| The main group of the bakufu (which included Tairo ［chief minister］ Naosuke II), thought the secret Imperial command was actually regarding the plan of overthrowing the Shogunate, and ordered the Mito Domain to submit the chokusho to the bakufu. |
大老・井伊直弼ら幕府主流派は密勅が倒幕を画策するものであると捉え、水戸藩に対して勅書の幕府への引渡しを命じる。 |