There were differences in opinions even inside the Cabinet since there were, on the other hand, Cabinet officials such as ometsuke Hisanao SENGOKU, town magistrate Yoshihiro MATSUMAE, and commissioner of finance Shigehide OGIWARA who were touched by the revenge for one's lord.
その一方で、大目付仙石久尚、町奉行松前嘉広、勘定奉行荻原重秀などのようにこの主君仇討ち事件に大いに感激したというる幕閣もいて、その内部でも意見の違いがあった。