He also seemed to have strongly disapproved toward Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA, who frequently changed his attitude suddenly due to political reasons, Saccho (Satsuma Domain and Choshu Domain) who vowed loyalty toward the emperor but fired guns toward the palace, and people, who originally shouted for the exclusion of foreigners and once the Meiji era began, talked about Kaikoku (the opening of Japan) and Kaimei (enlightenment).
また、政治的な理由からか態度を何度も豹変させた徳川慶喜や、勤王を唱えながらも禁裏に砲火を浴びせた薩長、ならびに元は攘夷を叫びながら明治になれば開国・開明を唱える人々に対して、深い不満を抱いていた様である。