In 1864, he was in Kyoto to guard Kyoto Imperial Palace in place of his father, but he left Kyoto after being defeated in the Kinmon Incident and throwing up his duty as the guard at Imperial Palace.
元治元年（1864年）、父に代わって入京して京都御所の警備に当たっていたが、禁門の変で敗れて御所の警備を放棄して退京した。