On March 3, 1701, the Edo bakufu appointed the lord of Ako Domain in Harima Province, Naganori ASANO, and the lord of Yoshida and Uwajima Domain in Iyo Province, Muratoyo DATE, to attend to Emperor Higashiyama's messenger Sukekado YANAGIWARA (former Dainagon (chief councilor of state)) who was planning to go down to Edo, Yasuharu TAKANO (former Chunagon (vice-councilor of state)), and Emperor Reigen's Inshi (a messenger from the retired emperor) Hirosada SEIKANJI (former Gon Dainagon (provincial chief councilor of state)).
元禄14年2月4日(旧暦)（1701年3月3日）、江戸下向が予定されていた東山天皇の勅使柳原資廉（前の大納言）、高野保春（前の中納言）ならびに霊元天皇の院使清閑寺熈定（前の権大納言）を接待するために江戸幕府は勅使饗応役として播磨国赤穂藩主の浅野長矩、院使饗応役として伊予国宇和島藩伊予吉田藩主の伊達村豊をそれぞれ任じた。