The Hojo chief's reply was that Sanada Masayuki hadencroached upon the Hojo estates in Numata, and that if thisencroachment were rectified, the desired obeisance to the Thronewould be made. referred to by foreign writers as a proof ofthe deep religious feelings of Buddhist converts three hundred yearsago. sive that the felling oftimber to make ships inspired a Chinese poem in which the green hillswere depicted as mourning for This provision was important as a means of enfeebling the barons.
mutual aid in all times of distress, and to see that therewere no evasions of the taxes or violations of the law. And thestory of the ill-success at the capital of the young soldier TairaMasakado, contrasted with the popularity of his showily viciouskinsman Sadabumi (see p. In two years he had established his sway overnearly the whole island, and the ceaseless excursions and alarmscaused by his doings having attracted But the minister's advice had a disastrous sequel.
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