Hachijoin, who was the Emperor Nijo's junbo (acting mother of the emperor), supported Mochihito, and Onjo-ji Temple, which was closely connected to Goshirakawa, and Kofuku-ji Temple, which was against exile of the kanpaku, also kept in step with him; this became a great threat to a new regime.
支援したのは二条天皇の准母・八条院で、後白河と密接につながる園城寺、関白配流に反発する興福寺も同調したことから、新政権にとって大きな脅威となった。