During 1854 and 1859 among the confusion after the coming of Kurofune (The Black Ships of Commodore Matthew Perry), and among the gathering momentum of Sonno Joi (slogan advocating reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of foreigners), he adopted Gessho, who was a famous priest as an imperialist, as an executive and grew involved with the Imperial court by himself.
黒船来航後の混乱にあった安政年間、尊皇攘夷の機運が高まるなかで勤皇僧として著名であった周防の月性を重役に登用させ、広如自身も朝権への傾倒を強めていった。