After this, Ieyasu made efforts, based on a relationship by blood with the Hojo clan, to mediate between Hideyoshi and the clan, for example, by making Ujinori HOJO, a younger brother of Ujimasa HOJO and Ieyasu's long-time friend, come to Kyoto.
その後、家康は北条氏と縁戚関係にあった経緯から、北条氏政の弟で旧友の北条氏規を上洛させるなど秀吉と北条氏との仲介役も務めた。