The Hayashi served as retainers to [[Oda Nobunaga]] during the [[Sengoku period]]. During the [[Edo period]] which followed, many became important advisors to the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]]. [[Hayashi Hoko|Hayashi Hôkô]] passed on his post as director of the shogunal [[Shohei-ko|Shôhei-kô]] school to his son, establishing it as hereditary. | The Hayashi served as retainers to [[Oda Nobunaga]] during the [[Sengoku period]]. During the [[Edo period]] which followed, many became important advisors to the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]]. [[Hayashi Hoko|Hayashi Hôkô]] passed on his post as director of the shogunal [[Shohei-ko|Shôhei-kô]] school to his son, establishing it as hereditary. |