Nicknames: Monkey, Bald Rat (both given by Oda Nobunaga.)
Originally from the lower class of Japan, he was not even worthy of having a surname. His real name was Hiyoshimaru. It was not until he got married and started a family that he changed his name to Kinoshita Tokichiro. Because his biological father was seriously injured and died in the war when he was young, his mother remarried, and he was often beaten and ostracized by his stepfather.
When eating, he was often full and hungry three times, which also led to Hiyoshimaru's stunted growth since childhood. Even after he became an adult, he was still short, rickety and wretched.
Therefore, amid such a long-term disagreement between stepfather and son, Hiyoshimaru chose to run away from home and wandered around the Owari, Mikawa, and Suruga areas of Japan, relying on the rice balls he got from begging in exchange for some trivial things.
Then he exchanged these trivial items for "cotton sewing needles" and discovered business opportunities from them. He continued to engage in the business of reselling needles and threads, and obtained the first pot of gold in his life.
A few years later, I accumulated a small amount of silver foil (Japan had no universal currency during the Warring States Period, and it was basically barter, and gold foil and silver foil were already the most widely used hard currencies at that time)
Relying on these silver foils, he bribed the local wealthy family Masakatsu Suga, and under his introduction, he entered the home of Matsushita Kahei, a high-ranking samurai, and worked as a servant. His first official job was to give people
Carrying shoes...
That's right...
Just carry your shoes!
When Matsushita Kahei needed to go out, he called Hiyoshimaru's name, and Hiyoshimaru had to run over with the shoes in his arms as soon as the owner called him, and put the shoes on for the owner with his own hands...
If we talk about Liu Bei, Liu Xuande once weaved mats and sold shoes when he was down and out...
At that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not even a shoe seller. He was just a slave who carried people's shoes and warmed their feet...
But even for such a job, Toyotomi Hideyoshi still did a great job. Every winter, he would put his master's shoes in his arms and use his body temperature to keep them warm. Every summer, he would clean the shoes and blow them with a fan.
His long-term diligence and intelligence finally moved Matsushita Kahei and promoted him to manage the family's accounts.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Because he was too diligent and serious, he was eventually jealous and slandered by other servants.
Although Matsushita Kahei also believed in Hiyoshimaru's character and was unmoved, the family members were all in conflict and unanimously resisted. In the end, Matsushita Kahei had no choice but to explain the whole story nicely and fire him.
In 1554, Hiyoshimaru, who was only seventeen years old, returned to his birthplace of Owari again and joined the command of Oda Nobunaga, who was dubbed "Owari Dasha
"Light", to put it bluntly, is a handyman who has to do everything. If he doesn't do well, he will be beheaded...
But Hiyoshimaru, who fell to the bottom again, relied on his intelligence and diligence to once again attract the attention of his master, and was made a lower-level samurai by Oda Nobunaga, who never paid attention to etiquette. From this, he started his career
The road to official career.
First, he participated in the Okehazama Battle as the leader of the Ashigaru team. Due to his proper formation of troops and repeated military exploits, he was appointed by Oda Nobunaga to marry the adopted daughter of his general, and his name was officially changed to Kinoshita Tokichiro.
Later, he was ordered to do so when Oda Nobunaga failed many times in his campaign against Saito Yoshiryu. With the help of his old friend Hachisuka Masakatsu, he built a city siege on a strategic location in just one night, and built a siege on the strategic location.
Facing the direction of the enemy, he quickly built a giant frame, covered it with paper, and painted it with strokes, creating the illusion of building a city overnight, scaring off the enemy soldiers, and he was promoted again.
And Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition began to emerge...
First, he used the courtesy of visiting the thatched cottage three times to recruit Takenaka Shigeharu, one of the few talented military strategists of the Japanese country. Then he used the prestige of this military strategist to recruit and surrender three important ministers of the Mino Kingdom, which eventually led to the defeat of Saito, the leader of the Mino Kingdom.
The defeat of Ryuuki led Owari to annex Mino Country, and he himself became a popular minister under Oda Nobunaga, and helped him gradually realize his great wish of "distributing arms to the world".
But……
Just when Oda Nobunaga was proud of himself and watched his generals and retainers defeat powerful enemies one after another, he died in the hands of his own retainers...
indeed……
Akechi Mitsuhide had enough reasons to kill him. After all, Oda Nobunaga not only humiliated Akechi Mitsuhide many times in front of everyone, but when Mitsuhide Akechi persuaded him to surrender to the Hatano family, he knew that his mother was still in the city as a hostage, but still continued
He ordered the execution of Hideharu Hatano, who came to plead guilty, and Mitsuhide Akechi's mother was killed by the angry Hatanobe general.
but……
Did Akechi Mitsuhide really get rid of the once-powerful and arrogant "Sixth Heaven Demon King" just by himself? (Oda Nobunaga's self-proclaimed title, now I know why he was called Owari Dasha x
Come on...)
There are too many doubts...
First of all, among Oda Nobunaga's retainers, except for Oda Nobunaga himself, everyone knows how deep Akechi Mitsuhide's hatred for Oda Nobunaga is, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi is advancing all the way, and the war is obvious.
Under favorable circumstances, he wrote a letter to Oda Nobunaga asking for help, and recommended Mitsuhide Akechi as the general by name. This is the first doubt. (It is oral tradition from unofficial historians, but the real letter has long been lost.)
Then, before the Honnoji Incident, when the war situation was clearly advantageous, envoys were sent to conduct peace talks with the Mori family. This is the second doubt.
The most suspicious thing is the process of Toyotomi Hideyoshi leading the army to defeat Akechi Mitsuhide...
It is reasonable to suddenly return to the army and be caught off guard, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army has already arrived at the city, but Akechi Mitsuhide still did not take any defensive arrangements, so he was defeated like a mountain in one day! This is the third doubt!
Taken together, all the signs can make a bold inference...
That is Akechi Mitsuhide and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had premeditated collusion!
Akechi Mitsuhide, in the end, only became a stepping stone in this conspiracy, helping Toyotomi Hideyoshi pick the final fruits of victory, and his life and truth have since been forever submerged in the long river of history, and there is no way to know...
…
This... is the enemy Yan Bing will face...
The de facto ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was a combination of insidious, vicious, cunning and dishonest!
However, fortunately, Yan Bing, who is familiar with world history, has already read this man's deeds and life in a book, and even if he can't guess 10%, he can still guess 80% or 90% of what he did.
However, very little is known about Zheng Mengzhou, a wise minister of Goryeo who also lived in this era...
Although he had heard about the Japanese people's betrayal for a long time, he still did not fully understand the fact that this meeting was like "seeking skin from a tiger"...
