In 1423, he destroyed Mitsushige OGURI who was one of the Kyoto fuchishu (samurais directly subjected to Shogun) on the ground that Mitsushige was ordered by the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) to plot a rebellion against Mochiuji.
1423年に京都御扶持衆の小栗満重が室町幕府の命令を受けて反持氏反乱を企てたとしてこれを攻め滅ぼした。