He also dispatched Sadayo (Ryoshun) IMAGAWA and Yoshihiro OUCHI to Kyushu, where the Southern Court dominated, to debilitate its influence and consolidate the power of the Shogunate.
また南朝最大の勢力圏であった九州に今川貞世（了俊）・大内義弘を派遣して、南朝勢力を弱体化させ幕府権力を固める。