It was rumored that an angry Yasuie and Okata (his mother) contemplated an attempt on Sadaaki's life, and forced into a corner, Sadaaki resigned his position as the 15th regent to the shogun on May 7, to become a priest.
憤った泰家とその母大方殿が貞顕を殺そうとしているという風説が流れ、窮地に立たされた貞顕は3月26日に15代執権を辞任し、出家を遂げた。