Generally, Mitsunari Ishida I have a strong image of controlling the battle with and taking control of the world, but in reality, Battle of Sekigahara Was a battle with a strong aspect of the battle between the Budan-ha and the Bunchi-ha, who were favored by Toyotomi.
Before the war, Ieyasu made Mitsunari Ishida, the leader of Go-Bugyō, lie down and brought in the Budan-ha daimyo Fukushima Masanori and others, but they did not pledge allegiance to Ieyasu, but to Toyotomi Hideyori. rice field.
After the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu became Shogun General, and in just two years he handed it over to his firstborn, Hidetada. From this action, the shogunate general informed the world that the Tokugawa family was hereditary.
Ieyasu became a shogun and took control of the world, but Hideyori Toyotomi was still alive in Osaka, and he was worried about how to treat the Toyotomi family. In order to continue the Tokugawa Shogunate for a long time, it was necessary to make Toyotomi Hideyori go up and make the Tokugawa clan a vassal at an early stage.
At this point, Ieyasu didn't seem to want to destroy the Toyotomi family, but he changed his mind after a meeting with Hideyori.
Ieyasu Tokugawa's trade-in strategy
Hideyoshi Toyotomi died before Nobunaga Oda took the world, his sons Nobukatsu and Nobutaka were suppressed by Hideyoshi's power, and Hideyoshi Sanboshi also took the world. Because there was no curtain to appear young, he won the world by exercising his strength.
However, in the case of Ieyasu, the selfishness was a little different.
Just before his death, Hideyoshi repeatedly asked the five elders and Go-Bugyō to ask for Hideyori, and asked the daimyo to write a letter of invocation, reminding him that his successor was Hideyori. Ieyasu, the leader of the Five Elders, was only allowed to pay Japan instead from Hideyoshi to the age of 15 when Hideyori, 6 years old, became an adult.
However, Ieyasu, who is aiming for the world, carried out a big operation to dedicate it to the Tokugawa family.
Return the Kampaku profession to the regents
At the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu was worried that the daimyo who were in favor of the Toyotomi family still pledged their allegiance to Hideyori.
Therefore, Ieyasu thinks about interfering with the succession of the Toyotomi family to Kampaku. During his lifetime, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was appointed to Kampaku instead of Shogun. Everyone thought that this Kampaku profession would be inherited by Hideyori, the successor to Hideyoshi.
Ieyasu, who noticed this, tried to overturn the implicit rule that Kampaku would be inherited by the Toyotomi clan, and in December 1600 Kanetaka Kujo . Kampaku and traditional regents Succeeded in making Kampaku.
Become a shogun general by calling himself Genji
In 1603, Ieyasu Shogun At the same time as [ Genji ] Will be changed to.
By becoming the same Genji as Minamoto no Yoritomo, he made known the legitimacy of his appointment as a shogun. In addition, Ieyasu's maiden name [Matsudaira] was given to the daimyo who began to replace it, and influential daimyo such as the Kaga domain began to give their [Matsudaira] surname.
Previous [ Toyotomi system ] Was dismissed to the daimyo.
Marriage relationship with Toyotomi family
July 1603 It was to make the marriage of Senhime (the eldest daughter of Hidetada) and Hideyori, which was also Hideyoshi's wish, a reality. With this marriage becoming a reality, Ieyasu became Hideyori's guardian . I won two positions, Otachi.
Therefore, as a final move, in April 1605, he handed over the shogunate to Hidetada and declared the Tokugawa family hereditary nationwide. During the delicate period of the dual administration of Toyotomi and Tokugawa, he succeeded in making a transition to the Tokugawa family while making Hideyori.
Nijo Castle Meeting that made Toyotomi Hideyori a threat
What happened to the Toyotomi family, although the de facto transition to power was successful? Ieyasu was worried. Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not drive the gracious Oda clan into ruin. However, Ieyasu and Hideyoshi have no grace, and establishment of a decisive hierarchical relationship between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families I felt it was an urgent task.
The first time to subdue the Toyotomi family was 1605 . Hidetada Tokugawa's general proclamation It was Joraku for. In the name of a celebration of the inauguration of the shogun, Ieyasu requested Hideyori to go to Joraku, but Hideyori's mother, Yodo-dono, was furious at this.
Hidetada becomes the Minister of the Right A few days before Hideyori, 13 years old, is decided to become the Minister of the Right was doing. From Yodo-dono's point of view, Ieyasu is still Hideyori's guardian, not a world-renowned man. I don't want to admit that the Tokugawa family is already moving the world.
After all, "If Hideyori goes up, he will commit suicide and he will also commit suicide The meeting between Ieyasu and Hideyori was canceled because he refused.
The chance came again in March 1611.
Emperor Goyosei Ieyasu, who had been in the upper ranks of the group, demanded Hideyori's participation.
It was Kiyomasa Kato and Yukinaga Asano who persuaded this press conference. They were the lords of Toyotomi Daimyo, and they wished for the survival of the Toyotomi family rather than the world of the Toyotomi family.
* The statue on the left is Kiyomasa Kato in Kumamoto Prefecture
In particular, Hideyoshi's owner, Kiyomasa Kato, is
"If Hideyori does not come to Tokyo this time, the world will lose his prestige as a weak-hearted you. (Omitted) I will accompany the portable shrine from beginning to end, and by any chance at Nijo Castle. If there is a plot, even if there are tens of thousands of soldiers, I will kick them from one end and take them back to this castle. "
Hideyori agreed to the Nijo Castle meeting.
When the Nijo Castle meeting was decided, it was prohibited to welcome various daimyo and others at the time of Hideyori Joraku. This makes Hideyori aware that there are few daimyo who follow the Toyotomi family . Was the aim. Even so, the lords of Toyotomi's patronage were picked up, but Kiyomasa Kato, Yukinaga Asano, Takatora Todo, Terumasa Ikeda It seems that there were 4 people.
1611 Nijo Castle Meeting
March 28, 1611 When Hideyori entered Nijo Castle, Kiyomasa Kato and Yukinaga Asano guarded both sides of the portable shrine. The ashigaru who followed were not just soldiers, but some samurai entered Nijo Castle as ashigaru.
This Nijo Castle meeting is an image of Ieyasu calling Hideyori and urging his vassals, but it is different from the outside, and Ieyasu politely welcomed Hideyori to the garden from the beginning, and about 30 daimyo who were there were also on the side of the entrance. I was lying down in Shirasu.
Ieyasu and Hideyori did not meet at the end of the 1603 New Year's greetings. Eight years have passed since then, and Hideyori has become a fine 19-year-old adult.
From Ieyasu's point of view, [ Ieyasu's son, Yodo-dono's son, and Hideyoshi's child, who doesn't look very good and is called a monkey by Nobunaga ] It seems that he had the image.
However, Hideyori who got off the portable shrine is a strong and big young man who greatly disappoints, and according to one theory, Hideyori's height is well over 6 shaku (about 180 cm), and it is said that it was close to 190 cm. ..
It seemed that no one could hide his surprise, and Hideyori calmed down and gave his sword to his chief vassal, Shigenari Kimura, and proceeded. By the way, Shigenari Kimura, who has a sword, is also a handsome warrior, and he is said to have received a love letter every day from the female officers who serve Osaka Castle.
While being surprised at the appearance of Hideyori and others, Ieyasu greets him in the garden and then enters the hall first and tries to exchange Hideyori's greetings on an equal footing with Hideyori's best tatami room, Onari no Ma.
However, unlike Yodo-dono, Hideyori is [ Ieyasu is an elder and a lord . ] From that, Hideyori knew his position and resigned. In this way, Ieyasu entered Kamiza and gave a greeting.
The press conference was very simple, and the banquet was only soup so that Hideyori wouldn't be careful. Mara, [ Celebration of Sansho ] Was held, and Ieyasu's recent lesson, Yasutomo Akimoto, served as a matchmaker.
Hideyori also returned and presented a one-letter sword and a left-handed Wakizashi, and the press conference ended in about two hours. Kiyomasa Kato says he didn't arrive at the banquet hall and was waiting in the next room. Kodai-in, who was in charge of the relationship between the two, is said to have been accompanied by Hideyori.
It seems that there were some troubles at the press conference and banquet between Onari, but Hideyori seemed to behave in a stable manner.
Ieyasu who saw this standing behavior ...
I found out that only the people of the world have something that can be naturally worn by just speaking a few words.
He said.
It is said that when the press conference was successfully completed, the common people in Osaka, Kyoto, and Kinai around Sakai were delighted that the press conference was completed without incident and celebrated Taihei Tenka. Seeing this, Toyotomi Hideyori seems to have been loved by the daimyo and the people of the West.
Determined to destroy the Toyotomi family
After the Nijo Castle meeting, Ieyasu had the Daimyo of the West submit a letter of invocation to the Shogunate, and the following year, he also sent it to the Daimyo of the East. A kishōmon is a document that swears to the gods and Buddha not to break a contract when a person signs a contract.
Ieyasu, who witnessed the brilliant growth of Toyotomi Hideyori and felt his talent, must have realized that it would not be good for Tokugawa to keep the Toyotomi family alive. When the lords of Toyotomi's patronage such as Kiyomasa Kato died one after another, from [ Hokoji bell inscription case] to [Siege of Osaka ] It starts to move toward.
However, it seems that the reason why Ieyasu decided to destroy the Toyotomi family was not only because he saw Hideyori who grew up well at Nijo Castle, but also because the surrounding daimyo were enthusiastic about Hideyori.
It is also said that when Ieyasu gave a sword to Kiyomasa Kato, who was following him on the day of the press conference, Kiyomasa turned his eyes to the void without looking at Ieyasu. As I learned later, there is a sacred mountain, Atagoyama, in that direction, and Kiyomasa secretly [ Don't let Hideyori suffer any disaster at Nijo Castle . ] And he was praying for 17 days by burning Homa. Ieyasu was impressed with this loyalty, but at the same time, Ieyasu also raised a sense of crisis.
Even if Hideyori himself doesn't feel like it, the people around him don't allow it and lift it up. Toyotomi Hideyori, who has that charisma, is no different from a big threat to the Tokugawa family.