When Yoshioki OUCHI, who went to Kyoto, had Yoshitane ASHIKAGA renamed from Yoshiki ASHIKAGA, return to the position of shogun, Yoshioki remained in Kyoto as Kanrei-dai (representative of a shogunal deputy), and Motoshige following him also remained in Kyoto.
上洛した大内義興は、足利義材改め足利義稙を将軍職に復帰させると、管領代として京都に留まり、元繁もこれに従い駐留を続けることになった。