The 14th witnessed many events, namely the secret Imperial command against the Shogunate army, the issuance of the order to assassinate Aizu and Kuwana, and the submission of the acknowledgement of this order to Saigo, Okubo, Shinagawa and others (the acknowledgement of the order was signed by Takeo (Kichinosuke) SAIGO.
ところが、同じ14日に、討幕と会津・桑名誅伐の密勅が下り、西郷・小松・大久保・品川らはその請書を出していた（この請書には西郷吉之助武雄と署名している）。