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Tokugawa Ieyasu

Episode 18: Discovery of a Conspiracy

Director: Ohara Makoto

New Year, 1574

The eventful year 1953 passed, and on January the 5th

Ieyasu was granted the imperial title.

Sake was distributed to all the retainers,

and a grand feast was held at Hamamatsu castle.

Oga Yashiro, who had come with greetings from Okazaki,

was seated with the guests.

Unlike the festivities of the New Year,

the relationship with the Takeda's was still tense.

Takeda Katsuyori...

Yes, he retreated from Magome river last autumn.

But this spring, he intends to crush us with one blow,

and has gathered his troops from as far as Kofu.

Katsuyori is burning with desire to gain the Nagashino lands.

How are the Uesugi?

Uesugi lets his men rest in the winter months.

However, if Katsuyori attacks us, it will be an indication

that they became secret allies.

- When will it be? - As early as March, as late as May.

I'd like to avoid war between spring and summer...

At Okazaki Tsukiyama mansion, Ayame was summoned by Sena.

You called for me?

Ayame, you finally conceived,

but you had a miscarriage?

Do you think that's excusable?

Please forgive me.

Ayame...

Don't you understand that I don't want the Oda girl to bear us an heir?

You must...

serve us well and make sure you bear an heir!

Understand! You're excused.

You're excused, I said!

Kozume...

I heard Oga Yashiro is back from Hamamatsu castle.

Go and get him.

In another section of Okazaki,

though a princess was born,

Nobuyasu had begun visiting Ayame again.

Princess Toku just let the days slip by.

Princess, this is from your mother in Gifu.

I'll bring you some tea, so please have one.

I don't want any so distribute it to the maids.

This is your mother, Lady No's generosity.

I know...

but I don't want any.

Then, may I take some to Lady Tsukiyama?

She's your mother-in-law, it would help you

to be on good terms with her.

Please allow me to go.

Do as you please.

Yashiro...

I'm asking about Lord Katsuyori.

Have you received any word from him?

I, Yashiro, am one of the governors of the Tokugawa clan.

Nobody is listening, tell me the truth.

Why should I receive news from him?

You're telling me to wait for the right moment?

I can't give you instructions.

Yashiro, why have you become so cold towards me?

What a strange thing to say.

As always, I say what's on my mind, that's all.

Damn you, Yashiro!

You think I'm powerless and look down on me!

Yashiro, you're a traitor!

What if I suddenly decide to risk my

and finally expose you?

Your expression changed, hasn't it?

I have nothing to live for now...

so I'm prepared.

Yashiro is a traitor! He is disloyal!

Quiet.

Why do you claim Yashiro is cold to you?

I'm just pretending to be cold in case others find out.

Yashiro...

I hope you're telling the truth.

Why would I lie, my lady?

...that's impossible!

We must report this to our lord in Gifu.

There are other informants...

I don't want this

to cause a rift between my husband and my father.

A wife has her duties...

You intend to talk to the young heir?

Yes.

I'll talk with him and get his instructions.

Another thing, one of the conspirators is the young heir's mother.

The other is Oga Yashiro, our lord's trusted retainer.

We'd better report this to your father in Gifu.

No.

That isn't what I should do as his wife.

Just leave this to me.

As a dark cloud hung over Okazaki castle,

the Takeda army began to make its move again.

It was May, 1574.

I'm reporting from Sir Ishikawa Kazumasa.

Takeda Katsuyori is about to enter Totomi with his army!

Sakuza...

Send am emissary to Okazaki!

Order Nobuyasu to go to war!

Yes!

So... the Takeda and Uesugi have an alliance now...

I'm going off to war.

We'll be separated for a while.

I'll eat here tonight.

Yes, I'll get ready.

Two months had gone by since Nobuyasu visited her last.

That Katsuyori has surrounded Takatenjin castle.

Just watch, I'll crush Katsuyori's army this time.

My lord...

There is something I'd like to tell you before you go.

Go on, what is it?

My lord, please be careful of Oga Yashiro.

There's a rumour that he is involved in a conspiracy.

Who told you that?

He's not a skilled warrior but he is very useful.

My lord, these are not unfounded rumours.

- They're not true. - But they are...

And his co-conspirators are in the castle!

Who is it?

One of them is Ayame.

Aren't you ashamed of mentioning Ayame's name?

That's strange.

What's so shameful about being concerned about one's husband?

It's shameful! Ayame is your servant.

You'd be laughed at for being jealous.

Can't you see I'm concerned about you?

Do you think I'd make such claims without proof?

Then, just mind your own business.

I can't do that.

As your wife, I couldn't let you leave without telling you.

Being jealous is a wife's proper behaviour?

Are you taking me lightly because just your father is the lord of Oda?

I'm leaving!

Wait, you are going off to war. Please don't fight.

My lady, please calm down.

I beg you, please.

Then, is she going to apologize for her impudence?

What's that look! Say something!

Why can't you hear me out?

Oga Yashiro has deceived your mother and they are both after your life.

You're disobeying me!

My lady! Calm down, my lord.

I know...

You're the one who has caused this trouble!

That's too much.

Shut up!

Please calm down.

Damn you!

You're the cause of our domestic problems!

She's innocent, my lord.

Shut up!

What did she do?

She's bleeding.

Someone please help!

Don't call anyone.

Damn you!

My lady.

Young Nobuyasu lost his mind

from fear of having kicked his wife Toku, Nobunaga's daughter,

who was the link between the Oda and Tokugawa clans.

My lord, he retreated once but has entered Totomi again.

I think we should crush him.

I agree!

Don't bark, Nabe.

Katsuyori is relying on the Uesugi clans in Echigo,

according to Sir Ishikawa's report.

I won't let him go in and out of our province!

My lord, our young lord will soon arrive from Okazaki.

- If we're prepared, we... - Wait...

We've asked the lord in Gifu to send reinforcements.

Why should we be indebted to the Oda clan?

I've asked for the reinforcements because I have a reason.

Tell me your reason, my lord.

We can't fight this war without their help.

There is an important report before Lord Nobuyasu arrives.

Come closer, Chikayoshi.

Something happened...?

Lord Nobuyasu has injured Princess Toku,

and killed her maid, Kijoju!

What?

Nobunaga's face, ablazed with fury,

flashed across everyone's mind.

As his advisor, I'm responsible for this.

I'm prepared to die in apology.

Was Nobuyasu drunk?

Yes.

He regretted it when he realized what he'd done.

The reason?

The lady tried to advise our lord, and that angered him.

He took it out on the princess's maid.

What was her advice?

She said it was between husband and wife, and won't tell me.

My lord, we must assume the news has reached Gifu already.

Right.

From the reports, I believe the maid was to blame.

No.

She was one of Lady No's trusted maids.

They won't accept that explanation.

we would have to make them accept it.

If they discover she was killed for no reason,

it would cause a rift between our two clans.

My lord, all we can do is to blame the maid.

Chikayoshi...

I won't allow you to die.

Understand?

My lord...

Lord...

Just as Sakuza predicted,

news of her death reached Nobunaga.

They claimed Kijoju told lies to disrupt the Tokugawa clan?

That's what Nobuyasu said when he killed her.

But she was not that kind of a woman.

Then what?

According to the Princess,

Nobuyasu left for war at Hamamatsu.

However, there are traitor's that communicate with the Takeda's.

One is Oga...

and the other is Lady Tsukiyama.

Lady No...

don't tell anyone about this.

The Tokugawa's are indispensable to me.

But what if something happens to our daughter?

I can't help that!

My legs!

Lord Ieyasu asked me to lead the reinforcements myself.

What's on your mind?

I know Lord Ieyasu is a cautious man.

But Takatenjin castle is only 10 leagues away.

Lord Nobuyasu has left for Hamamatsu to give him aid.

Why can't the father and son handle this war?

You tell me what Ieyasu thinks.

I think he wants to test Lord Ogasawara of Takatenjin castle.

He used to serve the Imagawa so he may lean toward the Takeda.

You're a frightening woman!

He may also be testing you to see if you'd send him aid.

Quiet!

Why would Ieyasu test me?

If a war lasts three summers,

the soil tries up and the residents would starve.

Ieyasu wants to avoid going to war even if they're only 10 leagues away.

That's why he is asking me to give him aid.

And? Do you intend to go to war?

I have to otherwise Ieyasu would laugh at me!

Ieyasu and Nobuyasu are waiting for me at Hamamatsu.

I'll take my time out there with my son, Nobutada.

And then...

That Nobuyasu at Okazaki...

Father!

If we wait any longer for the Oda's reinforcements,

we'll lose the Takatenjin army.

War is not just a matter of fighting.

Takeda Shingen won the battle of endurance.

Why must you endure this?

Listen, the weather has been beautiful,

and I can almost hear the rice plants springing upward.

We can't trample on them.

I, Nobuyasu, don't want to be indebted to strangers when I don't have to.

The Oda clan are mere strangers?

No, but they are not members of our clan,

we'd be indebted to them.

I repeat, Nobuyasu. Once the Oda reinforcements arrive,

the Takeda army will retreat, and the rice can grow.

My victory would be that I prevented famine in my lands.

We need reinforcements for this victory.

Then why aren't they here yet?

The Lord of Oda want to prevent war, also. Then why aren't they here yet?

The Lord of Oda want to prevent war, also.

Lord Ogasawara has surrendered

...to Takeda Katsuyori.

I see.

Father!

Lord Ogasawara was just comparing your father to Katsuyori.

I taught you to value the retainers.

Remember, that Ogasawara was not a hereditary retainer!

So... he surrendered...

Nobunaga, with his grand army, left Gifu.

When he arrived at Hamamatsu,

the Taketenjin castle had already surrendered.

That was too bad. We came too late.

Thank you for coming from so far away.

I'm sure Katsuyori will come again.

As long as you're in Hamamatsu,

I'm not worried about being attacked from the side.

We'll remain friends, won't we.

Here!

It's hot!

Take off your clothes, and bathe!

Come on.

Nobunaga showed enough power to withstand the Takeda's

and returned to Gifu.

Oga Yashiro only thought of him as a crude boor.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I received a secret letter from Lord Katsuyori.

He'll come to Nagashino next.

The time has come to proceed with our plans.

Wait. What if news of the maid's death reached Gifu, then Hamamatsu...

Don't worry, I already took care of that.

If you're still worried, we can go one step further...

One step further?

Kill Lady Tsukiyama.

What?

Don't think of her as our ally till we succeed.

If our conspiracy is about to be exposed,

Before she has a chance to talk, we'll get her.

Then we'll get the young lord Nobuyasu, and Chikayoshi,

and Nonaka Shigemasa...

Yamada Hachizo met Monk Zuifu and in the Busetsu forest and

thought of asking Nobuyasu for forgiveness.

He realized for the first time how cruel Oga Yashiro could be.

If he was willing to kill Lady Tsukiyama, he could very well kill then.

Don't even tell me that again!

You're jealous of Yashiro!

Get lost if you don't want to get killed. Get lost!

Come on. It's me.

How have you been since we parted at Busetsu?

You're the monk.

So...

you started to serve the Tokugawa clan? Good!

The Tokugawa clan is in danger!

Help me, monk!

Omimaru...

Oman's boy. I think I'll name him "Omimaru."

Omimaru?

That's a fine name.

I have a request.

That's unusual. What is it?

Before you go off to war again, please see Omimaru.

You're still worried about Oman?

No, if I were her. I'd like you to hold my child...

So... you're pregnant, too?

No, not yet...

You're leading me on.

Forgive me.

Don't apologize. This depends on Divine Will.

Excuse me, my lord.

What is it?

There's a monk in travel attire,

who insists on seeing you, and won't budge from the front gate.

What's his name?

He says you know him. It's Monk Zuifu.

My Monk, the teacher!

It's been a long time.

There's something urgent I must tell you.

You keep watch on the other side.

Go on.

Tell me what it is.

This man wants you to kill him

because he was part of a conspiracy.

A conspiracy?

Correct! The main conspirator is Oga Yashiro, the chief retainer.

Don't tease me, Monk.

Not Oga of all people...

That's it.

He tried to warn the you lord, and now you...

- But, Monk... - Takechiyo!

Do you think I'd come all the way to tease you?

You're going to war with Nobuyasu to Nagashino.

Oga Yashiro,

is plotting to lead Katsuyori into Okazaki castle.

The Oda reinforcements will be stopped at Okazaki.

You'll lose your territory and be destroyed.

You won't even lend your ear to this?

Takechiyo, do you have no eye for judging your retainers?

What would Monk Sessai have said were he alive today?

Your wife, Lady Tsukiyama, is part of the conspiracy.

Ieyasu, who learned of the conspiracy,

sent Obuko Tadayo to investigate Oga Yashiro.

Work hard, now. Sire Obuko is here from Hamamatsu.

We must always be ready to transport provisions.

Sir Okubo, thank you for your hard work.

Yashiro...

Kotani Jinza has been arrested and Kurachi Heiza was killed.

You're the only one left!

I should've reported this earlier, I guess.

I suspected them and only pretended to join them...

You're a traitor!

I heard it all from beneath your floor!

Take him away!

Don't stop working!

I tried to put an end to the war so I can save common folk.

Now I'm arrested.

Keep on working... all of you. You got that!

Oga Yashiro's arrest

hit Sena like a bolt of lightning.

She never thought,

the conspiracy would be discovered.

Ayame learnt of this immediately.

Go on!

I'm going to arrest your wife and children.

Any messages to your wife?

I'm not sentimental.

You have no apology for her?

No.

Oga Yashiro has no apology for her nor to our lord.

I see. He was so good to you. Have you no sense of obligation?

I am obligated...

for showing me how to use my mind and my strength.

What?!

When I began serving our lord,

I cowered before him from fear and gratefulness.

I was like that before the elders.

My voice quavered and I couldn't even talk to them.

Then I learned that they were less capable than me.

Damn you...!

Our lord eats when he is hungry, he sleeps with women when he wants to.

He's a man just like me.

Lady Tsukiyama showed me my lord's true worth.

When I slept with Lady Tsukiyama,

I became disgusted with my lord and pitied him

for being unable to control a mere women.

Then I thought I'd better stop serving my lord,

and think about the world a little.

Is that all you have to say?

No, there is more.

He's at war thinking that he'd defeat the Takeda army.

But the war requires money.

Thus, the farmers and residents are burdened.

The lord may be skilled at wars but I'm better at the abacus.

I thought it's better to let the Takeda's win for now

and relieve the people from the burdens of war.

I almost made it, too.

Tell my lord.

Tell him what?

To punish me as he wishes.

But, I were to left to the people to decide my fate,

Then I'm fairly certain that...

nobody would want to execute me.

You crook!

Is that what Yashiro really said?

Yes, it is.

What about Nobuyasu?

After the incident at Okazaki...

he was the most surprised.

That man has challenged Ieyasu.

I'll have my people decide his fate.

Put him on a horse bareback with a sign stating his crime,

and bring him to Hamamatsu.

Just as he wants, let the people of Okazaki and Hamamatsu see him.

Once he arrives, take him back from Hamamatsu to Okazaki.

Set an example of him in Okazaki and Hamamatsu,

then, bury him alive.

Write the following on a sign...

"Those who hate him may saw his neck"

and leave a saw.

My lord... what is a passerby sympathizes with Yashiro?

Then, he'll be saved.

He may be saved, or killed.

Don't put up any guards.

I shall return to Okazaki and carry out your orders.

At Okazaki, the next morning a pitiful flower fell...

"My lord, my lady...

please forgive me.

All the troubles started when

I was sent to this castle by my father, Genkei.

Now that I was unable to bear you an heir,

I, Ayame, will remove myself.

I beg of you with my life

to lead a happy life with you wife..."

My lady!

My lady...

Oga Yashiro has been buried up to his neck!

Don't tell me! It's frightening me!

Look, I know nothing of this... understand?

If anyone comes to arrest me...

...I'll kill myself!

Just be quiet and listen.

Don't talk too big, you criminal!

You fool! Who do you think is a criminal anyway?

I was after our lord because I thought of your good...

Shut up! What'll happen if our lord should die?

There will be no more wars.

You'll all be saved.

- Saved? - That's right!

The Takeda's attack because of the Tokugawa clan.

I tried to remove the cause of these wars.

And slave under those Takeda bastards? Not gonna happen!

Right!

Just ask the farmers who serve the Takeda clan.

The Takeda's are rough, and they steal the rice and women!

The people are living in despair!

Just listen to me once more!

I'd rather put an end to all this!

Don't! No!

Stay away!

Don't!

Stop it!

No!

- ...so he died? - Yes.

The resident, who were supposed to be on his side,

cut open the vein in his neck, and he died.

I'm to blame for this.

It was an oversight on my part

as I was so busy fighting the Takeda clan. But that's an excuse.

I'll never let that happen again.

Besides...

As Lady Tsukiyama's husband, Ieyasu knew that he was

the reason Lady Tsukiyama participated in the conspiracy.

However, Ieyasu could not avoid punishing her!

He pitied Sena.

To be continued.