Iwakura, not having been able to control his rage, shouted back to Yodo and said 'all these decisions have been made by the Emperor,' 'what you said was totally inappropriate,' 'how could you call our Emperor a young emperor,' and 'Tosa clan, Tosa clan, respond to me.'
堪りかねた岩倉から「今日の挙は、すべて宸断（天皇の決断）によって行なわれたものであるぞ」「大失言であるぞ」「天子を捉まえて幼沖とは何事か」「土州、土州、返答せよ」と容堂は面前で大叱責されてしまった。