How Much Leeway Did That Government Have?

The magi constitution, which was the form of government thatherido's grandfather had essentially given to the japanese people as a gift. It reserved quite a bit of power for the emperor, particularly to command the armed forces directly. But after maji died, his successors, including hero hido, were not strong enough personalities to continue to assert the considerable power they had over the state and over the military in particular. And so yes, violence, political violence, assassinations, that was always right beneath the surface. The disfunction of the regime explains both the decision to go into war against this kind of threat from nd,. Military insurgency, which could lead to a coudet