The bakufu was afraid of their movements, however, and after acquiring a rinji (Emperor's command) in July, ordered the local lords of the Aki and Iwami Provinces to hunt down and kill Yoshioki.
だが、幕府はその動向を恐れて6月(旧暦)、義興追討の綸旨を得て安芸国・石見国の国人らに義興追討を命じた。