Then, the Daijo-daijin (Grand Minister) Sanetomi SANJO as the representative of the officers originally selected as candidates by the Prime Minister or higher rank people, and Juichii (Junior First Rank) Tadayasu NAKAYAMA as the representative of the peerage, replied to the Emperor.
ついで奏任官以上の総代として太政大臣三条実美が、華族総代として従一位中山忠能がそれぞれ奉答した。