Aruji wa Hideyoshi (PHP Bungei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Was Hideyoshi really a "man of character"? It is said that Hideyoshi was able to rise from a simple sandal-climber to a powerful ruler largely because of his human charm. However, there were vassals who were left and right under the leader who rose too high in the ranks... From prominent figures such as Toranosuke Kato (Kiyomasa), Koroku Hachisuka, and Yukinaga Konishi to lesser-known samurai such as Kitaro Tsubouchi and Hanzaemon Mikoda. By depicting Hideyoshi from the vassal's point of view, an unprecedented image of Hideyoshi emerges.

秀吉は本当に“人たらし”だったのか!?―一介の草履取りから、天下人へと駆け上がることができたのは、その人間的な魅力が大きいとされる。しかし、出世しすぎるあるじの下、右往左往した家臣たちがいた...。加藤虎之助(清正)、蜂須賀小六、小西行長といった著名人から、坪内喜太郎、御子田半左衛門など、あまり知られていない侍まで。家臣の視点で描くことで、これまでにない秀吉像が浮かび上がる。