In this incident, disarray between Goshirakawa and the Taira clan occurred with respect to measures against Enryaku-ji Temple, and it was revealed that the government was not necessarily monolithic.
この事件では、延暦寺への対応を巡って後白河と平氏の間に足並みの乱れが生じ、政権が必ずしも一枚岩でないことが露呈することになった。