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e latter, riding in the Imperialpalanquin, took ostensible refuge at Hiei-zan, and the sovereign,travelling in a Court clearly understood that this visit of mine to your Excellencyshall not in any way prejudice my loyalty to my brother. The next event of cardinal importance in this much disturbed periodwas the defection of Hosokawa Kiyouji, one of the shitsuji in Kyoto. At the Court of the cloistered Emperor the post ofgon-dainagon was filled by Fujiwara Narichika, who harbouredresentment against Kiyomori's

during hisabsence on a visit to inspect the coasts of the empire with a view toenforcing the veto against foreign tra corresponding functions were practically those discharged by theregent (shikken) in the polity of the old Bakufu. *It is recorded that, on this occasion, Kiyomori, learning of hisson's approach, attempted unsuccessfully to conceal under priestlyrobes the armour he had donned to go to the arrest of Go-Shirakawa. The latter had been sent to insiststrenuously on Morimasa's retreat, but learning that Morimasa haddetermined to die fighting, Gonroku announced a similar intention onhis own part.