However, it was also explained that the envoys were not dispatched, because gishi actions (the actions in which shugo daimyo or kokujin negotiated with the Korean side using the name of shogun without getting permission) were rampant and because such a mission became unnecessary since trade between the two nations had became sluggish.
しかいながら、偽使（守護大名や国人が将軍の名前を詐称して勝手に交渉すること）の横行や日朝貿易の不振により、必要性が減殺したためだと説明されることもある。