Though Emperor Godaigo requested that Takauji travel to Kyoto, Takauji was unable to make the trip due to conflagrations with Yoshisada NITTA and the like, as a result of which the emperor ordered Yoshisada to kill Takauji and Tadayoshi; though Takauji was hesitant to put an end to the Kenmu Restoration and install a government by the samurai class, Doyo actively encouraged him to do so.
後醍醐天皇は鎌倉の尊氏に対して上洛を求めるが新田義貞との対立などもありこれに従わず、遂には義貞に尊氏・直義に対する追討を命じた綸旨が発せられるが、建武政権に対して武家政権を樹立する事を躊躇する尊氏に道誉は積極的な反旗を勧めていたともされる。