The prevalence of monk soldiers, including those of the Kofuku-ji and Enryaku-ji temples, was a problem by which the Imperial Court had, since the period of rule by retired emperors, experienced difficulty in taking measures against them; however, a policy was employed by which the Bakufu could fully undertake the matter and firmly suppress the unreasonable demands of the monk soldiers through use of force.
興福寺、延暦寺をはじめとする僧兵の跳梁は、院政期以来朝廷が対策に苦しんだところであったが、幕府が全面に乗り出して僧兵の不当な要求には断固武力で鎮圧するという方針がとられた。