Theyembarked on November 29th, but scarcely had they put to sea when theyencountered a gale which shattered their squadron. If the Miyoshi vassals plottedagainst their chiefs, so did the latter against the Hosokawa; so didthe Hosokawa against t rks, as well as persons unableto write their own names and the names of the candidates for whomthey vote, are denied the franchise. There was no such thing as real conservatism in Japanat that time.
A great deal ofhistorical confusion envelops immediately subsequent events, but thefacts seem simple enough. But Hideyoshi was well understood to favour Samboshi'ssuccession, and this sufficed to array in opposition several of thebarons habitually hostile to Hideyoshi. as thejoruri, which derived its name from the fact that it was originallyfounded on the tragedy of Yoshitsune's favourite mistress, Joruri. They suffered because they defiedthe laws of the land.
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