The Ancient Japanese Good-Family Clans and Piracy (6-1) ——The Further Purge of Silla Connections (1)——

Ochi Sadahara set his hand to an official document offered to Enchin on his study trip to Tang. Sadaharu later became an Oki Province governor. Fujiwara Motorimaro was sent to Izumo-dera Temple in the Northern Hiean-Kyo Capital by Fujiwara Yoshimi on December the 28th, 858. Enchin was staying in the temple after returning from Tang. Osakabe Makujira, Enchin’s relative and Dazai-fu official, had visited Enchin officially on the 27th. They were all seasoned specialists of diplomacy and foreign trading. That means they had had connections with Silla. Did their transfer from Silla connections to Tang connections, or their new commitment to Tang connections, secure their position?