<h1>Origin and controversy of the Xiuji incident:</h1>
On July 15, 1595, Toyotomi Hideji cut himself off at Mt. Koyasan on orders from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, known in history as the "Hideji Incident". Hideji was originally Hideyoshi's biological nephew and was later adopted as an adopted son. As for why Hideyoshi had to kill Hideyoshi? Japanese academic circles have also been controversial and controversial around this historical case. As far as the causes of the incident are concerned, there are different theories such as "Hideji attempted to rebel", "Hideji had an abnormal personality known as 'Killing Sekibai' (brutal Sekibai)", "Hideyoshi loved his relatives and flesh Andhide Hideyoshi", etc. This incident is similar to the "Honnoji Change" and is called the two major unsolved cases of Japan's Sengoku period. To this day, there are still many unsolved mysteries.
So today I will according to the existing research in the Japanese academic circles, as far as possible to restore some of the details and truth of the event, as for the specific conclusions, leave it to the readers to think for themselves, welcome to leave a message to participate in the comments, if you like, please like and forward, thank you!
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<h1>Shuji's upbringing</h1>
In 1568, Hideyoshi's sister gave birth to her eldest son, Hideji, with yasuke Kinoshita. However, at the age of 3, he was sent to the Miyabe Jirun family as an adopted son (in fact, he used Hideji as a hostage to reassure Miyabe, who had just defected to Hideyoshi's family from the enemy camp), and after the Asai family was destroyed, Hideji returned to Hideyoshi's command. However, Hideyoshi was pledged again at the age of 12 and, along with his father, became Oda Nobunaga's vassal, the adopted son of Yasunaga Miyoshi of Shikoku, whose father was known as Miyoshi Yoshifu and Hideji was known as Miyoshi Sun Qilang Nobuyoshi. In 1581, Miyoshi Yasunaga disappeared during a battle with Nagamasa Ibu, so two years later Hideji finally broke away from the Miyoshi family and was given the surname Ofashi, and changed his name to Habu Hideji the following year. After Hideyoshi was given the surname Toyotomi in 1585, Hideji was officially renamed Toyotomi Hideji.
Images by Hidetsugu Tsutomi
<h1>Hideji's outstanding military achievements</h1>
In 1582, Hideji made his first expedition as a military general and participated in the Battle of Yamazaki. In 1583, he took part in the Ise Attack for the first time as a commander and won the battle, when Hideyoshi divided the army attacking Ise into three teams, one of which was commanded by Hideji.
Toyotomi Shuji armed statue
However, Xiuji soon suffered his first defeat, which was the "Battle of the Long Hand" that left him a record of shame. In 1584, Oda Nobunaga's second son Oda Nobunaga, together with Tokugawa Ieyasu, attacked Hideyoshi, who had established Oda Nobunaga's grandson as the Third Master, and the two sides fought fiercely at Komaki's Nagatochi, only to be defeated by a surprise attack by the Einsatzgruppen. Because Hideyoshi was reprimanded by Hideyoshi after the war, general researchers believe that the responsibility for this failure lies with Hideyoshi, but it can be seen from the fact that Hideji's military talent was highly recognized by Hideyoshi, and Hideji was rewarded with outstanding achievements. After that, Hideji basically won every battle and became an important warrior of the Toyotomi family. For example, in 1585, he attacked Kishu and attacked Shikoku, and was rewarded with 430,000 stones from Omi for his achievements. In 1587, Kyushu was conquered, and in 1590, in place of the sick Hideyoshi, as a pioneer, he captured the important stronghold of Izu-san Naka castle in the Battle of Odawara. In 1591, he was only 22 years old when he quelled Mutsu's Nine Households Masamune Rebellion and showed superior command and combat ability. For his military exploits, Hideji was also continuously rewarded, and after receiving a 430,000-stone reward in 1585, Hideji built a castle in Omi Hachiman and became a party lord.
Portrait of Hideji Toyotomi in the Heroic Biography of Taiping
<h1>Hideji's fate</h1>
If the story had developed here, Hideji might have been able to marry and have children as a prince of the party, and lead the soldiers to guard their own territory and castle, but things often developed unexpectedly. As Toyotomi Hideyoshi's power in the chu became more and more powerful, he began to abandon the puppet Oda Nobuo and take on the position of Sekibai himself, with the intention of enjoying the world exclusively. However, just when Hideyoshi was in power and the spring breeze was triumphant, the scale of fate slowly deviated from him. In 1591 he lost his younger brother Hidenaga and his eldest son, Tsurumaru. Hideyoshi, who had few relatives in the first place, realized that he would have no heirs to inherit the family business, so As a nephew, Hideji slowly became an important heir in Hideyoshi's eyes and was designated as an adopted son. In order to be able to strictly discipline and cultivate good conduct, Hideyoshi also wrote a precept to Hideyoshi, warning Hideji not to "indulge in female sex like Lao Tzu and indulge in the pleasure of hunting and tasting tea", it can be seen that although Hideyoshi is slightly dissatisfied with some of Hideyoshi's words and deeds, he still hopes that he can improve himself in preparation for inheriting the unification. In December 1591, Hideyoshi pretended to take a back seat and ceded the position of Sekibai to Hideji, who became the second-generation owner of Juraku. After that, Hideyoshi concentrated on fighting against Korea, and Hideji began to preside over the domestic political situation in an all-round way, and the first important thing he undertook was his grandmother's funeral. However, at the same time that Hideji began to slowly accumulate political experience, his fate once again underwent a dramatic change of change. In August 1593, Yododo again unexpectedly gave birth to Hideyoshi's male heir, Hideyoshi, which greatly changed the original established inheritance procedure and the pattern of the world. As far as Hideyoshi is concerned, the adopted son is definitely not as good as his own son, and naturally hopes that the jiangshan he has worked hard to build can give his own son, but he is old, and who will support his own son to ascend to the throne is a big question. For Xiuji, the problem is even more obvious, and whether or not he can inherit the unification, even his own existence has become a deterrent to others. Therefore, after Hideyoshi was born, his asthma attacks continued to occur, so much so that he had to go to Atami to receive Yuji (hot spring therapy), which shows how much psychological pressure he had. During Hideji's time, Hideyoshi offered to give Four-fifths of Japan to Hideji in the future, and in October he consulted with Hideji to marry Hideji's daughter to Hideyoshi in the future. It is generally believed that at least at this point in time, Hideyoshi is still thinking about the best of both worlds, hoping to make Hideji willingly support Hideyoshi to ascend to the throne in the future through the method of marriage with Xiuji. However, I think that all this is just Hideyoshi's delay in the army, and privately Hideyoshi is slowly practicing the process of "de-show".
Fushimi Castle, Kyoto
First, in 1592, Hideyoshi began to build a retreat in The Finger Moon, the most famous moon-viewing shrine in Fushimi between Osaka Castle and Jurakudi. After the birth of Shurai, the city as the residence of Xiulai further accelerated the construction process.
Secondly, in September 1593, Hideyoshi officially moved to Fushimi Castle and ordered the daimyōs to begin building mansions with Fushimi Castle, and the following year appointed Yamanaka Nagatoshi as the head of the town, officially making Fushimi the capital of the Toyotomi regime. One of the main reasons why Hideyoshi relocated the daimyō from Jurakudi to Fushimi was to sever the relationship between Hideji and the daimyō.
Third, according to the number of times Hideyoshi visited the powerful daimyo listed in Yokota's article "Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Capital", it can be seen that after Hideyoshi was born, the number of visits increased significantly, and such people such as Maeda, Kabuo, Ukita, and Uesugi frequently contacted Hideyoshi. Although I don't know what details they talked about, from the special time node, it is certain that there are repeated consultations around the issue of heirs.
<h1>Hideyoshi's last moments</h1>
In 1594, the inauguration of The Jurakudi, which was scheduled to take place in August, was postponed to October, for what reasons it is impossible to verify, but it can already be seen that there is a clear rift in the relationship between Hideyoshi and Hideji. Finally, Hideyoshi then began to do something to Hideji. According to the Fuan Taikaku Chronicle, on July 3, 1595, Hideyoshi's subordinates, Ishida Sansei, Masuda Nagamori, Maeda Gene, Tomita Chinobu, and Miyabe Jirun, five others went to Jurakudi to accuse Hideji of rebellion in person, and after Hideji denied it, they asked Hideji to write a 7-page guarantee of no rebellion. However, even so, it was still impossible to dispel Hideyoshi's doubts, and on July 8, Hideyoshi sent emissaries and ordered Hideji to come to Fushimi himself. In order not to make Hideji suspicious, one of the emissaries was Miyabe Jirun, Who had been very trusted by Hideji in the past. However, when Hideji arrived in Fushimi, he was not able to enter his mansion and was sent to Hideyoshi's designated kinoshita kiryu's mansion. As a result, Hideji did not see Hideyoshi when he waited, but instead ended up waiting for the order to exile Koyasan.
Koyasan Aoyan-ji Temple
The great monasteries of Koyasan were once exiled to political prisoners, and it was almost an unwritten rule at that time that people who were deprived of their territories and official positions would be exiled to live in large monasteries and spend the rest of their lives because they had lost their worldly power and status. For example, Masayuki Sanada, who was defeated in the Battle of Sekigahara, was exiled to Mount Nine Degrees on Mount Koya. Therefore, in a general sense, being exiled to Mt. Koya means that Although Shuji has lost his worldly status, he can at least save his life. Therefore, Hideji only selected 10 of the 300 guards in his entourage to follow the emissary up the mountain, but what he never expected was that the last thing he waited for was Hideyoshi's order to cut the abdomen. On July 15, Hideji committed suicide by caesarean section between the willows of Koyasan-san Aoyan-ji Temple, and his body was buried in Taiko-in Temple, deep in Mt. Koya, where his head was taken back to Mijōgawara by Masanori.
Shuji committed suicide
But the story is not over, and Hideji's death still can't solve Hideyoshi's hatred. On August 2, in Mijōgawara, Hideyoshi ordered all 30 of Hideji's wives and children to be killed one by one in front of Hideji's head, which took up to five hours, and then buried them on the spot and named them "Beast Tsuka". As for why Hideyoshi was so cruel to Hideyoshi and his family, he said that he would inherit the throne for his son, kill the successor threat, and cut the grass and roots. Second, Hideyoshi, who had suffered a defeat in Korea, killed a hundred people in order to threaten the daimyo who opposed the re-invasion of Korea.
The last moments of Hideyoshi's life
<h1>The tragic end of Hideji's relatives and subordinates:</h1>
Hidetsugu Toyotomi's wife and children
Side room: Kikutei Haruki daughter, Iknodai (it is also said to be a passage room, but it is unknown because Waka-gozen was living. )
Side room: Kazuko, daughter of Hibino Shimono mamoru
Eldest son: Senchiyomaru
Side room: The daughter of Yamaguchi Shoun, Otsu
Second son: Hyakumaru
Side room: Asako, daughter of Kitano Matsuumein
Third Son: Jumaru
Side room: Daughter and head of Shigesada Takenaka (Sadaemon)
4th son: Tsumaru
Side room: Tortoise, daughter of Zensuke Sesetsuji (Nakano speech bureau)
Daughter: Rogetsuin Oath Fairy (Hideyori's Wife)
Side room: Takashige Awawa's daughter (niece of Shigemasa Awa) and Kodan
Daughter: Chrysanthemum
Side room: Daughter of Yoshimitsu Mogami
Side room: From Omi Province, large people
Side room: Itami Hyogo head's daughter, okiku-no-kata
Side room: Daughter of Oshima Shinzaemon, country
Side room: Okago, from Tamiwa, Izumi
Side room: Mogami Shushu daughter, Omachia
Side room: Koho, daughter of Sasuke Karie
Side room: Daughter of Musashi Nagato Mamoru, Oana
Side room: Originally abandoned child, bamboo
Side room: Takamasa Shijo's daughter, snacks
Side room: Mino Okamoto's daughter, Tiger
Side room: Sanemon Tsubouchi's daughter, Ona, who
Side room: Yoshibei Saito's daughter, Makino
Side room: Sanjo Akimi's daughter, Omiya (mother is the first unit)
Side room: Hotta Jirozaemon, Oyame no Katame
Unknown
Gan Pills
Mizumaru
Mei Xiaolu family room
Sanada Nobushige's side room, Ryuseiin Temple
The main co-entries of the Shuji Incident
Shigetsu Kimura (self-cutting after helping)
Mamoru Kimura (death)
Maeno Nagayasu (self-judgment after death)
Kagesada Maeno (death)
Masatomi Haneda (death)
Hattori Kazutaka (Death)
Shigeaki Watase (death)
Akashi Norimi (death)
A willow can swim (give death)
Hideo Awano (death)
Shirae Narita (Death)
Naomi Kumagai (death)
Masatada Seta (death)
Miyoshi Yoshifune (Change of Fortune)
Hekkaku Yoshigo (Easy to Change)
Kinoshita Kiryu (Change, Ryu Sin)
Satomura Shoba (Satoju)
(Return after → exonence)
Moritsugu Masuda (returns after →)
Tadayasu Maeno ()
Yuri Takikawa (Reprimand)
(Expelled)
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