Also, Emperor Taisho often asked his aides if 'there was anything that could be given to Yamagata' when he heard that Yamagata had come to the Imperial Palace.
また、大正天皇は、山縣が宮中に参内したとの知らせを聞くと、側近達に「何か、山縣にくれてやるものはないか？」と、尋ねることがしばしばであったという。