Masahane ARAKI, who had previously promised to be the mediator for the restoration of the Asano clan, passed the idea on to the members of shogun's Council of Elders as well as Junior Elders after returning to Edo
また先に浅野家再興の嘆願を取りなして欲しいと依頼した荒木政羽も、江戸に戻ってから老中や若年寄に取り成しを行ってくれた。