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Episode 440 - Tipping the Balance

History of Japan

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Go Toba's Letter to Yoshi Mora

The letter lays out a clear plan where yoshi mora will prove his loyalty to the hojo by executing three of his own children. The idea being, i suppose that only some one unflinchingly loyal to the family would volunteer to this. Then, once yoshi toki let his guard down, he would betray the family and assassinate him. You will, no doubt, have lost your children, but in exchange, you and i will control all of japan. Go toba assembles his forces under the joint command of fuji warno, hitiasu and mira tani yoshi. One last wrench is thrown in the works when the retired emperors on mog

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