In the end of September, Shuei deprived the dan levels of the disciples who became the employees of Hoensha by conspiring with Honinbo Shugen the 16th and Inseki INOUE, which made the confrontation decisive.
9月下旬、秀栄は、十六世本因坊秀元、井上因碩らと謀り、方円社の社員となっていた門下の段位を剥奪し、対立は決定的になった。