Regardless of difference between those views, there is hardly any dispute on the fact that Nobunaga who became the largest bearer of the finance of the Imperial Court was in a position to intervene the decision making of the Imperial Court and therefore there was a conflict between Nobunaga and the Imperial Courts and the difference between the views depends on which element of Nobunaga's act and intervention and how they evaluate it.
いずれの説によっても朝廷財政の最大の負担者となった信長が朝廷の意思決定に介入しうる立場にあり、両者に軋轢があったことを認めている点にほぼ争いはなく、信長の行為と介入のどの要素を選択してどう評価するかにより、説の展開が異なっている。