First of all, he persuaded Shigeharu NABESHIMA, the former lord of his home town Takeo City, and his samurai retainers not to take part in the rebellion.
まず、故郷・武雄市の元領主鍋島茂昌（しげはる）やその家臣であった士族を説諭し、反乱への呼応を抑止した。