When talking about Kuroda Nagamasa, there is an evaluation that he is a cheater. Of course, this claim is not unfounded, but there are some points that need to be clarified. Today, let's take a look at whether Kuroda Nagamasa is really cheating.
Kuroda Nagamasa's father was known as Takataka Kuroda. Takahara Kuroda Takahara is a small castle lord who rose from Harima Himeji Castle and became the right-hand man of Hideyoshi, a man of the world. He excelled in strategic vision, tactical skill, and political strategy, especially in Hideyoshi's advanced age, and Kuroda Takataka was able to take command of the army and carry out the Kyushu raid (albeit with some twists and turns). At the same time, he also made overtures to Ishida Mitsunari and Tokugawa Ieyasu, plotting military momentum and accumulating strength in an attempt to dominate the world, which was a powerful plan at the time.
Saying that Kuroda Nagamasa is cheating is mainly from the perspective of Kuroda Takataka, especially when the Sekigahara War is about to break out. The major names from all over Japan led troops to Sekigahara, making the Kyushu garrison extremely empty. At this time, although Kuroda Takataka had become a monk, he still had ambitions. He saw an opportunity and planned to unify the world: conquer Kyushu first and establish a foundation;Then, in the gap between the war between the Mori family (especially the Yoshikawa and Kobayakawa families, which had strong military power) and Sekigahara, they seized the Chugoku region;In the end, compete with the winner of Sekigahara for the final qualification in the world. Unfortunately, his plans eventually fell through because of his hapless son, Kuroda Nagamasa.
Kuroda Nagamasa (who was already the head of the Kuroda family at the time) joined Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army and took most of the family's main force with him. Despite this, Kuroda Takataka was not hindered, and he quickly exhausted his family wealth and recruited 9,000 soldiers. If the Sekigahara battle can drag on long enough, Kuroda may have a chance to complete his hegemony. However, the Battle of Sekigahara ended quickly, and his son's contribution could not be ignored. In the Battle of Sekigahara, Kuroda Nagamasa not only succeeded in rebelling against Kobayakawa and Yoshikawa, but the Kuroda family was also active on the battlefield, and a series of muskets killed the front line commander of Ishida Mitsunari Army, Shima Sakon, all of which laid the foundation for the rapid end of the Battle of Sekigahara. Kuroda Takataka's ambition to unify the world was shattered.
The Kuroda family is indeed extraordinary, but whether it is feasible to fight the world on their own may be just wishful thinking on the part of those who come after them. Not to mention whether Kuroda Nagamasa was a cheater or not, even Kyushu and Shimazu, who had ruled Satsuma for hundreds of years, and China and Maori were not so easy to conquer. Moreover, the Kuroda family is not a daimyo family, and his subordinates are not full of talents, so they are really not qualified to compete for world domination. From this point of view, it is not known whether Kuroda Nagamasa is really cheating on his father.
Of course, the pit father and the pit family are two different things. As Kuroda Nagamasa succeeded in convincing Mori Ryokawa to lay the foundation for victory in the Battle of Sekigahara, he was given Chikuzen Nashima in the Fukuoka area for 523,000 koku. Kuroda Nagamasa is not a talented person, but he really has the power to dominate the world. Even if you don't count Kuroda's cheating father, the possibility of Kuroda Takataka dominating the world is quite slim.