As a consequence, Nariyuki offended nobles of the pro-Imperial Rule Restoration faction and the situation developed into a demonstration by 22 retainers of the Imperial Court including Tsuneyuki NAKAMIKADO and Shigetomi OHARA to petition the Emperor for a reform of the government by the Imperial Court on September 9, 1866, demanding dismissal of Nariyuki and Imperial Prince Asahiko.
このため、王政復古派の公卿から反撥され、慶応2年（1866年）8月には中御門経之・大原重徳ら22名の廷臣が列参して、朝政改革を奏請する事態に発展、斉敬および朝彦親王の罷免を要求するに至った。