He was influenced by the "Jinno Shotoki" from the view of the doctrines of Zhu Xi, and it is noticeable that in places his evaluations are unstable; for example, while regarding Emperor Godaigo and the southern court as the legitimate side, since though lacking virtue they held the Imperial Regalia, he also defends Takauji ASHIKAGA's virtue as a person.
朱子学の立場から『神皇正統記』の影響を受け、不徳ではあるが神器をもつ後醍醐天皇と南朝を正統とする一方、人物としての足利尊氏の徳を弁護するなど、評価に揺れが見られるところが注目される。