However, Shinpei's introduction of western style separation of power (administration, legislation, and judicature) was harshly criticized by conservative elements within the government who held the Meiji values of executive and judicial power.
だが、その一方で欧米的な三権分立の導入を進める江藤に対して行政権司法権と考える伝統的な政治的価値観を持つ政府内の保守派からは激しく非難された。