《明史·列传·卷二百一十》
不久信长被其手下的大臣明智所杀。平秀吉刚好消灭了阿奇支，听说了事变后，与自己的部将行长等人乘胜回兵诛杀明智，于是威名更振。
俄信长为其下明智所杀，秀吉方攻灭阿奇支，闻变，与部将行长等乘胜还兵诛之，威名益振。
Soon afterward, Nobunaga was killed by his retainer Akechi. Hideyoshi Hashiba, who had just then destroyed Akechi, heard of this incident and, together with his deputy Naomasa Ii and his band of soldiers, returned a victor to execute Akechi. This raised his reputation even higher.