On February 8, the Imperial Court was rushed into declaring the opening of a country to the world and amity, and announcing the handover of the political power to the Meiji Government, and then resumed the negotiation with Michitomi HIGASHIKUZE as its representative.
1月15日(旧暦)（2月8日）、急遽、開国和親を朝廷より宣言した上で明治新政府への政権移譲を表明、東久世通禧（ひがしくぜみちとみ）を代表として交渉を開始した。