Before the end of the next July, his second eldest brother Jiro, his third eldest brother Shingo and his fourth eldest brother Koheibei received the punishment of Enryo (the punishment of being put on one's best behavior), and the Chigyo fief and property of the Saigo family was confiscated, and this forced them into a very serious situation.
これより前の7月下旬、鹿児島では二弟吉二郎、三弟信吾、四弟小兵衛が遠慮・謹慎などの処分を受け、西郷家の知行・家財が没収され、最悪の状態に追い込まれていた。