He also showed a strong resentment toward the promotion of Keishoin, the mother of Tsunayoshi and a close associate of Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA, to a higher position than those they actually deserve, due to the excessive issuance Buke-kani (official court titles for samurai).
また、武家官位の濫発によって綱吉生母の桂昌院や側近の柳沢吉保が分を超えた高位に叙せられた事に関しても強く憤慨している。