Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Hidezaki were both genealogical retainers of the Oda family. They had already served in the Oda family during the period of Oda Nobunaga's father Oda Nobuhide , and Lin Hidezaki became the penteau family (chief retainer) of the Oda family during the period of Oda Nobuhide . By Oda Nobunaga's time, Lin Xiuzhen was already the oldest and most qualified retainer of the Oda family, and could even sign an order with Oda Nobunaga.
Sakuma Nobumo's qualifications are not as high as Lin Xiuzhen, but his young surname from Oda Nobuhide is trusted by Oda Nobuhide. When most of the Oda keepers, including Lin Xiuzhen and Shibata Katsuya , supported the Oda Nobuyuki rebellion, Sakuma Nobumori firmly stood on Oda Nobunaga's side. After Oda Nobuyuki's rebellion was quelled, Sakuma Nobumo's future in his home was bright.
Sakami Nobumo has since participated in almost all important wars commanded by Oda Nobunaga and gradually became the number one general of the Oda family. For example, in the Battle of Elsawagawa with Asakura Alliance, Sakuma Nobumo's troops were second only to Oda Nobunaga's headquarters. After Oda Nobunaga established the Legion system, Sakuma Nobumori became one of the earliest legion commanders, responsible for the war with Honanji Yisa Son.
However, with the advancement of Oda Nobunaga's " Tianxia Fubu ", the problems of Lin Xiuzhen and Sakuma Nobumo were gradually exposed. Lin Xiuzhen’s problem is that he was a core gangster of Nobuyuki Oda in his early years, and his civil and military abilities were not very outstanding, which made it difficult for Lin Xiuzhen to get the real reuse and trust of Nobunaga Oda. Therefore, Lin Xiuzhen gradually became a "mascot" with only a status and qualifications but little actual influence.
Sakuma Nobumo's problem is: Since the defeat in the Battle of Sanfanghara in , Sakuma Nobumo's record has been declining all the way, becoming the leader of the Oda Army with the worst record. Especially Sakuma Nobumori's attack on Honanji failed to lead to the Oda family's western front being strategically passive, which indirectly triggered Arakimura's rebellion and almost killed Hideyoshi Hashiba. It can be said that it is normal for Oda Nobunaga to be dissatisfied with the two.
is dissatisfied, and Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Xiuzhen are indeed not guilty of being exiled. Moreover, it is not entirely personal responsibility for the two people to have problems. For example, the failure to attack Honanji for a long time is also related to Oda Nobunaga's strategic mistakes. With Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Hidezaki's qualifications and contributions, Oda Nobunaga could completely let the two retreat with decent permission, rather than exile like a donkey.
What's more serious is that while Oda Nobunaga exiled Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Hidezaki, he also confiscated the territory of the two, and divided them to Oda Nobuchae , Oda Nobuho and his own direct jurisdiction. It's okay if I directly governed and distributed it to the nominal governor of Oda Nobuta. Oda Nobuo is famous and abolished and disabled, and has a very low reputation. However, Oda Nobunaga increased territory to such a son at the cost of exile of two important officials.
Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Hidezaki's exile showed that no matter how old the qualifications are or how high the status is, as long as Oda Nobunaga wants to strengthen his son's power, any retainer will become a victim. And Oda Nobunaga has been balancing between Oda Nobuo and Oda Nobuta . Since Oda Nobuo's territory has increased, many retainers naturally believe that Oda Nobunaga will increase Oda Nobuo's territory next.
Tianmai Ten Year (1581), Oda Nobunaga appointed Oda Nobuta as the commander of the nominal legion who attacked Shikoku Island, kicking away the Akichi Mitsuhide, who had been in charge of Shikoku Island's affairs. With the precedents of Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Hidezaki, Akichi Mitsuhide would naturally suspect that Oda Nobunaga's move was to confiscate his own territory to increase Oda Nobuki's territory. Instead of waiting for death, it would be better to rebel.
Overall, the exile of Sakuma Nobumo and Lin Hidezaki led to the serious officials of the Oda family being in danger and were worried about their future. Akechi Mitsuhide's worries worsened due to the Shikoku Island issue, and eventually turned into a rebellion to initiate the "Honoji Incident". Therefore, some people believe that the exile of Sakuma Nobumoto and Lin Hidezaki indirectly led to the "Hennoji Incident".
