However, despite Yoshinobu's wish, Tomomi IWAKURA, who belonged to an anti-shogunate group, Toshimichi OKUBO and Takamori SAIGO, who were from the Satsuma Domain, formed the "Restoration of Imperial Rule" then the "Kogosho Conference" (an Imperial Council held in the Kyoto Imperial Palace) met in early December.
しかし、討幕派の公家岩倉具視や薩摩藩の大久保利通・西郷隆盛らが主導した12月初旬の王政復古(日本)とそれに続く小御所会議が開かれ。