After a massive crack down on onmyoji by Hideyoshi, the post of Onmyo no kami and its subordinate positions in Onmyoryo became vacant and when onmyoji had no work at the center of the government, the court Onmyodo lost its significance for a period of time.
さらに秀吉の陰陽師大量弾圧を見るに至って陰陽寮は陰陽頭以下が実質的に欠職となり陰陽師も政権中央において不稼動状態となると、平安朝以来の宮廷陰陽道は一旦完全にその実態を失うこととなった。