However, after Nagaharu killed his loyal vassal Nagafusa SHINOHARA, believing the slanders, the vassals of Nagaharu became anxious and defected from Miyoshi clan.
ところが、長治が忠臣であった篠原長房を讒言を信じて殺害してしまうと、不安を抱いた家臣団が三好氏から離反してしまう。