With Goshirakawa's proclamation of his aim to protect Narichika, the situation was threatening to degenerate into open conflict, and Kiyomori called Yorimori and Shigemori to Fukuhara and asked them to report situations.
後白河が成親擁護の方針を打ち出して抗争が激化すると、清盛は福原に頼盛・重盛を呼び出して状況を報告させている。