Iemitsu was fond of inviting military commanders to talk with him, such as Masamune DATE, Hidemoto MORI and Muneshige TACHIBANA who lived through the age of civil war, and hearing their tales of battle.
家光は、伊達政宗、毛利秀元、立花宗茂といった戦国時代を生き抜いた武将達を御咄衆として置き、合戦の話を聞くことを好んだ。