Kira was forced to change his residence located in Gofuku-bashi near Edo-jo Castle to the residence of Nobumochi MATSUDAIRA located in Honjo, the edge of Edo (current location of Ryogoku, Sumida Ward, Tokyo) on September 21, 1701, and on August 23, the bakufu then called the governor of Shimousa, Shoda (ometsuke who was in charge of Asano's seppuku in the yard), Yoshitaka OTOMO (a Koke member who was close with Yoshinaka KIRA) and Fuyushige TOJO (who was a biological brother of Yoshinaka KIRA) and took their positions away by saying 'your services were not good enough.'
まず元禄14年8月19日(旧暦)（1701年9月21日）に吉良家の屋敷が江戸城のお膝元呉服橋から当時江戸の外れといわれていた本所（現東京都墨田区両国(墨田区)）の松平信望の上ゲ屋敷に屋敷代えとなり、さらにその直後の8月21日(旧暦)（8月23日）には、庄田下総守（浅野を庭先で切腹させた大目付）、大友義孝（吉良義央と親しくしていた高家仲間）、東条冬重（吉良義央の実弟）の三名を同時に呼び出して「勤めがよくない」などと咎めて役職を取り上げた。