Then Saigo, Itagaki, Fukushima and Eto visited the residence of Iwakura to ask for the approbation of Joso (memorial to the throne), which was the decision of cabinet meeting, but Iwakura did not approve of it.
そこで、西郷・板垣・副島・江藤らは岩倉邸を訪ねて、閣議決定の上奏裁可を求めたが、岩倉は了承しなかった。