For example, there is a description, which emphasized Yoshimasa's lax character, stating that after Yoshisada defeated Takauji at Teshimagawara in Settsu and drove him to Kyushu, that he didn't chase him further since he was unwilling to part from Koto no naishi, and that he eventually allowed Takauji to recover power, defeating the Imperial army at Minatogawa and then returned to Kyoto.
その一例として、義貞が摂津豊島河原で尊氏を破り九州へ敗走させた後、勾当内侍との別れを惜しんで追撃を怠ったため、尊氏が勢力を盛り返し湊川で官軍を破って入京したという、義貞のだらしなさを強調する記述がある。