Those who know the name of Michikatsu Hayashi will be quite a Sengoku enthusiast.
Nobuhide Oda was one of the four shukuro for his son Nobunaga Oda, and he was the chief child supporter of Nobunaga as the first "chief" ...
Nobunaga is forgotten
It is famous that Dosan Saito, also known as Dosan of the Sengoku pit viper, saw Nobunaga's talent once and said, "All my descendants will connect horses in front of Nobunaga." Sees that talent, but vice versa.
Hayashi is Nobunaga's chief nurturer, but he gives up on Nobunaga and ends up with Nobunaga's younger brother Nobunaga along with Katsuie Shibata.
In the background, in addition to Nobunaga's usual behavior called "Utsuke," he threw Mako at the funeral of his father, Nobunaga.
Masahide Hirate, the second-ranked shukuro, also kills himself in this area, and it may be natural for Japanese people who value ceremonial occasions to be fond of Nobunaga.
Nobunaga still made Nobunaga a firstborn son, but the Oda clan's vassals were divided by Nobunaga or Nobunaga.
As a result of the split, the brothers have a bone-and-flesh battle, and the two armies clash in the Battle of Ino. As you know, the result is a big victory for Nobunaga.
It can be said that Nobunaga is the number one person in Japanese history, so even if he is an ally, he cuts off incompetent people, while even if he is an enemy, he is a talented person. Both Katsuie Shibata and Hayashi will be allowed to serve again by Nobunaga. What was Hayashi's feeling at this time?
Oda clan affairs clerk
Since then, Hayashi will play an important role in the political affairs of the Oda clan. For example, when the relationship between General Yoshiaki Ashikaga and Nobunaga deteriorated, he was listed in the invoice to Yoshiaki's aides, and in important documents such as the Kiyoshu Alliance, Hayashi's name is almost always mentioned. It's about to come.
It can be said that it was a life that continued to support the person named Nobunaga in a simple but powerful manner.
The ending of betrayal
One day in 1580, 25 years after the Battle of Ino, Nobunaga suddenly expelled Hayashi.
The reason for the expulsion is the betrayal 25 years ago.
Only Nobunaga would know why he embarked on punishment 25 years later, but he may have thought that the existence of Hayashi was no longer necessary in the Nobunaga camp, where his vassals had grown.
Nobunaga basically does not forgive the person who turned to himself. He had to put up with human resources because he needed human resources at the time of the launch of the shortage of human resources, but as he approached the unification of the world, he couldn't put up with it.
This is what makes Oda Nobunaga different from the Roman hero Caesar.
Caesar basically forgives even a person who points his blade at himself, and does not make a difficult habit later. However, he is assassinated by the person who forgave him in that way ...
The expulsion of Hayashi seemed to be a great horror to Oda's vassals, and it is said that this incident also affected Akechi Mitsuhide's turmoil at Honnoji Temple.
Under Nobunaga Oda, who cannot afford to make any mistakes, the days of rest will not come, and if the world were to be caught, Japan might have been terrified.
By the way, the popular name "Hayashi Michikatsu" has been used for a long time, but the real name is "Hayashi Hidesada".
I feel sorry for his expulsion in his later years, but he may have been lucky in that he survived even if he betrayed Nobunaga.