Mostconspicuous was the Kinkaku-ji, or golden pavilion shrine, so calledbecause its interior was gilt, the gold foil being thickly superposedon lacquer varnish. In the 'Peach Young' poem of the Book of Odes itis said, 'If the man and woman, duly observing what is correct, marryat the proper time of life, there will be no widows in the land. At that moment (February,1184), Yoritomo's two younger brothers, Yoshitsune and Noriyori, wereen route for Kyoto, where they had been ordered to convey the Kwantotaxes. Thus, in the case of the Morisept, fully half of the midland counties was left in theiroccupation, and, in the case of the Shimazu family, they weresuffered to retain two and a half provinces.
They entrenched themselves atKana-ga-saki, on the seacoast, whence Yoshisada's eldest son,Yoshiaki, was d Yoshitsunespoke in strongly laudatory terms of Noritsune and ascribed to himmuch of the power hitherto wielded by the Taira. Her three daughters were accordingly sent away, and sheherself joined in the night-long feast which Katsuiye and hisprincipal retainers held while Hideyoshi's forces were marching tothe attack. al interests mentioned in the preamble of this agreement, theother contracting party will at once come to
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