Tadakuni Mizuno

A steadfast conservative, with close ties to the heir Tokugawa Ieyoshi, they share a sentiment that increased piety and frugality is necessary to stabilize Japan. Generally against social concessions, he has increasingly found himself in a difficult position between the high aims of his Tempo reforms program and his conservative restraint in terms of legislation. He detests the influence of the Shogun's newer advisors, chief amongst them Ninomaya Sontoku.