江戸評定所の取調べ

江戸評定所えどひょうじょうしょの取調とりしらべ

評定所ひょうじょうしょでの松陰しょういんの取とり調しらべは、第一回だいいっかいの老中間部詮勝要撃ろうちゅうまなべかつまさようげきの計画けいかくを正直じょうじきに申もうし述のべた結果けっか、伝馬町獄てんまちょうごくに入いれられたが、第三回目だいさんかいめの取調とりしらべの後あと、尊皇攘夷派そんのうじょういはの頼三樹三郎らいみきさぶろう、橋本左内はしもとさないが斬首ざんしゅされたことを知しり、松陰しょういんも死しを覚悟かくごした。幕府ばくふは確固かっこたる決意けついをもって、尊皇攘夷派そんのうじょういはの圧殺あっさつを行おこなってきたのである。松陰しょういんが討幕運動とうばくうんどうに命いのちを賭かけた士しであることは、死刑しけいの決断けつだんを下くだした大老井伊直弼たいろういいなおすけは承知しょうちしていた。松陰しょういんは遺書いしょを父ちち・叔父おじ・兄宛あにあてに書かいた。 「平生へいぜいの学問浅薄がくもんせんぱくにして至誠天地しせいてんちを感格かんかくする事出来申ことできもうさず、非常ひじょうの変へんに立至たちいたり申もうし侯こう――、」に始はじまり、次つぎの和歌わかを添そえた。親思おやおもふ こころにまさる親おやごころ 今日きょうの訪おとずれ何なんと聞きくらん

Interrogation at the Edo Hyojosho" (place for making verdict)

On the interrogation of Shoin at the Edo Hyojosho, he made the honest confession about the first plan to assassinate the senior councilor ManabeAkikatsu. As a result of this confession, he was initially sent to the Tenma-cho Prison.
After the third round of interrogations, Shoin knew that his comrades Raimi kizaburo and Hashimoto Sanae had been executed for their involvement in the Sonnō jōi movement (the Movement advocating reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of foreigners). This revelation led Shoin to prepare himself for the possibility of facing the death penalty.
The Tokugawa shogunate had made a firm decision to suppress the people involving in the Sonnō jōi movement.
The senior councilor Ii Naosuke, who ordered the execution, was well aware that Shoin had staked his life on overthrowing the shogunate.
Shoin wrote a farewell letter addressed to his father, uncle, and older brother. The letter begins with the following passage:
"Throughout my life, I regret that my scholarly pursuits remained superficial, and I couldn't deeply comprehend the whole world, now I am in the extremely difficult situation…"
He then included a waka (Japanese poem) along with the letter:
"Parental love exceeds that of children. How could they think what I am today.”