During the Uprising of Zenshu UESUGI that occurred in 1416 involving the Kamakura government, he was suspected of having held secret communication with the adversary, along with Yoshitsugu ASHIKAGA who attempted to escape from Kyoto around the same period.
16年に鎌倉府で起こった上杉禅秀の乱では、同時期に京都から奔しようとした足利義嗣とともに内通疑惑をもたれる。