Although he was appointed to Kyoto rusuiyaku (a person representing the master during his absence) with that achievement, he was in opposition to Takamori SAIGO and the others against overthrowing the Shogunate by military power so that he lamented his misfortune after Meiji Restoration.
その功により京都留守居役に任命されるが、武力討幕に反対して西郷隆盛らと対立し、維新後は不遇をかこった。