With respect to the Imperial Prince Sanehito, especially, the fact that he could be entangled in an incident in the Nijo Gosho is mentioned as a refutation against the view that the mastermind of the plot was in the Imperial Court.
特に誠仁親王に関しては、変に際して二条御所で危うく巻き添えになりかけたことが、朝廷説への反論として言及されている。