 To the disadvantage of the Hosokawa, the ship for the Ōuchi arrived first in Ningbo harbor, but Sokei bribed the customs office at the harbor to have their ship inspected first.In an incident known as the Ningbo Incident, the Ōuchi responded by attacking and torching the Hosokawa vessel.The Ōuchi also directed their wrath toward the Chinese authorities for having favored the Hosokawa.