Oda Nobunaga was one of japan's most prominent generals during the Sengoku period, dedicated his life to ending the chaos and restoring the feudal order. But when he was a teenager, he was a "Owari's first fool" who was not favored. After he got married, his father-in-law, Michizo Saito, tried to stab him to death. However, when he was preparing to draw his sword, he suddenly saw the other side of him, and since then he has changed his attitude and fully supported him. Even the property that should be given to his son was given to him. What's going on?
(Oda Nobunaga)
Oda Nobunaga was born into the Oda clan of Owari Kingdom (a vassal state of Japan during the Sengoku period), his father was Oda Nobuhide, his mother was Lady Shida, and he was the eldest son of the family.
It is said that as the eldest son in the family, he needs to be steady and studious, and be an example for his younger siblings. Not to mention that he is still a noble prince of the family family. However, Oda Nobunaga has been stubborn since childhood, does not like to read, is even more dismissive of red tape, has nothing to do all day, is idle, mixes with a bunch of poor boys, fights and makes trouble, mischievous, and is typically a bear child with a headache.
Oda Nobunaga was not only stubborn, for the convenience of movement, he always wore strange costumes with bare arms, some inexplicable little tricks hanging from his waist, and his hair was always draped over his head like a bird's nest, without the temperament of an aristocratic prince.
The locals thought he behaved strangely and rudely, and did not like him, and even his mother, Lady Shida, was ashamed of him. Every time Oda Nobunaga caused trouble, his father Oda Nobunaga jumped like a thunderbolt and cried out, "Evil son! ”
Since Oda Nobunaga was disgusted by the people of Owari And the dogs were suspicious of dogs, it was difficult for anyone to look up to him, and they all thought that he was difficult to become a great instrument, and they all ridiculed him as "the first fool of Owari".
When Oda Nobunaga was 14 years old, in the seventeenth year of astronomy, his father Oda Nobunaga decided to make peace with Saito Michizo, who had been at war for many years.
(Saito Guidi)
In fact, the war that lasted for four years had exhausted both sides, and Saito Michizo also saw that it would be of no benefit to him to continue fighting, so he agreed to an armistice and formed an alliance. In order to consolidate the relationship between the two sides, Oda Nobunaga asked Oda Nobunaga to marry Saito Nobunaga, the daughter of Saito Michizo.
Saito Michizo had long heard of Oda Nobunaga's bad reputation. However, he believes that letting his daughter marry into the Oda family is equivalent to installing an eyeliner, which is beneficial to himself. Therefore, regardless of whether her daughter will be happy or not, Saito Michizo, who has a ghost fetus, agrees to this marriage with great emotion.
The following year, Saito married Oda Nobunaga.
According to historical records, before Saito guidi was married, Saito Michizo handed her a short knife and said to her, "If Nobunaga is really as his name suggests, Ru can kill him." ”
When Michizo Saito says this to his daughter, he is actually trying to make her daughter kill Oda Nobunaga under the pretext of annexing the Oda clan.
Shortly after his daughter's marriage, Oda Nobunaga died and Oda Nobunaga succeeded to the throne. However, Oda Nobunaga had been on the throne for a long time, and he had not yet seen his daughter kill him. Michizo Saito didn't know what was going on and decided to meet the son-in-law himself and take the opportunity to kill him.
After making an appointment at the meeting place, Saito Michizo did not immediately meet Oda Nobunaga, he hid in a private house, secretly observing.
At this time, Oda Nobunaga returned from outside with a five-hundred-man iron artillery and spear team. When Michizo Saito saw that Oda Nobunaga was indeed dressed in a strange costume, looking the same as the legend, he was very happy in his heart, and he sighed in his heart: "Woohoo! This son is really useless! ”
(Michizo Saito)
So Saito Michizo took a knife and walked out of the house and asked people to come forward to report.
However, when Oda Nobunaga came out to see him, Saito Michizo was stunned, only to see Oda Nobunaga wearing a dress and a noble look, Saito Michizo was completely subjugated to his bold and resolute demeanor, and he could not take a shot.
Although Saito Michizo did not kill Oda Nobunaga, but seeing that Oda Nobunaga was so personable, he thought about it and turned a corner, after all, this is also his son-in-law, and he is also his own family. From then on, Saito Michizo saw that Oda Nobunaga would do a great job, so he fully supported him.
Later, Saito Michizo even planned to let his son-in-law inherit his Mino Castle. This decision made Saito Michizo's eldest son, Saito Yoshiryu, very unhappy, so he led his troops to rebel.
When news of the rebellion of his eldest son, Saito Yoshiryu, immediately wrote a suicide note to Send Mino Castle to Oda Nobunaga, and then organized his troops to fight his son. However, in the end, he was outnumbered and cut off by his son.
Oda Nobunaga led his troops to avenge his father-in-law, Saito Michizo, eliminated Saito Yoshiryu, and recaptured Mino Castle. Since then, Oda Nobunaga has continued to attack the city and set many surprising achievements, becoming a milestone figure in the history of Japan's Sengoku period. To this day, he remains the most admired idol of the Japanese people, and in 2014, Oda Nobunaga was voted "the first favorite historical figure of the Japanese people of the year" by the Japanese people.
It should be said that Saito Michizo has a vision, he gave his career to his son-in-law, not to his son, and made a good choice.
(Reference: History of the Warring States of Japan)