The man who came to lead the largest force in the Kinki area after Nobumori was Mitsuhide AKECHI, and along with the severe human affairs which brought unrest to the vassals, this banishment was often said to be linked to the Honnoji Incident.
また、信盛失脚後に近畿地区で大軍団を統率することになったのは明智光秀であり、苛烈な人事が家臣団に与えた動揺ともども、この追放は本能寺の変と密接に結びついて語られることが多い。