As a result, Kingo HATANO, who had the closest ideology to that of the Justice Party among the moderate supporters of Sonno Joi (the doctrine of restoring the emperor and expelling the barbarians), came to take part in the pivot of the clan as an official in charge of the policy affairs, taking the place of the principal members of the Justice Party, who had been already executed.
すると既に処刑されていた正義派の面々に代わって正義派に最も近かった中間派の尊王攘夷の志士波多野金吾が政務役として藩中枢に参加することとなった。