Facing a wave of dissenting opinions against his suggestion that 'Merits of foreign countries should be introduced,' he was removed from the Ministry of Religion and was appointed as an official in charge of poetry and literature at the Imperial Household Ministry afterwards.
「外国の長所を取り入れるべきだ」との意見に反対意見が続出したため免官され、宮内省歌道文学御用掛となる。