| The act of emplacing the shrine dedicated to Masakado, who had rebelled against the Imperial court, at the Kimon of the Shogun's residential castle, is said to have been a demonstration of the resolve of the Tokugawa clan not to have the Imperial Court interfere in the affairs of the Shogunate government. |
これは、徳川氏が朝廷に反逆した将門を将軍居城の鬼門に据えることにより、幕政に朝廷を関与させない決意の現われだという。 |