1. Why Is The Emperor Justified In Conquering The Other Tribes Living In Japan?

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I felt that just like in the last reading there were multiple different answers, and they were slightly confusing. First I thought that people communicated with gods by just calling/ speaking to them (this could also mean calling through bloodlines). Also, people were praying to them and even having dreams where the contacted the gods, just like the emperor did. The emperor also sacrificed jars and platters (I believe that the reading stated that the emperor started this tradition, but others could have been making sacrifices before him).
2) Why is the emperor justified in conquering the other tribes living in Japan? I believe that the emperor was justified in conquer the other tribes living in Japan, because the gods gave the emperor advice