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But the latter, insteadof adopting this disloyal counsel, despatched a large army underHatakeyama Kunikiyo to attack the Southern Court. Not unnaturally the foreigners resident in Japan, whowould have been directly affected by the change, protested against itwith great vehemence. Hideyoshi is narrated to have laughingly replied that the peace wasin no danger of being broken and that he trusted Ujinori to use hisbest endeavours to avert war. Emperorsinto the Southern lines in 1352 fell into two cliques, eachadvocating the nomination of a different successor.

Under this pressure about one-half of the convertsapostatized, but the rest threatened to leave Kuchinotsu en masse. thus wielded greater powersthan ever--powers which he quickly proceeded to abuse forrevolutionary purposes. THE NIKKO SHRINE AND THE KWANEI TEMPLEIt has been related how largely Ieysau was aided against the Osakaparty by Tengai, abbot of Enryaku-ji. ly proficient in it to act asinterpreter, thus constituting a valuable aid to the Portuguesepropagandists.