If this assumption is correct, Yamanobe no Okimi and Ishikawa no Okimi had been considered as ones who did not make up their mind so that they were not targeted from both sides.
もしこの推測が正しいとすれば、山部王と石川王はどちら側からも殺されずにすみそうな、態度のはっきりしない人物と考えられていたことになる。