During the reign of Tokugawa Tsunyoshi, the fifth general of the Edo shogunate in Japan, a very strange folk song appeared in Japan, "Mito has Aaki-kun, Kii has Notomi, and Owari has radish (水戸に君あり, 紀伊に臣あり, Obiż�に大根あり)", which juxtaposes Mingjun, Notomi and the big radish that are not related to Fengma and Niu. What's going on here? This ghost will talk about the family.
Tokugawa Ieyasu established the "Gosan Family" with the shogun's family of his third son, Tokugawa Hidetada (the second shogun), the Owari family (Nagoya Domain) of the ninth son Tokugawa Yoshinao, and the Kii family (Wakayama Domain) of the tenth son, Tokugawa Yorinobu. After the third generation of shoguns, Tokugawa Hidetada, took power, the shogun's family was upgraded, and the Mito family, the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Yoribo, filled the throne, and the "Imperial Three Families" of the Edo shogunate were determined to be Owari, Kii, and Mito.
During the reign of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun, the scene of the "Imperial Three Families" was very different. At that time, the lord of the Mito domain was the second lord of the domain, Tokugawa Mitsuki (Mito Yellow Gate), who had a great influence on Japanese history, and was a person who reshaped Japanese culture. Although the three generations of feudal lords who succeeded to the throne, Tokugawa Tsunasa were not as good as Mito Huangmen, but they were also considered Ming Jun.
The lord of the Kii clan at the same time as the Mito Yellow Gate was the second lord of the domain, Tokugawa Mitsusada. Tokugawa Mitsusada's personal abilities are not as good as Mito Huangmon, but he is good at formulating good laws and selecting talents. In addition, the Kii family had the name of "Aixian" as early as the Tokugawa Yoshinobu period, and the Kii family under Tokugawa Mitsusada was rich in talents, which laid the foundation for the "enjoyment reform" of the Tokugawa Yoshimune Nakako shogunate of the eighth shogun.
In contrast, the Owari family had various problems during the reign of the second feudal lord, Tokugawa Mitsutomo, including financial deficits. Tokugawa Mitsutomo was unable to solve it, and the problems within the domain were exacerbated by the unexpected death of the heir. After the death of Tokugawa Mitsutomo, the Owari family broke out into various civil strife such as the harem interference, which became the laughing stock of the Japanese feudal clans, and also laid the groundwork for the Owari family to lose the battle for generals.
Because of this, there is a folk song in Japan, "Mito has Aki-kun, Kii has Notomi, and Owari has radish", which means that compared to the Mito family, which had excellent feudal lords, and the Kii family, which had excellent retainers, the Owari family only had local specialties to boast of. In this way, it satirizes the chaotic infighting and feudal government of the Owari family.