Furthermore, he joined the conspiracy when he heard that Buddhist monk Gyokuei, an uncle on Ryozo's mother's side and a monk in charge of a subsidiary temple of Hongan-ji Temple in Buzen Province, was in Kyoto and was involved in the movement to revere the Emperor.
また、良蔵の母方の叔父にあたる人物で、豊前国本願寺末院を預かる僧玉暎が上京して勤王運動に携わっているのを聞き、その謀議に加わった。