In August, he went to Edo to bring a secret Imperial command of Emperor Komei to the domain of Mito and the domain of Owari, which was entrusted to the Konoe Family, but he was unable to do so and returned to Kyoto.
8月、近衛家から託された孝明天皇の内勅を水戸藩・尾張藩に渡すため江戸に赴いたが、できずに京都へ帰った。