On January 27th, Yoshinobu declared to Mochitsugu TOKUGAWA (the lord of the Kishu Domain) and others that he would report to the Emperor on his retirement, and then he would acknowledge his allegiance to the new government and Imperial Court.
27日、慶喜は徳川茂承（紀州藩主）らに隠居・恭順を朝廷に奏上することを告げた。