The shogunate itself might not have much power, but some factions might use the shogunate's name to oppose the Uesugi brats, just like how they were stopping the Shangluo faction. In fact, they were using the shogunate's name to achieve their own benefits.
Yang Rui and Wako Uesugi could not rule out the possibility of the situation changing if they really wanted to control and fight for control of the capital.
Thus, Yang Rui and Wako Uesugi's actions did not seem to change at all. Wako Uesugi even took the initiative to rein in his troops and did not advance westward. At the same time, he began to send messengers to communicate with the shogunate in the capital.
This process was similar to when the feudal lords of the three kingdoms were fighting for hegemony. They would symbolically ask for instructions from the royal family. Usually, all they had to do was say hello, and there was basically nothing that could not be done.
Of course, a similar situation occurred in the three kingdoms before Yang Rui took over Luoyang's imperial city. At that time, there was no one who could threaten the emperor to order the feudal lords around, and the imperial edicts of the Han Dynasty were not very biased.
Whether it was the feudal lords of the three kingdoms and the Han Dynasty on the surface, or the daimyo of the Wo civilization and the shogunate working together, the main reason was to stand on the high ground of public opinion.
In reality, whether the Han Dynasty and the shogunate agreed with the feudal lords or the daimyo might not change the outcome at all, but it would also plant hidden dangers for other factions to find fault with them.
Wako Uesugi worked together with the shogunate for the sake of public opinion, and also to numb the shogunate and the other daimyo factions.
Thus, just showing goodwill was not enough. Wako Uesugi did something that most daimyo factions would do most of the time — try to extort them.
The daimyo factions were like this. On the surface, they respected and protected the shogunate, but there was a price. It could be considered a protection fee. Basically, the daimyo would give it out as a reward, but before that, the daimyo would also make their own requests.
Naturally, the Bakufu would not agree to every request. However, for things that were convenient and did not require much effort, the Bakufu would cooperate and put on a show to show their appreciation and respect for the Daimei.
Wako Uesugi's request this time was for the shogunate to grant another grand wedding, and even after Yang Rui found out about it, he still sent a messenger to say so.
There was nothing wrong with such a reason, but it was different for Yang Rui. Wako Uesugi had requested for the shogunate to bestow marriage again. Firstly, he wanted to use the name of bestow marriage to recruit talents.
Secondly, Wako Uesugi's other purpose was clear as day. He still wanted to fill his own body and gather unbridled goods for Yang Rui.
Although it was impossible for the shogunate to arrange specific candidates for Wako Uesugi, as long as he used the shogunate's name, with Wako Uesugi's current prestige, many daimyo would want to gift him daughters, sisters, and even wives!
Although Yang Rui was a little speechless, it was undeniable that Wako Uesugi had chosen a good time to request for the shogunate to bestow marriage a second time.
He wanted everyone to think that Wako Uesugi had given up, and when they wanted to form a good relationship with Wako Uesugi, they would rope in their daughters, sisters, wives, and so on. After that, Wako Uesugi could boldly expose his ambitions and not have to worry about not being able to find a wife.
By the time the various daimyo discovered Wako Uesugi's intention, their daughters, sisters, and so on would have already been given away, and it would be too late for regrets.
Moreover, these people were likely to become a concern when there was a real conflict of interest, and they would influence the orientation of the other forces, or at least bring a little bit of restraint.
This made Yang Rui feel that he could not intervene in this matter, so he simply did not care about it. Instead, he continued to loot the diehards in the Kanto region and the Kanto region, eliminating the last resistance in Wako Uesugi's territory, and doing his best to collect as many historical generals as possible.
Wako Uesugi's idea of extorting his daughters and sisters first turned to the nearby forces, as they were the ones most closely related to Wako Uesugi's interests.
At this time, the distribution of forces in the Japanese civilization region in the game was very different from the historical period. In the historical period, when Oda Kamirou's incident occurred, the Japanese warring states were moving from scattered to unified.
As for the actual situation in the game world, due to Wako Uesugi's strong rise, the east and northeast of Kanto were unified earlier than in the historical period. In the historical period, the Hōjō clan that occupied Kanto had long disappeared, and Takeda Shingen had also reached the end of his road.
However, the situation in Kanto and the west of Kanto was similar to the historical period, and its development was even more delayed than in the historical period.
Several forces such as the Tokugawa family, the Asakura family, the Asai family, the Kotoji, and the Ishikaga family were the largest forces in the west of Kanto. Among them, only Tokugawa Ieyasu joined forces with Oda Nobunaga and followed in Oda Nobunaga's footsteps. At this time, it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
Yang Rui did not know Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he did not know whether he participated in the challenge of the 88 generals before the Battle of Keisuke, nor did he know where he went if he did not participate.
Even Wako Uesugi could not distinguish the specific situation, because the armor of the Nihon civilization was too special. If one was not very familiar with the situation, it was basically impossible to distinguish the true identity.
In the west of Kanto, in addition to the several large forces mentioned, there were actually more than 10 big and small daimyos, as well as dozens of smaller forces such as families.
The first thing Wako Uesugi had to do was to throw an olive branch to a few of the related big forces, using his own strength and influence to make these daimyos submit.
As for the small and medium-sized forces, Wako Uesugi intended to use the name of the shogunate to announce the marriage announcement. It was expected that those who should respond would respond.
Of course, Wako Uesugi was also prepared to use some provocative methods, and he communicated with Yang Rui to preliminarily determine the "activity content."
Wako Uesugi intended to use the influence of a large auction house to first organize a family discount event. Anyone who was in the family of a child could enjoy a discount. It could be said that this was a method that Wako Uesugi learned in the real world.
Secondly, Wako Uesugi was also prepared to use the impact of the goods from Yang Rui and the three countries' civilization area. For the forces that came to contact with the marriage intention, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, they would give tea, porcelain, and so on to show their sincerity.
Items such as tea and porcelain represented high-level consumption in the current Nihon civilization area. Not only were the prices frighteningly high, but they also represented their own level and were excellent gifts.
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