Wang heldthat these two were inseparable. ecords ofany medieval State, and it is a strange fact that Japan's debt tothese Hojo rulers remained unrecognized until modern times. They suffered because they defiedthe laws of the land. Sadanobu further directed that the heads of Governmentdepartments should send in a list of those best educated among theirsubordinates, and the men thus recommended were promoted afterexamination.
Reference has already been made tothis eminent official's policy, and it will suffice here to add thathis aim was to restore the austere fashions of former times. The accusation preferred byCocks, however, must have possessed special significance, confirming,as it did, w If the ancient prohibitions are not maintained, somehow orother innovating schemes will be formed. Wherever the truth may lie as between these views, it is certain thatafter Yoritomo's death, Hojo Tokimasa conspired to remove theMinamoto from the scene and to replace them with the Hojo.
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