How was the humble Toyotomi Hideyoshi discovered by Nobuyuki Oda and promoted to the rank of general?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a very poor family. In a Japanese society with strict hierarchical restrictions, a person like Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a light warrior at best, and basically has nothing to do with the upper class. After all, people from different classes have no communication channels at all, so let alone establish any personal contact.
There is a traditional saying that Toyotomi Hideyoshi has a bad relationship with his family. He ran away from home when he was young, and then made a living by doing small business on Donghai Road. In the process of wandering around, I met Nobuo Oda, and then I was reused by him through my courage and talent. In fact, I personally think this is not very reliable, and the reason is also the class problem mentioned earlier. Even if Hideyoshi and Oda have any chance to meet, there will be no contact. After all, their classes are far apart.
Later, according to reliable historical data, Toyotomi Hideyoshi may have never left his hometown in his early years and never had anything to do with his family. However, he got to know ODA through Amizhu, a servant who manages painting and calligraphy affairs or collectibles, tea ceremony and daily chores around his father. ?
It is speculated that Toyotomi Hideyoshi used to be Ami Bamboo's stepson, and at that time, servants generally adopted family inheritance, so Bamboo recommended him to take his place after retirement, so Hideyoshi naturally became a servant of Oda. In this way, ODA gradually discovered Toyotomi Hideyoshi's talent and began to arrange some affairs for him. And Toyotomi Hideyoshi lived up to his trust. He always did these things very well, so Oda Nobuyuki later trusted and reused Toyotomi Hideyoshi more and more. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's position also rose rapidly through constant meritorious service, and eventually became the first-class general under Nobunaga.