As Takakura was not in good condition physically, Tokitada and Takasue proposed that Kiyomori return the capital to Kyoto, but Kiyomori refused flatly (Article for September 10 in "Gyokuyo").
高倉の体調不良もあり、時忠と隆季は清盛に還都を申し入れるが、一蹴されてしまう（『玉葉』8月12日条）。