In the same book, however, the rumor that Maehisa KONOE was involved in Mitsuhide's rebellion is described as "HIKIYO," and if this is to be understood as "nonsense," the highly reliable Maehisa Connection theory disappears (Masanobu HASHIMOTO Theory).
ただし、同じ本に近衛前久が光秀の謀反に関わっていたという噂は「ひきよ」と記されており、これを「非拠（でたらめ）」と解するならばその信頼性ゆえに一転して前久関与説が消滅するとの指摘がある（橋本政宣説）。