When Iemitsu TOKUGAWA ruled, roju (member of shogun's council of elders) (Nobutsuna MATSUDAIRA, Tadaaki ABE and Masamori HOTTA) and sobashu (aide of the shogun) (Masamori NAKANE) forced the government by the military.
徳川家光（家光体制）時、老中（松平信綱・阿部忠秋・堀田正盛）、側衆（中根正盛）は、武断政治を強行に進めた。