Several annalists have sought to prove that Ieyasustrenuously endeavoured to observe faithfully the oath of loyaltymade by him to Hideyoshi on the latter's death-bed. face of this humiliatingdisavowal of Bakufu authority, the shogun had no alternative exceptto resign. But the blood of the shitsuji,Uesugi Shigeyoshi, was still fresh on Moronao's hands. The Chinese for ages past have had asuccession of different dynasties to rule over them, but Japan hasbeen faithful to one uninterrupted line of sovereigns.
The Satsuma troops were completely defeated, and only the castle ofKagoshima remained in their hands. This part of the enterprise wasentrusted solely to Asano Nagamasa, minister of Justice, one of thefive bugyo,--that i Up tothat, time the feudal chiefs were not officially required to residein Yedo for any fixed time or at any fixed interval. These same records of the Onin year-period also make clear that oneof the factors chiefly responsible for the disturbance wasYoshimasa's curious lack of sympathy with the burdens of the people.
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