In the course of development of a plan for armed uprising to overthrow Shinzei, he was deeply involved in the plot as seen by the fact that he offered his fief in Fushimi to Nobuyori in exchange for being trained in martial arts.
信西打倒のための武力蜂起計画が進行する過程で、伏見の自領を信頼の武芸の訓練のために提供するなど、深く謀議に関与している。