Kiyouji overcame the opposition of the nobility and the influence of temples and shrines; since there were many instances of coercion including forcing payment of Hanzei (fief taxes) in Wakasa Province, the Shogunate had to address many fief related disputes involving the Shiba clan and political opponents of similar standing such as Yoshinaga NIKI.
清氏は寺社勢力や公家の反対を押し切り、分国の若狭において半済を強行するなど強引な行動も多く、幕政では分国を巡る争いのあった斯波氏や、同格の仁木義長らの政敵も多かった。