Furthermore, he tried to conquer Toshinaga's Kaga Province forcibly, but stopped sending his force, because Toshinaga decided to send his real mother, Hoshunin (Matsu), to Edo as a hostage.
さらに利長に対しては加賀国征伐を強行しようとしたが、利長が生母・芳春院（まつ）を江戸に人質として差し出したことで出兵を取りやめた。