 Kinmune helped hide the persecuted Hōjō Yasuie and, in the wake of the death of Emperor Go-Daigo, helped plot to set Emperor Go-Fushimi on the throne.His schemes revealed by his younger brother Saionji Kinshige, Kinmune was arrested and executed.During the Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392) which followed, in which the two Imperial lines jousted for power, Kinmune's son Saionji Sanetoshi served the Northern Court as Minister of the Right ("Udaijin"), restoring the prestige of the family's name.