No way, i'm not able to establish peace with any faction and then to give Kyoto as a gift...
You read my post?
"I have beaten the game, also tried to appease the other factions by giving them money/trade aggreements after being made shogunate and then being stabbed in the back by ALL of them the next season. If you want to play battles a lot, take your time on the march to Kyoto!"
I have beaten the game 3 times now and the end result is the same, they hate you when you take Kyoto and although you make trade agreements and take your money (only way to make trade agreements)they declare war on you next turn and break all agreements.
If you want to take longer to get to the divide stage, don't research all the legendary dojos, each time you get one it creeps up the yellow bar. It's nice to have, but not necessary. Sumo research also eats 1 rice btw!!