Then, after Daikakuji-to Emperor Godaigo defeated the Kamakura bakufu, the Saionji family was badly criticized, and Dainagon (chief councilor of state), Kinmune SAIONJI, who was the last Kanto moshitsugi, was executed on suspicion of a rebellion.
やがて、大覚寺統の後醍醐天皇が鎌倉幕府を滅ぼすと西園寺家への風当たりが強くなり、最後の関東申次であった大納言西園寺公宗は謀反の疑いで処刑されている。