Aoyama (II)

Aoyama was a Rikugunshokan who plotted against his Lord, the Asako Daimyo and governor of Kyuden Asako. A maidservant named Okiku heard of the plot and it was uncovered, but without directly implicating Aoyama. He was merely demoted.

Death
Aoyama schemed for months, and eventually involved Okiku with stealing a porcelain dish under Okiku's responsibility. Okiku fled when she discovered it was gone, as guilty. She was caught by Aoyama's cronies, tortured to death, and her body was thrown into one of the castle wells, fouling it and making it unfit to drink from. Her body was soon found, and Aoyama convicted of her murder. Okiku's soul became an ubume ghost.