Kaeru Meiji

Kaeru Meiji was the son of the Kaeru Daimyo Kaeru Tomaru.
== Kaeru vassals of the Ikoma ==
Meiji disagreed entirely with his father's decision to swear fealty to the Lion Clan, becoming vassals of the Ikoma family. The War of the Rich Frog, Part One, by Rich Wulf
== Plotting against the Lion ==
In 1165 during the War of the Rich Frog Meiji visited the Imperial Chancellor, Bayushi Kaukatsu. Meiji told Kaukatsu that Matsu Nimuro was most displeased with the progress Ikoma Hasaku had made in protecting the city, and Ikoma Otemi would relief him. The Scorpion had arranged to deliver something Meiji desired, and the Kaeru would give the Scorpion both his loyalty and his friendship. The Scorpion were allies of the Unicorn and enemies of the Lion in the war. 
== Kaeru Daimyo ==
In 1166, shortly after Ikoma Otemi took command of the Lion forces, Meiji assassinated his father with the poison that the Scorpion gave him. The War of the Rich Frog, Part Two, by Rich Wulf The War of the Rich Frog, Epilogue
== Death ==
Meiji was for a short time the Kaeru Daimyo until he was killed in a duel by Bayushi Hirono, as engineered by Ikoma Yasuko, Otemi's wife, avenging Tomaru's death. Prayers and Treasures, p. 137
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