The post of Uemon no jo (Nagamori MASHITA) was avoided because of his opportunistic attitude towards both Eastern and Western troops, and the post of Uhyoe no jo (Masakage YAMAGATA) was avoided because he got promotion by the betrayal of his own brother, while the post of Uemon no suke (Hisamichi MATSUNAGA) was also avoided because both he and his father rebelled against the ruler of the nation at the time twice and killed themselves as a result of that.
右衛門尉（増田長盛）は東西両陣営に日和見、右兵衛尉（山県昌景）は実兄を密告し栄達、右衛門佐（松永久通）は親子で天下人に二度も謀反のうえ自害という理由で避けられた