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Of what serviceis the sword to me? he said. )--Ieyoshi (1792-1853), shogun (1838-53)--Jidaishi, on Ieyasu's laws--Mitsukuni (1628-1700), sympathiz Then he set out, escorted by a thousand troopers, his sword of Stateborne by the regent, Yoshitoki. The latter had been sent to insiststrenuously on Morimasa's retreat, but learning that Morimasa haddetermined to die fighting, Gonroku announced a similar intention onhis own part.

From the point of viewof this system, Ieyasu was eminently above all modern and ancientheroes. Thesamurai, however, were left in possession of their incomes andofficial positions. LOYALTY AND FILIAL PIETYIn the eyes of the Tokugawa legislators the cardinal virtues wereloyalty and filial piety, and in the inculcation of these, evenjustice was relegated to an inferior place. gical principles by attempting tohold a radically defective position against a greatly superior force.