Chapter Eighty-Five: The Change of Honnoji Temple
The most famous coup d'Γ©tat in the history of Japan's Sengoku period is undoubtedly the Honnoji Rebellion, which occurred in the tenth year of Tensho (1582)! A generation of heroes Oda Nobunaga has fallen!
Oda Nobunaga, a daimyo born in Owari Province, was one step away from the realization of the idea of unifying Japan and realizing the concept of "Tenxia Bubu" by defeating Imagawa Yoshimoto in the Battle of Barrelsama, and defeating various daimyo after supporting the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki Kamiraku. However, it was also in this year that the Honnoji Change, an event that shook the history of Japan's Warring States period, occurred. This incident is called a mystery through the ages, back then, why did Akechi Mitsuhide, who was Oda Nobunaga's favorite general, launch a mutiny? According to historical records, Mitsuhide commanded the troops at that time and shouted "enemy Honnoji Temple", and then Nobunaga set himself on fire at Honnoji Temple! However, after that, he killed his lord's wise Mitsuhide, and then he was defeated and died.
There are two historical mysteries about the change of Honnoji. The first is naturally the mystery of Mitsuhide's murder of the king, and the second is how Hideyoshi Hashiba (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), who was located in the Chugoku region (a Japanese place name that has nothing to do with our country and refers to the central part of Japan), achieved the great return of China in just five days and arrived in Kyoto from the Chugoku region! You know, this section of the road is 200 kilometers long! At that time, there were no Shinkansen or airplanes, and after receiving information of Nobunaga's death, Hideyoshi Hashiba reached a peace with Mori in a very short time, and then quickly rushed to Kyoto to avenge Nobunaga by defeating Akechi Mitsuhide at the Battle of Mt. Tenno. I have to deny that this incident greatly increased Hideyoshi's prestige, but it also gave rise to the "Hideyoshi conspiracy theory" in later generations. Some historians believe. Nobunaga's death. It has a relationship with Hideyoshi.
Tokugawa Ieyasu planned to attack Akechi Mitsuhide in the name of avenging Nobunaga, but he didn't expect Hideyoshi to complete this in such a short time, and soon sent Kai to Kai, and a year later turned all the area from Mikawa to southern Shinano into his own domain, and then surrendered to Hideyoshi after he became Sekihaku. After that, Ye Xiang basically knows the history now.
"The Honnoji Incident changed the history of the Warring States period, thereby prolonging the Warring States Troubles in Japan. Obviously. If Nobunaga hadn't died at Honnoji Temple, Ieyasu probably wouldn't have been able to become the lord of the world in the future. β
Speaking of this, Ye Xiang glanced at the new script lines that appeared in his mind again. About a minute ago, a new script was generated!
If it weren't for the fact that there was a ready-made script, this huge amount of Japanese history, he would really have a black eye. Fortunately, there is a script, so that Ye Xiang finally understands the history of the Azuchi-Momoyama era.
"The Honnoji Incident changed the history of Japan. But. If all this has anything to do with death......"
At this time, Blake also explained the doubts in Ye Xiang's heart according to the lines in the script.
"We don't know enough about it. But. Why are you saying this all of a sudden? β
"Actually...... When I was in Kyoto, I used to go to Honnoji Temple. Ye Xiang looked at the detailed historical information in the script in front of him, and firmly remembered every word: "At that time, I felt that something was wrong......
"Something is wrong?"
"I sensed with the instinct of an onmyoji that there was something hidden in the Honnoji Temple. Something terrible......"
At this moment, he suddenly looked at Blake and said something extremely astonishing.
"Akechi Mitsuhide said a word when he rebelled. The enemy is in Honnoji Temple', and later generations have taken it for granted that this so-called 'enemy' refers to Oda Nobunaga. But is that really the case? β
"It's not Oda Nobunaga, who could it be?" Godless Beidou showed a puzzled look: "Big brother, are you playing dumb riddles with us?" β
"The reason why Mitsuhide betrayed Nobunaga has never been plausible in history. There are many people who believe that there is a shadow of Ieyasu and Hideyoshi behind this matter. Now that the Grim Reaper has resurrected these generals of the Azuchi-Momoyama era one by one, it makes me realize that the history of that year is closely related to the Grim Reaper. β
"Guangxiu him...... Probably a Dead Apostle, right? Beidou thought very simply: "Characters like Ieyasu and Hideyoshi can't be dead apostles, right?" At least I can't imagine it. And I don't think it's reasonable to say that they are the main messengers of the change in Honnoji. However, according to the history books, after Mitsuhide's rebellion, he also became depressed, and then he was ...... by Hideyoshi on Tennoyama Mountain"
"Mitsu-so, he's probably not a Dead Apostle. Maybe...... Quite the opposite......"
Ye Xiang looked into the distance, sensing the terrifying aura approaching step by step, and read the script lines at the fastest speed: "What if the so-called 'enemy' of 'enemy in Honnoji Temple' refers not to Nobunaga, but to 'Death'?" β
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar!
"That makes sense. Mitsuhide's extremely unreasonable abrupt rebellion, and after Nobunaga's death, he became depressed. And you must know that Nobunaga's eldest son, Nobutada, was in Myokakuji Temple next to Honnoji Temple at the time, but after Mitsuhide's rebellion, he didn't surround Myokakuji Temple, which was only 600 meters away in a straight line, is this reasonable? At that time, according to history, many of the soldiers who participated in the mutiny did not know what they were going to do. Afterwards, Guangxiu's approach didn't look like he wanted to usurp the world. Back then, did Mitsuhide really decide to kill the lord Nobunaga? β
"At that time, Mitsuhide's original purpose was to be the enemy of death, but what went wrong in this? In fact, at that time, Mitsuhide was very stubborn to find Nobunaga's body, but at that time, he was already an undoubted monarch killer. After that, Hideyoshi Hashiba, who was 500 kilometers away, arrived here at an astonishing speed that was not reasonable at all......
Speaking of this, Ye Xiang's gaze was projected onto ...... The corpse that Shi Ming borrowed space to transfer before!
"If at the time...... The god of death helped Hideyoshi get to Mt. Tenno, through some kind of power? What if the Grim Reaper decides to get rid of Mitsuhide and let the truth about the Honnoji change be buried forever? β
"How could it be ......"
Akechi Mitsuhide launched the Instinct Temple Change, not to kill Oda Nobunaga, but to deal with the Grim Reaper?
"It's just speculation, isn't it?" Blake shook his head: "Your statement is too far-fetched. β
"It's okay, you should take it as my speculation. Here are my thoughts on ...... back then"
"In the tenth year of Tensho, Oda Nobunaga destroyed his old enemy, the Takeda family, and the concept of 'world Buwu' continued to deepen. At that time, Mitsuhide could be said to be Nobunaga's first confidant and the person he relied on the most. In order to defeat Mori Terumoto, after receiving a letter from Hideyoshi Hashiba asking for help, Nobunaga sent his most trusted subordinate, Akechi Mitsuhide, to lead the army. Ieyasu went to Kaishi on May 29, and Nobunaga decided to go to Rakuro in person to meet the Empress, so he went to China to participate in the battle. On that day, he accompanied his eldest son, Nobutada, from Azuchi Castle to Kyoto, where he stayed at Honnoji Temple in Shijo Homon, while Nobutada stayed at nearby Myokakuji Temple. β
At that time, Mitsuhide received Nobunaga's order to prepare for the expedition at Kameyama Castle in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, and went to Atago Shrine to pray for blessings before the expedition. I believe that he had no intention of rebelling at that time. After all, if he had already rebelled at that time, it was impossible to just surround Honnoji Temple and ignore Miaokakuji Temple when he rebelled. But when it comes to Atago Shrine, don't you think of anything? β
When the godless Beidou was still puzzled, the godless Hideki thought of something.
"Wait...... Big brother, Atago Shrine, located in Atagoyama, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto...... And the shrine is also near Mt. Atago! β
"Yes...... Let's make a corollary. What if at that time, there were people from our godless family in the shrine? What if at that time, the ancestor met with Akechi Mitsuhide and told him everything related to death? β
"Do you mean ......?"
"Yes. It was May 29th, and the Honnoji Incident happened on June 2nd. Suppose that the ancestor of the godless family met Mitsuhide at that time and informed him...... The Grim Reaper will appear at Honnoji, what will Mitsuhide, who was Nobunaga's first confidant do at the time? β
"However, the time between that time and the Honnoji Incident on June 2 was still ......."
"Oda Nobunaga was a Christian, so he carried out a bloody and brutal suppression of other religions, and he burned Mt. Hiei that year, which forced Ishiyama Honganji to leave Osaka. Let's assume that during this time, the ancestor of our family used some method to convince Mitsuhide that the god of death was in Honnoji Temple? β
"You, what do you mean...... After Mitsuhide is sure of everything, he decides to go to Honnoji Temple and stop the god of death from taking Nobunaga's life! But he didn't succeed, but instead contributed to Nobunaga's death! In this way, he became a traitor! But...... According to some historical records, on the eve of the Honnoji Rebellion, Mitsuhide publicly told the Akechi Army that he would replace Nobunaga as a member of the world......"
"In Japan, during the Warring States Period, the system of historians was not strict, and today's Warring States history has many elements of wild history. History is written by the victors. β
"That's not right...... If he really wanted to rescue Nobunaga, how could he start a war with the sergeants around Nobunaga at that time, and finally force Nobunaga to set himself on fire? After that, he killed Nobunaga's son, Nobutada...... Your claims simply don't stand up to scrutiny. Blake shook his head, he didn't agree with that statement at all.
However, Ye Xiang's next sentence was earth-shattering.
"He really wanted to save Nobunaga. But...... The way to rescue is not simple. β
"What...... Meaning? β
"The 'enemy' is in Honnoji Temple...... This 'enemy' is the Grim Reaper......"
"The 'Grim Reaper' who 'possessed' Oda Nobunaga'!" (To be continued.) )