However, this strategy was put on hold, partly because 'Haihan-chiken' (the abolition of the feudal domains and establishment of the prefectures) led to the abolishment of the Izuhara domain (on account of which the domain's ambassador was dismissed and its Joseon-related diplomacy was completely transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and partly because the Iwakura Mission was dispatched to further complicate the situation.
しかしこの策の実行は廃藩置県による厳原藩廃止（これにより同藩の朝鮮通交事務は罷免され、対朝鮮外交は外務省に完全移管された）や岩倉使節団派遣などによる混乱によって停滞した。