When you hear the word "unification of the world", you generally think that the whole country is settled, but in recent research, it is not always
World =Nationwide There seems to be an idea that it is not.
Therefore, when Nobunaga was based in Gifu Castle, he thought of " Tenkafubu . 』Does not mean to rule the whole country with martial arts.
Nobunaga, who came to rule the two countries of Mino and Owari, was enthusiastic that the next country would be settled, and I thought that his dream was big and wonderful, but this " Tenkafubu " It seems that the first meaning of 』was actually a small world.
Yoshiaki Ashikaga is deeply involved as a clue to know this.
Today, Yoshiaki Ashikaga is banished from the inauguration of the 15th Shogun ( The destruction of the Muromachi Shogunate) Meaning of the world while explaining I would like to think about.
Movement until the destruction of Nobunaga Oda and the Muromachi Shogunate
First, let's take a look at Nobunaga's movements.
- 1568 Entered Tokyo with Yoshiaki Ashikaga
- 1570 Battle of Anegawa
- 1571:Burning Enryakuji Temple, which helped Asai and Asakura
- 1573 Expulsion of Yoshiaki Ashikaga from Kyoto (=destruction of the Muromachi Shogunate)
As you can see from the above, Nobunaga dropped Rokkaku Yoshikata's branch castle Minowa Castle from Gifu in 1568, and succeeded in moving to Tokyo in honor of Yoshiaki Ashikaga.
The thing at that time is written in Shincho Kouki as follows.
"Preventing the violent wolf clan of the vassals and withdrawing from Kinai's rebellion ..."
"Belonging to the world ..."
From this text, Kinai's resistance has disappeared and the world has subsided Looking at the place where it is done, the range of the world at that time is Kinai suppression It can be predicted that it was pointing to.
By the way, Kinai is Yamashiro / Yamato / Settsu / Izumi / Kawachi . Refers to the five national affairs of. In other words, the world around this time is not national unification, but Kyoto and its surroundings where the emperor and shogun are located Will be pointing to.
In fact, even if you look at the history so far, it is best to control the region centered on Kyoto, where the emperor and the shogun are, rather than necessarily governing everything from north to south and flattening the whole country. It can be said that it was.
Nobunaga is also as of 1568 He must have thought that he wanted Yoshiaki Ashikaga to become the 15th shogun and to follow the forces under the cause of the revival of the Muromachi Shogunate.
Yoshiaki Ashikaga and Nobunaga Oda
Thanks to Nobunaga's military support, Shogun Yoshiaki became, but he could not manage the Muromachi Shogunate and the Sengoku daimyo with his own power. Yoshiaki, who does not have his own military power, cannot do anything without the support of Nobunaga.
That said, Yoshiaki was a shogun, so it wasn't completely influential.
It is natural that Yoshiaki Ashikaga is the top of the shogunate because he is a shogun in the revival of the Muromachi shogunate, and Nobunaga admits that.
Yoshiaki must have had a strong pride of being a shogun, and after his inauguration, he told the daimyo of each country, " Gonaisho . Nobunaga's permission Will be issued at.
A general with strong power should have such an order, but Yoshiaki is by no means a strong general. Nobunaga has the actual authority, even if it is above the tatemae.
Nobunaga immediately addressed Yoshiaki, " Tonaka Gosho . I tried to regulate Yoshiaki's actions.
To put it simply, [ I will work after that, so please take a look at the president. ] That is.
As mentioned above, it can be seen that the relationship between Yoshiaki and Nobunaga was very jerky. It is a necessary decoration for Nobunaga to suppress various forces, so it cannot be dismissed.
And Nobunaga takes action by making good use of the name of the shogun.
Battle of Anegawa and Nobunaga Siege Network
Around this time, Nobunaga used the name of the shogun to call the daimyo of various powers.
He asked the warlords, mainly in Kinai, to greet the new shogun. This new general's greeting was a common practice in the Edo period, but at that time it seemed that it had not yet penetrated, but it seems that this was the aim.
Satisfy the self-esteem of Shogun Yoshiaki
It was Yoshiaki who came up every time, but Nobunaga is focusing on making a good relationship with Yoshiaki as much as possible. Therefore, I tried to make Yoshiaki more aware as a general who obeyed various daimyo and to create a strong control system.
Recognize Nobunaga's ability
Loyalty to Shogun Yoshiaki also leads to recognition of Oda Nobunaga's ability and presence.
Show Nobunaga's power to the imperial court, public houses, temples and shrines, and the people
It is possible to inform the imperial court in Kyoto and the people and temples and shrines that follow the daimyo that a new government has been established by the new shogun Yoshiaki and Nobunaga. And those who refuse this greeting can have a cause for conquering armed forces as something that disturbs peace. Nobunaga sought to clarify who should use Yoshiaki.
As a result, Asakura Takakage did not come to say hello. Will fight with.
In the first battle in April 1570, he advanced his troops to Tsuruga, where Asakura was set up, but was forced to withdraw due to the betrayal of his ally, Azai Nagamasa. Later, Nobunaga Oda also added Ieyasu Tokugawa to his allies to improve his strength and win. This is Battle of Anegawa is.
However, even after winning the battle, the influence of both the Asai and Asakura families was still strong, and it was not possible to obtain the sphere of influence controlled by both families. Furthermore, Asai and Asakura have succeeded in forming an alliance with Mr. Rokkaku in partnership with the religious forces of Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, and on the contrary, they are threatening Kyoto. Is it a prestigious place around here?
Against this background, Nobunaga Oda finally chooses to bring it to peace rather than conquer armed forces. After that, in 1571, Hieizan Enryakuji was burnt down to prevent the number of forces that were in tune with these movements from increasing in the future, and it also led to the loss of power to the temple family.
In this way, Nobunaga steadily achieved results and solidified his rule, which made the confrontation with Yoshiaki decisive. Yoshiaki, who was gradually cornered, decided to defeat Nobunaga by calling him the anti-Nobunaga siege network.
The person who responded to this siege was Shingen Takeda in Kai Province, and sent a letter of loyalty to Yoshiaki. At that time, Shingen Takeda was a daimyo that Nobunaga was afraid of. Under that Shingen, Kenshin Uesugi, Kosa Honganji, Asai and Asakura will join in to create an anti-Nobunaga siege network.
It was October 1572 ...
This puts Nobunaga Oda in a pinch.
Expulsion of Yoshiaki Ashikaga and destruction of the Muromachi Shogunate
Anti-Nobunaga Siege Network against the Oda Clan However, in April 1573, Shingen Takeda, the leader of the anti-Nobunaga faction, fell ill and suddenly ended his life.
Yoshiaki Ashikaga has lost the lead of Nobunaga. Still, Nobunaga thought that the existence of the shogunate was necessary to suppress the forces, so he embarked on a reconciliation, but Yoshiaki refused it twice.
Nobunaga has no choice but to burn Yoshiaki's castle, Nijo Castle, and hunt him down. The broken Yoshiaki reconciles once, but then he gathers a few allies and raises troops to regain his power. When this happens, Nobunaga has no choice but to give up. In this way he will expel Yoshiaki Ashikaga from Kyo.
In this way, the Muromachi Shogunate is over I will continue to do it.
Nobunaga Oda and the imperial court
If this happens, what will Nobunaga use as the basis for control after the expulsion of Yoshiaki Ashikaga? cause will become necessary. The next thing to look at is the imperial court.
Around this time, Nobunaga built a magnificent castle in Azuchi, near Kyoto, where the imperial court is located. He demonstrated his skill in managing the castle town of Azuchi Castle, and as a result, succeeded in stabilizing the security of Kyoto.
Until now, the Muromachi Shogunate had not exerted strong control in Kyoto, so the situation has been unsafe since it became a burnt field of the Onin War. As a result of building Azuchi Castle, Nobunaga improved this social situation.
Due to such achievements, in 1575, from the imperial court, Junior Third Rank Dainagon Is given the official position, then Konoe Daisho * Is also ordered. In fact, this official position is a position worth more than Shogun . was. The fact that he was given such official position to Nobunaga was also the moment when the imperial court was officially recognized as the successor to the Muromachi Shogunate. * It seems that the reason is that the Kamakura Shogunate in 1192 became 1185.
By receiving the approval from this imperial court, the cause of the rule of the world is justified. It means that you got. However, it is not the case that the anti-Nobunaga forces so far have obeyed Nobunaga.
The road to Tenkafubu this time cannot be settled simply by dedicating the shogun and suppressing Kinai. Ikko-shu and Kenshin Uesugi are planning a new siege network in Hokuriku, and Terumoto Mori and Kosa in the west are planning new siege networks as opposition forces.
In that case, Nobunaga will not be able to control the world unless he captures these daimyo.
From around this time, the Oda clan world =national unification It will become.
Around 1580, there is a letter addressed to a person who was in the process of being arranged by the Shibata Katsuie.
The content is, after telling about the war situation of the Oda clan and the withdrawal of Hongan-ji Temple in Osaka, " If the people who wish to unify the world want to belong to Nobunaga, I will take over There is a sentence that I told the people.
At that time, the area around Kyoto was already under the rule, so it can be inferred that the unification of the world is not the area around Kyoto, but the unification of the whole country.
And to the Honnoji Incident
In 1578, Nobunaga resigned from the post of Minister of the Right and General Ukonoe.
The reason for this has not been clarified yet, but one thing I can say is that Nobunaga's catchphrase is [ Tenkafubu . 】is. At this stage, samurai / temple / public Of these, the Tera family is slashing the power of Mt. Hiei. The samurai are my own, so the rest are public houses.
If you are in the position of the imperial court, you will inevitably follow that shackle. Perhaps he was free from that shackle and tried to strengthen his own power.
If the world was unified with the power of the imperial court, it would be possible to lend that the unification was possible thanks to the imperial court. I think Nobunaga aimed to unify the world without borrowing the authority of the imperial court. On top of that, let's cut down the power of the public house in some way I think I was thinking.
However, the change of Nihon Nouji will occur on June 2, 1582 without being able to achieve Tenkafubu. Nobunaga couldn't realize the dream of Tenka Fubu, but that dream was under his control Toyotomi Hideyoshi . Will be realized by.
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