After the maelstrom of war was over with the transition to peaceful rule, the burdens of military affairs on Shichizoku goro were reduced while the burdens of governmental affairs dramatically increased.
戦乱に明け暮れた時勢であればまだしも、平穏な治世に移り変わっていくと、七族五老は軍務の負担が減る一方で政務の負担が激増していたのである。