On January 16, 940, the Imperial Court appointed ONO no Yoshifuru and MINAMOTO no Tsunemoto as Tsuibushi (Pursuit and Apprehension Agent) and Suke (Assistant Director), respectively, and on January 30, the Court made a conciliatory gesture to Sumitomo by conferring on him Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and, for the time being, concentrated military power on Togoku.
朝廷は天慶3年（940年）1月16日小野好古を山陽道追捕使、源経基を次官に任じるとともに、30日には純友の懐柔をはかり、従五位下を授け、とりあえずは兵力を東国に集中させた。