He finally ended up pursuing pleasure, and he also ended up encouraging secessions of his own vassals within Suruga because he made a favorite of his vassal, Yoshimasa MIURA (also known as MIURA Uemon no suke Yoshishizu, a kin of Masatoshi MIURA) and left him with all the administrative duties.
ついに遊興に耽るようになり、家臣の三浦義政（三浦正俊の一族・三浦右衛門佐義鎮）を寵愛して政務を任せっきりにしたため、駿河内部でも家臣の離反を招くことになった。