Presently, it has often become the case that this episode is cited in conjunction with the fact that Sanemasa ICHIJO, Soncho's brother, was selected as a candidate for the shognate during the coup attempt of the Iga clan, which took place after the death of Yoshitoki.
このことは現在、義時死後に起こった伊賀氏の変において尊長の兄弟である一条実雅が将軍候補とされていたことと、関連つけて語られることが多い。