Although during his career he held a control over ex-legionaries and became a force within military, he had no political ambition and did not wield power for political battle in the central government.
現役時代は屯田兵を掌握し軍部内では一大勢力だったが、本人に政治的野心はなく、中央の政治抗争のためにその力を行使することはなかった。