebellion, Imagawa Ujizane Tryes to attack the Ii clan, but the Imagawa clan's chief vassal, Shinno Chika , who has a relationship with the Ii clan. Can be stopped by.
Imagawa Ujizane, who was stopped from subduing the Ii family, is Naochika Ii . I decided to call Sunpu Castle to explain it. However, on the way to Sunpu Castle for explanation, Shigeomi Imagawa's Asahina Yasutomo And 19 of his vassals are killed.
In this way, the Ii family was in trouble for two generations due to the Ono clan.
At this time, he will be 2 years old Toramatsu (Naomasa Ii) I ordered him to kill him, but Mr. Shinno , who is also a relative of the Ii family. It is hidden by and escapes the difficulty.
Head, Naochika Ii Was killed, so the man of the Ii family was Naotora Ii's great-grandfather, Naohira Ii . And 2 years old Naomasa Ii It became only. Great-grandfather Naohira Ii Is a 19th head Although he was already a retired person, he will return to the head of the Ii family after his absence.
Another female castle owner from the Warring States period
The Imagawa clan, the owner of the Ii clan, has been declining since the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, and the Imagawa clan's dominance was weakening in Totomi.
Ieyasu Tokugawa reached out to capture Totomi, and some of the people of Totomi rebelled against Imakawa, and Totomi entered a period of turmoil.
Meanwhile, Amano Keisuke of Totomi and Inui Castle, which belonged to the Imagawa family in 1563. Will turn over to the Tokugawa family in Mikawa after seeing Imagawa.
Imagawa Ujizane, who was furious at this, told the Ii family Keisuke Amano . I will issue a subjugation order.
Great-grandfather Naohira Ii heads to the Amano family's residence at the behest of the Imagawa clan. Along the way, he will stop at Hikuma Castle in Imagawa.
As an aside, this Hikuma Castle was later renovated by Ieyasu Tokugawa Hamamatsu Castle . Will be called. This Hikuma castle / castellan is Iio Tsuratatsu And his wife was called La Traviata.
Ii family and Mr. Iio Are rivals who fought each other in Totomi. So, wife, Tsubakihime She assassinated Naohira Ii, who stopped by Hikuma Castle to devise her plan. I did.
Imagawa Ujizane who knew this Is Iio Tsuratatsu Suspected that he had caused a rebellion, and ordered the Ii family to attack Hikuma Castle. However, the Ii family could not drop Hikuma Castle, and Mr. Shinno, who was protecting Naomasa Ii, also died, and the chief retainer, Shinano Mamoru Nakano , who was in charge of Iitani. The Ii family will suffer great damage if they die.
After all, Hikuma Castle's Iio Tsuratatsu Is Imagawa Ujizane The Iio family at Hikuma Castle was assassinated by the strategy of wife Tsubakihime and a few vassals and soldiers . was. Therefore, her wife, La Traviata, succeeded her late husband and the lord of Hikuma Castle . It becomes.
At this time, Imagawa Ujizane Knows that Naomasa Ii is alive and tries to kill him.
This Naomasa Ii If he dies, the Ii family's boys will be cut off.
Mr. Shinno's wife saved her life by sending Naomasa Ii home. She was later credited with saving the greatest crisis in the 1000-year history of the Ii family.
This Naohira Ii Is assassinated , Naomasa Ii Is priesthood As a result, the Ii family was absent, and the female Naotora Ii was the head of the Ii family . Will be.
Naotora, the Lady of the Castle, will be born from here ...