After arriving at Edo-jo Castle on April 19, Imperial messengers delivered the messages from the current and retired emperors to Seii Taishogun (commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians) Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA.
勅使たちは翌12日（4月19日）には江戸城へ登城の上、征夷大将軍徳川綱吉に勅宣、院宣を伝奏。