Maintaining a close relationship with activists from the domain of Choshu, Sanetomo and Kintomo ANEGAKOJI, as court nobles of the Sonno-joi-geki-ha (a group of Sonno-joi extremists), urged the Shogunate to stage a war against foreigners and planned Emperor Komei's trip to Yamato (Yamato Gyoko).
長州藩と密接な関係を持ち、姉小路公知と共に尊皇攘夷激派の公卿として幕府に攘夷決行を求め、孝明天皇の大和行幸を企画する。