He gained the confidence of Seitaishogun Ietsuna TOKUGAWA as well as great daimyo like the Kishu Tokugawa family, the Maeda family in Kaga Province and the Matsudaira family in Aizu.
征夷大将軍徳川家綱を始め、紀州徳川家・加賀国前田家・会津松平家などの諸大名の信任を得る。