When the truth came out that such an enormous sum of public money had been lent, 'without any objection', by the Ministry of the Army, several army officers from Satsuma, including Toshiaki KIRINO, launched an investigation thoroughly.
「一品の抵当もなしに」多額の陸軍省公金が貸し付けられていたことが発覚、桐野利秋ら薩摩藩系陸軍人の激しく追及するところとなる。