Apart from the Kagetoki's letter, reports stating the tyranny of Yoshitsune, such as his exceeding the authority of Noriyori's jurisdiction and punishing Togoku Samurai following him according to his own judgment, came to Yoritomo's knowledge and in June (May under the old lunar calendar), Yoritomo ordered gokenin not to follow Yoshitsune.
景時の書状の他にも、範頼の管轄への越権行為、配下の東国武士達への勝手な処罰など義経の専横を訴える報告が入り、5月、御家人達に義経に従ってはならないという命が出された。