Nevertheless, the major posts were monopolized by Imperial family members and the court nobles after all such that Udaijin were held by SANJO, Dainagon was held by IWAKURA and Sanetsune TOKUDAIJI, with a small number of members from samurai warrior families who were selected so, Sangi was held by Issei MAEBARA and Taneomi SOEJIMA, and Minbukyo was held by the former lord of Fukui domain, Yoshinaga MATSUDAIRA.
だが、蓋を開けてみると右大臣に三条、大納言に岩倉と徳大寺実則がついたのを始めとして主要官職を皇族と公家が独占して、わずかに参議に前原一誠・副島種臣、民部卿に前福井藩松平慶永が武士階層から選ばれただけであった。