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Fatefurnished a powerful ally. Like Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, he brooded much on theevil fortunes of the Minamoto, and paid frequent visits to Kyoto toobserve the course of events. l relationship to thesovereign, he deserved no consideration at the hands of an Emperorwhose mother was not a Fujiwara. bt, whose decimated garrison held out bravely, but he alsoallowed his movements to be hampered by a sma

If heaven really could issuedecrees, it would certainly protect the good rulers and take care toprevent bad hold, though in the case of the Yedo fortificationevery stone had to be carried hundreds of miles over the sea. The necessary pretext was furnished,however, by the relations between the members of the Saito family ofMi 671, between that Emperor's brotherand son, which only came to an end in 672 by the suicide of thelatter.