History of Asia

Why was Akechi Mitsuhide, a mid-career hire, able to play an active role?

The Sengoku daimyo, who gained strength in various parts of Japan as the whole of Japan entered an era of war due to the Onin War, were able to manage their territory with [ Bunkokuho . ], We created our own law and solidified the control system.

Among them, the Oda clan, who ruled Japan one step further to unify the world with angry momentum, was the leader of the head, Nobunaga, and was a brave Shibata Katsuie . , Hashiba Hideyoshi , Nagahide Niwa , Later Kanto Kanrei Takigawa Kazumasu And so on, the members were competing.

Among the Oda clan, he spent the most time as a ronin and missed the place of activity, but while hiring mid-career to the Oda clan as an intermediary for Yoshiaki Ashikaga, immediately after the change of Honnoji, he climbed up to the old man of the Oda clan. It was Akechi Mitsuhide was.


This time, I would like to consider why Akechi Mitsuhide, who is familiar with Kirin ga Kuru, was able to play an active role in the mid-career Oda clan.

Akechi Mitsuhide was honing himself even when he was unemployed

As you can see in the taiga drama, Akechi Mitsuhide served the Saito family, but Battle of Nagara River by Dosan Saito and Yoshitatsu. By being on the side of Dosan, he was chased from the territory and became a ronin at a young age.

After that, he re-employed the Asakura family in Echizen, but he was low in status and received only a salary that made life difficult . It seems that. Still, Mitsuhide did not rot and wasted his time.

The Asakura family had a first-class tea ceremony salon created by the late Sodrop.

Asakura Norikage He once managed the Asakura clan, was good at war and demonstrated his diplomacy, and supported the Shogun family well. Many cultural figures and swordsmen gathered in the salon created by Asakura Norikage to promote the territory.

Moreover, according to the Asakura Family Bunkokuho "Asakura Takakage Jojo",

At the Asakura family, you shouldn't decide on a shukuro. What to say with that dexterity

The Asakura family adopts even a shukuro depending on their ability and loyalty . It is said that there was an innovative spirit.

The environment of the Asakura family is a chance to acquire personal connections, manners, and culture that lead to the Ashikaga Shogunate . May have been in Mitsuhide. Also, by tasting the bottom as a military commander from the people of Mino to the Ronin, he may have acquired the hungry spirit and wisdom that crawls up.

The Oda clan's journey as a clerk

It is said that Mitsuhide's journey to serve the Oda clan was a series of hardships.

Among them, Fujitaka Hosokawa Yoshiaki Ashikaga I am blessed with the encounter. Yoshiteru's older brother, Yoshiteru, the 13th shogun, Miyoshi Sanjin and Matsunaga Hisahide in the Eiroku turbulence. He was assassinated by the shogun, and the shogun's side, such as Fujitaka, urged Yoshiaki to repatriate and stand up to the shogun.

However, the security of the capital of Kyoto was poor, and he had to rely on a powerful daimyo to command the world as a shogun. For this reason, the Yoshishoichi faction had moved to the famous Asakura clan, but after the death of Norikage, the Asakura clan had a tendency to be a samurai, and Joraku was never realized.

Therefore, he decided to rely on the Oda clan, who had been donated since the predecessor Nobunaga era, and Nobunaga agreed, but Joraku was crushed by the attack of Miyoshi's remnants. After that, Yoshiaki consults with Nobunaga about Joraku, but because he booked with Nobunaga's capture of Mino, Joraku becomes dangling.

Yoshiaki decided to negotiate for the second time when Nobunaga settled Mino. [Nobunaga's Seishitsu, Mitsuhide and Mitsuhide are brothers and sisters], and Mitsuhide took on the role of mediator to Yoshiaki and Oda. I am heading to Nobunaga.

In this way, Nobunaga succeeded in Joraku by dedicating Yoshiaki through the mediation of Mitsuhide, and the town of Kyoto became peaceful temporarily, but when Nobunaga returned to Mino, the Miyoshi faction attacked Honkokuji where Yoshiaki stayed. Did.

It seemed that the soldiers on the Yoshiaki side would be defeated by the large army of 2000 and 10000 of the Miyoshi army, but both Akechi Mitsuhide and Fujitaka Hosokawa held up well until the reinforcements of the Oda army came and won the victory. In addition, it is not well known that Mitsuhide is also active in using guns as a member of the palace at the exit of Kanegasaki, which is famous for Hideyoshi's serving as the palace.

In this way, Nobunaga's trust was won by showing his loyalty by stretching his body in the event of an emergency. In this way, Mitsuhide is gun tactics, diplomatic skills, castle construction, loyalty, culture, mercy, determination . He has grown into a versatile human resource with all the skills necessary to live in the Oda clan.

Eventually, when Yoshiaki rebelled against Nobunaga, Fujitaka Hosokawa At the same time, he will officially serve Nobunaga Oda and show his angry success.

Finally ...

Even in modern society, mid-career hires are ready to work Will be adopted as.

Akechi Mitsuhide has emerged as the most ideal human resource for Oda Nobunaga.

That's because he hone himself even when he's unemployed and raises his rarity by wearing multiple skills and high levels, even if he's not particularly good at anything. To that end, Mitsuhide actively expanded the circle of friends.

Even if you get a job, change jobs, or lose your job, you want a multi-talented person like Akechi Mitsuhide to be able to reach your throat as a company.