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to carry it by assault, and had recourseto the device of damming and banking a river so as to flood thefortress. This reform had the effect not only of lightening theburden upon the Bakufu income, but also of opening high offices toable men without regard to their private fortunes. Thus, a peculiar situation existed at the beginning of April, 1185. But Hideyoshi was well understood to favour Samboshi'ssuccession, and this sufficed to array in opposition several of thebarons habitually hostile to Hideyoshi.

to Kyoto, opened a studio inthe temple Kennin-ji, where he taught the methods of Li Lungmin ofthe Sung dynasty and Yen Hui of the Yuan. He did not initiate anything but was contentto follow in the footsteps of the Fujiwara. to England to open trade should prefer toestablish himself at Dover or Folkestone rather than in the vicinityof London. ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONFUCIANISMThe third shogun, Iemitsu, addressing the mother of his son,Tsimayoshi, i