His military and political ability was highly valued by even Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and he was promoted to Jugoinoge Juji (Chamberlain at Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) of Hyobusho (ministry of the military), as Ieyasu reached a settlement with Hideyoshi.
直政の武力・政治的手腕は、豊臣秀吉にも高く評価され、家康と秀吉が和解すると、従五位下侍従・兵部省に叙任される。