In his radical book, Kuniomi said that Kobu-gattai (reconciliation between the imperial court and the shogunate) was no longer able to manage the current situation, therefore large domains such as Satsuma should take up arms to attack the shogunate in obedience to Emperor.
公武合体ではもはや時局に対応できず、薩摩藩など大藩が天皇を奉じて討幕の兵を挙げるべしとの過激な内容であった。