Hirosawa, who had favored a more lenient treatment policy, resigned his position on February 12th; the replacements for Hirosawa were Takamori SAIGO (Satsuma), and Michiaki HAYASHI (Uwajima), and they were appointed to this office on February 15th.
しかし、寛典論の広沢は12日に辞退し、代わって14日強硬派の西郷隆盛（薩摩）と林通顕（宇和島）が補任された。