He had seen the removal ofseveral of his father's most trusted lieutenants. of Sadatoki and the accession of his son Takatoki (1316), no lessthan four members of the Hojo family held the regency in succession. In camping, they divide into many companies,and thus they can make a siege effective. Hedirected an army against Hiei-zan, where Go-Daigo was believed tohave found asylum.
With this bullion a number of goldpieces not intended for ordinary circulation were cast, and stampedupon them were the words, To be used only in cases of nationalemergency. No less than twenty-oneprovinces were placed under requisition for labour and materials. Everything went to show that Imagawa would have succeededhad not that familiar weapon, slander, been utilized for hisoverthrow. They weregenerally ex-governors of Osaka and Fushimi, and they werenecessarily daimyo who had the qualification of direct vassalage tothe shogun.
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