Probably no one knows in the Hokuriku region, Maeda Toshiie who built Kaga Hyakumangoku in his generation. .. His talent was good not only in martial arts but also in arithmetic. He was also said to be a loyal man as well as a talent as a military commander.
Taiga drama " Toshiie to Matsu As mentioned in the article, his life was never flat. Without his wife, Matsunouchisuke's merit and understanding, such a result would not have been possible.
I would like to write about Toshiie Maeda, who has lived a career like Hideyoshi.
Birth of Toshiie Maeda
1537 Toshimasa Maeda I was born as the fourth son of. He has a childhood name of Inu Chiyo So, in dramas, there are many depictions that Nobunaga calls him a dog.
It is said that Hideyoshi, who had a close friendship beyond the relationships of his colleagues in the Oda clan, was in the same year.
When he was young, he was a rough man like Nobunaga. ], But in the latter half of his life, Noh, tea ceremony, writing, arithmetic He also made full use of his territorial management talent.
Mr. Maeda himself is the chief retainer of the Oda clan, Hayashi Hidesada . I was serving as a Yoriki. 1551 Toshiie, 15 years old, is Oda Nobunaga I came to serve as a kosho. Toshiie at that time liked fighting in a short period of time and preferred a flashy appearance [ Kabukimono ], And the same [ Tsukemono ] There may have been something in common with Nobunaga who was said to be.
Nobunaga loved him with his serious and open-minded personality, and Akamo Clothes We will stand out as the first of the above, and will raise a number of martial arts. Also Black Horo It was a rival who shared the deadline many times with Sassa Narimasa, who was the leader of the group.
From the spear judgment in the war [ Spear Matazaemon / Spear Matazaemon ] Was called.
Marriage with Matsu and expulsion of the Oda clan
Matsu is 1547 Born in Owari Province. His mother is Toshiie's older sister, Toshiie and Matsu Is brothers and sisters It will be. He was raised in the Maeda family 1558 She will be married to Toshiie, who is 10 years old.
At that time, he was only 12 years old, but his adopted child was beautiful, lively and sociable, and he enjoyed reading and writing abacus, waka poems and martial arts. She was a woman.
The year after her marriage to Matsu, Toshiie was banished from the Oda clan because he had cut off Nobunaga's aides who had been rude. But 1560 In the Battle of Okehazama, the Oda clan was not allowed to return, even though he was banished and struggled alone, even though he raised three enemy heads.
1561 In the battle between the Oda clan and the Saito clan Moribe, Toshiie departed without permission, and was finally allowed to return after being recognized by Nobunaga for his achievements in defeating Adachi Rokube, a superhuman master.
Inheritance of the family and the era of Oda's vassals
1568 Toshihisa Maeda who had no successor at Nobunaga's life Toshiie will succeed the family instead of. Since he was the heir to the family, with his older brothers aside, he disliked the conflict with his older brothers and said that both couples were careful.
1570 The Ishiyama battle with Honganji Temple that began in 1575 Battle of Nagashino However, Toshiie made great achievements and solidified the position of the Maeda clan. Nobunaga, who suppressed Ikko-ikki in Echizen in the same year, stared at Uesugi Toshiie Maeda, Shigemasa Sasa, Mitsuharu Fuwa . Gave a castle to rule Kaga.
Toshiie Maeda Is Shibata Katsuie of Kitajo Castle He was entrusted with Fuchu Castle as a power of Yoriki and became a daimyo of 30,000 stones. Katsuie has seen Toshiie since the expulsion case, and Toshiie is also [ father ] And longed for the Katsuie. This relationship later became a turning point in the battle between Hideyoshi and Katsuie.
In this way, I will rule Kaga while responding to the rebellion, but 1577 Kenshin Uesugi When he attacks Kaga, he will serve with Katsuie and Nobunaga, but he will not be able to control Kenshin, who has teamed up with Ikko-ikki, and will be defeated.
However, when Kenshin died the following year, the threat to Kaga was removed, and Toshiie would lay the foundation for a million stones on the Noto Peninsula. At first, a rush will occur between Cho Tsuratatsu and he will be dispatched to Noto. 1582 Komaruyama Castle And succeeded in the settlement of Etchu by kicking off the Uesugi clan.
His rival Sassa Narimasa entered this Etchu as a defense of Uesugi.
However, on June 2, 1582, Honnoji Incident When Toshiie happened, Toshiie returned to Komaruyama Castle and prepared for the offensive of the Nanao Castle sect, aiming to regain Noto. In this battle of Mt. Sekidō, Toshiie will win with the reinforcement of Sakuma Morimasa of Kanazawa Castle.
Things change suddenly while you win the battle at the Noto Peninsula part.
Akechi Mitsuhide at the Battle of Yamazaki There was a dispute between Hideyoshi Hashiba and Katsuie Shibata, who defeated Nobunaga. Toshiie and Hideyoshi were in a family relationship, and they were in a relationship to adopt Hideyoshi's daughter and Toshiie's daughter.
On the other hand, Toshiie, who had been helped by Katsuie since he was young, was a true father. Toshiie, who has a serious personality, can't keep up with either side and struggles to get along with each other, but it's not worth it 1583 . Battle of Shizugatake Will happen.
Katsuie Shibata Toshiie, who was underneath, initially won the first match with the Shibata army, but when Hideyoshi defeated Sakuma Morimasa, Toshiie began to withdraw, and Shibata Katsuie collapsed as it was. The reason for his withdrawal is not clear, but perhaps his sense of smell as a Sengoku warrior made it so.
Toshiie, who retreated to Fuchu Castle despite the damage, responded to the peace with Hideyoshi's persuasion.
Prior to that, Katsuie Shibata thanked Toshiie for his many years of friendship and preached each other's master-slave relationship. Consideration that Toshiie, who is kind to him, can go down to Hideyoshi without hesitation. was.
After peace, he attacked Kitajo Castle as Hideyoshi's ancestor and asked for Katsuie's life after surrender, but he was not allowed. Hideyoshi, who settled Kaga, added Kita Kaga to Toshiie.
Toshiie Maeda under the Toyotomi administration
After the Battle of Shizugatake, Ieyasu Tokugawa 1584 Owari's Komaki / Nagakute Clashed with Hideyoshi.
Toshiie, who served with Hideyoshi, was Sassa Narimasa on the Ieyasu side. Was standing up to attack Suemori Castle.
Narumasa Sasa has been a good rival even after becoming a daimyo, and it seems that there was talk of adopting the second son of each other, but the relationship will be broken by joining Ieyasu in the battle of Komaki and Nagakute.
In the battle at this time, Toshiie pushed behind the Sassa army and entered Suemori Castle, and Narimasa who returned to Etchu became isolated between the Uesugi army and 1585 . I surrendered to Hideyoshi. Sassa Narimasa was confiscated from the territory and was ruled by Toshiie as it was, and Narimasa served Hideyoshi as a prince at Osaka Castle.
1586 After that, Toshiie and Matsu will be more active and will live more as Hideyoshi's aides.
His daughter became Hideyoshi's concubine, Australia was adopted, and the Toyotomi and Maeda families were strongly married. In addition, he contributes to the affiliation of Date Masamune as an agent of Tohoku Daimyo.
1590 In the subjugation of Odawara, he was appointed as the general general of the northern army, but it seems that Hideyoshi's illness was hindered by the poor treatment of the hostile daimyo and he was ordered to be reticent. However, Toshiie, as the chief retainer of the Toyotomi administration after Ieyasu Tokugawa, assists Hideyoshi in preparing for and arranging Korean troops.
1598 from the lessons of the Kampaku Hidetsugu case Council of Five Elders / Go-Bugyō System Toshiie was appointed to the second rank Dainagon, and one month later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, entrusting Toyotomi administration and Hideyori.
1599 Toshiie entered Osaka Castle with a young Hideyori, as Hideyoshi said. At this time, he was taken by his eldest son, Toshinaga, and his second son, Toshinaga, and pushed the illness and pulled the Hideyori system with the Maeda clan.
However, when Ieyasu of Fushimi Castle showed signs of his own discretion, Toshiie was taken to Go-Bugyō by Mitsunari Ishida and others, and although there was a rush of tension, he eventually settled.
Toshiie went to the negotiations, saying, " After my death, if there is a person who violates the law, visit the parties alone and give an opinion. It seems that it was from Hideyoshi's words during his lifetime.
Toshiie, Ieyasu kills himself and gains the cause of subjugation It seems that he intended, but Ieyasu did not take the invitation, made concessions, and accepted the settlement.
A month later, Toshiie's condition became severe, and Ieyasu visited Toshiie this time.
At this time, Toshiie told his eldest son, Toshinaga, " I know . Toshinaga said, " Ready for hospitality . I answered. Toshiie entrusted Ieyasu with the aftermath.
When Ieyasu returned, Toshiie took out his sword from the futon, told Toshinaga that he intended to kill Ieyasu even if he made a mistake, and told his son, who could not read the opportunity, " You have the dexterity. I wouldn't go home with Ieyasu. I heard that he lamented.
March 3, 1599 Toshiie died at the age of 63, thinking about Hideyori's fate.
His body was buried in Nodayama, Kanazawa, according to the will written in his pine.
The Battle of Sekigahara will be held in September of the following year. Toshinaga, who succeeded his family, sent his priest, Maeda Matsu, to Edo as a hostage to secure the territory. The wish that Toshiie entrusted to his son was not fulfilled, but the Maeda family survived due to his son's wit, and Kaga Hyakumangoku's traditional culture Will bloom.