Incidentally, he had come from Kyoto to Edo-jo Castle and was present during the Ako Incident, which was an act of bloodshed caused by Naganori ASANO, the lord of Ako in Harima Province, who served as an attendant at a reception for the shogun.
特に赤穂藩主浅野長矩が饗応役を務めた際に起こった刃傷事件（元禄赤穂事件）の時に江戸城に下向していた。