In December 1159 there was a Heiji War and Emperor Nijo was confined by the oppositions, but he escaped to TAIRA no Kiyomori's Rokuhara tei (TAIRA clan's villa located between Gojo and Shichijo, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto city).
平治元年（1159年）12月平治の乱が起こると、二条は反乱軍に幽閉されるが清盛の六波羅邸へ避難する。