Enryaku-ji Temple also took a coercive attitude, saying 'If the capital is not returned to Kyoto, we will usurp Yamashiro Province and Omi Province.' (Article for November 16 in "Gyokuyo") and the situation was unpredictable.
延暦寺も「還都をしなければ、山城・近江両国を横領する」と強迫的な態度をとっており（『玉葉』10月20日条）、情勢は予断を許さないものとなった。