In 1868 however, Yoshinaga MATSUDAIRA and others proposed permission of audience on ground of 'Bankoku Koho' and ministers from France and the Netherlands were invited to the Imperial Court and had an audience with the Emperor.
しかし1868年、松平慶永らが「万国公法」を根拠に謁見を許可するよう上奏し、フランス・オランダ両公使の参内謁見がかなった。