Yoshinobu's intelligence was well known even among the Anti-Shogunate Party, and Takayoshi KIDO of Choshu-han Clan in particular was on guard saying, "Yoshinobu HITOTSUBASHI's daring and intelligent strategy cannot be underestimated.
慶喜の英明は倒幕派にも知れ渡っており、特に長州藩の木戸孝允は「一橋慶喜の胆略はあなどれない。