On hearing this his father Iemitsu was delighted and ordered his retainers to 'Make this Takechiyo's (Ietsuna's) first ruling,' after which exiles are said to have started to receive food.
それを、聞いた父の家光は喜び、「これを竹千代（家綱）の仕置きはじめにせよ」と家臣に命じ、流人に食料を与えるようになったという。