Shimogami The Warring States period, which is a rush.
Who will betray when and who will have to set up their own antenna. Like Nobunaga Oda, for unexpected betrayal [ not by all means ] There is no choice but to say.
However, betrayal is not always successful.
Akechi Mitsuhide Even if you think that you have succeeded in defeating your ex-boss like this, you often say that your ex-colleagues will return to you. Still, people of this era do not stop betrayal. Although it is a trend of the times, it is not a good deed, so [ betrayal (rebellion) ] Seems to have a certain method.
This time, I would like to write about the rules of betrayal during the Warring States period, when such betrayal was commonplace.
Betrayal process
Time is a warring nation, and if it is for your own territory / clan, you are willing to betray, which is why many warring lords are born, and new and old changes occur in various places Gekokujo . Was popular.
As mentioned earlier, betrayal is a certain manner there is.
Although Gekokujo is popular, betrayal is a terrible act, but in the Warring States period, it was prepared . ] Will come out. As a result of betrayal, is it prepared to take on all of the changes in the future?
For example, the vassals who have served until now rebel against the lord.
This is [ Kaerichu ], And if there is a reason to protect the territory or its own territory, the betrayal is easy to understand .. However, if there is no name to defeat the lord, the human heart will be separated and the road to ruin will be waiting for himself.
It is believed that Akechi Mitsuhide is the easiest to understand.
Also, rebellion behind the shield There is also a betrayal method called, and while showing the attitude of fighting together as an ally in the battle, he communicates with the enemy in advance and says that he will turn over when things start.
Once you turn the shield and show yourself fighting the enemy, then betray your allies and turn the shield over, so [ shield back ] Is used. This betrayal method, which can be seen with white eyes from both enemies and allies, is the driving force behind the battle of Sekigahara [ Hideaki Kobayakawa . ] Is famous.
Betrayal is high risk and high return
Even if the betrayal was successful and the monarch could be defeated, this time it just changed from the betrayal side to the betrayal side. Therefore, we must somehow prevent betrayal for our own security.
That is [ hostage ] It is a system.
One of them is marriage of convenience . It is a method of sending out each other's relatives. When subordination or alliance is formed and becomes an ally, they play a vital role in both families. However, on the other hand, he was also expected to play a spy role in searching for his wife's house.
Oda Nobunaga's younger sister, [ Oichi ] Is Azai Nagamasa It is a famous story that he sensed the betrayal and told her brother, Nobunaga's daughter, Tokuhime . She also told her that her mother-in-law and her husband were familiar with the Takeda family.
Also, if the two families turn to the enemy side after a political marriage, they will be a complete [ hostage . ] Will play a role. However, if both are married couples, will it be emotional? [ Divorced and sent back to the country ] It seems that there were many things.
Second, not a political marriage, but directly from a monarch or alliance [ Send hostages ] May be said. The treatment of hostages in this case is not confined in everyday life and is treated very humanely. I was held hostage under Yoshimoto Imagawa [ Chiyo Takechi (Ieyasu Tokugawa) ] Etc. are rather Sessai Ohara He learned to study and received valuable samurai education. I don't know my life because it became the foundation of the Edo Shogunate later.
However, when the betrayal was discovered, the treatment changed completely and he was executed to show off, [crucifixion] or [decapitation] . Often becomes.
The person who puts out the hostage is the person's [ important person ] In some cases, parents, children, and wives. Such an important person is crucifixed and beheaded by his betrayal, which is a strong deterrent to his vassals and allies.
In short, betraying means that there is something there that you can abandon your loved one.
You have to follow the rules even with the same betrayal ...
Akechi Mitsuhide Is a person who changed the history greatly due to his betrayal, but it was the aforementioned Kobayakawa Hideaki that changed the history of Japan even more. was. 1600 Battle of Sekigahara Then, he belonged to the Western Army, and while he participated in the attack on Fushimi Castle in the outpost battle, he did a splendid rebellion behind the shield in the actual production.
In fact, in this rebellion, Hideaki's aunt Kitaseisho It seems that she visited Kodai-in at the time of the fall of Fushimi Castle and strengthened her intention to turn over to Ieyasu Tokugawa. Eventually, Ieyasu was informed of her intentions, and at that time, internal communication was established on the condition of the territories of the upper two countries . was doing.
Everyone knows Hideaki's betrayal, but there were other betrayals in Sekigahara.
That is Yasuharu Wakisaka, Mototsuna Kutsuki, Suketada Ogawa, Naoyasu Akaza And each of them led about 1000 soldiers. Among them, Yasuharu Wakisaka It seems that only Ieyasu had been informed in advance that he was a secretary, but this Anji was one of the Seven Spears of Shizukatake and was a veteran of the Toyotomi family.
Originally, Yasuharu, the son of Yasuharu Wakisaka, intended to be on the side of Ieyasu Tokugawa, but Mitsunari Ishida was forced to force the Western Army. So Yasumoto told Ieyasu about the situation and told him that he would betray him during the battle.
This word is my father, Yasuharu Wakisaka , even if he betrayed during the battle. It changed the fate of. After the Battle of Sekigahara, territory is a relief The result was that his son couldn't stand up.
However, when the war situation worsened without any contact to Tokugawa, the other three turned over from the West Army to the East Army in response to Hideaki. Such analysis of the battle situation and turning over on the way The pattern was a one-shot out, and it was very disliked even during the Warring States period when Gekokujo was popular.
Belief (preparation) to betray This unscrupulous betrayal, called a bifurcated plaster, was despised by enemies and allies.
Therefore, in the post-battle essay award of Sekigahara, Kutsuki Mototsuna was reduced from 20,000 stones to 9,500 stones . , Ogawa Suketada, Akaza Naoyasu and others have been reformed, and the mansion and territory have been confiscated It was a severe punishment.
Even with the same betrayal, it is a case where the light and dark are largely divided.
On the other hand, Hideaki Kobayakawa is Chikuzen 330,000 stones . While the promise of the upper two countries has been violated, Bizen, Bizen, Mimasaka and the 510,000 stone daimyo of the Chugoku region However, two years after the Battle of Sekigahara, he died at the young age of 21.
The important thing in the betrayal of the Warring States period is whether or not the consent of the person who turns over is obtained, the betrayal in the establishment of the strategic internal communication of the other party is praised, and the betrayal without moderation that is not ordered by anyone is subject to punishment. It seems that it was.