The Man Who Killed Nobunaga - Vol. 1 Ch. 2 - Qilin

[MangaDex]

 

[duylinh]

There's like 0 historical fiction that speaks of Hideyoshi as a heroic figure and an example of consistent handwork and determination, establishing order in a chaotic world, avoiding his master's reputation for brutality and cruelty. Here, they upgrade Mitsuhide, a traitor, into a tragic hero.

 

[Doomroar]

Author: "So yeah Mitsuhide was old, but he was a total chad, a paragon of health, he was able to wrestle and take down men thrice his size, and two times younger than him, and he did it with ease, while brandishing a smile as warm as the sun, he was handsome too for an old man, and noble, and smart, charismatic too, he was familiar with war tactics and poetry, he even imparted his wisdom on those he defeated, because he was not arrogant despite being so strong, he was humble too, and his qualities bewitched all the nobles, he was supper respected despite being lower than a foot soldier, because all of this he acquired through hard labor, he raised from the hood facing adversity, living the life of the average man! and he was able to fly and use magic too!"

Talk about having a boner for your ancestor.

This is turning out to be more disgusting than i expected.

 

[kojirokakita]

@duylinh

Wait What? You forgot the sarcasm tag.
The Taiko is probably the most influential example of Hideyoshi as the heroic hard working figure. And that novel basically gave us the Nobunaga Ambition series

 

[JetKinen]

@duylinh it's hard to portray Hideyoshi as a paragon of order and peace when he leads Japan into the cruel & bloody invasion of Korea.

 

[duylinh]

@JetKinen The two things are not mutually exclusive, the invasion of Korea wasn't particularly cruel to be exact, bloody but not cruel. The enemy were often portrayed as cruel, but like the Mongol, the atrocities were not uncommon for the time, but portrayed as such to maintain pride for the conquered. Anyhow, the situation on the front is the commander's decision, not Hideyoshi, unlike modern day war. Hideyoshi's invasion was a failure and led to the weakening of his supporters, directly led to Sekigahara, but he did his best to make sure his legacy was peace, establishing a council that includes the major players, hoping they would play nice and maintain peace. His real mistake was benevolence towards his rivals. Had he handle them like Tokugawa, pushing the rivals off, far away, his regime might have lasted.

 

[ScarletLouse]

If the author tried to portray Nobunaga in a fair and even-handed manner, then he certainly went full ham on Hideyoshi instead....