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English: His daughter, who was called Wakagozen (reportedly the name 'Wakagozen' was derived from the fact that, in order to hear her koto play, the Cloistered Emperor Toba made her enter the imperial court wearing a male costume), had a gift that was even better than Munesuke's and, reportedly, FUJIWARA no Moronaga (FUJIWARA no Yorinaga's son, later Daijodaijin), who was called the greatest musician of the day leaned koto play from Munesuke and his daughter.
Japanese: また、娘・若御前も父に勝るとも劣らない才能を持ち（「若御前」とは、鳥羽法皇が彼女の曲を聞くために男装をさせて院の御所に上げさせた事に由来していると言う）、後に当代随一の音楽家として名を残した藤原師長（藤原頼長の子、後の太政大臣）の筝もこの親子から習ったものであると伝えられている。
English: It was not conceivable in the aristocratic society at that time for any noble to grow flowers with own hands, but Munesuke grew chrysanthemum and tree peony, donating them to close friends such as FUJIWARA no Yorinaga and the Cloistered Emperor Toba.
Japanese: 当時の貴族社会では貴族が自ら草花を育てる事は考えられなかったが、宗輔は自ら菊や牡丹を育てて、藤原頼長や鳥羽法皇ら親しい人々に献上している。
English: Although beekeeping had already been transmitted to Japan, there was no noble other than Munesuke who kept bees.
Japanese: 当時の日本にも養蜂は伝わっていたとはいえ、貴族で蜂を飼っていたというのは先にも後にも宗輔のみである。
English: According to "Kojidan" (Talks of the Past) it had been laughed at by people as 'useless matter,' but when there was an abnormal infestation by bees in the imperial court, Munesuke coolly held out a loquat, which bees like very much, drinking its nectar and thus he calmed them down.
Japanese: 『古事談』ではそれを「無益な事」と人々から嘲笑されていたが、宮廷に蜂が大発生した際に宗輔だけが冷静に蜂の好物である枇杷を差し出したところ、蜂はその蜜を吸って大人しくなったと伝えている。
English: According to "Jikkinsho" (Miscellany of Ten Maxims), he gave a name to each bee and tamed them and he ordered and the bees to sting each person he did not like.
Japanese: 『十訓抄』では飼っている蜂の一匹一匹に名前を付けては自由に飼い慣らして、気に入らない人間を蜂に命じて刺させたと伝えられている。
English: Although all of those episodes may be not true, we can imagine that his interest in and knowledge of the nature surpassed the ordinary.
Japanese: これら全てが実話ではないとしても、彼の自然に対する関心と知識の深さが並大抵のものでなかった事が想像される。
English: He encountered FUJIWARA no Yorinaga, who reached Gon Chunagon at the tender age of thirteen years old and was a son of FUJIWARA no Tadazane, who was Kanpaku (chief adviser to the emperor).
Japanese: わずか13歳で権中納言に達した関白・藤原忠実の子・頼長との出会いであった。
English: Although the difference in their ages was 43 years, a difference greater than that between a parent and child, Munesuke contacted Yorinaga, who was wonderfully gifted and had many enemies, as a person who was much older and more experienced than Yorinaga, Yorinaga gradually came to pay respect to Munesuke.
Japanese: 43歳と親子以上の年齢差があった二人であったが、才気に溢れて敵が多かった頼長に対して、宗輔は人生の先輩として接し、頼長も宗輔に対して敬意を払うようになっていった。
English: It continued even after Yorinaga was promoted to Daijin (minister) and Yorinaga deepened their relationship by often consulting political matters with Munesuke and requesting him to educate his son Moronaga in matters of music.
Japanese: それは頼長が大臣に昇進した後も続き、頼長はしばしば宗輔と政治的な相談をしたり、息子・師長への音楽の教授を依頼するなどの繋がりを深めた。
English: Reportedly, Yorinaga often reported to the Cloistered Emperor Toba, and on this front Munesuke was an exemplary person who diligently carried out his job and it was unreasonable not to promote him to a Daijin.
Japanese: 頼長は宗輔は高齢になってもなお職務を忠実にこなしている模範となる人物であり、大臣に昇進させないのはおかしい事であると鳥羽法皇らに度々奏上したと伝えられている。
English: Ironically enough, however, Yorinaga's wish to promote Munesuke to Daijin was realized only by the death of Yorinaga, who was Sadaijin (minister of the left) and died in battle in the Hogen War.
Japanese: だが、皮肉にも宗輔の大臣昇進という頼長の希望は保元の乱で左大臣であった頼長が討ち死にした事で初めて実現される事になった。
English: In 1156, after Yorinaga was killed in the Hogen War, nobles, who had been close to Yorinaga, were purged from the imperial court.
Japanese: 1156年、保元の乱によって頼長が討たれると、頼長側近の貴族たちは宮廷から追放された。
English: At that time, Munesuke was already eighty years old, and, therefore, it was said that the Emperor Goshirakawa believed that such an old person could not take part in revolt.
Japanese: 既にこの時宗輔は80歳の高齢であり、このような老人が反乱の企てに参加出来る訳が無いと、後白河天皇らから思われたからだと言われている。
English: A few months later, he was appointed to Udaijin by the personnel change because of Yorinaga's death (This was the record of highest age for appointment to a daijin throughout the Heian period).
Japanese: その数ヵ月後、頼長死亡による人事異動によって右大臣に任命されたのである（これは平安時代を通じて大臣初任の最高齢記録である）。
English: During Munesuke's service as Daijodaijin, the situation drastically changed, with quarrel occuring between the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa and the Emperor Nijo, and a confrontation springing up between the Cloistered Governments which fostered the Heiji War.
Japanese: 宗輔の太政大臣時代には後白河上皇と二条天皇の確執、院政間の対立など事態は激動し、やがて平治の乱が発生する。
English: For all that, Munesuke freely used his robust body, that was built through various hobbies (According to "Imakagami" and "Sankaiki" (diary by Tadachika NAKAYAMA), he showed that he was a good walker until he reached very old age) and he weathered the crisis and had a long political life until retiring at the age of eighty-four.
Japanese: それでも宗輔は様々な趣味で培った丈夫な体を駆使（『今鏡』や『山槐記』などによれば、晩年に至るまで健脚ぶりを見せていたと言われている）して難局を乗り切って84歳で引退するまで、長い政治生活を送ることになるのである。
English: Reportedly, the models for 'Mushi Mezuru Himegimi' (The Lady Who Admired Vermin) in "Tsutsumi Chunagon Monogatari" (The Riverside Counselor's Tales), were Munesuke and Wakagozen.
Japanese: 『堤中納言物語』に登場する「虫愛づる姫君」のモデルは宗輔・若御前父娘であったと言われている。
English: He had brothers including FUJIWARA no Morinaka, FUJIWARA no Sadashige, FUJIWARA no Takanaka, FUJIWARA no Kunimori, and Nenson and he had sons including FUJIWARA no Moritoshi, FUJIWARA no Morimichi, FUJIWARA no Morikata, FUJIWARA no Morimune, FUJIWARA no Morishige (藤原盛成), FUJWIARA no Moritsuna, FUJIWARA no Morikage, and Choshun (重舜).
Japanese: 兄弟には藤原盛仲、藤原定重、藤原隆仲、藤原国盛、念尊らがあり、子には藤原盛俊、藤原盛道、藤原盛賢、藤原盛宗、藤原盛成、藤原盛綱、藤原盛景、重舜などがある。
English: He was from Suo Province and his childhood name was Imainumaru (or Senjumaru) and, at first, he served in Todai-ji Temple as a page.
Japanese: 周防国の出身で幼名を今犬丸（あるいは千寿丸）といい、初め東大寺に侍童として仕えていた。
English: When the Emperor Shirakawa made an imperial visit to Nanto (Nara), he noticed that Imainumaru was handsome and took the boy, enlisting him into the Emperor's service as a chodo (sodomy partner).
Japanese: 白河天皇が南都御幸の際にその眉目秀麗なるを見初め、寵童（男色相手）として召し出したという。
English: His name as Hokumen no Bushi (Imperial Guards) can be seen in "Shirakawa Joko Koya Gokoki" (the Retired Emperor Shirakawa's visit to Mt. Koya) in 1088 and, in "Chuyuki" (diary of FUJIWARA no Munetada), we can confirm that he was in the position of Kebiishi since April 25, 1102.
Japanese: 北面の武士としては寛治2年（1088年）『白河上皇高野御幸記』にその名が見え、『中右記』では康和4年（1102年）4月25日以降検非違使在職が確認できる。
English: In 1108, when FUJIWARA no Sukezane (藤原佐実) had his topknot cut in the free-for-all with MINAMOTO no Nakamasa, he became famous by arresting the offender in accordance with the order of FUJIWARA no Tadazane, who was Sessho, based on Shirakawain's will.
Japanese: 嘉承3年(1108年)には、藤原佐実が源中正との乱闘の末に髻を切られるという事件に際し、白河院の意を受けた摂政藤原忠実の命により、犯人を逮捕して名を挙げた。
English: In 1113, on the occasion of the so-called 'Eikyu no goso' (direct petition in Eikyu era), together with TAIRA no Masamori, TAIRA no Tadamori, MINAMOTO no Tameyoshi, and MINAMOTO no Mitsukuni, he was dispatched to suppress priests of the Kofuku-ji Temple and, in the same year, he arrested Ninkan, who was a priest of the Daigo-ji Temple and accused of curse against the Emperor Toba.
Japanese: 永久(元号)元年(1113年)、いわゆる「永久の強訴」に当たっては、平正盛、平忠盛、源為義、源光国らとともに興福寺大衆の鎮圧に派遣され、また同年、鳥羽天皇呪詛の罪状を得た醍醐寺の僧仁寛の逮捕にも当たっている。
English: Due to this, he was assigned the position of the Kebiishi no jo (No. 3 official of the Police and Judicial Chief) to his heir, Morimichi.
Japanese: この功績により、検非違使尉の地位を嫡男の盛道に譲ることを許されている。
English: Mitsuyoshi AKECHI (1569 - July 14, 1582) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku period who was active from the end of Muromachi period to Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 明智光慶（あけちみつよし、永禄12年（1569年）-天正10年6月15日_(旧暦)（1582年7月4日））は、室町時代末期から安土桃山時代にかけての戦国武将。
English: Although it has been confirmed that he was a real-life person, the name of Mitsuyoshi was first referred to in historical writings around the time when Mitsuhide constructed Kameyama-jo Castle in Tanba no kuni (Tanba Province) (Kameyama City, Kyoto Prefecture), and neither his distinguished service in war nor other contribution is known.
Japanese: 実在は確認されているが光慶が歴史に記されるのは、光秀による丹波国・亀山城(丹波国)（京都府亀岡市）の築城前後であり、目立った戦功や功績は明らかではない。
English: He was known for Atago-kekku, which he composed as the kekku (the final verse of renga (linked verse)) of Nishinobo Itokuin renga that was held on June 28, 1582.
Japanese: 天正10年5月28日(旧暦)に催された西之坊威徳院連歌において光慶が結句を詠んだ愛宕結句で知られる。
English: After Nobutada ODA died in the riot occurred at the Nijo Palace, he moved to Sakamoto-jo Castle in Omi no kuni (Omi Province) (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) and was engaged in the defense of western provinces.
Japanese: 続く二条御所騒動で織田信忠が死去すると、近江国・坂本城（滋賀県大津市）に移り西国防備にあたった。
English: When his father Mitsuhide was killed in the wake of defeat in the Battle of Yamazaki, he couldn't withstand the attack by Kiyohide NAKAGAWA and Ukon TAKAYAMA and eventually committed suicide (there also exists historical material according to which the place of his death was Kameyama-jo Castle).
Japanese: しかし、山崎の戦いで父光秀が敗走中討たれると、中川清秀、高山右近らの攻撃に持ちこたえる事が出来ず自害した（最期の地は亀山城との史料もある）。
English: As Genrin, a Buddhist monk who later became the chief priest of Myoshin-ji Temple, was Mitsuhide's son and no other equivalent sons were recorded in his genealogical table, a view asserting that Mitsuyoshi survived in fact and became Genrin is now emerging.
Japanese: なお、後年妙心寺の住職となった僧の玄琳は光秀の子であり、系図に他に相当する男子がいないことから、光慶が生存して玄琳になったのではないかとする説が現在浮上している。
English: FUJIWARA no Tsunemune (1119 - March 23, 1189) was a noble who lived in the late Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原経宗（ふじわらのつねむね、元永2年（1119年）-文治5年2月28日(旧暦)(1189年3月16日)）は平安時代末期の公家。
English: He had elder brothers from a different mother, FUJIWARA no Tsunesada and FUJIWARA no Mitsutada, and an elder sister from the same mother, MINAMOTO no Yoshiko (Emperor Goshirakawa's consort) and a child, FUJIWARA no Yorizane.
Japanese: 異母兄に藤原経定・光忠、同母姉に源懿子(後白河天皇妃)、子に藤原頼実がいる。
English: After he was admitted to the imperial court in 1129, he held positions of Ushosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Sachujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) in succession.
Japanese: 大治3年（1128年）に昇殿を果たしてから、右少将・左中将を歴任する。
English: His mother, Kimiko, was a sister of FUJIWARA no Shoshi and, after his father died in 1131, it is inferred that he was protected by the Kaninryu (Kanin branch).
Japanese: 母の公子は藤原璋子の姉妹であり、天承元年（1131年）に父が没した後は閑院流の庇護を受けていたと思われる。
English: Because of the Emperor Sutoku's abdication and Taikenmonin's renouncing the world, however, the Kanin branch gradually lost its power and Tsunemune's promotion also stagnated.
Japanese: しかし崇徳天皇の退位と待賢門院の出家によって閑院流は勢力を衰退させ、経宗の昇進も停滞する。
English: In 1149, Saneyuki SANJO and MINAMOTO no Masasada, who were Dainagon (chief councilor of state) were promoted to Udaijin (minister of the right) and Naidaijin (mister of the center) respectively, vacancies occurred in positions of Dainagon and lower, and, due to a series of linked personnel changes as a result of such vacancies, Tsunemune finally became Sangi (Royal Advisor) at the age of thirty-one and took rank with court nobles.
Japanese: 久安5年（1149年）、大納言の三条実行と源雅定がそれぞれ右大臣・内大臣に昇進して、大納言以下に欠員が生じたことによる玉突き人事の結果、経宗は31歳でようやく参議となり公卿に列した。
English: In August 1155, the Emperor Konoe passed away and, because of this, the turning point of Tsunemune's life arrived.
Japanese: 久寿2年（1155年）7月に近衛天皇が崩御したことで、経宗に転機が訪れる。
English: Imperial Prince Masahito (later Emperor Goshirakawa), who was enthroned quite differently from what every one had expected, was a cousin of Tsunemune.
Japanese: 大方の予想を裏切って即位した雅仁親王（後の後白河天皇）は、経宗と従兄弟の関係にあった。
English: In addition, when the Imperial Prince Morihito (later, the Emperor Nijo), who was born from Tsunemune's elder sister, Yoshiko (MINAMOTO no Arihito's adopted daughter) was formally installed as Crown Prince, he was appointed to Togu Gon no Daibu (Provisional Master of the Crown Prince's Quarters) and his political position was heightened as a maternal relative.
Japanese: さらに姉の懿子（源有仁養女）が産んだ守仁親王（後の二条天皇）の立太子で春宮権大夫に任じられ、外戚として政治的地位を上昇させる。
English: As FUJIWARA no Muneyoshi, who was Daibu, was already old, being over seventy, Tsunemune actually managed the Togubo (Crown Prince's Quarters) by himself.
Japanese: 大夫の藤原宗能は70歳を過ぎて高齢のため、経宗が実際に春宮坊を取り仕切った。
English: His promotion in office and rank was also remarkable and he assumed the position of Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state) in May 1156, and was ranked Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) and assumed the position of Uemon no Kami (Captain of the Right Division of Outer Palace Guards) in September and, in 1157, he assumed the position of Kebiishi no Betto (Superintendent of the Imperial Police) and he was promoted to Junii (Junior Second Rank) Gon Dainagon in 1158.
Japanese: 官位の昇進も目覚しく、保元元年（1156年）4月に権中納言、9月には正三位に叙せられ右衛門督を兼任、保元2年（1157年）には検非違使別当、保元3年（1158年）には従二位・権大納言となった。
English: Around this time, Tsunemune visited FUJIWARA no Tadazane, who had been confined in Chisoku-in Temple because of Hogen War, and asked for guidance on fine points of political affairs and reportedly grew ambition for the position of regent and adviser to the Emperor ("Gukansho" (Jottings of a Fool)).
Japanese: この時期に経宗は保元の乱で知足院に幽閉された藤原忠実を訪ねて、政務の機微について教えを乞い、摂関への野心を育んだという（『愚管抄』）。
English: In September 1158, the Emperor Nijo ascended the throne and the political arena was divided into two, one for the Insei (cloister government) by Goshirakawa and the other for direct administration by the Emperor Nijo.
Japanese: 保元3年（1158年）8月に二条天皇が践祚すると、政界は後白河院政派と二条親政派に二分される。
English: As a close aide to Goshirakawa, FUJIWARA no Shinzei displayed his uncommon shrewdness in politics and, in contrast to Shinzei, FUJIWARA no Nobuyori showed a remarkable rise.
Japanese: 後白河の側近としては藤原信西が政務に辣腕を奮い、それに対抗して藤原信頼の台頭も著しかった。
English: It seems that Tsunemune judged that there is no room for him to appear on the scene in the Insei group, and he gradually made clear his standpoint as direct administration group together with FUJIWARA no Korekata.
Japanese: 経宗は院政派には自らの割り込む余地はないと判断したらしく、藤原惟方とともに親政派としての立場を鮮明にしていく。
English: There was a strong antipathy to Shinzei and his group which had assumed real political power, and Tsunemune and Korekata, who were the core member of the direct administration group, formed an anti-Shinzei group together with Nobuyori and FUJIWARA no Narichika and MINAMOTO no Moronaka, who belonged to the Insei group.
Japanese: 政治の実権を握る信西一門に対する反感は根強いものがあり、親政派の中心である経宗・惟方は、院政派の信頼・藤原成親・源師仲らとともに反信西派を形成した。
English: On January 26, 1160, the anti-Shinzei group effected a coup d'etat and attacked Sanjo-dono and got power by killing Shinzei.
Japanese: 平治元年（1159年）12月9日、反信西派は三条殿を襲撃してクーデターを断行、信西を殺害して政権を奪取した。
English: Although the anti-Shizei group won, the leadership was in the hand of the Insei group including Nobuyori which had MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo's military power in the background.
Japanese: 勝利を治めた反信西派だったが、主導権は源義朝の武力を背景とした信頼ら院政派が握っていた。
English: After they succeeded in killing Shinzei, Tsunemune and Korekata had no need to cooperate with the Insei group any more and, therefore, they secretly contacted TAIRA no Kiyomori and let the Emperor Nijo escape from the dairi (Imperial Palace) to Rokuhara.
Japanese: 信西殺害に成功して院政派と組む必要がなくなった経宗・惟方は、密かに平清盛と内通して二条を内裏から六波羅に脱出させた。
English: In February 1160, saying 'We should not transfer political power to the Retired Emperor; the Emperor should directly administer political affairs,' Tsunemune and Korekata harassed Goshirakawa, when the latter was looking outside from a stand in the mansion of FUJIWARA no Akinaga located in Hachijo Horikawa, by covering with wooden plates to obstruct Goshirakawa's field of vision.
Japanese: 翌永暦元年正月、経宗・惟方は「世ヲバ院ニ知ラセマイラセジ、内ノ御沙汰ニアルベシ（院に政治の実権は渡さない、天皇が政務を執るべきだ）」と称して、後白河が八条堀河にあった藤原顕長邸の桟敷で外を見物していたところに、材木の板を打ち付けて視界を遮るという嫌がらせを行った。
English: Although Tsunemune and Korekata aimed to establish direct administration by the emperor, it was obvious to everybody that, together with Nobuyori, etc., they were the ringleaders of killing of Shinzei and later they were blamed for their responsibility in the matter.
Japanese: 親政確立を目指す経宗・惟方だったが、信頼らとともに信西殺害の首謀者であったことは誰の目にも明らかであり、やがてその責任を追及されることになる。
English: Goshirakawa ordered Kiyomori as 'Whether or not I can have political power depends on Korekata and Tsunemune. Teach them a lesson as much as you can.' and, on April 5, Kiyomori sent vassals to dairi (Imperial Palace) and arrested Tsunemune and Korekata.
Japanese: 後白河に「ワガ世ニアリナシハコノ惟方、経宗ニアリ。コレヲ思フ程イマシメテマイラセヨ」と命じられた清盛は、2月20日に郎等を内裏に派遣して経宗・惟方を逮捕する。
English: On 13, Tsunemune was dismissed together with Korekata and, on April 26, he was exiled to AWA Province.
Japanese: 28日、経宗は惟方とともに解官され、3月11日に阿波国に配流された。
English: In September 1161, as the plot to institute the Imperial Prince Norihito (the seventh Imperial Prince of Goshirakawa) to the Crown Prince was revealed, intervention to political affairs by the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa was suspended and direct administration by the Emperor Nijo was established.
Japanese: 応保元年（1161年）9月、憲仁（後白河の第七皇子、後の高倉天皇）親王立太子の陰謀が発覚したことで、後白河上皇の政治介入は停止されて二条天皇による親政が確立する。
English: Tsunemune was called back next year, but, it seems that he behaved carefully after his return to Kyoto based on self-examination of having been overthrown and he did not show significant activity for awhile.
Japanese: 翌年に経宗は召還されるが、帰京後は失脚したことへの反省からか慎重に行動していたようで、しばらくは目立った活動を見せなくなる。
English: In January 1164, he returned to the previous rank and, in the intercalary tenth month, he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) and assumed the position of Udaijin.
Japanese: 長寛2年（1164年）正月に本位に復し、閏10月に正二位・右大臣となる。
English: Seeing this, FUJIWARA no Koremichi made a sarcastic comment, based on the fact that KIBI no Makibi was Udaijin, 'Following Kibi no Otodo, we now have Awa no Otodo, and soon or later, we will also have Hie no Otodo (Kibi, Awa and Hie are Japanese names of cereals included in the gokoku - five representative cereals in Japan)' and made people laugh ("Heiji Monogatari").
Japanese: これを見た藤原伊通は、かつて吉備真備が右大臣の任にあったことを引き合いに、「黍（吉備）の大臣に続いて粟（阿波）の大臣が現れたのだから、いずれは稗の大臣も現れるだろう」と皮肉を飛ばして、大いに人々を笑わせたという（『平治物語』）。
English: As Dajodaijin, Koremichi, was very old and Sadaijin, Motofusa MATSUDONO, and Naidaijin, Kanezane KUJO, were too young, Tsunemune actually managed all for Daijokan (Grand Council of State) by himself.
Japanese: 太政大臣の伊通は高齢であり、左大臣・松殿基房、内大臣・九条兼実は若年のため、経宗が実質的に太政官を取りまとめる形となった。
English: As his successor, the Emperor Rokujo was still very young, the political faction supporting Emperor Nijo was collapsed by the death of Sessho (regent), Motozane KONOE in the following year.
Japanese: 後継の六条天皇は幼少であり、翌年の摂政・近衛基実死去により二条親政派は瓦解する。
English: On October 10 in the same year, Goshirakawa realized the official investiture of the Imperial Prince Norihito to the Crown Prince thanks to cooperation by Kiyomori.
Japanese: 同年10月10日、後白河は清盛の協力により憲仁親王の立太子を実現した。
English: Tsunemune showed a signal of allegiance to the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa saying 'There should be no difference between the retired emperor and the emperor' (Article for December 15, 1169 in "Heihanki"(diary of TAIRA no Nobuyori)) and, with the Taira clan, he established a close connection, for example, by adopting TAIRA no Munezane, who was the son of TAIRA no Shigemori and his wife, FUJIWARA no Keishi.
Japanese: 経宗は後白河上皇に対して「太上天皇与正帝無差別」（『兵範記』嘉応元年（1169年）12月15日条）と表明して恭順の姿勢を示し、平氏に対しても平重盛の妻・藤原経子と重盛の子・平宗実を猶子とするなど親密な関係を築いた。
English: Since then, Tsunemune actively attended the conference in the In no Gosho (retired emperor's palace) and acquired trust from the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa and the Taira clan by providing advice and suggestions to the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa's inquiries and offering advice to the Taira clan which was not accustomed to political affairs of state.
Japanese: 経宗は以後、院御所議定に精力的に出席して後白河上皇の諮問に答え、政務に不慣れな平氏一門に助言を与えることで、双方から確固たる信頼を獲得することに成功する。
English: On December 15, 1178, when the Imperial Prince Kotohito, who was the first prince of the Emperor Takakura, was instituted to the Crown Prince (the Emperor Antoku), Tsunemune was chosen for Togu no Fu (head tutor of the Crown Prince).
Japanese: 治承2年（1178年）12月15日、高倉天皇の第一皇子・言仁親王（安徳天皇）が立太子すると、経宗は東宮傅（とうぐうのふ）に選ばれる。
English: Kanezane strongly criticized this saying 'It had never been experienced that any person who was punished became a tutor,' ("Gyokuyo" (Diary of Kanezane KUJO)).
Japanese: これについて兼実は「面縛の人を傅に任ず、未曾有のこと」（『玉葉』）と激しく非難した。
English: Tsunemune's position was not influenced even when Goshirakawa Cloister Government was suspended by the Coup of the Third Year of Jisho.
Japanese: 経宗の地位は、治承三年の政変で後白河院政が停止されても揺らぐことはなかった。
English: However, in the conference of nobles when Prince Mochihito raised an army, as Tsunemune did not agree to the opinion of FUJIWARA no Takasue and Michichika TSUCHIMIKADO, who were pro-Taira clan, to subjugate the Kofuku-ji Temple, it seems that Tsunemune was not completely subordinated by the Taira clan.
Japanese: ただし以仁王の挙兵における公卿議定では、親平氏派の藤原隆季・土御門通親による興福寺追討の主張に同調しなかったことから、完全に平氏に従属することはなかったようである。
English: In the conference on July 30, Tsunemune insisted to execute Jimoku in In's palace in accordance with Goshirakawa's intension.
Japanese: 7月30日の議定で経宗は、後白河の意を受けて院殿上での除目を主張する。
English: Kanezane strongly opposed to this insisting that the authority to issue Senji (imperial decree) and stamp Kanpu (official notice from Daijokan) was solely given to the emperor.
Japanese: これに対して兼実は、宣旨をなし官符を請印するのは天皇の権限に属するとして強く反対した。
English: Tsunemune also acknowledged that those were 'exclusive rights and obligations,' but he still insisted persistently for the reason that there was no other way.
Japanese: 経宗も「希代の権儀」であることは認めたが、他に方法のないことを理由に執拗に食い下がった。
English: Finally, KIYOHARA no Yorinari, who was Geki (Secretary of the Grand Council of State) opined that the 'Decision should be limited to preliminary showing and the final decision shall be made by Jimoku after enthronement of the new emperor' which was met with approval by many members, and Tsunemune unwillingly withdrew his proposal (Article for the same day in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 結局、外記の清原頼業らの「内示だけにとどめて、最終決定は新天皇が即位してから除目で行うべきだ」という意見が賛同を集めたことで、経宗もやむを得ず発言を撤回した（『玉葉』同日条）。
English: On August 10, however, Tsunemune petitioned to carry out Jimoku in In's palace and Goshirakawa agreed to it.
Japanese: ところが8月10日、経宗は院殿上除目を行うことを奏請し、後白河も同意する。
English: Sanesada TOKUDAIJI, who was Naidaijin, was angry about Tsunemune's act, as it had trampled on the decision in the previous conference and tried to petition Goshirakawa to oppose the opinion but Kanezane gave up by replying 'No objection' (Article for the same day in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 内大臣・徳大寺実定は先の議定での決定を踏みにじる経宗の行動に憤り、後白河に反対意見を奏上しようとするが、兼実は「異議なし」と屈服した（『玉葉』同日条）。
English: On August 16, as a result of Jimoku that was presided by Goshirakawa, close vassals of the Retired Emperor occupied almost all of the positions of Kokushi (provincial governor) of thirty provinces in total that were occupied by members of the Taira clan with few exceptions including Yoshinaka KISO and MINAMOTO no Yukiie.
Japanese: 16日、後白河の主宰の下に除目が行われた結果、平氏一門が占めていた総計30ヶ国の国司には木曽義仲・源行家らを除いて、ほとんど院近臣が任じられることになった。
English: With respect to this willful and coarse personnel change, Kanazane was recorded as saying 'We have to say this personnel appointment is crazy. It is a pity.' (Article for the same day in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: この強引かつ露骨な人事を、兼実は「任人の体、殆ど物狂と謂ふべし。悲しむべし、悲しむべし」と記している（『玉葉』同日条）。
English: After securing political initiative thanks to cooperation by Tsunemune, Goshirakawa began selecting a new emperor.
Japanese: 後白河は経宗の協力により政治の主導権を確立すると、後継天皇の選定に取り掛かった。
English: On August 20, Goshirakawa rejected Sannomiya (Takakura's third Imperial Prince Koreaki) and Hokuroku no miya, who was supported by Yoshinaka, and enthroned Shinomiya (Takakura's fourth Imperial Prince Takahira; the Emperor Gotoba), who appeared in a dream of Tango no Tsubone (TAKASHINA no Eishi).
Japanese: 20日、三宮（高倉の第三皇子・惟明親王）や義仲の推す北陸宮を退けて、丹後局（高階栄子）の夢想に現れた四宮（高倉の第四皇子・尊成親王、後鳥羽天皇）を践祚させた。
English: Although it was quite unusual Senso (accession to the throne) without divine mirror (sacred mirror which is one of the three sacred treasures) and sacred sword and jewels, Tsunemune prepared agenda for Senso and made efforts to materialize it.
Japanese: 神鏡も剣璽もない異例の践祚だったが、経宗は践祚次第を作成して実現のために尽力した。