Okitsugu was distanced from Ieharu immediately before his death on the grounds that Ieharu was angry with him, and he lost his position while the death of the shogun was hidden (the death of nobles was usually kept secret for some time).
死の直前から「家治の勘気を被った」としてその周辺から遠ざけられていた意次は、将軍の死が秘せられていた間（高貴な人の死は一定期間秘せられるのが通例）に失脚する。