<Mori Series, Episode ⑲> In the late Sengoku period, Ouchi Yoshitaka, who suffered a major defeat at the siege of Gassan-Toda Castle, shifted from expanding his territory through military force to focusing on a civil policy of governing with the authority of rank. Sagara Taketoshi, the leader of the civil faction, saw this as an opportunity and began to move to weaken the power of the military faction, such as Sue Takafusa. Sue repeatedly argued that it would be difficult for the Ouchi family to survive as a powerful daimyo under the civil government outlined by the civil faction, but he was unable to change Yoshitaka's mind. Instead, he sheltered nobles such as former regent Nijō Tadafusa and former left minister Sanjō Kinyori, who had come down from Kyoto, where there was constant fighting, in Yamaguchi, giving them a life that was no different from that in Kyoto, and he himself became absorbed in the leisure of the nobles. This rumor quickly spread throughout Japan, and the number of nobles fleeing to Yamaguchi continued to increase, and the city of Yamaguchi prospered to the point that the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier visited Yamaguchi many times to spread his faith, leading Yoshitaka to be called the "King of Japan." The city's prosperity was mainly supported by wealth gained through trade with Ming and Nanban, but this gradually ran out, and the nobles who protected it had no money, and the burden was passed on to the people of Suo and Nagato. Heavy taxes made the lives of the people and peasants extremely difficult, and complaints from the suffering people and temples and shrines were delivered one after another to Suo Shugodai Sue Takafusa through the county governor. Sue repeatedly appealed to Yoshitaka that the people's lives should come first, but Yoshitaka would not listen, and his loyalty to Yoshitaka faded day by day. Eventually, he plotted a rebellion. Over the course of several years, Sue extended his influence, winning over the Mori of Aki, the Tonda and Masuda of Iwami, the Naito of Nagato, and even the Otomo of Bungo to his side and raising an army. He successfully defeated generals such as Ouchi Yoshitaka, Reizei Takatoyo, and Sagara Taketoshi, and led the political upheaval known as the "Taineiji Incident." Mori Motonari was deeply involved in Sue Takafusa's rebellion. At Sue's request, the Mori army attacked the anti-Sue faction's direct-controlled territories of the Ouchi, such as Sato Ginzan Castle, Atamasaki Castle, and Tsuchiyama Castle, and as promised, those territories became the property of the Mori and the Aki Province faction of the Mori, and the Mori came to control most of Aki Province. News of the chaotic situation within the Ouchi clan was reported daily to Amago Haruhisa at Gassan-Toda Castle in Izumo... [For viewers] *Please note that this is a personal production and may contain typos and other errors. *This is a battle commentary based on the common theory, but with some Yukimura-style adaptations. *There are various theories about the events of the battle and story. *Due to production reasons, it does not include all information or warlords who appear. *The names of characters are written in easy-to-understand notation regardless of when they were renamed. *There may be loud sounds during the performance. *This is based on historical documents as of 2024. *Illustrations provided by Fumikan. ▼Official merchandise sales site▼ https://yukimura.theshop.jp/ #Warring States period #Battle #History