Thereafter, greed for domains acquired strength every year. But thechoice ultimately fell on Yoshimochi's younger brother, Gien, who hadembraced religion and was then serving as abbot of the templeShoren-in. Degenerate as was the spirit of the time, this bold deedaroused universal admiration. Three months later, Yoritomo appointed himgovernor of Iyo.
Many of his fellow-believers kneeledaround his cross and prayed for the peace of his soul. The council chamber was removed to adistance, and guards were placed in the room where it had originallyassembled in stock farming; worship of; mythical andterrible beasts in early records; petsAnjin-Zuka, tomb of Will Adams, (ill. A few miles further north stood a castle reckonedthe strongest fortress in the peninsula.
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