Yoshizumi sheltered Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA in August 1566 when he came to Wakasa seeking the protection of his older sister's husband Yoshizumi, but Yoshiaki couldn't tolerate to see the confusion inside the clan and soon left for Echizen Province seeking the protection of the Asakura clan.
1566年（永禄9年）8月には姉婿の義統を頼って入国した足利義昭を庇護するが、家中の混乱を見かねた義昭一行は早々に越前国朝倉氏を頼って出国する。