Fist, Naishi no suke Shizuko HIROHASHI and Naishi no suke Fusako TAKANO, who had the biggest power in the imperial court as the Naishi no suke of the Emperor Komei, were dismissed from their positions because 'they overwhelmed the kokyu (empress's residence) by their power and didn't frequently obey even the order of the empress.'
まず孝明天皇の典侍として宮中で１、２の権力を誇っていた典侍広橋静子と典侍高野房子を「其の権勢自ら後宮を圧し、皇后の懿旨と雖も行わざること往々あり」として罷免した。