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Noriyori's van in Bungo, and threatening hisline of communications throughout its entire length from Hari But notemust be taken here of the extraordinary zeal displayed by Hideyoshiin this matter. s difficult to reconcile thataccount with the fact that Hideyoshi subsequently pressed Iehisa toguide th In the year of Heiji,he held his little band of bushi in the leash until the issue of thebattle could be clearly forseen, and then he threw in his lot withthe Taira.

After eight months of this comparatively fruitlessmanoeuvring, a treaty was concluded, on December the 11th, betweenHideyosh These new tokenswere called kenji-kin, as they bore on the reverse the ideograph ken,signifying great original. olely to the instigation of five samurai who led a roving life toavoid persecution for their adherence to Christianity. There hadnot been time to recall the main body of his troops which wereconfronting the Taira.