Mori sent Ekei ANKOKUJI, a military monk, for Kanbei KURODA to offer peace negotiations under the conditions of 'the cession of the five countries and the security of the troops in the castle.'
毛利方は軍僧の安国寺恵瓊を黒田官兵衛のもとに派遣し、「五国割譲と城兵の生命保全」の条件で和議を提示した。