When opinions were exchanged among scholars, Nobuatsu HAYASHI and Kyuso MURO called for saving their lives as it was a heroic deed, whereas Sorai OGYU argued that they should commit seppuku for their honors as the law must not allow an exception.
学者間でも議論がかわされ、林信篤や室鳩巣は義挙として助命を主張し、荻生徂徠は天下の法を曲げることはできないとして、武士の体面を重んじた上での切腹を主張する。