Moreover, the inspectors Shigeoki KONDO and Shigetomi AMANO were sent from the bakufu to the Kamiyashiki and told Daigaku ASANO and chief retainer Muneshige FUJII to deal with the confusion happening inside the residence.
さらに幕府からも目付の近藤重興と天野富重が上屋敷に送られてきて、浅野大学や家老藤井宗茂に屋敷内の騒ぎを取り沈めるよう命じている。