Even Iwakura developed a hesitant attitude under such situation and took soft stand toward Shungaku MATSUDAIRA when he urged Iwakura to give specific details of Jikan nochi on that day, by answering that it would be enough for Yoshinobu to call himself 'former Minister of the Center' and avoiding to give clear answer for the land issue.
これらの情勢から岩倉までもが弱気となり、同日松平春嶽が辞官納地の具体的内容を岩倉に迫った際も、岩倉は慶喜が「前内大臣」と名乗ればよいとし、領地については確答を避けるなど弱腰になってしまう。