In response to this, Hirofumi ITO, however, argued back against the Imperial Will, submitting 'kyoikugi (Opinion on Education)' which led to a confrontation between the ITO group (the Grand Council of State and the Ministry of Education) and the MOTODA group (the Department of the Imperial Household and Emperor Meiji who was a devotee of the teaching).
これに対して伊藤博文は「教育議」を提出して反論を行い、伊藤を中心とする太政官（及び文部省）と元田を中心とする宮内省（及びその教説の信奉者であった明治天皇）との対立を招いた。