Yamagata started taking action in the certain serious incident of the Imperial Court, which later caused his power to drop, when Kinmochi SAIONJI consulted Yamagata, but to the public conflicts among domain cliques were so emphasized that ultimately Yamagata was considered to be the sole 'bad guy.'
山縣の権威が失墜した宮中某重大事件は西園寺公望が山縣に相談したことをきっかけに山縣が動き始めたものであったが、世間では藩閥間の対立ばかりが強調されて捉えられて、結果的に山縣一人が「悪者」となった側面もある。