Elder Naosuke Ii And " Sakuradamon Incident Is super famous.
An unequal treaty has been signed with a foreign country, and ronin from all over the country start making noise.
And, " Ansei Purge " that captured more than 100 people who criticized the Shogunate. ".
As a result of these things, Naosuke was finally attacked and died at Sakurada Gate in Edo Castle by a total of 18 people, including 17 Mito Dappan Ronin and 1 Satsuma Domain. ..
But only two years later Also the gate with Edo Castle Rōjū Was attacked.
Moreover, the attacker is the same Ronin Mito Everything is similar.
So, this time, the incident that seemed to get on the strangeness outside Sakuradamon, the name is " Weird outside Sakashitamon I will introduce about.
If it goes to the test, it will be messed up ...
First of all, it's easy to change the outside of Sakurada Gate!
Weird 2 years ago outside Sakuradamon In addition, Naosuke Ii is appointed as the elder Did. The elder is an assistant general and Shogunate NO.2 is.
However, at that time,
General succession problem
・ The issue of the unequal treaty of the Japan-US Treaty of Amity and Commerce
I was facing this challenge.
General succession problem
Edo Shogunate 13th Shogun Tokugawa Iesada I was sick and couldn't expect a successor, so " Iemochi " (Later 14s) vs Yoshinobu (Later 15s) I fought for it.
Naosuke decided to use Iemochi as the 14th shogun, so Yoshinobu's Mito clan strongly disliked it . You were buying
Signing of an unequal treaty
Even if the unequal treaty is signed, without the permission of the emperor It was Hitotsubashi The faction (the people recommended by Yoshinobu on the issue of succession) criticized violently.
" Naosuke vs. Mito Domain The composition is completed.
Ansei Purge
Naosuke will crack down on those who criticize the Shogunate.
This is called " Ansei Purge Is a famous story, and 100 or more have been purged. It has also reached.
It was like pouring oil on the fire, even to protect the shogunate.
And it also leads to an incident that threatens his own life.
Sakuradamon Incident
March 1860, two years after Naosuke Ii took office as the elder ..
The incident happened while it was snowing unseasonably at Sakurada Gate in Edo Castle.
Background of the change outside Sakashitamon
Approximately two years after the Sakuradamon Incident, Rōjū Nobumasa Ando When he tried to regain the dignity of the shogunate, an incident occurred at the Sakashitamon Gate of Edo Castle, which was attacked by the same Mito clan ronin.
By the way, "Rōjū" is a position under "Tairō".
"Kobu Gattai" taken by the imperial court and the shogunate
Measures to restore the relationship between the imperial court and the shogunate, which was divided by the unequal treaty signed without the permission of the emperor " Kobu Gattai ".
This is a measure in which a public house (royal court) and a samurai (shogunate) cooperated to rebuild politics.
In order not to end this in a mere nominal manner, it was Edo Shogunate 14th Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi and Takaaki ) that also served as an appeal to Japan. Emperor's sister Kazumiya Marriage was.
However, Nobumasa Ando, who promoted the Kobu Gattai, Sonnojoi Faction "Respect the king, 攘 U "," Honor the Emperor and drive away foreign enemies Was viewed as an enemy by the Ronin who had the idea of ".
Weirdness outside Sakashitamon, decisive action!
January 15, 1862, around 8 am The incident happens when the procession of Nobumasa Ando climbs to Edo Castle, just like the strangeness outside Sakuradamon.
When approaching the Sakashita Gate, six Mito Ronin, including a doctor, take action.
One person directly asks the shogun, etc. " direct appeal ", And jump out in front of the procession. It's the same way as Sakuradamon Incident. Is it such a thing?
Nobumasa's ride Kago Shooting towards ..
I didn't hit it, but with this as a signal, the other 5 people cut into the procession.
However, since the change outside Sakuradamon, security has become strict when climbing the castle, and this time it was carried out with 6 people, which was one-third of the previous time, so everyone could not achieve the purpose. I was killed in battle ..
Nobumasa also only the wound on his back that was made when the sword was stabbed in the Kago. So, I ran into the castle alone and was only slightly injured.
It wasn't as planned! ??
Originally, based on the agreement between the Mito clan and the Choshu clan, the Choshu clan was also scheduled to participate, but as the Kobu Gattai sect became the mainstream within the Choshu clan, it became difficult to participate, and only the Mito clan was executed. rice field.
Later, a sect of the Utsunomiya domain will join, but the initial schedule for December 15th will be postponed to December 28th. , And postponed on January 15th And then part of the plan is revealed The Utsunomiya domain is captured by the shogunate. It has been done.
However, if we could reach this point, we wouldn't be able to close later.
Ando Nobumasa fired the old man?
The attack by the Mito Ronin was unsuccessful, but by injuring Nobumasa's back, "The wound on the back cannot be placed on the windward side of the samurai!" Will be blamed.
As is the case with the strange times outside Sakuradamon, "attacked victims" are also worse at this time There was a trend.
It's a terrible argument, isn't it? It feels terrible that the victims will not be rewarded in an era when the enemy and allies are clearly separated. Is it the consciousness of "do it before you can do it!"?
The authority of the shogunate was further lost in the attack incident that followed the Sakuradamon Incident.
Nobumasa was forced to quit Rōjū in April of that year, and retired / retired . Is ordered.
Even though I had done my best for the shogunate, I was targeted for my life and even lost my job.
Summary
This time, the assassination of Mr. Naosuke Ii, the elder, " Sakuradamon Incident Two years after the attempted assassination of Rōjū and Ando Nobumasa, " Sakashitamon Incident Was introduced.
It was these two cases that are too similar.
But did it happen in a short span of just two years and had confirmation of success at the planning stage?
Is it possible that Mr. Nobumasa can only take measures to increase security?
The times are also the times.
After that, I didn't go slowly on the Kago, just a few hundred meters from the mansion to Edo Castle, and a dash at a stretch!
Japan would have been peaceful if all the daimyo had done such a thing.