Further, There were no factors in Gisho's behavior revealing that he had a relationship with the Southern Court or Kamakura Bakufu, and it is possible to interpret his behavior that he was only scared of Yoshinori's purge and escaped the temple before it happened.
また、その後の義昭の行動にも南朝や鎌倉府との関係を示す要素は残されておらず、単に義教から粛清されるのを恐れて先に出奔して姿を晦ましただけとも解釈可能である。