Battle of Okehazama - Motoyasu Becomes Ieyasu, Matsudaira and Oda Ally - Update 19
Another short update, the Matsudaira and Oda join hands creating a bond that would last until death.
Brought Matsudaira Clan trust to 100.
Losing their leader Yoshimoto at Okehazama, the Imagawa clan lost their former glory and found itself on a quick course to decline. Under these conditions, Motoyasu Matsudaira, tired of serving under the Imagawa clan for so long, swore independence. In an attempt to reclaim Mikawa, the land of his father and forefathers, he rebelled against his former masters.
Reports of this reached Nobunaga in Owari.
Nobunaga Oda:
So, that whelp I spent my childhood with… He has grown in body and spirit, I see. However, with the Matsudaira being as small as it is now, eagerness alone isn’t going to help them become independent.
Soldier:
My lord, do you have a moment?
Nobunaga Oda:
Aye, has he arrived?
Soldier:
Yessir. Lord Motoyasu Matsudaira has arrived.
Nobunaga Oda:
Good news. Now, how long has it been since we have seen each other…
Kiyosu Castle of Owari. Here, on this day, Nobunaga and Motoyasu met with each other as daimyo.
Nobunaga Oda:
Takechiyo… Or, should I say, Sir Motoyasu Matsudaira. How long it has been. I thank you for making such a long journey here.
Motoyasu Matsudaira:
And you, Sir Kipposhi, are now Sir Nobunaga Oda. How pleased I am to see you once again.
Nobunaga Oda:
Our forms and positions have both seen much change, indeed. I would love to speak on about the past, yet…let us get the main topic out of the way, first.
Motoyasu Matsudaira:
Aye. Our alliance, my lord.
Nobunaga Oda:
Rght. Though both small clans, we have many enemies. Joining hands would be of benefit to both of us. The problem is the discord between our clans leftover from my father’s generation. I cannot imagine my retainers would accept an alliance easily.
Motoyasu Matsudaira:
Indeed, and no small amount of my people look at this alliance with eyes lacking all fondness. However, I wish to make this alliance go through, no matter the cost.
Nobunaga Oda:
Hm. And why might that be?
Motoyasu Matsudaira:
Because I wish to see an order, a new world, with these eyes. Even if I managed to wrest Mikawa back, am I to rest there in satisfaction, all that would await me is the fate of the Imagawa. It is no longer enough to simply value clan and tradition, not if I wish to survive this chaos. One must look to something broader, greater…
Nobunaga Oda:
And you think that broader, greater thing is this “new world”?
Motoyasu Matsudaira:
That I do. And now, the only one with his eyes on that…is you alone, Sir Nobunaga, in my view.
Nobunaga Oda:
I see. You have noted my ambition and wish to come along… Heh…Hahaha! Now, you’re an interesting one. Very well, Sir Motoyasu. Starting now, we are allies. Let Oda and Matsudaira join hands and cut open a new world in this land of the rising sun.
Motoyasu Matsudaira:
Aye!
And so, the Oda and Matsudaira clans came to be allies. Nobunaga promised his daughter to Motoyasu’s eldest son, strengthening the bond between the clans. Furthermore, Motoyasu removed the “moto” in his name given to him by Yoshimoto to take on a new name – Ieyasu. The alliance was known to later generations as the Kiyosu Alliance, and it supported Nobunaga’s conquest for years to come.