On the other hand, he thoroughly criticized those who had served bakufu and who also came to assume important positions in the new government, such as Takeaki ENOMOTO and Kaishu KATSU, as 'opportunists.'
一方で、榎本武揚や勝海舟のように、旧幕臣でありながら新政府でも要職に就く姿勢を「オポチュニスト」と徹底的に批判する一面もある。