The standoff between Michinaga and Korechika continued, and on August 22, they had an acrimonious argument in front of various nobilities in Court, and 3 days later, two of their squires instigated a mass brawl in the capital.
道長と伊周の対立は続き、7月24日(旧暦)（8月22日）には陣座で諸公卿を前に激しく口論し、その3日後2人の従者が都で集団乱闘騒ぎを起こしている。