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He placedYoritomo in the keeping of two trusted wardens whose manors werepractically conterminous in the valley of the Kano stream on theimmediate west of Hakone Pass. urb them in Shikoku or Kyushu, nordid it in any way cripple the great fleet which gave them a signaladvantage. opolitan province, rendered itimpossible for the Japanese to establish themselves in Seoul beforethe adven These were first brought before a bugyo, and subsequently, ifspecially vital issues were at stake, the shogun

Even the baby Emperor* wasdethroned, and his place given to Go-Horikawa (1221-1232), theeighty-sixth sovereign, then a boy of ten, son of Morisada, Go-Toba'selder brother. Inthis way the Age of the Gods and the present age are not two ages,but one, for not only the Mikado but also his ministers and peopleact up to the tradition of the divine age. Ieyasu placed himself in communication with Sasa Narimasa, inEchizen; with Chosokabe Motochika, in Shikoku, and with the militarymonks in the province of Kii. Once again, however, the futility of looking for any real reformsunder this optional system was demonstrated.