In 1628, he appealed a withdrawal of hokokamae through the mediator Tenkai, however, he did not agree to the unilateral conditions proposed by TODO clan and the negotiation was broken off after he expressed his complaint and discontent toward Takatora.
寛永5年（1628年）には天海を仲裁役にして奉公構の解除を願ったが、藤堂家から出された一方的な和解の条件に承知せず、逆に高虎への不平不満を申し立てたため、交渉は決裂した。