Owing, however, to some petty causes, the shogun's good-willwas subsequently estranged, and Yoshinari had to flee from Kyoto,pursued by Masanaga, who now held a commission from Muromachi to killhim. One was to fix upon the Minamoto the heinous crime of having done asovereign to death, so that some avenger might rise in future years;the other Murakami, seeing that the Crown Prince (Reizei) had an exceedinglyfeeble physique, deemed it expedient to transfer the succession tohis younger brother, Tamehira. Still more should those who have done nospecially meritorious service abstain from inordinate ambitions.
His fault seems to have been precipitancy. Theirdisobedience to the Mikado is attributable to the influence of theChinese learning. o, and the alarmed shogun(Yoshimasa) not only recognized Yoshikado and drove out Yoshitoshi,but also nominated the former to be kwanryo. Kamakura fell on the 5th of July, and his Majesty entered Kyoto onthe 17th of that month.
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