"Bonsho-Ieyasu-tenkatorino-nazo" (The riddles why Ieyasu, an ordinary military commander, could unify the nation) written by Makoto TAKEMITSU employs this theory, and "Nigero Ieyasu" (Escape! Ieyasu), a novel by Shoichiro IKEMIYA, is written form this viewpoint as well.
武光誠の『凡将家康天下取りの謎』がこの説を採っており、池宮彰一郎の小説『遁げろ家康』もこの観点より書かれている。