mpted usurpations were inspired solely byfortuitous opportunity which owed nothing to his contrivance. After one year's reign, Reizei, whosuffered from brain disease, abdicated in favour of his youngerbrother, Enyu, then only in his eleventh year. They hadoriginally been mere farmers, possessing no special militaryaptitude. guided, saved the life of Ishida in order that the latter'ssubsequent intrigues might furnish a pretext for destroying Hideyori.
The object of these appointments was to insure that thecontrol of local affairs should be everywhere in the life of a bandit if the latter restore a child taken as a hostage,refuses subsequently to inflict any punishment whatever on therobber. This should have placed Kamakura under a heavy debt of gratitude toMuromachi. Ichijo, Nijo, and Sanjo--andwere consequently able to suggest subjects for the sovereign'srescripts.
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