There is an episode when Satsuma domain attacked the Aizu-jo Castle during the Boshin War, communication with a Shinto priest who was called as a guide impossible., after much consideration, yokyoku was thought of and conversation was carried out in the same way as the dialogue between shite (main actor) and waki (supporting actor) and finally done well.
戊辰の役に、薩摩人が会津城を攻めた時、道案内にと呼び出した神官との間に、どうしても話が通じない。思案の末、謡曲のことを思い出し、シテとワキとの掛け合いよろしく問答を進め、やっとうまく行ったという逸話がある。