By the way, after the first Yamagata cabinet resigned en masse, Akiyoshi YAMADA (from Choshu) recommended the next prime minister together with Genkun that was equivalent to Genro in the rank.
なお、第1次山縣内閣の総辞職後に山田顕義（長州）が元老に相当する元勲とともに後継総理大臣の奏薦を行っている。