Also there were three hereditary karo (chief retainer) called the three families of shokei (the top court officials), the Matsui clan (Jodai [the keeper of castle] of Yatsushiro-jo Castle 30,000 koku in Nagaoka, Sado, for generations), the Komeda clan (Nagaoka Kambutsu duty) and the Ariyoshi clan, and all were senior vassals from the time of Fujitaka.
また、上卿三家といわれる世襲家老、松井氏（長岡佐渡、代々八代城3万石の城代）・米田氏（長岡監物）・有吉氏の三家があり、いずれも藤孝時代からの重臣である。