"Uncle, what does this long letter say?"
"Oh! It's about some changes in the situation, a few major events... a dramatic change in the Shogunate, truly a tumultuous autumn for the world!..."
Great merchant Mori no Kiyoshi held the letter, calming his turbulent emotions. He took a few deep breaths before solemnly speaking to Kaozaki Mitsuhiro.
"The first major event is that the eleventh General of the Expedition, fourteen-year-old Ashikaga Yoshikao, has formally taken the throne in the Capital City. His governance is aided by the esteemed 'Lady Odate,' the wife of the eighth Generation General, with Hosokawa Masamoto as the Shogunate leader. Envoys from families around the Capital Region have participated in the ceremony, thus acknowledging the new General's position!..."
