In November of the same year, when he went to retrieve the body of Ito who had been assassinated, he was attacked by Shinsengumi but survived the fight, and was sheltered in the residence of Satsuma Domain (Aburanokoji Incident).
同年11月、暗殺された伊東の遺体収容時、迎撃する新選組との乱闘を切り抜けて薩摩藩邸に保護される（油小路事件）。