On August 2, 1626, Shojo held a tea gathering hosted by Yoshinao TOKUGAWA as sekishu (host) in an attempt to mediate between 'ko' (the Imperial Court) and 'bu' (the Tokugawa shogunate), where Shojo invited Masakazu KOBORI, Nobuhiro KONOE, Akiyoshi ICHIJO, Cloistered Imperial Prince Sonkaku of Ichijoin and Imperial Prince Hachijonomiya Toshihito.
寛永3年（1626年）6月11日(旧暦)、徳川義直を席主とした茶会（昭乗は小堀政一とともに近衛信尋、一条昭良、一乗院尊覚法親王、八条宮智仁親王等を招待）を催し、公武間の斡旋に尽力する。