However, after Rennyo, who was his father, died, it is said that Jitsunyo, who was Rennyo's successor and Rensei's paternal half-brother, and Rensei didn't get along with each other and Rensei collaborated with Renjun, who was his younger brother, to transfer the head temple to Kaga.
だが、父蓮如が死ぬと、後を継いだ異母弟実如との仲は上手く行っていなかったと言われており、弟の蓮淳と図って本山を加賀に移そうと計画したといわれている。