There are several episodes about Doyo in "Taiheiki," for example, in which Doyo is portrayed as being critical of the base overcoming the exhalted; however, there are also episodes recorded that portray his sense of grandeur, such as that in which Doyo is seen to decorate his mansion with flowers, preparing to throw a party instead of burning it down when the ousted Kiyouji HOSOKAWA along with Masanori KUSUNOKI and others from the Southern Court occupied Kyoto.
古典『太平記』においては下克上的風潮には批判的であるが、失脚した細川清氏が南朝の楠木正儀らと京都を占拠した際には、自邸に火をかけずに立花を飾り、宴の支度をさせた事が記されている。