He faced a fractured group of representatives, divided between dedicated reformers intent on enacting the Emperor's reforms immediately, and a host of conservative aristocrat representatives who vehemently opposed the emancipation of the serfs.
Enfrontou ao grupo de representantes, que quedou dividido entre reformistas dedicados á promulgación inmediata das reformas do emperador, e un grupo de representantes da aristocracia conservadora que con vehemencia se opuxo á emancipación dos servos.