After Narisada MAKINO retired, Tsunayoshi appointed Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA, who had been MAKINO's close aide since MAKINO was Karo of the Tatebayashi domain, and showed more favor to Yoshiyasu than to Makino.
牧野成貞引退後は、やはり館林時代からの側近であった柳沢吉保を側用人に任じ、牧野を上回る重用をした。