On September 9th, Saigo asked permission to postpone raising an army, because Goto came to visit and submitted a Petition to transfer the power back to the Emperor, which was based on Ryoma SAKAMOTO's idea, and though he was denied permission, he later received.
9月9日、後藤が来訪して坂本龍馬案にもとづく大政奉還建白書を提出するので、挙兵を延期するように求めたが、西郷は拒否した（後日了承した）。