Because Toshiie was admired by not only the above-mentioned persons but also the persons called the military government group represented by Kiyomasa KATO and Masanori FUKUSHIMA, he made every effort as an arbitrator of the conflict between the civilian government group including Mitsunari ISHIDA, Yukinaga KONISHI and others and the military government group after Hideyoshi's death.
上記の者のみに留まらず、加藤清正、福島正則らを代表する武断派と呼ばれる者達からも尊われていた利家は、秀吉死後の石田三成や小西行長らの文治派と武断派との争いの仲裁役として働いた。