Personnel changes took place at the same time; Sanetomi SANJO took office as Dajodaijin, SAIGO, KIDO, OOKUMA, and ITAGAKI took office as Sangi, and IWAKURA and Hirofusa MADENOKOJI remained in the government, but the other court nobles and lords were dismissed from offices and the traditional court lady system of the Imperial Court was abolished.
更に同時に人事面でも改革が進められ、太政大臣に三条実美・参議に西郷・木戸・大隈・板垣が就任して、これに岩倉と万里小路博房が政府内に留まったものの他の公家・諸侯は悉く職を免ぜられ、また旧来通りの宮中の女官の排除も行われた。