Among the Oda vassals, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Mitsuhide Akechi, Katsuie Shibata, Toshiie Maeda, Nagahide Niwa, Kazumasu Takigawa Sassa Narimasa has a slightly more sober impression than ..
Nobunaga's Guard Black Mother Clothes As the leader of the war, when he was entrusted with Etchu Province, a large-scale embankment construction for the territory suffering from repeated flooding of rivers In just a few years, he was the first person to eliminate flood damage.
Also, I think there are adaptations for posterity, but I hate Hideyoshi . Was famous for. There is an anecdote that he was ordered to seppuku while he was explaining to Hideyoshi because of the failure of Higo rule given by the achievement of the attack on Kyushu, and he was septated while staring at the direction of Osaka Castle.
To disagree with Ieyasu Tokugawa's decision, [ Crossing the Midwinter Alps ] Is left as an anecdote. This time, let's write about the life of Sassa Narimasa, who has a strong rebellious spirit.
Serving the Oda clan and serving the black mother's robe ...
The source of Sassa Narimasa is unknown, and it seems that the Sassa family has served the Oda family since his father's generation.
From speculation, 1536-1539 It is believed that he was born in.
1556 Battle of Ino And 1560 Battle of Okehazama Then, there is a record that he went out with Nobunaga. However, Narimasa, who lost his brothers one after another in this battle, succeeded the Sasaya family in 1560 and became the lord of Hira Castle.
After that, he made great achievements in the battle of Moribe in the capture of Mino, and in 1567 he was selected as the Kuromogishu *.
Active in major battles of the Oda clan
Capture Mino, 1568 By the time he was successful, Narimasa also led his troops and participated in numerous battles.
- Battle of Anegawa (1570)
- Ikko-ikki Nagashima (1570-1574)
- Battle of Nagashino (1575)
Especially in the Battle of Nagashino, he led the gun corps as a gun servant.
1575 Katsuie Shibata who became the commander of the Hokuriku region from around that time. Toshiie Maeda, Mitsuharu Fuwa With [ Fuchu Sanjin ] Will be called. In this way, Katsuie, Toshiie, and Mitsuji will act together in the Hokuriku region.
When Hokuriku is calm, he returns to the plane and Araki Murashige at Honganji Temple. I was also subduing.
Then, in 1577, Kenshin Uesugi and Nobunaga Oda fought, [ Battle of Tedorigawa . ] Also participated.
In this battle, Katsuie Shibata, Hokuriku group led by Narimasa, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Nagahide Niwa, Kazutetsu Inaba, and other such members participated.
But ...
- Hideyoshi leaves without permission for some reason during the march
- Mr. Hatakeyama Noto's castle (Nanao Castle) has fallen before the arrival of the Oda army
- I learned about the fall of Nanao Castle shortly after crossing the Tedori River
- Moreover, it was caught by the Uesugi army and attacked by the backwaters
- At this time, the water level of the Tedori River was rising and many people were drowned and lost
Due to the above-mentioned misfortunes, more than 1,000 people were killed in action and drowned, and they were defeated.
After this battle, a head-on collision with the Uesugi family came to an unavoidable situation, but Kenshin Uesugi died in March 1578. In this way, the battlefield suddenly leaned toward the Oda clan.
The change of Honnoji that changed the fate
1580 In the Honnoji Incident, not only Hideyoshi but all the Oda clan's vassals changed their fate. Around this time, Narimasa was fighting against Ikko-ikki and the Uesugi family in Etchu. As a result of these battles, he was given the Etchu-Half-Country and Toyama Castle . Is a residence and is undergoing a large-scale renovation.
It seems that he was very busy every day to carry out the internal affairs of Etchu while staring at the battle with Uesugi, but the Uesugi family without Kenshin may have been such an easy opponent.
In this way, the Honnoji Incident will occur when the career progresses smoothly and the oil gets on the job.
At this time, Narimasa was capturing Uozu Castle with the Hokuriku warlords.
The castle was dropped on June 3, but I had a discussion with the Hokuriku warlords, but it was difficult to decide on a policy. In this area, Katsuie and his friends Akechi Mitsuhide It may be the reason why the subjugation of was delayed.
In the end, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who succeeded in returning to China, Battle of Yamazaki on June 13th. We have succeeded in defeating Mitsuhide by defeating the Akechi army.
[ Monarch's katakiuchi ] And gained the voice of the Oda family, the other generals gradually lose the ability to resist. Under such circumstances, Seisei did not dig into the political conflict in the center so much, and was working to settle the country of Etchu.
However, it was not easy to come under Hideyoshi's umbrella.
Nobukatsu Oda and Ieyasu Tokugawa Is Battle of Komaki and Nagakute When he collided with Hideyoshi, he raised a soldier on the side of Ieyasu and attacked several castles in Kaga and Noto under the control of Toshiie Maeda. Here, he may have dropped Toshiie's castle and strengthened his voice in the former Oda clan.
However, Toshiie Maeda was informed at Kanazawa Castle. Immediately departs, wraps around behind the Sasa army, attacks, and brilliantly repels. Sassa Narimasa entered the vacant Torigoe Castle and entered the defensive system in order to rebuild the system, but before the offensive, Nobuo formed a peace with Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu's cause was The battle has ended.
Even so, Seisei, who insisted on a thorough fight, crossed the Hida Mountains in the middle of winter and went to Hamamatsu himself to appeal to Ieyasu for cooperation, but he was refused.
This midwinter crossing of the Hida Mountains is a famous episode called [Smooth Crossing].
Smooth over
Beyond the Northern Alps at altitudes of 2000-3000M during the cold and snowy seasons of late January. It is an anecdote that I went to see Ieyasu.
Recent studies have shown that [ Sassa Narimasa, who should have been around 50 at the time, is unlikely to have overcome this harsh route with modern equipment in the midwinter . ], And there is a theory that it has taken another route.
Apart from the truth of this story, [ Narimasa went to Ieyasu himself for a direct interview ] Seems to be a fact. Taking this opportunity, Narimasa continued to take a rebellious attitude toward Hideyoshi for a while.
To Hideyoshi's purge target
After the battle of Komaki Nagakute, Hideyoshi, who has almost taken the position of a world-renowned man, will continue to pursue the rebellious Sassa Narimasa as the next purge target.
And August 1585 Toyama Castle governed by Sassa Narimasa himself I will go to.
Toyama Castle uses the water of the Jinzu River that flows nearby, " Ukijo It was a highly defensive base called, so Hideyoshi didn't seem to want to attack. However, even Sassa Narimasa offered to surrender seven days after the start of the siege, perhaps because he realized that he would eventually be captured just by standing up.
At the time of surrender, he shaved his hair and put on a priest's robe, showing his willingness for the first time, but Hideyoshi was still trying to execute Seisei. However, Nobukatsu Oda gave me a kiss and my life was saved.
Higo Kunito's failure made him seppuku ...
Sassa Narimasa Most of his territory was confiscated and he lived in Osaka with his wife and children people . I became a member. Otogishu After giving up Hideyoshi's good talk partner, such as a former daimyo, Nobunaga's vassal, and younger brother, he often placed himself in this position.
There were merchants and tea masters among the princes, so it may have been a good workplace for those who are familiar with that area, but it may not have been suitable for a genuine military commander like Seisei. It may be.
1587 Was recognized as a military commander in the conquest of Kyushu, and was given most of Higo for his achievements at that time, and Sassa Narimasa returned to the daimyo . Did.
Since Kyushu has a strong power of local people as a whole, Hideyoshi is said to have set the following conditions on Sassa Narimasa in his rule.
- Leave the territory of the nationals as they are
- Do not inspect the ground for three years
- Strive to prevent rebellion
However, from the standpoint of Sassa Narimasa, many vassals are taken, so it is not possible to allocate them without conducting a kenchi in order to give them sufficient dignity. As a result of forcing the kenchi there, a riot will occur due to the strong opposition of the nationals.
This is [ Higo Kokujin Ikki ] Is called.
Narimasa tried to suppress this with all his might, but he was forced to struggle a lot, and eventually it was finally suppressed by the reinforcements of neighboring Kobayakawa Takakage and Tachibana Muneshige.
Naturally, Hideyoshi is furious because the result of his disobedience to Hideyoshi's life is terrible.
Narimasa heads to Osaka for explanation, but was seppuku at Hoenji Temple in May 1588. Mori family's Ankokuji Ekei He asked for help, but he wasn't allowed.
Recent studies have given two perspectives on Sassa Narimasa's failure to govern Higo.
- Hideyoshi foresaw the failure of Seisei from the beginning and executed it as an excuse
- In anticipation of sending troops to Korea, I bought the ability to govern Etchu and left it to Higo, who is difficult to do.
Hideyoshi may have thought that if he failed, he would be purged and if he succeeded, he would be okay. He is a modest person compared to Toshiie Maeda, Nagahide Niwa, and Kazumasu Takigawa, but he may be one of the military commanders whose image may be overturned as research progresses in the future.