Goshirakawa wanted to sent an armed force to suppress the mob; however, after discussion among court nobles, majority opinion was not to send troops, and Shigemori. leader of the force, would not follow Goshirakawa's orders.
後白河は官兵を派遣して鎮圧しようとするが、公卿議定では派兵に消極的な意見が大勢を占め、兵を率いる重盛も後白河の出動命令に応じなかった。