In the meantime, some of the members of the Onwa faction (called Rito) that had been believed to be pro-government political force became strongly nationalistic and started to have conflicts with the government.
また、親政府勢力と見られた温和派（吏党）も国粋主義色を強めるにつれて政府と対決姿勢を見せる事例も現れた。