In 1859, during the Ansei Purge ('Ansei no Taigoku' in Japanese), he was initially on the list of purgees, but as he had retired as Buke Tenso in advance, his sentence was commuted to probation of 30 days.
安政6年（1859年）安政の大獄で処分の対象となるも、あらかじめ武家伝奏を辞職したために謹慎30日に減刑された。