This is the case of Genroku Ako, a well-known loyal minister in Japan. All 47 of them were feudal vassals of the Ako clan. It embodies the story of loyalty to the Lord.
Because their feudal lord (Nagamo) was insulted by Takaka Yoshira Ueno Suke Yoshio and wounded him with a knives under the corridor of the Pines. After the incident, the fifth general of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was very angry, and he determined that it was Asano Uchi Takumi. The head was cut to the abdomen, so the inner carpenter's head cut the abdomen at Tamura Ukyo Taifu's residence at 5 pm. This was the beginning of the Genroku Ako incident.
The chief elder Ishizurasuke Yoshio led forty-seven samurai (comrades of the Yimeng), including his son, secretly sneaked into Edo in the middle of the night on the 14th and gathered near the Kira residence. On the 15th, from 4 to 6 at dawn, the crusade against Kira Yoshihide began, and the Yimeng comrades attacked the Kira mansion according to their deployment. In the fierce life-and-death battle, Kira Uenosuke, who was hiding in the horizontal stacking firewood department of the station, was stabbed with a spear by Junjujiro, and the head was cut off by Wu Lin Yuqi. The righteous act was successful. None of the righteous men died.
Later, in front of the Tomb of the Dead Lord’s Inner Artisan at Edo Sengakuji Temple, the righteous priests dedicated the head of Yiyang, which reflected the samurai's loyalty to the greatest extent and comforted the heroic spirit of the dead Lord.
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The Edo period they lived in was an era when the country was closed. General Tokugawa was afraid that these princes would have the power to rebel, so they thought of the law to weaken their strength. For example, the princes must stay in the country for half a year and build Buddhist temples. , Open mountains, repair roads, and contribute money to water control. The general's family made a very strict and demanding statute for them. It is stipulated that only one country can have a castle, foreign trade is not allowed, and ships with more than 2 sails are not allowed (it seems to be said).
The country is divided into several ranks. In addition to nobles and warriors, there are merchants, peasants, and untouchables. Needless to say nobles and samurai, merchants are only allowed to stay in the castle town. No contact with samurai is allowed, and farmers are only allowed to stay in the village unless they have a pass issued by the feudal lord, otherwise they are not allowed to go out. Those who violate the order will destroy the nine clans. Untouchables can only do work such as slaughter.
A book called "The History of the Tokugawa Era" gives a detailed introduction to the entire Edo period. It's quite comprehensive.
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