ɔnðə θˈɜːtiːnθ dˈeɪ ʌvðə θˈɜːd mˈʌnθ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈeɪdʒi ɐnˈaʊnst ðætðə nˈuː mˈeɪdʒi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʊd ɹᵻstˈoːɹ dᵻɹˈɛkt ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɹˈuːl tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, ˈoʊsaɪ fˈʌkoʊ ænd jˈuːnɪɾi ʌv ɹˈaɪts ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, sˈeɪzeɪ ˈɪtʃaɪ.
On the thirteenth day of the third month of 1868, Emperor Meiji announced that the new Meiji government would restore direct imperial rule (王政復古, ōsei fukko) and unity of rites and government (祭政一致, saisei itchi).