Toyotomi Hidenaga Aru Hosa Yaku No Shogai (PHP Bunko)

[Machine Translation] There are many great generals and master strategists in the world, but there are very few great assistants. During the turbulent Warring States period, Toyotomi Hidenaga, a man from a poor peasant family in Owari, helped his ambitious elder brother Hideyoshi become the ruler of Japan and rose to the position of "Yamato Dainagon," a title he himself was given. This historical epic painstakingly depicts the life of one of the greatest number two men in Japanese history, who supported the fragile Toyotomi family system with his outstanding practical skills, outstanding coordination, and extraordinary governing ability.

世に名将・名参謀と呼ばれる人物は数多いが、名補佐役はきわめて少ない―。激動の戦国時代、尾張の貧しい農民の出でありながら、野心家の兄・秀吉を天下人たらしめ、自らも“大和大納言”と呼ばれるまでにのぼりつめた男・豊臣秀長。卓越した実務能力と抜群の調整力、非凡な統治能力で、脆弱な豊臣家の体制を支え続けた、日本史上屈指のナンバー2と呼ばれる男の生涯を丹念に描く歴史巨編。