In 1326, when the fourteenth regent Takatoki HOJO resigned due to illness to become a priest, Sadaaki also wanted to resign from government affairs to become a priest, but was ordered to remain.
1326年（嘉暦元年）、14代執権北条高時が病気で辞職して出家すると、貞顕も政務の引退と出家を望むが、慰留を命じられる。