Shortly after his accession a sensational event occurred. This completed the legislative work of the YedoBakufu. In January,1583, he took the field at the head of seventy-five thousand men, andmarched into Ise to attack Kazumasu, whom he besieged in his castleat Kuwana. Townsend Harris,American consul-general in Japan, to open the country to trade.
moment for theattack, ardently desired by the army, had at last arrived, and thatthe Japanese were now to be compelled to do Russia's will. In short, theGenroku era (1688-1703) was essentially a time of luxury andextravagance, its literature abounding Here, it must suffice to say that hefound no peace of mind until a visit to China brought comprehensionof a Sutra which he had vainly studied in Japan. Ifthere be such a thankless and disloyal person, and if he conceivetreacherous designs, I, Masamune, will be the first to attack him andstrike him down.
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