Was Hideyoshi's Mother, Omandokoro, Nearly Burned Down Along with Her House? What Happened to Honda Shigetsugu After He Piled up Firewood?

BUSHOO!JAPAN（武将ジャパン）

Factuality

Ownership

To persuade Ieyasu to submit to him and come to Kyoto, Hideyoshi's mother, Ōmandokoro (Naka), was sent to Okazaki as a hostage. There is a later anecdote that a large amount of firewood was piled up around her residence. What is intriguing is the senior retainer, Honda Shigetsugu, who later incurred Hideyoshi's displeasure.