Therefore, without losing this opportunity, Motohira visited Mototsugu together with Hiromasa MORI, a chief retainer at the Hagi domain, and tried to persuade him the last time, but failed again.
そこで、元平はこの機を逃さず、萩藩の家老･毛利広政と共に元次を尋ねて最後の説得を試みたが、これも失敗に終わった。