It is ironic that Tadayoshi who attempted to preserve the legitimacy of the bakufu was defeated in a diplomatic battle with Takauji, the Muromachi shogun, for this very reason and ended up being alienated from not only the samurai of the provinces but also from close associates such as Shigenari Otaka.
皮肉にも幕府の正統性を守ろうとした直義は、それ故に当の幕府将軍である尊氏との外交戦争に敗れることになり、諸国の武士からは勿論、大高重成のような側近からも離反される結果を招いた。