There is a strong anecdote that he assisted Kyonyo to go back to Kyoto with his strong protest to Mitsunari during this time to meet the request of Jodo Shinshu (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism).
この間、浄土真宗の懇願を受けて三成に強談判し、教如の帰洛を助けたという強気な逸話も伝わっている。