People made a mock of Mochiyuki's cowardliness because he tried to run away first without fighting back when the shogun was killed even though he was in the position of kanrei, and it was rumored that Mochiyuki was in conspiracy with Mitsusuke.
将軍が殺された時に、管領でありながら戦いもせず、真っ先に逃げ出そうとした持之の臆病ぶりは嘲笑され、持之が満祐と結託しているという噂まで流れた。