Tokubei
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Tokubei was a Japanese samurai under Hashiba Hideyoshi's service and the husband to Suzu who lived in Harima, Japan during the late Sengoku period.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1582, Tokubei worked as a watch commander at Himeji Castle under the orders of Kuroda Kanbei, who served Hashiba Hideyoshi. However, he had a gambling addiction, which led him to owe a favor. He sought to repay the favor by having a guest bribe him for entrance to an upcoming rengakai[1] On the day of the meeting, Tokubei worked and welcomed all guests, including the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke. However, when the rengakai was attacked, Tokubei realized his error and ran away from his post.[2]
From his post and ashamed of himself, Tokubei hid from his wife Suzu and the guards at the gambling den at a storage facility.[3][1] When the pair traced his tracks, they found him nearly naked and brought him out into the open. However, Tokubei ran from them but only got as far in the middle of Himeji. Confronted by Naoe and Yasuke, he admitted his debts but was encouraged him to aid them back at the castle. Before leaving, he gave them a note that he recovered about a secret correspondence at Junisho Shrine.[3]
Within a day after the rengakai, Himeji Castle was attacked again, as the true culprit was Ukita Naoie, who was secretly part of the Shinbakufu and whose son Hideie was a prisoner under Kanbei's watch. However, with Naoe and Yasuke having prepared for his attack, Yasuke was later joined by Tokubei, who aided in the defense of Kanbei. Fortunately, Naoie's forces fell while Naoe and Yasuke confronted and killed Naoie, ending his attempt to control of Harima.[4]