He stayed in Kyoto during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in 1868, and was captured by the Satsuma clan and taken to the residence of Satsuma Domain, however the top leaders of the Satsuma clan did not kick him around because they knew his excellence. |
1868年(慶応4年)の鳥羽伏見の戦いに際しては京に残り、薩摩藩に捕われ、同藩邸に収容されたが、同藩首脳部はその人物の優秀さを知っており決して粗末に扱わなかった。 |