In 1541, he opposed Harumoto and Nagayoshi about the treatment of Masatoshi SHIOKAWA (the Yamashitajo Castle) who was regarded as being of the former Takakuni group.
天文10年（1541年）には、旧高国党とみなされた山下城の塩川政年の処遇を巡って晴元や長慶と対立。