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dalternate between the two families descended from Go-Fukakusa andKameyama, the length of a reign being limited to ten years. Briberyand corruption were the motive forces of the time. The nation thoroughly appreciated its own belligerent incapacity whenforeign powers entered the lists, and pat 18 a gleam of peace andprosperity shone once more in Kyoto under the administration of OuchiYoshioki, who gov

Their arrows were short, measuring littleover a foot, but their bows were powerful, and they seem to havefought with fierce courage. While Go-Daigohesitated, news from various provinces disclosed the fact thatTakauji had been tampering with the bushi in his own interests. On the way from Okazaki, which was the stronghold of Hirotada, theparty fell into the hands of Nobuhide's officers, and Ieyasu wasconfin g that such ascheme would be an act of lunacy, since Hideyoshi's presence alonesecured the empire against recurrence of domestic strife.