reverence for the emperor

"Destroy Tokugawa in the name of the Emperor.”
This secret instruction was not executed.
Because，same day，Tokugawa returned Japan’s regime to the emperor.


Instruction of the Emperor was not fulfilled.
But maybe it would not have much problem.
Because the emperor was not involved it.
Iwakura was making it by their own and he crushed it by their own.


Therefore intention of the Emperor had nothing to do at that time.
Was important to only presence of the emperor.

"Flag as symbol of army of the Emperor."
Iwakura made it secretly.

Of course that was mere flag.

”Reverence for the emperor”
But this was the common sense of the times.
Especially for the samurai class.
So,later this flag had an important meaning.
　
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When  Yoshinobu had formally announced it.
Aristocracy of Kyoto was confused too.
　
"Japan's regime which was returned from Tokugawa.　
Do delegated it to Tokugawa from the Emperor again."
There was also such opinion.
　
"Tentatively in order to avoid confusion.
Tokugawa should operates japan 's regime as before."　
Komatsu of Satsuma had only to say so to Yoshinobu.
(He had participated in the conspiracy of Iwakura.)
　
Of course Yoshinobu would have been calculated it.