Hidenaga Toyotomi, a person who has not been talked about much despite Hideyoshi Taiko's younger brother. The achievement of this person was great, and his authority was extremely strong.
Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Ieyasu Tokugawa are the people who became the lord of 1.16 million stones, received the high rank of the second rank Dainagon, and were deeply involved in the politics of the world. There are about three people who are said to be the three masters of Sengoku.
If you look only at Kokudaka, there are some people who have gained more than 1 million stones, but Hidenaga Toyotomi is probably the only one who has risen to this position, except for the Sengoku Sankei.
Why was Hidenaga Toyotomi not so much talked about to posterity, even though he had made such achievements?
I think it was because Hidenaga was a loyal assistant to his brother Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
During the Warring States period, various people served as assistants. However, it was far from being a permanent assistant. However, he continued to live a life dedicated to his brother Hideyoshi's permanent assistant role.
This article is Toyotomi Hidenaga , the best assistant in the Warring States period. I would like to write about.
Birth of Toyotomi Hidenaga
Toyotomi Hidenaga = Koichiro Hideyoshi = Fujiyoshiro I was born in Owari as my younger brother.
Since Koichiro left home when he was a child, he had little acquaintance and lived a separate life for decades before serving Fujiyoshiro.
In 1564, Fujiyoshiro married Nene and acted as the first subordinate to be promoted to Ashigaru Kumigashira.
Hidenaga's personality is said to be a person who has a good reputation for gentle and accurate advice. He sometimes assisted his brother in the war.
When Hideyoshi became the lord of Nagahama Castle, Hidenaga was in charge of Nagahama Castle as a castle lord when Hideyoshi was absent. He also participated in the suppression of Oda Nobunaga and Nagashima's Ikko-ikki as Hideyoshi's name.
Hidenaga's life work is to replace the problem-solving of his wife, Hashiba (Toyotomi), with his brother. This work will be the most important task that will continue even after Hideyoshi takes over the world.
Chinese attack with Hideyoshi and change of Honnoji
During the capture of Oda Nobunaga's Chugoku region, he will also be dispatched with General General Hideyoshi Hashiba to command San-in Expressway and Tajima Heisei.
As Hidenaga Hashiba's move to capture the Chugoku region ...
- In 1577, he participated in the Tajima attack with Hideyoshi and dropped Takeda Castle. Hidenaga becomes the castle lord.
- 1578 Bessho Nagaharu rebelled and responded with Hideyoshi. He also provides reinforcements to Kuroi Castle.
- 1579 Attacks Bessho Nagaharu, who is a siege in Miki Castle.
- 1580 The battle at Miki Castle is over, and Yamana is destroyed and Tajima is settled. He will be the owner of Izumo Castle.
- 1581 Hidenaga also entered the camp and commanded the army when he captured Tottori Castle.
- 1582 During the battle of Bitchu-Takamatsu, the Honnoji Incident occurs.
Upon receiving the news of the Honnoji Incident, Hideyoshi's army immediately concludes a ceasefire with Mori and returns at once [ Chugoku Otsuka . ] Is carried out. At that time Hidenaga served as the general of the Imperial Army. Subsequent Battle of Yamazaki Also participated in the war, Kuroda Kanbei Together, he surrounds Mt. Tenno and defeats the Akechi army.
The story goes awry, but Takeda Castle is that castle in the sky.
When I think that Hidenaga was here as a castle, my heart gets hot.
Kiyosu Conference and Battle of Shizugatake
Akechi Mitsuhide Battle of Yamazaki with Later, the Oda clan vassals will hold a Kiyosu conference to select Nobunaga's successor. At that time, Hideyoshi Hashiba was Shibata Oda Katsuie Shibata . Will be in conflict with.
The confrontation was broken, and in 1583 Battle of Shizugatake Will occur.
In this battle, Hidenaga prevents the onslaught of the Shibata army in the absence of Hideyoshi.
Due to the battle of Yamazaki and the battle of Shizugatake, Hidenaga Hashiba was given Mino Mamoru and became the lord of Himeji Castle by worshiping the two countries of Harima and Tajima.
Battle of Komaki Nagakute
1584 Hideyoshi becomes hostile to Ieyasu Tokugawa due to his involvement with Nobukatsu Oda. Battle of Komaki and Nagakute because Nobukatsu Oda executed his subordinates to the Hideyoshi faction. Begins. Ieyasu Tokugawa was on the side of Nobukatsu Oda.
In this battle, Hidenaga will struggle in the direction of Kita Ise and Mino.
One day, half a year after the battle, Nobukatsu Oda Hideyoshi makes peace. Hidenaga himself went as the messenger.
Ieyasu, who lost his cause, was his second son, Yuki Hideyasu , in December. Will be sent to Osaka Castle as Hideyoshi's adopted child (actually a hostage) for peace. This peace was only formal.
After all, Ieyasu came to Joraku in 1586. It took two years from the battle of Komaki Nagakute.
1585 Kii / Izumi 640,000 stones as a result of the battle of Komaki Nagakute Will be added.
Shikoku male, Chosokabe attack
In June of the same year, Hideyoshi launched an attack on Shikoku. However, Hideyoshi fell ill and appointed Hidenaga as general general. He will command more than 100,000 troops.
The fierce resistance of the Chosokabe army and Mori Terumoto / Ukita Naoya Due to the invasion of the Allied Forces, I couldn't get the desired results. Knowing this, Hideyoshi told him that he would send reinforcements, but Hidenaga sent a letter to politely decline.
Hidenaga, who refused to reinforce his brother, was able to settle Shikoku after trial and error.
Although it didn't go as expected, it was Shikoku invasion in 50 days.
Thanks to this Shikoku campaign, Yamato Province will increase and the castle will move to Yamatokoriyama Castle.
This Yamatokoriyama castle was Hideyoshi's decision to transfer his former lord Tsutsui family because it is an important base to protect Osaka. Until then, he would have trusted his younger brother Hidenaga.
With this addition, Kii / Izumi / Yamato has 1.1 million stones The above daimyo It will be.
Yamatokoriyama Castle Governance
After moving to Yamato, Hidenaga embarked on the maintenance of his own territory.
Until now, Yamatojisha has been a region where Yamatojisha has a strong influence. So Hidenaga confiscated the temple territory of Yamatojisha and separation of church and state . I will try. He breaks the relationship between temples and shrines and gathers merchants in Yamatokoriyama to promote economic development.
Also, Kenchi and sword hunting Was done thoroughly. Hidenaga was said to be mild-mannered, but he responded by adding intense repression to the resistance forces at such times. He seems to have used candy and whip properly, not just he was calm.
1586 From around this time, Hidenaga seemed to be ill and frequently went to the hot springs. Kosa Honganji during medical treatment He also has a record of sending a messenger to visit him. You can see how Hidenaga's desire is strong.
At that time, the Toyotomi family had far more power than the Tokugawa family, and as a result of Hideyoshi's request to become a follower of Ieyasu, Ieyasu finally went to Hideyoshi in Osaka. At that time, it is said that he stayed at Hidenaga's residence instead of Hideyoshi's place in Osaka Castle.
Taking this opportunity, Ieyasu will follow Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi started subduing Kyushu because Ieyasu's servant no longer worried about his patronage. Hidenaga will be in the field as the general general.
- 1586 I am grateful for the Chunagon of Junior Third Rank.
- 1587 Due to the success of the subjugation of Kyushu, it became a second-ranked Dainagon.
- 1589 Hidenaga's physical condition worsens, and he tends to lie down on the floor.
- 1590 Attack of Mr. Hojo in Odawara
- Died in 1591 at Yamatokoriyama Castle. He is 52 years old
It became a Dainagon due to the success of the Kyushu subjugation, but Ieyasu was also a Dainagon, so Hidenaga Yamato Dainagon It came to be called.
Around 1589, his condition only got worse and he tended to lie on the floor. At the end of Hideyoshi's New Year's greetings on New Year's Day that year, the record of going to Osaka Castle will be cut off. He was in a state where he could not participate even when he attacked Odawara Castle.
Then, after seeing the almost completion of Hideyoshi's unification project, he died in 1591.
Finally ...
Hidenaga was the coordinator of the unharmonious Toyotomi administration.
He also had the role of suppressing Hideyoshi's overkill. The idea of sending troops to Korea had been devised since Hidenaga was alive, and Hidenaga strongly opposed it. As you can see from this, it can be said that Hidenaga firmly suppressed the violence of his brother during his lifetime.
The death of his great assistant changed something in the Toyotomi administration.
Sen no Rikyu's seppuku, Korean troops, Toyotomi Hidetsugu Seppuku And so on, all happened after Hidenaga's death.
The failure of the Toyotomi administration was due to the interruption of the administration's system development that Hidenaga was trying to advance after Hidenaga's death, and the conflict between civilian officials and military attachés could not be resolved . It is in. Had Hidenaga lived longer than Hideyoshi, this would not have been a sad situation.
Hidenaga Toyotomi had that much ability.
It may be nonsense to talk about if in history, but if Hidenaga had lived long, he might not have been in Tokugawa.