Under the situation where Provinces in Tokaido had been falling under the control of rebels, Tokitada made a proposal on December 1 to give a senji (a informal Imperial letter) to Mino-Genji (Minamoto clan) to get them over in order to make Mino Province the defensive line against eastern Provinces (Article for the same day in "Kikki").
東海道諸国が反乱軍の手の中に落ちていく状況の中で、11月6日、時忠は美濃を東国に対する防衛線とするため、美濃源氏に宣旨を下して味方につける案を出す（『吉記』同日条）。