And in order to resolve the government's problems, he firstly decided to use the authority of the Imperial Family (by establishing the Kaninnomiya family and fixing the engagement between a daughter of the Emperor Reigen, Imperial Princess Yoshiko, and Ietsugu TOKUGAWA).
そして政権の課題を解決する為に行ったことは第一に天皇家の権威を借りることとした（閑院宮家の創設、霊元天皇の息女、吉子内親王と徳川家継の婚約）。