Surprisingly, under the situation where the Sakaikubo government led by Rokuro (Harumoto) would be officially approved only if it divested the incumbent Seii Taishogun, Yoshiharu, of his rank and made Yoshitsuna, whom it had been backing up, the new Seii Taishogun, Rokuro tried to push on with the plan to reconcile with Yoshiharu.
現職の義晴から将軍職を剥奪し、自分たちが擁する義維を新将軍に据えさえすれば、六郎（のちの晴元）の堺幕府は公認されるという中で、あろうことか義晴将軍との和睦を推し進めようとしたのである。