Yodo himself kept supporting the bakufu which made him the lord of the domain, but could not stop the movement that took place during this era which was bent on overthrowing the Shogunate.
容堂は自身を藩主にまで押し上げてくれた幕府を擁護し続けたが、倒幕へと傾いた時代を止めることは出来なかった。