Because of this, Naomasa's surviving retainers took over the wishes of the deceased, and after the reexamination, they started building the castle on Mt. Hikone (Mt. Konki, present place for Hikone Castle) on Lake Biwa.
このため、直政の遺臣が彼の遺志を継ぎ、再検討の末、琵琶湖に浮かぶ彦根山（金亀山、現在の彦根城の場所）に彦根城の築城を開始した。