This decision was made without asking approval from the government and it was reported to them afterwards as it was said to be a state of emergency, although such important issues, like Imperial succession, should have the government's opinion according to Court laws during the Edo period.
この決定は皇位継承のような重大事は事前に江戸幕府に諮るとした禁中並公家諸法度の規定にも拘らず「非常事態」を理由に幕府に対しても事後報告の形で進められたのである。