Although such incidents between nobles were not uncommon in those days, the unprecedented event of shooting an arrow at the emperor -- even though he had been retired -- could not avoid controversy.
当時、貴族間のこうした事件は決して珍しい事ではなかったが、退位したとは言え天皇に向けて矢を射掛けるという前代未聞の事件が問題にならない訳が無かった。