In May, upon deciding to retaliate against the Enryaku-ji Temple, Goshirakawa dismissed Myoun who was Tendai zasu (a chief priest of the Tendai sect of Buddhism), seized his land, and issued an order to deport him to Izu Province.
5月、後白河は延暦寺に報復を決意すると、天台座主・明雲を解任、所領を没収して伊豆国への配流を命じた。