When he told this to his father Josui, he received the serious inquiry, 'What was your left hand doing at that time?' (which is to say, 'Why didn't you grab a short sword with your left hand and stab Ieyasu at that time?').
帰郷してこの事を父如水に話すと、「その時左手は何をしていた」（即ちなぜその時左手に短刀を持って家康を刺さなかったかと言う意味）と詰問された話がある。