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00:00Although it was a coincidental victory, the defeat was inevitable.
00:07How did the foreigners who colored the history of Japan lose?
00:13What was the cause and mistake behind it?
00:18The end of the year 2025.
00:21In the next two weeks, we will present you with a look at each of the Tohgun Seigun series.
00:28This time, we will focus on the defeat of Ii Naomasa, the vanguard of the victory of the Tohgun.
00:35Why did he pursue Yoshihiro Shimazu, who was defeated, while deciding the winning battle?
00:46A lesson from the failure of the defeated.
00:52A lesson from the defeat of the foreigners.
01:02What do we learn from the failures of the foreigners in history?
01:09I'm Yuri Nakanishi, voice of Shinko, a lesson from the defeat of the foreigners.
01:14And I'm Jun Ito, a historian.
01:19It's 2025. Thank you for your support this year.
01:25Mr. Ito, what kind of year do you want this year to be?
01:29I want the world to be peaceful.
01:35I want the world to be as peaceful as possible.
01:43In the 260 years of the Edo period, there was no war at all.
01:52Why did the world come to be?
01:56The Edo Shogunate was founded mainly by Ieyasu Tokugawa.
02:02He learned a lot from the world of the Sengoku period.
02:07Ieyasu Tokugawa thought that the world would be more prosperous than his own house and government.
02:19The battle of Sekigahara was the reason why Ieyasu Tokugawa won the world.
02:25At the beginning of the new year, I would like to take a look at the battle of Sekigahara from a different perspective.
02:39This time, I would like to pay attention to the defeat of Naomasa I, the vanguard of the victory of the Edo Shogunate.
02:48Naomasa I, the vanguard of the victory of the Edo Shogunate, was described as a man who saved the country from the crisis.
02:54What kind of person was Naomasa I?
02:57Naomasa I's greatness is not about winning the battle in front of you, but about what you can get by winning the battle in front of you.
03:05In other words, it's about being able to make a decision based on the situation.
03:09This time, we will explore the teachings of Naomasa I through his defeat.
03:16First of all, let's take a look at what kind of person Naomasa I was.
03:22Naomasa I, known as one of the four emperors of Tokugawa Shogunate and the vanguard of the battle of Sekigahara,
03:30was born in 1561 in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the present-day country of Totomi.
03:40Naomasa I's family has been the ruler of Iinoya, the capital of Totomi for generations,
03:46and has been a member of the Imagawa family, the most powerful family of Suruga.
03:52However, his father Naochika was suspected of having an affair with Ieyasu Tokugawa,
03:58who was later named Matsuda Ira Motoyasu, and was executed by the head of the Imagawa family, Ujizane.
04:04Naomasa I, who was only two years old, spent his childhood in various temples under the care of the Ii family.
04:15At the age of 15, he served Ieyasu, and in the battle of Shibahara with Takeda next year, he was martyred.
04:25In addition, when Nobunaga Oda died around Honnoji, and a battle took place around the old Takeda temple,
04:32Naomasa I negotiated a peace treaty with Hojo.
04:39As a result, Takeda's salary and salary was taken by Ieyasu.
04:47Naomasa I, in the battle of Komaki-Nagakute,
04:51inherited the stage, the so-called Akazanae, which was unified with the equipment of the Shuiro.
04:58When Ieyasu invaded Toyotomi Hideyoshi,
05:02Naomasa I took advantage of the Oda-Wara attack,
05:06and in the current Gunma Prefecture, Takasaki City, Minowa,
05:11he conquered a maximum of 120,000 Tokugawa families.
05:18When Hideyoshi died and Ieyasu moved to Tenka-tori,
05:23Naomasa I negotiated with Kuroda Nagamasa and Ryuryoku Daimyo at Suimenka.
05:33And the victory of Tenka-wakeme took place in Sekigahara.
05:38Naomasa I and Ieyasu won the victory.
05:47However, as soon as the battle was decided,
05:51Naomasa I chased the West Army Yoshihiro Shimazu and was killed.
06:00It was the moment of Naomasa I's defeat.
06:04Why did Naomasa I take action to kill?
06:11After the battle, Naomasa I chased Shimazu and was defeated.
06:22Now, let's look back at the main events of Naomasa I's life.
06:28In 1562, right after he was born, his father was killed,
06:34and the Ii family was in a pinch.
06:38The Ii family was a well-known family, wasn't it?
06:42Yes.
06:43It was the Kamakura period of Azuma Kagami.
06:46That's when the name came up.
06:49As you know, at the end of the war,
06:52Naosuke I was born.
06:55In that sense, from the beginning to the end of the Bushi period,
06:59the Ii family was involved in some way.
07:04As you know, the Ii family was a family of black people
07:09who lived in the western part of the Tōtō region.
07:13The Ii family mainly belonged to the Imaga family.
07:17They wanted to share the fate with the Imaga family.
07:21However, Yoshimoto Imaga was killed by his father.
07:25After Yoshimoto Imaga was killed,
07:28the Imaga family was in great trouble.
07:31The Ii family was in a state of chaos,
07:35with no one on their side,
07:38no one knowing who the enemy was,
07:41no one knowing who betrayed them.
07:44There weren't many records left.
07:47That's how Naomasa grew up.
07:51Naomasa, entrusted with the greatest wish of the Ii family,
07:54how did he use Ieyasu
07:56and climb to the top of the Tokugawa family?
08:00Let's take a look.
08:03In Kyoto, Japan,
08:05there is a place where Ii family materials are collected.
08:09It's the Ii Museum.
08:12Various works of art from Japan and abroad are collected
08:16and displayed here.
08:20The 19th head of the Ii family,
08:23who was the leader of the Yoita clan in Echigo,
08:27has shown us a figure depicting Naomasa's physique.
08:34I think he was about 180 cm tall.
08:39He weighed about 90 to 100 kg.
08:43The enemy would turn around just by bumping into him.
08:47He was very good at fighting.
08:51Even though he was a general,
08:54Naomasa went to take the enemy's head himself.
08:59How did he survive the war?
09:04The Ii family, which is said to have inherited
09:08the lineage of Fujiwara in the Heian period,
09:11was known as the most powerful clan of the Tōtōmi era.
09:17However, his father Naochika was assassinated by Imagawa,
09:22which put him at risk of losing his family.
09:29His son Naomasa grew up with the Ii family's highest expectations,
09:34and was able to serve Ieyasu at the age of 15.
09:39What kind of honor did he have there?
09:42Such a story is left behind.
09:46At one point, Naomasa wore a flashy kimono
09:50and went to see Ieyasu, who was hunting.
09:55Ieyasu was interested in Naomasa,
09:59and found out that Naomasa was from the Ii family,
10:03who had once fought alongside him at Okehazama.
10:07He accepted Naomasa as his son-in-law.
10:12This was what the Ii family wanted,
10:16and Naomasa was convinced that
10:19it would be beneficial for the Ii family to take over Ieyasu.
10:23This is what Ii Naotake,
10:26the founder of the Ii family, thinks.
10:30When I meet Ieyasu,
10:32I feel that he is going to expand his influence.
10:36Not only in fighting, but also in negotiations.
10:41I feel that Naomasa is going to expand his influence
10:47and make the Ii family happy.
10:53Although Naomasa was able to serve Ieyasu,
10:57he was raised by a noble family,
11:00and at first, he had a hard time.
11:04This is what happened when he was invited by a noble family.
11:11The sweet potato soup he was served with
11:14was made with pork miso,
11:16and it didn't go well with Naomasa's mouth.
11:21Oh, no.
11:26Do you have soy sauce?
11:30The Mikawa samurai said,
11:34There's no way there's soy sauce on the battlefield.
11:41Naomasa was deeply moved.
11:46We can't eat this kind of food.
11:50Some of the peasants have a harder life.
11:58If you want to be a general,
12:02you must never forget this.
12:08Naomasa was determined to be a great general.
12:16I think it's important to be well-informed,
12:22and to be honest with yourself.
12:31The year 1582, when Naomasa died,
12:35was a year of turmoil for him.
12:40In March, Takeda died,
12:43but only three months later,
12:45Tenkabito Nobunaga passed away.
12:50Ieyasu lost his leader,
12:52and focused on Takeda's salary.
12:55He aimed for peace between Kaito and Shinano.
13:02After three months of war,
13:05negotiations with Tokugawa and Hojo began.
13:10Naomasa, 22 years old,
13:13was chosen as negotiator.
13:20He was given a great opportunity.
13:23He was chosen as the negotiator of Tokugawa and Hojo.
13:27It was a great success.
13:35Naomasa became a member of the Hojo family.
13:38Ieyasu entrusted him with this task.
13:42If he failed,
13:44I told him to be prepared.
13:47I told him to commit suicide.
13:51Naomasa wrote a letter to Ieyasu,
13:55asking for a negotiation.
13:58There was a strong demand
14:01to protect the country and people of Tokugawa.
14:06This is what he wrote in his letter.
14:12It's not about riding a horse.
14:18When the local nobles and Hojo pass by,
14:25they let them pass with their weapons.
14:30Ieyasu accomplished this.
14:35The reason why Naomasa was chosen as the negotiator
14:39was not only because of his good family background.
14:43He was a good speaker.
14:45He had a big body.
14:48He was a handsome man.
14:50He had a good reputation.
14:53Naomasa completed the negotiations with Hojo.
14:57He was entrusted with a more important task.
15:02He was entrusted with the negotiation
15:05to keep the country and people of Tokugawa.
15:10Mr. Tatsuo Ieyasu showed us a valuable document.
15:17It was a letter from Naomasa himself,
15:21promising the country and people of Tokugawa
15:24that he would do as he promised.
15:27It was a letter from Naomasa himself,
15:30saying that he would guarantee the country and people of Tokugawa.
15:37This was written by Naomasa himself.
15:41More than 200 documents were confirmed
15:45for the negotiations with the country and people of Tokugawa.
15:49Naomasa's name was written in one-third of them.
15:55Naomasa negotiated earnestly.
15:59Ieyasu conquered Tsuruga of Kai and Shina
16:03and got the famous Takeda Kashindan.
16:09And Naomasa was entrusted with the elite force
16:13that was unified by the Shuiro army
16:16led by Takeda.
16:20It was the birth of the so-called Red Zone.
16:29Mr. Nota, who studied the Iike for 7 years,
16:33said that this group of fighters
16:36had an important meaning for both Tokugawa and Iike.
16:42Iike's idea was to make the Iike
16:45as the house of Samurai Daisho.
16:49And Tokugawa's idea was to create a new army.
16:53These two ideas were combined.
16:57Hikonyan, a popular Yuru character in Shiga.
17:01His trademark red helmet
17:04comes from Ii's Red Zone.
17:10The Red Zone stands out when it's colored.
17:15And you can't be cowardly
17:19just because it stands out.
17:23This Ii's Red Zone
17:26gives the country its name.
17:48In 1584,
17:51Shikun Ieyasu fought against Hideyoshi
17:54led by Nobukatsu, the head of the Oda family.
17:57They fought for a long time.
18:00And Naomasa led the Red Zone
18:03in the front line of Tokugawa's army.
18:09I'll never call a man who's late to me a man.
18:16He was confident in his strength.
18:21He was in the front line.
18:24He had to be in the front line.
18:27But he was evacuated from the front line.
18:33It's not Daisho's business
18:36to attack the enemy's front line.
18:41Ieyasu was the one who found me.
18:45And Tokugawa's family
18:48had to fight with Tokugawa's family.
18:51It was an absolute loyalty.
18:55Naomasa's attack cost his life.
18:58And the Red Zone's soldiers
19:01defeated Hashiba's army.
19:07But Hideyoshi took the lead.
19:10And he became the first samurai
19:13to conquer the Kanpaku region.
19:18Hideyoshi was at the top
19:21of both the samurai and the lord.
19:24He divided the samurai into three branches
19:27and strengthened the rule.
19:30And Naomasa was the only one
19:33in the Tokugawa family
19:36who was allowed to talk to the emperor.
19:41Naomasa invited the emperor
19:44to the Jurakudai Palace
19:47to announce his coronation.
19:53Mr. Yabe, who studies the Buke system,
19:56speculates the reason
19:59why Hideyoshi attacked Naomasa.
20:05I'm not a spy,
20:08but I don't mind if Tokugawa's family
20:11doesn't talk to me.
20:14I think Hideyoshi's intention
20:17was to leak information to me.
20:20But I don't think it worked.
20:25In 1590, Naomasa joined Hideyoshi's
20:28attack on Odawara.
20:31He was the only samurai
20:34to attack Odawara Castle.
20:37After the war,
20:40Hideyoshi was exiled to Minowa,
20:43where he was sentenced to 120,000 years in prison.
20:47I had the impression
20:50that Hideyoshi was the number two
20:53in the Tokugawa family.
20:56Naomasa was 30 years old
20:59when he became the head of the Tokugawa family.
21:02Since he was a child,
21:05he has accomplished many things.
21:09Naomasa continues to advance.
21:13And thanks to Hideyoshi's death,
21:16he is involved in a new battle.
21:22Not only his talent as a warrior,
21:25but also his family background
21:28and his appearance.
21:31He made the most of everything
21:34to become the head of the Tokugawa family.
21:37Yes.
21:40Naomasa was able to become
21:43the head of the Tokugawa family
21:46at a very young age.
21:49But it's strange that
21:52he didn't show off.
21:55He just showed off his ability.
21:58That's how he became the head of the Tokugawa family.
22:01Another big feature of Naomasa
22:04is his age.
22:07Ieyasu is 15 years younger than Sakai Tadatsugu.
22:10He is 6 years older than Sakagibara Yasumasa
22:13and Honda Tadakatsu.
22:16He is 19 years older than Ii Naomasa.
22:19Naomasa's age is not surprising
22:22even for his son.
22:25He is very young.
22:28I think that's why he was able to
22:31become the head of the Tokugawa family.
22:34Naomasa was able to
22:37show off in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
22:40He was able to show off
22:43in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
22:46He was able to show off
22:49in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
22:52He was able to show off
22:55in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
22:58He was able to show off
23:01in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:04He was able to show off
23:07in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:10He was able to show off
23:13in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:16He was able to show off
23:19in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:22He was able to show off
23:25in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:28He was able to show off
23:31in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:34He was able to show off
23:37in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:40He was able to show off
23:43in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:46He was able to show off
23:49in the battle of Komaki-Nagate.
23:52In the battle of Komaki-Nagate,
23:55in the battle of Komaki-Nagate,
23:58he was able to show off
24:01and gave ultimately a great performance.
24:04he was able to show off
24:07and gave ultimately a great performance.
24:13There was a chapter
24:16After that, Toyotomi family and Tokugawa family were separated, and Ieyasu invaded Hideyoshi.
24:24At that time, Hideyoshi asked Ieyasu to surrender.
24:29Ieyasu thought that if he surrendered, he would be killed.
24:32Instead, while I was surrendering, I called Hideyoshi's mother, Oomandokoro, to Okazaki.
24:38I called Oomandokoro's mother, Oomandokoro, to Okazaki.
24:41Ieyasu was a hostage, but he visited Oomandokoro's house many times to get fruits and sweets.
24:48Ieyasu tried to get Oomandokoro's heart.
24:52I think that the warm heart of Naomasu, who thought it would be hard, has appeared.
24:58A leader who moves in a hurry.
25:01He is reliable.
25:03But if his action is too bold, people who cannot follow him will appear.
25:12Naomasu, who climbed to the top of the Tokugawa family,
25:17showed his strength even in the battle of Sekigahara, where the lord Ieyasu aimed to conquer the country.
25:23However, his action was too bold, and he was driven into a dead end.
25:28Please look at this.
25:32In 1598, when Hideyoshi, the ruler of the country, was killed,
25:37Ieyasu aimed to follow him and started to move.
25:42In order to conquer the country, I must make as many warriors as possible my allies.
25:49At this time, many of the Toyotomi leaders had just returned from their second expedition to Korea,
25:55and they did not have time to think about the future.
26:01In the meantime, Ieyasu took the initiative of the first leader.
26:07The first leader was Nagamasa Kuroda, who ruled most of the Buzen country.
26:15The warlords who fought in the Korean peninsula hated Mitsunari Ishida the most.
26:22Among the Toyotomi leaders, there was a conflict between the warlords.
26:28So I decided to join the warlords who were most likely to be on our side.
26:41Here, Nagamasa Kuroda was also in charge of negotiations.
26:46At that time, I saw the height of Ieyasu's ambition.
26:53Nagamasa Kuroda was one step below Naomasa Iin.
27:00If I were Iin, I would contact him directly.
27:11Four months after Hideyoshi's death,
27:14Nagamasa Kuroda and Tokugawa formed an alliance with Nagamasa.
27:21At that time, I received a rare question.
27:26After Ieyasu's death, Naomasa did not lie.
27:41In 1599, Ieyasu and Date Masamune had an unauthorized marriage.
27:49He was banished from the Toyotomi clan.
27:54At that time, Naomasa immediately moved to protect Ieyasu.
28:01He urged Masanori Fukushima, Tadaoki Hosokawa, and Takatara Todo
28:06to protect Ieyasu to support the Toyotomi government.
28:13Nagamasa Kuroda
28:16Naomasa talked to Nagamasa Kuroda
28:21and told him that he wanted to protect the Toyotomi clan
28:26and protect Ieyasu's mansion in Fushimi.
28:29This relationship was based on the story of Sekigahara.
28:33Episode 1
28:39I have no doubt. I will punish Uesugi Kagekatsu.
28:45When Ieyasu left Osaka for Aizu,
28:50Nishida Mitsunari and the rest of his army
28:53went to fight in the east and west.
28:57Fushimi Castle
29:00Fushimi Castle, which was Ieyasu's residence, was destroyed
29:04and the Toyotomi army was defeated.
29:09Ieyasu decided to stay in Edo
29:13to see how much the Toyotomi clan would support him.
29:19He entrusted Naomasa with leading the Toyotomi army
29:24and sent a letter to the governor.
29:28Until I arrive, follow Naomasa's orders.
29:34Naomasa led the army to the west
29:38and arrived at Gifu Castle.
29:42Naomasa said,
29:44show me the evidence.
29:47Otherwise, my father won't move.
29:51That's what he said.
29:54The Toyotomi army confirmed Ieyasu's position
29:57and strengthened their alliance.
30:00They defeated Gifu Castle in just one day.
30:09On September 11,
30:11Ieyasu entered Kiyosu Castle in Owari.
30:16However, Tokugawa, led by Hidetada,
30:20hadn't arrived yet.
30:24After fighting Sanada at Ueda Castle in Shinshu,
30:28he was stopped by Akutenko.
30:33Ieyasu was determined to defeat Hidetada's 38,000 soldiers
30:37and show Tokugawa's loyalty.
30:43Ieyasu was about to give up.
30:47Naomasa overheard the negotiation
30:50with the Mori clan, the main force of the Toyotomi army.
30:54The Mori clan won't move.
30:58Then let's hope for Hidetada's victory.
31:03I think he was worried.
31:05He said he'd betray Kobayashi
31:08or stop Kikkawa.
31:11That's all he said.
31:14He was worried about Hidetada.
31:18On September 14, the day before the battle,
31:21Naomasa and Tokugawa
31:24crossed the Kishomon River with Kikkawa Hiroie,
31:27the head of the Mori clan.
31:30If they were on Tokugawa's side,
31:32the battle would be over.
31:36The final battle.
31:38Naomasa made a surprising move.
31:49On the morning of September 15,
31:52the Tozai army faced each other at Sekigahara.
31:56At around 8 a.m.,
31:59a gunshot rang out.
32:00At that moment,
32:02the flag of the final battle was cut off.
32:08Despite Masanori Fukushima
32:11was the head of the Tozai army,
32:14Naomasa's army was the one
32:17who fired the gunshot.
32:20I was thinking about
32:23whether to fight against the Toyotomi
32:26or Tokugawa.
32:28At that moment,
32:30Naomasa cut off the front line
32:33and fought against Tokugawa.
32:37The battle was won by the Tozai army
32:40at the beginning of the battle.
32:43Hideyaki Kobayakawa
32:46defeated the West's Ohtani Yoshitsugu.
32:49The situation changed dramatically.
32:52The victory of the Tozai army was decisive.
32:54At that moment,
32:56the commander of the West's army
32:59began to deliver the goods.
33:06Meanwhile,
33:08Yoshihiro Shimazu of Satsuma
33:11who was alone on the battlefield
33:14rushed toward Ieyasu's main camp.
33:17He ran away from the enemy
33:20and was called the Shimazu Nokiguchi.
33:24Naomasa, who was resting his body
33:27was surprised by the army
33:30and asked the commander.
33:34Is that an enemy or an ally?
33:38It's probably the Shimazu army.
33:41It's the enemy!
33:43When I heard it was the enemy,
33:45I stood up.
33:47Naomasa didn't look aside
33:50and began to charge.
33:54Naomasa lost both front and rear.
34:00He rushed towards the Shimazu army
34:03and killed Yoshihiro's son Toyoshisa
34:05and advanced further.
34:08What are you mumbling about?
34:11Shoot Yoshihiro!
34:14At that moment,
34:22he stopped
34:24and was attacked by the Shimazu army
34:27who were protecting Yoshihiro's son.
34:31I'm the one who protects the lord.
34:36It's good.
34:38It's a bit too good.
34:41Maybe that's the charm.
34:45Naomasa was wounded
34:48and lost his life.
34:55Looking at the ability of Naomasa
34:58to negotiate with Sekigahara,
35:01I think he's a really smart person.
35:04But even for such a person,
35:07when he stands on the battlefield,
35:10he loses his calmness.
35:13Is that the pride of a samurai?
35:16In fact, Naomasa was able to
35:19secure a sufficient success
35:21to win the war.
35:23However,
35:25Naomasa wanted to take Yoshihiro's head
35:27in order to make this victory
35:29worthwhile.
35:31He drew it well,
35:33but it didn't go well.
35:36It led to his being shot.
35:39I see.
35:41His other aim was...
35:43Here,
35:45Ito Jun examines the history
35:48from the perspective of a historian.
35:51At that time,
35:53Naomasa was with Tadayoshi Matsudaira.
35:56He was the 4th son of Ieyasu.
35:59At that time,
36:01it wasn't clear
36:03who would be the next general.
36:05Naomasa was the son of Tadayoshi.
36:08He wanted to make Tadayoshi
36:10succeed somehow.
36:12He wanted to do his best there.
36:14He joined the reconnaissance team
36:16and took the lead
36:18in front of the Fukushima team.
36:19Naomasa negotiated
36:21with various warlords
36:23until he reached Sekigahara.
36:25He increased his allies.
36:28We can see
36:30how highly
36:32he communicates.
36:34In general,
36:36everyone tries to win.
36:38Including a few of his friends,
36:40he aims for 100% success.
36:43He is not good at negotiating.
36:45By giving in to each other,
36:47he finds a way out.
36:49This is very important.
36:51Sometimes,
36:53his ability to act in front of others
36:55can be detrimental.
36:57But if you are afraid of failure,
36:59there is no success.
37:01It's quite difficult.
37:06After the battle at Sekigahara,
37:08Naomasa's activities continue.
37:10And here is what
37:12led to his success.
37:16Naomasa contributed to the victory
37:17of the battle at Sekigahara.
37:19After the battle,
37:21Naomasa did not get injured
37:23and negotiated with the general
37:25of the Western Army.
37:28Ieyasu promised Naomasa
37:30that he would protect
37:32the provisions of the Mori family
37:34before the battle.
37:36He said he would protect them
37:38and confiscate all the provisions
37:40in Hachikagoku.
37:44Naomasa rebelled against this.
37:48Naomasa thought that
37:50if he fulfilled
37:52his enemy's wish,
37:54he would be grateful to Tokugawa
37:56and work for Tokugawa
37:58in the future.
38:00I think that's why
38:02he acted like this.
38:06Naomasa was defeated
38:08and the Mori family
38:10was led by Suo and Nagato
38:12and avoided the worst situation.
38:15Furthermore,
38:17Naomasa negotiated
38:19with Shimazuke
38:21who injured him.
38:23Naomasa strongly
38:25appealed to Ieyasu
38:27for Shimazuke's help.
38:29As a result,
38:31Shimazuke was the only one
38:33in the Western Army
38:35to avoid the confiscation of the provisions.
38:37I think that
38:39Ieyasu wanted Naomasa
38:41to be on his side.
38:44Naomasa himself
38:45was exiled to Sawayama,
38:47the capital of Oumi,
38:49where he was paid
38:51by Mitsunari.
38:55He planned to build
38:57a new castle
38:59near Biwako
39:01for a better land.
39:03That castle is
39:05today's Hikone Castle.
39:10However,
39:12Naomasa didn't see the completion
39:13of his plan
39:15and ended his life.
39:19It is said that
39:21Naomasa's life was shortened
39:23due to the damage
39:25he suffered in Sekigahara.
39:27One year after Naomasa's death,
39:29Ieyasu became
39:31the General of the Western Army
39:33and established a shogunate in Edo.
39:38I didn't expect
39:40Ieyasu's house to be like this.
39:41I don't know if it is because
39:43I was born in Edo or Tokugawa.
39:46In Edo period,
39:48among the nine people
39:50who became the bodyguards of the shogun,
39:52Iike was the one
39:54who exiled four people,
39:56including Ii Naosuke.
39:58Iike was the one
40:00who established the shogunate,
40:02so I think
40:04he had a great impact
40:06in many ways.
40:08For a long time,
40:09Ii Naomasa worked hard
40:11as Ieyasu's right-hand man.
40:13It can be said that
40:15he was guided
40:17by Ii Naomasa's efforts.
40:24There was a story
40:26that Iike was entrusted
40:28with the best.
40:30It's amazing
40:32that it came true.
40:34I think the contribution
40:36to Ieyasu
40:37is the greatest.
40:39In that sense,
40:41I think it's amazing
40:43that Ieyasu
40:45saw Naomasa
40:47and entrusted him
40:49with the first big job
40:51at the age of 15
40:53and entrusted him
40:55with the first big job
40:57at the age of 22.
40:59I think that attitude
41:01deepened his trust.
41:03Ieyasu
41:04liked to listen to
41:06bitter stories.
41:08Ieyasu was a person
41:10who didn't want to
41:12get close to people
41:14who spoke ill of him.
41:16In that sense,
41:18I liked his boldness.
41:20However,
41:22he would say things
41:24in public,
41:26so I thought
41:28he was in trouble.
41:30However,
41:32Naomasa
41:34was able to see
41:36Naomasa's sincerity.
41:38Naomasa
41:40asked Ieyasu
41:42to give him
41:44the key to the country.
41:46What does that mean?
41:48The Edo bomb was discovered.
41:50He was the person
41:52who contributed the most.
41:54That's the word
41:56Ieyasu left behind.
41:58I don't know
42:00if I can say this,
42:02but I think Ieyasu
42:04was able to work
42:06for Ieyasu
42:08because he was close to him.
42:10Now,
42:12let's learn
42:14some lessons
42:16from Naomasa's defeat.
42:18This time,
42:20the cause of death
42:22is not clear.
42:24I think this is a
42:26tragic story
42:28from a drama.
42:30Let's assume
42:32that he died
42:34and Naomasa
42:36died.
42:38As a lesson,
42:40don't be greedy.
42:42Don't be unkind.
42:44Naomasa
42:46wanted to make
42:48his daughter
42:50win.
42:52He didn't just
42:54do it for Tokugawa.
42:56He supported
42:58Tadayoshi
43:00and won
43:02the first prize.
43:04Naomasa
43:06lost his life
43:08because
43:10Naomasa
43:12was greedy.
43:14However,
43:16Naomasa
43:18died
43:20when he was
43:2242 years old.
43:24I think
43:26Naomasa
43:28was a hard-working
43:30man
43:32and he
43:34was a winner
43:36rather than
43:38a loser.
43:40Some people
43:42are greedy
43:44because they
43:46succeeded.
43:48It's dangerous
43:50to be greedy.
43:52This is a lesson
43:54from Naomasa's defeat.
43:59Today,
44:01we learned
44:02how Naomasa
44:04relied on Tokugawa.
44:06Naomasa
44:08died when he was
44:1042 years old.
44:12If Naomasa
44:14had lived longer,
44:16he could have
44:18won the war.
44:20I think
44:22Naomasa was a
44:24trustworthy family.
44:26Fortunately,
44:28the Tokugawa family
44:29supported Naomasa.
44:31Naomasa's death
44:33didn't go to waste.
44:35If Naomasa
44:37had lived longer,
44:39he could have
44:41been a more
44:43resilient man.
44:45He was very influential.
44:47He was a great man.
44:49Thank you for your time.
44:53A lesson from Naomasa's defeat.
44:55See you next time.
44:59To be continued...