Yonezawa Domain
The politics of the Yonezawa Domain were greatly influenced by Hosoi's teachings, particularly during the reign of Uesugi Yōzan, a "daimyō" who had been tutored by Hosoi since his youth. Hosoi lectured Yozan &amp; other students on his conception of Confucian politics, and what proper statescraft was. For Hosoi, the "daimyō" was seen as a servant of Heaven, and that a faithful servant: