After this incident, the Meiji government ordered that imperial guards would escort and guard governmental high officials when the high officials were on the move ("Unbeaten Tracks in Japan" by Isabella BIRD).
この事件を機に、政府高官の移動の際は、数人の近衛兵らによる護衛が付くようになった（イザベラ・バード『日本旅行記』より）。