The Sakai family tried to figure out who should be the heir to the vassal, assumed that the legitimate son and nephew of the deceased might receive 500 koku each, and then consulted with the guardian Nobuoki MATSUDAIRA.
酒井家ではその者の相続の儀如何にしようかと考えあぐねて、故人の嫡男とその甥に500石ずつ分知してはどうかと相計り、後見の松平信興に相談した。