Kanetsugu NAOE, Takakage KOBAYAKAWA and Naomasa HORI were respectively a vassal of Kagekatsu UESUGI, Terumoto MORI and Hidemasa HORI whose lord was Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and who were his direct retainers, which means that such three vassals were respectively equivalent to baishin of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and therefore, the above evaluation was given to indicate that they could play a role even in maintaining good order of the country although they were baishin.
豊臣秀吉が主君で、その直臣である、上杉景勝の家臣直江兼続、毛利輝元の家臣小早川隆景、堀秀政の家臣堀直政はそれぞれ陪臣にあたり、陪臣であるが天下の仕置も務まると評価したものである。