Even Kanefumi NISHIMURA, who was known for his sever criticism of Shinsengumi, called him 'a person who understands method of matters in some degree' in "Mibu Roshi Shimatsuki" |
新選組に対する酷評で知られる西村兼文でさえ「少しく時理の弁(わきま)えある者」(「ちょっとは物事の筋道が解かる人」の意味。『壬生浪士始末記』)と評価している。 |