He then moved to Edo-jo Castle with only twenty-odd retainers as his attendants, including Hisamichi KANO and Ujinori ARIMA, whom he had chosen from the retainers of the Kishu clan excluding high-ranked retainers.
その上で、紀州藩士のうちから加納久通・有馬氏倫ら大禄でない者を二十数名選び、側役として従えただけで江戸城に入城した。