| According to "Horibe Kanamaru Oboe-gaki" (a notebook of Kanamaru HORIBE), Yahe HORIBE (which Kanamaru HORIBE commonly called) tried, after the incident, to appeal to the bakufu through Rinnojinomiya (Koben) for the purpose of restoring their reputation. |
また『堀部金丸覚書』には討入り後、堀部弥兵衛らが輪王寺宮（公辨）を通じて公儀に訴え出て外聞を正そうとした記録が見られる。 |