June 2, 1582 , Akechi Mitsuhide Defeated his master, Nobunaga Oda, at Honnoji Temple.
However, 11 days later, on June 13, Battle of Yamazaki Hideyoshi Hashiba On the way to Sakamoto Castle, he was defeated by the farmers and met the fallen warriors hunting and died.
However, the legend of Akechi Mitsuhide's survival has been whispered since his death.
In a famous place, there is a legend that Nankobo Tenkai, who was a political adviser to Tokugawa Ieyasu, may be the same person as Akechi Mitsuhide.
This is also a Tondemo-bon theory, but it is a fact that smoke does not rise where there is no fire, so today I would like to examine the Mitsuhide Tenkai theory.
Did Akechi Mitsuhide really die in the war?
Hideyoshi Hashiba at the Battle of Yamazaki Mitsuhide, who lost to him, is said to have died after being stabbed by a farmer on his way back to his hometown, Sakamoto Castle.
Four months after the battle, Hideyoshi wrote to Yuko Omura, a prince. ], [ Neck that is defeated from each country, all the inspections, there is Mitsuhide's neck ] Is written.
This story has a tail fin with the passage of time, and was written 44 years later Hoan Oze . [ Mitsuhide is killed by the locals with a bamboo bush was ], And the story of bamboo spear became widespread because it was written in the book of a professor of Sengoku history since the beginning of the Showa period.
Extermination Report There are three things that are said to be Mitsuhide's neck, and since the skin on his face was peeled off, it seems that he was not convinced that it was Mitsuhide's. In addition, the vassals who should have died together, Jinshi Sakuzaemon and Hida Bando Hosokawa Okiaki It is written in the Hosokawa family's book that he served.
From the above, Mitsuhide's defeat is a creation for posterity It is rich to say that it was done, and its confirmation of life or death is unknown It is possible that
Nankobo Tenkai
According to the materials of Sensoji Temple, Tenkai was in the camp of Ieyasu Tokugawa with Tadashi during the attack on Hojo. It is unknown if he spoke face-to-face at this time.
In another document, Tenkaisan Kaisan Enryakuji Enryakuji According to 1608 Even though Tenkai visited Sunpu and met Ieyasu for the first time, they seemed to keep away from each other and talk with each other like an old acquaintance.
It was completely unprecedented for Ieyasu at that time to have a discussion with a person he had met for the first time, even paying for it. Therefore, it is said that the aides were surprised at who Tenkai was.
Akechi family Is Mino / Owari / Ise Toki's vassal who was the guardian daimyo of However, it was destroyed by Dosan Saito during the Warring States period. However, in the Edo period, Ieyasu Toki collected him as a daimyo . Mitsuhide's chief vassal, Toshimitsu Saito's daughter (Lady Kasuga) is the third shogun, Iemitsu's nanny selection And then his son Masakatsu Inaba Ieyasu brought out the people related to Mitsuhide, such as being collected by Rōjū.
A new theory has appeared in the Honnoji Incident! ??
Here, some people have come up with an interesting theory.
[ Iemitsu's mother is Oe, but Fuku (Lady Kasuga) is the daughter of her uncle's enemy. It is unlikely that her enemy's daughter will be responsible for her upbringing, even in general sentiment, as the responsibility of her mother who gave birth to her succession. From this, there is an action of Tenkai, Mitsuhide and Ieyasu. ]
In fact, Iemitsu is not a child of Oe, but a child of Fuku (Lady Kasuga), and her father is not Hidetada but Ieyasu? I say.
Iemitsu's name is Ieyasu House and Mitsuhide Isn't it taken from the light of?
As compensation for the penalties for the Honnoji Incident, and for the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu gave birth to Iemitsu in his fortune and made him his successor. By putting Akechi's blood into the shogunate, he gave a concrete thank you to Mitsuhide.
This theory is a clear and clear logic, and is considered as a theory that has one path.
So why did Ieyasu treat people related to Mitsuhide, including Tenkai, so much?
The reason was written in a book written by Mr. Kenzaburo Akechi, a descendant of Mitsuhide Akechi.
The Honnoji Incident is Oda Nobunaga Is Ieyasu Tokugawa The truth is that Mitsuhide, who was worried about the future of the Akechi family, defeated Nobunaga through Ieyasu when he gave an order to avenge Akechi Mitsuhide. It is written that.
Mitsuhide's fear was Nobunaga's ambition use of force against Ming is.
This initiative is based on the Jesuit Frois . It is clearly written in the report by.
After the unification of Japan, the domestic territory was divided into Nobunaga's sons, and his vassal warlords were sent to conquer the country.
Nobunaga told Frois.
If this were to happen, Mitsuhide would have decided that the clan would be destroyed abroad.
Moreover, the existence of Ieyasu is an obstacle to unifying Japan. Therefore, it is said that Nobunaga, who had invited Ieyasu to Honnoji, took advantage of the chance of a thousand times with only a few escorts to take action to subdue him so that he would not be worried about his patronage.
As a result of the Honnoji Incident, Ieyasu Tokugawa was saved, so Akechi Mitsuhide may have been recognized as the greatest contributor to the unification of the world. In addition, history proves that among the vassals of the Oda clan, the first national daimyo was not Hideyoshi but a newcomer, Mitsuhide.
From this, it is clear that Nobunaga also knew that Mitsuhide was a very talented person. Ieyasu Tokugawa, who was an ally, fully understands that, and if Tenkai is Mitsuhide, it is understandable that he entrusted him with important administrative and military aspects of the shogunate, and he does a good job. Probably.
Furthermore, it is not clear that he left his will in Amami and entrusted the future of the Tokugawa family because he saved his life.
Finally, Nankobo Tenkai =Akechi Mitsuhide Is still in the Tondemo-bon theory, but I'm not the only one who feels the shadow of Akechi Mitsuhide behind Tenkai.
It's up to you to believe or not.