In the summer of 1907, the resident-general advised the Throne todisband the standing army as an unserviceable and expensive force. Another instance is here furnished of the readiness withwhich political rivals slandered one another in Itis unnecessary for them to trouble their heads with systems ofmorality. As for the jito, from themiddle of the Kamakura epoch their posts became mere sinecures, theemoluments going to support their families, or being paid over to atemple or shrine.
He atonce sent Hojo Tokimasa to guard Kyoto and to submit to the Court astatement that it would be far more effective Hence, it is not surprising to find the Yamana leader turning hisback upon the sometime bonze, Yoshimi, in October, 1469. SAKAIOne of the incidents connected with Hideyoshi's administration inKyoto illustrates the customs of his time. Pitifulaccounts are given by contemporary writers.
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