"The imperial order for peace in Kanto has even affected the Ou area. Both the Osaki family and the Mogami family have sent people to show their respect and accept the imperial order."

Teruhora Uesugi laughed dumbly.

"General Kanto can't control the two countries of Ou and Yu, so why are these two families joining in the fun?"

Yiyin smiled bitterly.

"They wrote me a private message in the name of a family member of the Shiba family. They said that the Ou family was also troubled by the disaster, but they were suffering from the military aggression and did not give everyone a chance to recuperate."

Teru Uesugi frowned.

"Are they talking about that one-eyed girl Date Masamune?"

Yoshigami nodded, and Uesugi Teru sighed.

"These people are so shameless that they even took advantage of you. When you were down and out, why didn't they remember that they were from the Shiba clan?"

Yiyin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The Ou region has always been a very marginalized region in the samurai politics of the island country.

Because of the lack of fuel in the Middle Ages, humans were unable to conquer areas that were too cold.

The Ou area seems to be vast, but in fact, the southern part is slightly better. Only the livestock industry is relatively developed in the northern part. Not much food can be grown in the frozen soil, and not many people can be fed.

Land and population are the core capital of a farming society. The Ou area is vast and sparsely populated, so naturally it cannot occupy a very important political position.

Only by waiting for the development of human productivity and gradually increasing the use of energy will it be possible to establish a foothold in colder zones, but that will be after the industrial age.

The Ashikaga Shogunate's control over the Ou area is also quite weak. At first, it was entrusted to the Kanto Shogun of Kamakura Prefecture to take care of it, and then it chose to send probes to check and balance the Kanto Shogun.

The position of Ou's question changed several times, and finally it fell on the descendants of the Shiba family.

After the Ou Shiba branch established its position, the eldest daughter's line and the second daughter's line inherited the Oshu Tentai and the Ushu Tentai respectively, that is, the ancestors of the Osaki family and the Mogami family.

The Ou area is too large, and the local county governor is very independent. The Date family is the local county governor who started from Date County.

When the Kanto Shogun rebelled, he not only went to Kyoto to fight, but also tentatively entered the Ou area.

As for the question of the Ou area, the Ashikaga shogun in Kyoto didn't really believe it either. He always used the balancing act that the Ashikaga family was best at, dividing and conquering.

The Date family seized the opportunity and quickly moved closer to the Ashikaga shogun. Generations of family governors, Kamiro, gained the trust of successive shoguns and were granted many powers.

The Date family continued to expand their influence through marriage, replacing the Osaki family and becoming the overlord of Oshu.

It's a pity that a civil strife interrupted the Date family's hegemony. Otherwise, the Date family might have unified the Ou area.

And this generation of Date family governor Masamune, relying on the good foundation laid by his grandmother and mother, once again ignited his ambition to conquer Ou.

She even caused her mother to be kidnapped to death because of her too drastic actions, offending many allies and relatives.

But even if surrounded by enemies on all sides, it would be difficult for the local daimyo of Ou to defeat the powerful Date family through their own strength.

Only then did the Osaki family and the Mogami family cast their eyes southward, remembering that Yoshigan Shiba, the legitimate son of the clan, had come to express his goodwill.

Yoshigan and Terutora Uesugi were no strangers to the Ou incident. When the Shimotsu Shinbada Rebellion began, it was the Ashina family and the Date family from Oshu who coveted the Shimotsu land and had a hand in it.
Chapter completed!