Udaijin FUJIWARA no Morotada closed the gates of the Imperial Court and convened a discussion, sending a report of this statement to kanpaku (Chief Advisor to the Emperor) FUJIWARA no Saneyori, and dispatching kebiishi (a police and judicial chief) to arrest those involved.
右大臣藤原師尹は諸門を閉じて諸公卿と廷議を開き、密告文を関白藤原実頼に送り、検非違使を派遣して関係者を逮捕させた。