In such a situation, senior vassals who doubted the ability of Nobunaga as head of the family, such as Hidesada HAYASHI, Michitomo HAYASHI, and Katsuie SHIBATA, tried to get rid of Nobunaga and help Nobunaga's younger brother Nobukatsu become the head, who was known to be smart.
こうしたなか、信長の当主としての器量を疑問視した重臣の林秀貞、林通具、柴田勝家らは、信長を廃して聡明で知られた信長の同母弟・信勝を擁立しようとした。