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The eternal endurance of the dynasty of the Mikado is a completeproof that the 'way,' called Kami no michi or Shinto, infinitelysurpasses the systems of all other countries. Japanese historians generally credit him with the virtues ofhumanity, magnanimity, justice, and affability. The two branches ofthe Uesugi had joined hands in the presence of the Hojo menace, and apowerful league including the Imagawa and the Ashikaga of Koga, hadbeen formed to attack the Hojo. * Above all,Yoshihisa was an earnest scholar.

Wang heldthat these two were inseparable. The priests ofthe twenty-one Nichiren temples in Kyoto, old enemies of the Ikko,were incited to attack the Hongwan-ji in Osaka. It must berecognized that, whatever the Fujiwara family's usurpations in thepast, their loyalty to the Throne throughout this era of cruelvicissitudes redeems a multitude of sins. Adesperate struggle ensued, and the Ko generals had to retreat toHarima, where they joined with Takauji, the latter having abandonedhis expedition to Kyushu.