On August 24, Goshirakawa convened Kugyo gijo in order to devise measures for pursuing and destroying the Taira clan, securing the return of Antoku to Kyoto, and the recovery of the three sacred treasures.
28日、後白河は平氏追討・安徳の帰京・神器の回復の方策を立てるため、公卿議定を開いた。