In those days, he approached Harumoto HOSOKAWA, who was about to gain an advantage in the dispute over the position of Kanrei (shogunal deputy) in the Hosokawa clan, by supporting Yoshitsuna ASHIKAGA, who was also called Hirashima Kubo.
その当時、平島公方・足利義維を擁して細川氏の管領職争いを優位に進めつつあった細川晴元（晴元）へ接近。